Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-06
STATE NEWS.



Marshall Lombard has put up q new
house ffsms this spring and has II all
boarded ready for enish a N. Dudley 10
hsving his bous. newly pAlnted. The base
ment for the meetiDg house 10 up. and the
msin fame will be- 10 few days Will A.
Smith Is home from Boston, whzre he has
been for over two years. All are glad to
see him--Mrs. A Mclntire has returned
from her trio 10 Washington county. She
reports 10 grippe prevailing 70 considerable
extent in some localities, Valuation Of
town this year. si2f 800,
AsHLAsp.
The Novland family have returned home
and expect to remain during the summer.
The spring term Of High School which has
been taught by II. A. Greenwood, closed
this week Mr.. Greenwoofs teaching has
been 90 satisfactory that his services have
been secured for the summer term AZ the
village. Owing to the cold weather driving
10 very hard on the brooks. and lakes have
not opened yet, making it q hard spring for
iumbermen 30 far.-Quite large gather
Ing Of young people met at DR.. Kinney's
residence Friday evening, ore OF the fss-
lures Of the evenirg was looking at twenty
i've articles on g taD!e for ons half minute
with half minute TO tell what was there.
G. l.. Dunn and Miss Ella Lovely secured
the nrst prizes, Henry DofmAn and Nellie
Mosher won the BOBBY prizes p
Brigham 10 giving his store q rev coat of
PAIN.
6rRAeuEs Nuts
Some formers report potatoes planted --
Rev. l.. Witbee IL expected home this
vesk. The A. C. +. meets every Friday
evening at 7 80 n the Free Baptist church
All the young people ar invited to be pres
cnt az the meetings The Odd Fellows
report a very pleasant time at their enter
taismeut last Wednesday evening Mr..
PePiey Sprsgga has retu,atd from HouifoD
where hs has been attending the spting term
Of school a: II. C. 1.-The Free Baptist
eeviog circle met with Mrs. Finley Ross
Wednesday MIR. Alvin ireland has his
barn frame up Work will soon commence
on the new primary school building.
Hancock.
ELLswoRrH.
A horse belonging 10 Mr.. Charles Was
gait Of N. Ellsworth, was hitched to
plank In Whuog's shed, rhen he became
frightened spd ran out TO Man street With
the plsns s,iti fssten,d to him. lie dragged
the plank ~ Main street and turned onto
School street; near the Grammar school
house the blanket fell ucdsr his feet and
threw him The carriage vas completely
demolished apd the horse was badly cut.
Mr.. Hamiin wss on School street when the
horse came around the corner and made
coed time to get out Of bis way. Fortunately
DO one was hurt.--Dr Philips hs. arrived
home from visit 30 California. Mr.. jain
A. Hale Who was with him stopped at Buff
fslo, N. T., to make short visit.
Ksnnsbse.
WEEKs' MuLs
Our people have been highly favored
during the past week by coarse of lect-
urts on Pheeuoiegy and physi'sn my by
Prof. l. G. Bstsmsn Prot Bsteman 10
too well known to the people cf Name to
require any eulosy al cur hsnds
He 10 certsialy oae Of the xblest
speakers and most popular writer's
that GU. State has ever produced
The lectures have been largely attended
BY oil our best and most thinking people
and have given universal safisfscsioa
The closing lecture on Saturday evening
wss on the suhi CT Of "rhe Loss Arts. and
Ancient Civilization" and was the finest
Of the entire course being = master piece
Of elegance and antiquarian knowledge.
HE description Of the ruined cities
of rompeii and He,cEisneum, WAS
vivid in the extreme and will long be
remembered by those Who listened. 1t i.
hoped that he will visit Us again Mrs.
Esseile Douglas 10 home from Boston,
called here by the Illness of her mother.
Mrs. VIM. Haskell.
vAssALsoRo.
Mrs. Thos B. Dunn. an ssed lady whose
hip vas fractured by = fall about three
weeks ego, is improving fast and expects TO
be able to yak before long. Her rapid
recovery 10 . great surprise as well Sc gyst-
ifcaticn to her friends, especially in view
Of her advanced age.
RIVERSIDE,
Horacs NJ. Robbins Of Portland ia in the
place stepping ~ith his grandfather William
Sibley MIR. Frank Russell and family
have moved fato Ira ID. Sturgis' house in
this place. Mr.. Russell ~ill work for Mr
Stu,sis Mr.. W. z. Bs'ley has purchased
two more yoke Of oxen in the town Of
Whisedeid- --0Ee member Was taken into
our lodge last Saturday night and two more
will be nexi Saturday rishs-The sntsrtain-
ment last Friday evening 1t the
Good TemplAs Hail vas for
the beieds Of the church realizing
$40 5o.-Arthur Handy Of Augusta Who
hes been sssissant in the post office in this
place has returned to his home, Arthur
vii! be missed from the place. He hsd the
good will and favor Of everyone here -
Mr.. Ssursis' nice hick Of sheep have $50
lambs ard about half OF ther, are buck snd
have been cold to be taken TO Dakota to be
put on sheep ranches. They are - nice
nock OF lambs - you cxn End In the State
Liant Monday mornipg there vas 6 heavy
ice frost. The fog that fell Sunday night
frcse cold The yrouad il dry and good
warn rain would be desirable. SAT-
urdsy evening the Good Templsss chose
delegates n the thirty third ssmi-snnual Of
The Grand Lodge Of Maine {, be held at
South Paris in October: Thomas Ballard,
Mrs. Edith Trsss; altefnafes, n Fl. Fos-
ssts and E Jackson.--Is is expected that
The Rev. J. L Aiken will leaye his pastor
etc here and q the Corners the first OF June
nsxt Mr.. Aiken has erdesred himself to
the people here and win be very much