Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-02
EVERY ONE FINDS A NEW USE.

in town. WAS born in Bridgewster. Mass, !
July 18th, 1892 and died in Mt. Vernon,
Feb. %, 1892, sged SO, nine months and I
sixteen days. She has long been the Oldest |
resident in town. Her friends hoped tina,
she might attain to hundred yesrs.-Rev.
Joseph Edgecomb, probably the Oldest Free
Will Baptist clergyman in the State. being
in his seth year. is very i'll Of iDfuenzs.
His friends are much alarmed about his
condition. Elbridge M. Tfscy has
bought the stock Of goods OF II. Lesman
Butter and will continue the business at the
old stand.
Lincoln.
BoorHBAY HARHoR.
Luther Maddccks hss returned from
Washington where he has been before the
committee on fisheries 10 favor Of Ms
tional fsh law.-Let all attend the citizecs
caucus next Thursday night at Rer niston
Hall.-The X. of P. have taken in their
300 members and next Thursday nigh. will
give . grand free entertainment which pr
misses to be very interesting. Every one is
invited. The contracts for labor and ms.
tetisls on the fog signal to be built on the
Cuckolds off this hsrbor, are being made
and work will soon hezir Sit ighiug in
this vicinity has been about gone for
week. The ice works started up again
Monday.
DRESDEN.
Postmaster Cate was in Bath Saturday
OF business. - Sheriff Patterson was in
town on Fridsy.-Mrs. Susan A. Grimes,
wife Of Alden c. Grimes, committed SUI
a. L. Oh hy hal
ing. She has been considered insane fer
some weeks past. Her death has cast
gloom over the whole height orhood. SIC
was the daughter Of the late Eoen and
Mary Reed Of Dresden. The funeral was
held at Mr.. Fred Reeds on Sunday p. NJ
Rev. Mr.. Bennett Of the Methodist clurch
conducted the rvices.-The ice companies
along the KeDnebec are rs oicing that the
weather is collier and sincerely hope thi
the cold wave may cont lue until they CAL
secure full compliment Of ics.-Hermon
2. Lilly Of Scu'h Dresden, We
learn, is down sick with paeumonif
Mrs. Giidden, the mother of Mrs. Chss. |
Bickferd is havirg IA grippe. bu. we hea'
that .he is slowly improving Mr.. Geo
S,iIphen aud wife have had nearly four
weeks Of the same bu. are now GONZALES
cent. X. Bennett who was injured q
Gsbnetts Ice House en- Tuesday Feb. 23d
nearly crushing his ankle is getting along
finely, aud as no bones we're broken thinks
he will be abls 70 have the use of his foo
in . week or so.
WHrrErIELp.
Owing to the poor shedding but little luu
Der has been hauled 20 the mill II.
Ford returned from Friendship, Monday
where he has been tesc5ing.-A. II. Pre- biz
add wife have been qni.e sick but sre nov
better.
sagadshoc.
WooLwIcH,
Rev. Mr.. Thcmp,on, our popular Meth
odiN pastor, has gone to Philsdelpnir fo'
surgical treatment Mrs. Lydia Gould, OF
Montswesg, has been in very feeble heath
this winter, but her friends hope to see her
out sgain.-Herbert Savage, Of DAYS Eel
~, was taken to the insa ne asylum last FRI
day.-Mr. Barzillai Walker, Of NJ n mouth,
has been visiting at Woolsich Ceuter.-
Mrs. Chsrles Wright has returned from
vii, At Wiscsaset, not improving in health
a. much IS might be expected, Dr.. Pact
ard. OF Bath. was called to her las. week.
Mis- Atwood, of Portland, is visiting st
Mrs. Clarisss Hawihornes, at the Censer
F. II. Snipe, Of Arrovsic, was in town
last week. IS. B. Reed has received
q photograph Of fir stick OF TIM
Der Gu. in Seattle for exhibition at the
the Worlds Fsir.-In this section las, year
the LIST of March wagons were out and
sleighs pu. by, but with the present drifts
it does no. seem probable this year, al
though Woolwich cannot com pete
with the big diff at Wisca,sat,
which measured 26 feet deep.
Mr.. Howard Co,Iiss, who ba, been dar
gerously sick with lung fever, Is importing.
Miss Mollie Ramsey has been spending
The winter in Virginia Mics George k--a
has returned from Ricimond.-Mr. War
rem Reed is busily engaged in ice cut iog
Work at Thvings Point is suspend I'd for
! while,-Mis. W. Il. Fullz has recovered
iro N severe attack OF grippe.
Somerset
Shedding 10 shout gone aud wheels have
appeared on the streets.-Tovn meeting
next Monday Five candidates received
he third ard fourth degrees Of p. Of 81. at
he meeting Of Somerset Grange lssi Friday
evening.-rhe meeting to consider the
location Of condensed milk factory hs,
been postponed from March 3ed to Sxfur
lay March 5.h, Ut which time Hon ! C
Libby OF Burnham will be present. Mr.. G I
n. Williamson left town Monday for Minat {
vhere he will work the coming season in
Burnham & MoYriils factory o. tha. place c
There will be considerable building going
On nefe this summer. Three or fou, new
houses are already under contract.