Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-30

! held on Saturday, Oct. 3t.-Our Free High
Schools are progressing finely and are veil
| sttended.-Rsv. A. H. Martin excbsDg "a
| the 9th with the minister from Unny
Mrs Martin has concluded 10 remain IN
Boston, Mass. and have charge Of board
log house,. W. Drake has returned
from his vacs ion, Mrs. Drake is exp c'ed
mex! week.
EAST JEFFERSON
Viusl & Kennedy have dissolved psrtn' +
chip. Mr.. Vinsl will carry on the b lsine-s
slope.-Most Of the town schools began
the first Monday in Septf mber, Mss
Gushee is teaching the village school, Mi E
Hattie Glidden the center, aud Miss Jenhi.
Meserve the Shepard school The Lodge
Of Fraterosl Guardians celebrated theli
FIRST Anniversary ls.t Thursdsy evening a,
their hail at the village. A large numte,
were present a. . gocd time isrep red
The long expected church bell for toe First
church has at last arrived 81 d has been put
in place by contractor Ame,. The bell 10
from the McShsne foundry. Baltimore,
aad weighs fifteen hundred twepty-fonr
pounds. The new tower is now nearly cont
pleted and 10 thought by ali 10 be a greAt
improyement.-Tbe silver Wedding Of pas
tor Harden wss ATTENDED By large number.
After an interesting programme reffeen
ments were served and ihs evening vas
spent in social intercourse. The pastor
received Fifty. four silver dollars from the
members Of his fox as te ken # their
esteem.
Eepob.,ot
DEXTER
Dexter Grange bas resumed meetings
since having Its summer vacation and has
CT nferred the third and fourth de grees, have
also talked up fair which will be held in
the Town Hall Oct. 18th and ls.h.--A
cattle show is talked Of and +. o. Addition,
John Martin and Joseph Hsz .ltine were
appointed committee of investigation. but
at later meeting it has been decided that
we will hold no cattle show until one year
from this fall which will Civ. every farmer
in Dexter ample time to prepare for 3 good
show.-Qaite a number of our grange
attended the grand rally at Newport Camp
Benson, some Remaining over night and
camping out ;" the weather was fine snd
Camp Benson Just the plaza for such a
gathering. We expect Gu, grange to do
much work and the meetings be unusu
ally interesting after the fair is over.
People are digging their tstoes and
some have foi.hed harvesting nice crop
Those 6ug early have been found 10 exc
lent condition but later some r,t en- ones
are found III many places Much grain "a
being hfesbed, turning out from twenty t.
fifty busbei. per acre S.eet corn has all
been carried TO The factory and most
farmers report light coop and declare II
the last yesr OF their plsntlt & sweet COIN
Yellow corn is ripeni1g splen1i1ly. Beans
are eTc ,l'ent sn1 the quantity II golden
pumpkins in msnv fields remiod US thst We
can reRals Ourselves with the ever famous
New England pumpkin pie --Jsck Fross
has done the farmers Of D xter great favor
this year by keeping 81 proper distance
Crops are maturing b :sut,faliy and plants
and flowers stiil remain - vely A. -
june lite an excitement wss created IN
this village Friday by quarrel betw-e"
Fred Chapman and Charles l. Dtvl'. After
having soma words they clinched, ChApms"
getting the best of Davis, began II i & hi.
1st freely but after letting him up Davis
went home, got his revolver and returned,
when they commenced again
Davis fred his revolver three times
but it isa question whether he meant 10
shoot in earnest or to friehten Chapman
1t is reported that Chapman has got war
rsnt for Davis arrest. The PEOPLE are
very indignant shout it thinking it is time
to stop such works 10 the street. There
has been quite hard feelings bstxeen the
two for long time and lot Of talk be-
tween them.
NEWPORT.
Rev. G. A. Msine, pishr Of the Metho
dist church, has been very sick for three
weeks with brain fever. He is still in =
critical &C milton. Quite = number OF
our people have auended meetings in
Co,inna this week, which sre held by the
Bailey praying bsnd.--The Wallace Fl %.
per Comedy Co, presented the play Re
claimed" in Meriden Hall Monday evening,
Mrs. 81 r, Tilton i, visiting 10 Houlton.
Miss Carrie Sawyer is in Portlsud for (
few weeks MIR CHARLES Merrill and wife
| returned from Montana last veek.--Mr
Richard Humphrey left ,ovn las, Tburs-
day nigh, for winchester. Mass. where he
has found employ ment.- A Hewitt
cashier Of Madison Naiioosi Bank was in
town few days iast week.
sagsdahoe.
WooLwIeH
The "ses fever feems 10 have suddenly
broke out among us Al d become epidemic.
which ps rhsp. is not surprieips. when our
Bath NJ ishbors are isuncI sing such noble
| aud beautiful crafts ~ those which took
| their 4 9, DIP iss' weet, the ship Sue
queha0ps" and the bNqns Paotolu.. =
Four Of our m at popular you7g men have
shiy ped on the Susquehsnoa." James M.
PJ,ter. John Gilmore. Bert Pinkham and
GUY Re, q while Myron Bailey goes % frat
| mate The besr,s Of Amy friends viii
follow them with hope for their safety
shro The perils Of the ses. Several other
Woolvich lads are thiokipg strongly Of
| Joining the 'Pscalus - Blnebsh have
been remarkably plenty this fail, snd have
heen caught unusually far up the river
Ope fisherman caught - many ~ 40 one
day last week The long DRY spell causes
not little compliant frsm .euoity Of water
many wells teips dry, others very low
| The potato crop 10 very stu5dsns. few
fields rossipg considerably. the rest no, Ut
al. Other cfots generally good, except
The apple crop which will be light on the
| Az srsge . fev orchards however will show
fair e.op.-The ice bcuses at Thvinas
Point are being thoroughly refi,.ed under
the supervision Of Ed sic Ree3.-The wife
and daughter Of the late Riss'do Reed are
expected soon 10 return from their late
residence in Dfeeden to their old home in
North Woolwich y hich is b ing reHsted for
their occupancy
Somerset.
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