Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-05
STATE NEWS.

Arense 81 90 per year.
STATE NEWS.
Aro0sfoak.
WooDL ,Sp-
Ser,,vmher of the wear s32 has departed.
!, uorr beautiful month than we have had
here in npper Aruor,ook is seldom euloyed
!. an, mart Of Mainc There has been no
fru.ts f., ,.aina-t, srnps, which have been
harvested in tln is'st possible condition.
The potato harvest is nearing completion.
me week more of favorable weather and
nearly all the farmers will
have thri> potatoes harvested
tine wear - at this time farmers were
very desponient the quantity of potatoes
was greater than the demand; but now u
reaction has taken pltre, potatoes are
bringing good price AMI the demand for
Aroostook stock Was never better. Prices
ranging from $ Is to 81 40 per Dbl. The
yield as an average is not large
although some are getting "big yields. =
Mr.. Nathan Lufkin of Caribou says; 81
aui getting big yield: my first acre yielded
l5l bbls.. of shipping potatoes. lie thinks
he will get - bbls. per acre as an average.
lie has eleven aeres.-Eugene Philbrick of
this town who has Is acres is getting about
100 bbls 10 the acae. Those are exceptions.
Some are not getting over 50 to - bbls.-
The last day of September was warm and
fine, but October came in cold and
A gale of wind from the north
west has given us something TO
think about, and to provide for that which
is sure to come. The fall has been very
Try and but little blowing has been done
The genial agent for the Journal was along
a few DAYS since and made your correspon-
dent a cali. James McIntires new house
is about ready for Observation-Disclosures
are reporting good yields of grain. If the
farmers wish to get good flour take your
wheat to S. W. Collins & Sons, mill.
MAPLEToN.
Miss Flora McGlauhin who has been in
Milo and vicinity since last December Is
now at home. Her many friends welcome
her back.-The sale and supper of the Nj. +.
circle last Wednesday afternoon and eve
ming was quite a success. the proceeds net
ting between $50 and S:'o.-ll. NJ. Payson
and family, who moved from here to Nor
rill few weeks ago, have returned, satisfied
that this is the place for them after all
f.. c. Cook of Chapman made flying visit
to Lynn and Newburyport, Mass, Portland,
Saco, Windham and other places of interest,
and returned home Wednesday of last week,
having been away about one week.. W
Dudley of Castle Hill is shipping about one
hundred barrels of apples to Boston. They
are the Duchess variety Mr.. Brag-
don, Free Baptist, will preach here the first
and third Sundays in each month.
BLAINE.
The members of Blaine Lodge No. 1876
|. o. q. F., held an anniversary supper al
their hall on Saturday evening, Oct. LIST, the
occasion being the first anniversary of the
organization of their lodge. Nearly every
member of the lodge was present with theil
ladies besides some visiting members from
other lodges. The meeting was called tc
order BY n. g., Martin S. Rideout, who
Immediately announced supper, whereupou
all repaired to the dining hall and ample
Justice was done to n splendid
supper such as only Aroostook ladies
know how to prepare and Aroostook
odd Fellows know how to appreciate
After supper was disposed of the party adj
journedl to the lodge room, where the fol.
lowing excellent programme was carried
ont Song and banjo accompaniment
The Party at Odd Fellows Hall, Fred =
and Burt Nelson defamation, The Fate OF
Virginia. Seth l.. Snow y Brief History
of odd Fellowship, DIR. A, j. Fulton song
| Only Picture, by Burt Nelson; short
| speeches by Il. +. Pierce. Geo. Mcintosh,
| Cyrus Shaw and T.. g.. Barker of Ridgely
| Lodge No. los; reading. What is odd
| Fellow ship? Miss Emma Dohcriy; song
| Three Leaves of shamrock. Fred L. Mel
son speeches by J. G.. Turner, Frank A
| IIcrrich and NJ. ! Brown: reading, Friend
| ship, Love and Truth, Mrs. \. J. Fulton
A vote of thanks was given to the ladies
for the excellent supper which they hal
prepared for the occasion. All agreed thai
they had enjoyed a good time
and will wait anxiously for the
next anniversary of Blaine Lodge No I26
-Dn Sunday afternoon Oct. I'd. Rev Mr..
Luce of Monticello preached a sermon or
the object and principles of odd Fellow shif
Mt the Free Baptist church,. e. Turner
| has sold his residence and will build agar
ut the foot of Main street near the new
| Dodge building.
| INV LIMERICK.
| Were it no, for the railroad it would be
| pretty uulet III IOWn just HOW Nufk IL
rapidly progressing there however, and the
| grading for some distance each way from
the iannery, will soon be fiuished.-Thert
| have been several eases of typhoid fever IN
the north part of the town hut we under,
/ stand the patients are all on the mendinp
hand. Charles Knox, resident of this
this town for few years past. became sud
| denly insane week ago Wednesday night
and was confined to his room by the au-
,horities for few days to see how the mat
ter would turn. He died the following
! Monday morning.-Mr. Simeon A. Estes
;, boot and shoe dealer of Waterville was in
town one day last week visiting relatives
| Mr. Ira Bean. who has resided in this town
for the past II years, moved with his family
TO Bridgewater last week.-The Baptist
quarterly meeting was held at the Free
Baptist church in this town last Wednesday
and Thursday. II was an interesting and
profitable occasion The starch factory
here is running again this fall and is being
well patronized by farmers in this vicinity
"A bell costing about s75 has been pre-
scented to the Free Baptist church by Mr.
Samuel Grant of this town.
Hancock.
SAREENTvIiIE.
Rev. Mr.. Cuslman of Castine preached