Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-13
STATE NEWS.

two inches Of snow on the ground; every
one 10 rushing busiress -Oa the 2Sth day
Of Decs mber, Mrs. VI. L. Prousy gathered
| . gaAutity of trailing arou.us fully bu3ded
which Vas placed in water and At present il
in bloom. Would Ike to hear il the same
hss happened anywhere else ia northern
Maine.-A theft Of . aan,iiy Of a,ur And .
Z qaarter Of beef is reported from the
buiidinss Of Alonxo Spring ser,-I, is under
stood that Mr.. Benjamin Simpson is about
to receive United States pension. At
different times the papers have reported
Mr.. Simpsons family ss living in othir
towns. All such reports were false. They
reside 10 Glsnwood. They came to this
place fourteen years ago in the famous
covered wagon which WAS prepared for
them by the BiddefoTd people and marked
on one side in la,ge letters, "Aroostook or
Bust" They did not bust but are still
living in Glenvood. According to Mr..
simpsons story he has been greS, traveller
In his day. For years he was before the
mast il the U. s. Navy and has visited
many lands in that capacity. Ii is to be
hoped that Uncle Sam will deal literally
with him.-Messrs. Clay & Pinkham have
commenced t, haul their bark to Wytopit-
lock - ii..sss George and Edna Frouty
and Master Herbert Prouty are at Wytopit-
lock attending ths wiaGer term Of schos!
which is under the instruction Of Mr.. Paul
Foss Of Weston
RIVERSIDE
Last Saturday morning at fuurise the
thermometer in this place was 10 degrees
below zero.--Mr. Norman II. Fossett Of
this place receives the ssi information last
Mot day of the death Of his sister, Mrs.
julia +. Grsy, of Everett, Mass. One
week before her death her elder sister. Mrs
Frentz, died in Melrose with the same dis
disease, 10 grippe. This 10 distressing
news for Mr.. Fessett A. s. Big
Glow Of Hallowell i. in the place
and will re main here = few days ard then
will 90 to Skowbegan.-Mr. II. r. S.urgis
is having his hay pressed ready for shipping
A very choice lot Of hsy.--Martin l.. Rsy-
nolds Of Sidney has sold the pine trees on
the Taught farm in Sidney to the proprie-
tor of the steam saw mill in Augusta -
Members Of Golden Anchor Lodge of Good
Templars will visit Riverside Lodge nexS
Saturday evening. are very pleased 10
know that IsAiah Hawes and Mrs. T. q
Reed. who have been so very sick are on
the rapid road to health. Mrs W. z. Bal
ley and Mrs. Judith Robbins have been very
sick but are recovering. There is much
sickness in the place.
PrrTsros.
The river closed up Saturday night and
got nice felds il It only remains, which 1t
will be likely to do unless We get another
thaw right away.-Mr. Frank ii. Baker,
who has been on the steamer ''Sagadshoc"
the past season arrived home last week
Mrs. Captain w. j. BsAer is visiting in
Boston.-Mr. James Coss of Brookline,
Macs, srrivsd in town Saturday and is
visiting relatives at this plsce.-The travel
liug is about half and half, wagons And
sleighs, not quite snow enough yet.-Mr.
George Pear.on and Mrs. Eugene Pearson
of Massachusetts were in town this week.
They came to attend the burial of their
father at Alma today. He died at Chelsea,
Massachusetts, last week and the remains
we're brought on today for buriaI.-We are
sorry to learn that Mrs. Z. II. Lspham s
quite sick with la grippe. DR.. Sawyer at
tends her.--Ths school In Dist. No a which
WAS to begin today has been postponed for
three weeks on account Of . number of the
scholars being sick with the measles.
CooPER's MILLS.
The following officers OF Sheepscott
Lodge No. 1872, |. o. 0. F., were duly in,
stalled Monday evening by ID. d. A. N.
J. Lovejoy of Asylum Lodge Augusta :
II. Il. Howe, N. g.; J. r. Abbott, V. g..
W. johnson. Sec; s. G. Kennedy, Treas.
M. 4. Hewitt, W.; G. F. Achorn, Cond. !;
S. M. Partridge and Amos Tarr, s. S.
Fraok Track and w. M. Achorn, Sup
porters Of N. g.; A. d. Keene and w.
W. Wood, Supporters Of V. O.; l.. A.
Howe, Chaplain; and John Noyes, Fred
A. Mar, Guardians. Supper was part of
the programme and WAS wsll attended.
Many visiting brothers were present from
other lodges. Sheepscott lodge is in q
hourisbing conditions, having received two
new applications Monday. and stands
on q good financial basis-Mrs. Mary
Partridge of this place died Sunday even
ing Of . paralytic stroke. She has been in
poor health for a long time-Ls grippe is
getting in its work here and the doctors are
busy.
Mr. VERNON.
The schools in town are progressing pros
| perousIy, four Of them will close next
~eek.-The ponds are well flied with
/ water and all that is needed 10 more snow
| to make business lively at ,he milIs.-Mr
Edward Smith who was very sick last week
with grippe and pneumonia is much better.
M. 5. fhilbrick who has been so fee bic
during the past year is much improved aud
on the street daily and doing little labor -
Mrs. Benjamin Butler and daughters have
gone to Boston to spend the winter c..
Leighton has moved into the Smith house.
| Mr.. Leighton intends to finish his home in
| the spring and build stsble.-There were
union meeting during the week of prayer
and will be this week on Tuesday and
Thursday evenings.-Mrs. Samuel Ciough
10 very low with Ia grippe and not expected
to recover.
DREsDE..
A number of cases Of Ia grippe are re
ported in town. The family of W. r.
Cate. postmaster at the Mills. 10 afflicted
with it-Mrs. Margaret Twycrots. GIDEON
Barker, ESQ aud +. II. Barker, supsrin-
tendent Of Cochrane G Ohler Ice Co, +,
Cedar Grove, have been on the sick list Of
Iste.-Ms. Lovendale's little girl was bsp-
tzed Thursday, Dec. 3Ist, and named Jen-
ME. The Methodist minister performing z
the rite Of christening g,-Silss Savage, a
former resident Of this town il tn be buried
in the cemetery at Hsch's Corner, South
Dresden, Tuesday, having died with Ia
grippe at his late home in Merrimac, N. II.
| He will be remembered IS kind neighbor
and good citizen.-ViIiage school in
District No 6, began Monday. Miss Maud
| Barker Of Cedar Grove is to have charge
and we predict q successful term, if her
previous record is any criterion to 20 by
A sacred concert was given at the Metho
dist chnrch, Sabbath evening by the Cedar
Grove qusrtette; Z. Fl. Hal, bass. Oria
L. Ham, tenor, Miss Maud Barker, alto.
Mrs. Albert Kelley. soprano. The selec-
tons were rendered in an efficient and
pleasing manner. Mrs. Ford presided at
| the organ and 10 considered one Of the best
Of pisno and organ instructors. A. we'll A.
an organist. Misses Edie Bien and Z Ina
Luce rave recitationa, and Missea Ro.ina