Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-03
STATE NEWS.
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ALBION,

ALBION.
The drama Down by the Sea" and farce
Wanted Male Coat" was played at the
Grange Hail the 9th. to full house. with
success by the members of the grange.
| They are to play the same at Clinton,
Thursday evening. March 5.h.-An en-
thusiastic railroad meeting was held at the
| Town House the Gath. The people are
vide awake and will use every means to
secure the extension of the Kennebec Cen
tral to this plsce.-Town meeting will be
| held on the lGth.--Joseph Thompson and
son are to finish the inside of g. H. Cros-
by's new house.
SIDNEY.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira J. Robbins and two
Sunday in town visiting Mrs. Robbins
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. W. Smiley
Paul Wing and wife of Fairfield, were in
town last week visiting their daughter, Mrs
A. Sswtelle Miss Marrilts Tribou, one of
our town paupers, died last Tuesday at the
town farm, she was quite old.-The grange
entertainment last Friday evening was quite
largely attended considering the weather
snd travelling; those who attended enjoyed
themselves very much and would like to
hear Mr.. bennett sgain some future time.
All the schools in town have closed
excepting two on the Pond road.-Mr
Arthur Smiley got his ice up last week. the
clear ice is abou. one foot thick, the rest
being snow ice.-Msny are having the la
grippe around town again; some of them
are quite sick with it for a few days.
EAST VAssALBoRo.
A musical entertainment was given in
ButtarfeId's Hall Thursday evening by the
"Dinsmore Family of Dresden" The
music was unusually fine. ard very pleasing
10 all present. The ladies' furnished a COL
.stion which vas enjoyed, after which dane
ing continued until late hour. A neat
gum Of money was realized which will be
used for the improving of the village
Mr. james Pierce met with a painful
accident while unloading ice. cake
slipped, falling on his foot bruising it
badly. At last accounts it vas getting
along fneiy.-Mrs. Wm.C Gates has been ill
With severe cold, bu. is on the mending
hend.-Mr. Richard Bemet is seen on our
streets again after a long illness.--A Free
High School begins or Monday, March End,
under the able instructor, Mr.. Hanson of
Chins,-Rev. Mr., Freeman slipped and
turned his ankle Saturday morning caus-
ing him much pain and slight lamenees.
Mr.. Geo. jackson of Waterville was call
ing on Quincy Collins few days ago.
| NoRrH VAssALBoRo.
/ The tenement house owned by Fl A. Priest
and occupied by Will Hall was burned to
she ground this morning at two o'clock.
Part Of furniture saved Building worth
| $500; insured for $1,000.
| MI. VERNON.
| The Baptist Womsn's ForeignM visionary
+ society has now been organized seventeen
/ yesrs. They have averaged shout twelve
/ meetings year. Hundreds of dollars
( have been raised ard paid for mission work
| A grand work has hesa done The society
/ is in hourishing condition. The society
met with Mrs. John X. Yeaton last week
| This was the annual meeting and wss very
Interesting,
! READFrELD.
! At little past four o'clock Monday
morning a large meteor passed over this
vicinity. 1t seemed about the size of full
moon when it suddenly burst illuminating
the heavens sill about for few moments
/ then faded away lssving the resemblance of
large chain. The links being as visible
as though real. Some were awakened as
| by rolling thunder, while others saw nothing
but the bright fssh.-As the old saying is
''If March comes in like lamb it will 20
out az lion" and vice versa
We shall without doubt witness
few more stormy days before the open
ing Of spring.-Mr. T.. Thomas went q few
towns north aud drove home eight nice
working cattle Saturday Of which he has
already disposed Of several yoke Mis-,
Emma Gordon is teaching the High School
at Fayette Ridge. Miss Ria Gordon is
spending few weeks with her sun. in
Cambridge, Massachusetts. B. H.
Fifeld is stopping few days in Belgrade
with her sister who is very low of con-
| sumption, Richardson of West
Baldwin, aud Mr.. and Mrs. Dunlap of Bel
yrsde visited friends in Reaifeld Tue .day
Erwin Dudley returned home from Augusta
where he has been attending the Business
College, Thursday, he being sick with
bad coid.--Seversi crows have already
been seen ia this part Of the town which
shows that spring is not far of.
LIrcHFrELD CORNER.
Miss Eudora Robinson slipped on the ice,
Sunday morning, and fell, breaking her
knee-Pan. Dr.. Kindrick attends her and
pconouncss it bad break" and says she
will have painful time. Rev.