Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-24

hi. h school at Jay todsy.-There will be
shipped today q carload osc bought 10
town by q party from Rscde isis ii. N
Weston has bought the pine timber on the
Dr. Russell place, and cut and hauled the
| most Of i. upon "Crotched pond. There
will be free high school at the south road
schoolhous, Mrs. c. W. Jones has r.
turned to Lyun.-Mr. l.. c. Lo.hrop is
gaining very slo~ly.-Town me citing March
I.
| NORM WAyrE.
Mrs. j. P. Steve IS and son of Portland
have been in town few days visiting
| friends. J. W. Stevens has gone to
Dexser.-Mr. Charles Hayden is at home
from Auburn for = short lime -Msiar II.
| Atkinson is suffering from an attack OF
rheumatism The leap year dance Feb. is
| was we'll carried out and much enjoyed
meetings for the two years past
has been recognized and will hold
| weekly meetings in the vestry.-School
closed F:iiay. Feb II. pleasant
and profitable term. Mr.. Axtell goes at
once to Washburn, Aroostook county, to
| take charge Of a high school there An it,
teresting feature Of the past term has been
the organizing Of lyceum among the older
pupils, mostly those between the ages Of
twelve ard .ixteen. Their meetiogs are
held weekly Tuesday evenings, and much
interest is mani fested The fact that thece
young people had never attended q lyceum
before speaks well for their ability in start
ing it and carrying it on. The Ulcers are
Jose w. Taylor, PRECEDENT; Lst0n ID. Jen
niDgs, wee president; Ida B. Spi'les, sec
Rotary; Shsrlie NJ Jennings, treasurer.
KESr's HILL
Tn. Csliiopan Society held their public
meeting Friday evening. Every part vas
well performed, the question WAS. lie.
salyed. That limited monsrchy is the
most stable form OF govern ment This was
very ably discussed BY four young men, one
Of whom was ,lored man The Getting
of the Adsiphisn Society held the week be-
fore WAS q grand success We learn tina.
i; has been fully decided to have
two societies among the ladies'. The
new society vii, star: gu. next term
With twelve chsr,er memhers.-The school
has been forsun,t. in its lectures this term.
The last lsc.ure, by P.of. Lee OF Bruins
wick was very greatly erj Eyed. He gave
an account of the TRIP to Labrador. This
evening the art c,h' bit,on will be held Il
We uiderstand Miss Hobbs is sue
ceediog finely 10 her department. |
I'll is quite remarkable that while there |
has been so much sickness il town there |
was none to speak Of in the school. On |
Thursday of this weak the term will close. |
The vacation will be two weeks.-The sled |
ding has been ex ;ellent during the past
week and it has been we'll improved by |
these who have had wood and ice to hsu. |
Dr.. Torsey and wife are still in Florida. |!
He is not much improved in health.
LITcHFIELD CORNER.
Rev. G. C. Wilson, missionary for vest
ern Maine presched At the Congreg stioDal
church the l4th inst. and will remain here
several weeks. On Sunday, Feb. Is will
begin = series OF daily meetings. Rev.
Chse. + HAYES preached last Sunday
LitchAeld academy opened Feb. rs with
nesrly forty siuients.-Six couples went
to Ssbattis Saturday eveniqglo j in the
young people of tass place in s,cisble.
They EN- wed fine sleigh ride and .psot
an eff joyable eysniDQ.-Mrs. Addie Baker
is soon to open millinery aud
fancy goods store in the rooms for
merly occupied by Mrs. W. S. Saow.-
One Of the chimneys OF Mr.. Henry Tay
lof's house burned gu. last Wednesday
morning st about S o'clock, the heated
bricks jgn!ed the wood about the chimney,
the hre burned inside the partition and IN
der Q chamber floor not breaking cut till
noon. BY the prompt and efficient use Of
axe, crowbAr and water ths Ire was fnally
subdued. Two chambers we're considerably
damaged, and the ceiling in the sitting room
broken aud discoiored.
| IJrcuFrElp PIltNs
! Eleven Of the inhabitants of this plsce
interested 10 intellectual improvement, mat
on Friday evening, Feb. l9.h, a. Mrs
Simpson's, and formed themselves into q
society for that purpose. which is known
- the "Eureks Club Of Litchaald Pain. ;"
The oific for the present .re: q Rob
er,s, Jr.. president; Mrs. l. + Shsrsy.
vice president; Mis-. Il. NJ. Simpson, sec
Rotary; Z Shorey, treasurer; A. z Shsw
moderator.
| PIrTsTox
| Monday vas very warm and rather bad
for the ice business. Some Of the ice COM
panies will about fai.h flli9g their houses
Ills week, ard some Of The Companies .il!
! be fftm une TO Iwo weeks more. They
will net al have ice enough to fill their
hru.es as fell Is they -ant ~iihou. resort
! ID the second crop Mr.. Edward D11n.
and wife nf Washington, ID. G arrived in
town las. week and later wen; 70 Boothb.y.
Lincoln
East JErFERaox.
W. A. Deering. P. NJ. W. and NJ. /
JOhnson,O. of L,kesiJs |. ,dRe A o wv.
attend the Grand Lodge in Boston this
week.-ff the sleiRhirg halds GOOD tide
from this plaza to Riverside Hotel, Waldo
boro will tafe place some day this week -
B P. Brown Who has been 90 til. .ick list
the past ten days, is able to be out agaia.