Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-27

E. Hartman spent Saturday in wa'erville,
visiting friends.
WKsr CHINA
Forty nine of the good people of this
place assembled at the home of A. Pink
ham on Tuesday evening Jan. 20sh, to en-
joy bake bean snpper and social enter
tainment. The tables were beautifully
loaded with variety Of good things 10 Eat
isfy the appetite and all psrtook with keen
relish. Social intercourse, music, plays.
etc.. vhiled away the eiady hours aud all
felt 1T is good /, be here" "The old
folks 1t home were remembered. s.Shes-
mans march from Atlanta to the Sea,
Home sweet home" etc interpreted
with .Gospel hymns" Miss Ole Randall
acting as organist. Financially the occa-
sion was success the object being the
purchase Of clock for the newly repaired
church.
RIVERSIDE
On account of the storm there was no
religious meeting here last Sunday. Our
preacher, Rev j. E. Aiken, cid not come
down from the Corner where he lives, 10 it
was quiet day in our yillsge.-Lass Sat-
urday evening there we're FIVE young men
takea int, the Good Templar Lodge in
tails place. which gave us all much joy
and satisfacsion. for it is taking
right step in q good cause. Miss
George Lancaster, one Of the schol.
ars at Oak Grove Seminary, 10 sick with
diphtheTis and NJ o:heYs Of the tchool were
liable to have the same malignant disease.
it vas though. best by the board Of health
that The school be closed for two weeks and
that all the scholars that wished have the
privilege OF returning to their homes. Prob
ably some will avail themselves of
this privilege the principal, Rufus
Jones, has given them, and Others
will remain in the building. l faink
it would be for the best far all that
can to 60 to their several homes. itwould
be sad affair to have this dire disease
spread in this good school; but after these
effeclual measures are complied with it is
confidently expected that the threatened
calamity viii, be stopped Several men ia
this tow have been at work all wint.r put
ting up apples for Liverpool market, and
in my communication next week will give the
number Of barrels prepared for shipment -
Mr.. Luther Wall of Augusta bought nice
COW Of Lincoln Brown of this place. last
week, and paid S45 for her.-Mr. Georg-
A. Wells, who lives on the pond rosd, was
on our streets last Saturday, with hand
some span Of black colts, which wi,hou
doubt, will bring Mr..W. good round
sum if he manages them as he undoubtedly
will, all right.-George Smiley is hauling
rocks to help build the piers in the river,
for the Log Driving Company james s.
Clark of this place, is hauling some very
long logs to the saw mill to be sawed into
timbsr. Mr.. Clark is to have Isrg, and
convenient barn built esr:y in the spring,
iadicstion of Thrift and prosperity - There
Is u be built . good substantial fepc4
around Maple Grove Cemetery early in the
spring, aud it is not decided yet wha. the
material will be.
BRANCH Mills.
The vilsg. school closed last Saturday.
A very pleasant add profitable term wac
taught by Mics Mabel Dingley of Litchfleld,
and our best wishes and congratulations
attend her as she goes to Ssarsm,n village
to assist E G. Bowler of Palermo, in
Free High School und,r the JOIN. partner.
ship Of Mr.. and Mrs. 4. G. Bowler. Tbs
following is list Of our village scholsrs
not absent one day this term. Frankie
Allen, Nora Turner, Harry Turner, Everett,
small, Eva Dove, Clifton Dove. Lola
Kltchen-Rev. Mr.. Cox of Burnham has
an appointment 10 preach here, morning
and evening Feb. lst.
HARMONY.
The late rain settled the snow and
caused quite rise of water 10 the .treams
The school at Mains,ream closed last
week with excellent results. Tue pro.
posed legislation relating t, abolishing the
district system and adopting the town sys
lem has many features for the improve
ment Of common schools. County board
Of examiners would be another beneficial
measure.--C. + veazie, jsiier a. Nor