Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-11
STATE NEWS.
ArOOst0ok.


lle Qtuk ESeA NOfSnuCf Las oSSh Jos'
lovely weather. The nights have been
cold but clear Sod still. The ground Is
frozen quite hard. and 90 are the ponds
which the small boy has been trying MS new
skates upon Mr.. A. P Snoxmtn Is re-
i,iclng over The advent OF nice boy 81 his
nome. 1t weighed about nine pounds
Your CORE :p3ndent passed through New
Sweden on 1harsdV last, snd could but
note with pleasure the Improvements when
have been made the lsst year. The farm
ers have been smoothing their farms, build |
ipg nes buildings snd painting and repair
ing old ones. They have butt Free
Baptis. church the present season. Thty |
now have four places OF worship. II Is
pleasant thought, tnst The young men 81
women that are growing up 10 the town OF
New Sweden are being educated that the
Sal b ath Was made for man sud not man
for she Sabbath "A nunbe, Of our towns
men avsiled themselves Of the opportunity |
70 visit friends in the western part OF the |
State ard in Massachusetts, By the excursion |
to Boston which left this Monday morning
The lumbermen say this is one of the
best seasons for yarding cedar thsi they
have ever known. The swamps are ffez.n
so that teams csn work without any danger
Of getting uired.-Wa!er is very low In
rivere, streams AID wells
SMYRNA.
Now thst crop, hsva been harvested is
GOOD time to r,pJit ~hsl some OF the farm
ers in this part Of the Aroostouk have done
the past year Mr.. Ez ziel Benn leads in
potatoes. having \ crop Ut over 1000 bush
lis dug from fifteen acres. an average OF
270 bushels PEI acre. Mr.. Bsnn took me
toto his cellar xnd ahoSed me the 1887 bsr-
,els of potasres s,o'td there Tor Boston
market. This entire cellsr WAS packed
solid with potatoes to within n foot n
half Of the floor overhead and 1t looks
like pretty org job to get them oui and to
market, but Mr Bonn, Who is veteran in
the business, has no dread of it, his cour
age being greatly stimulated by 'hs dollars
in prospect. His brother, Augustus BeDn,
comes IN close eecond, wi 1000 barrels
csliared for msrke', besides 800 barrels
sold to the sts-ch factory. l.. +. E,tabrook
reports over 1900 bushels frcm six acres
hi4 bsst acre yieldipg 1877 Bushels. Win
= big crop Of potatoes, and barns filled with
lrsin which the thrsshers report AS yielding
veil, it &c ems - thou sht this part OF the
State would share in she & neral prosperity
# the cSurtry. aud Rocdiy rumber OF
Uncle Sau.'e dollars win find their way here
The coming pil'er. Whether it he due to
good crop. or The hopes INSPIRED by the
prospect of the Bangor & Aroostook Knl-
road. the fact is FisiH ,haf cur farmers are
IL M IRE hopeful frame Of mind, snd one
hears far less complaint shout hard times
lhsu utusl.--The Bangor & Aroostoof
survey psry has jast gone
into camp o. the East Branch, two
miles from tits town, and their presence
givee fresh impulse to conversation about
the direct liae.' 1t has been said before,
but needs 10 be emphssiz d, that no one
living outside Ct Aroostook eau form any
idea sba,ever of the in,erse interest with
which the people here watch every move
that is made ia connection win this road
The papers are eagerly scanned to zee what
is bang done in Bangor, for a!i our hopes
center there row.
MAPLEroN.
There W Il be an auction sale aud picnic
supper at Grange Hsll mex. Friday evening
at 80 o'clock, conducted by the membtrs
Of McGlauflln Relief Corps. AL are res.
pec.fully requested TO be present.-Free
high school commenced last Monday, iu-
suucted b. Gail r. Butteffeld of East
Dixdeld
Ksnnebsc.
East PIrTsToN
Mr.. Frank Nash who lost his house by
fire last month is getting lumber to rebuild
this winter.-Mr. W. s. Cleaves is putting
in largo stock OF goods.-Mr. Daniel
Sulliven has decided 10 remain in iowa
Mr.. Willis n'srsur is getting ont some very
fine sleigh, for the coming winter Mr..
Warren CIs,k Of San Frarcisco passed
week recently with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs L S. Clsrk.-Most Of tie wells and
cisterns i, town are dry.
Lincoln.
CEDAR GROVE.
Wednesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Gideon
Bsrktr's 26ih ANNIVERSARY was celebrated.
A delightful venipg was eujoyed by neigh
burs and f<iends. Beautiful presents were
received and bounti fal supper was served.
MIR Head and Mr.. W. Oier Of Bslum IRE
arrived here SatTrdsy.-Mr. Gideon Barke r
10 in Bangor attending to ice business
Mrs Albert Kelley and family arrived here
Monday. Mr.. Kelley has moved from
Aroostook t. take advantage Of educating
his children at the free high school.-Mr..
George Holmes Of Richmond made short
visit st her mothers, Mrs. M. o. Twycross.
Captain s. r. Goodwin hiss returned
from Boston. His brother Mr.. Joseph
Goodwin and wife left for California last
week.
LIBERTY
J. W. Collins has sec Jred a situation in
the Reform School II Rhode Island 10
overseer in the blacksmith department, AID
will move there in the near fu At the
annual me tipg of the Libsrfy & Belfast
Telegraph Co, Nov. End, the following
officers were elected; j. J Walker, presi- |
dent; W. II. Hunt vice president; G. II. |
CsrgIil, supt L. G Morse, treas. l. L. |
Prescott, ac'y.-Han. s L MiIliken
was in town last week for two days
Mrs L. z. Hurd is visiting
friends in China and p.lermo John Fui- |
Ter sed wife have bought The Quincy Bean |
farm and moved pp,n it Ss,u'dAy Mrs. |
Sulis Gilman has rented Charles Turner'S |
house Ard moted into il on Saturday.
Stephen l.. Bsgiey ssi wife are at home |
on a vacation from Providence. They have |
fine sisus'ion there 10 one Vt toe state |
institutions Ezra Reeves has moved to |
Appi toni. J. Walker returned home |
from BJsion Mosdsy, where he has
bsea for plumber Of days -
Iii very warm AID very dry weather in |
this vitiaisy aud the river 10 getting very |
10y 20 :ha: the mills can run only part Of |
thu time. Cd residents say they never
saw 90 long drought ~ this time OF the |
year as nov.-Dm-ei Baker, the old vet |
eran blscktmnh, 10 building \ shop near |
his house and intends 70 take up his old |
,srd- Tor is!Ds II has been quite = |
nuubsr Of yeats 'iace lie worked Ut Il |
bu,iness.-Mi,s Eva Tsitcheli 4etufneo
hems FRI m WsSo0vro isst seek vhess she |
has BEEN stopping fos . few davs.-Miss
Hattie V. Lu5wis k vas mATfisd Oct. 81, |
10 Jehn s Jiiso Of Thomsern- They |