Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-09
STATE NEWS.
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| fhEA d IELDs
A. II. Yeaton hiss gone TO Skowhegsn AID
| is engaged in the meat business there with
his prolher.-AIhert Hatch, Who lately IL
turned from |. 'vefm0re Fails where he has
| spent the wiHte Is to move TO WsterVliis
ms week ard go 10 company with bis
brother there in the boot snd shoe business.
Eli Merriman has opened a merchant
tsilor's busine.s at Nj olson and has engaged
Etnes. Dunn for tt seasou.-Mrs. W A
| VIZ gnt Is in Waterville with her sister this
| week.
NORM VAssALBoRo
The people of this town express them
| selv, as pleased at the nomination of mr.
| Fl. c Burleizl rs Stste ASS ssor. Mr.. Bur
| lei sh is ore Of our most successful farmei s
and busiuess men. and bis nomination for
his position seems very fitting, and ie
srreUi.lIy gratifying to his own tcvnsmen.
| The puiplts of this place were filled BY
| the several pastors last SUNDAY. - The II
| mains Of Ms Julis Gilmore, nee Mis-,
J ala SLarkey, who died in Duluth, MINI ,
nearly seven years sgo, were brought IL
Vassslboro las. Saturday and inferred il
the Stsrkey family lot in the Nichols yard.
Mr.. Howard Stsrkey, brother Of the de-
ceased, accompanied he remains. As Miss
Starksy the deceased vas well known j.
| this and adjoining towns as successful
teacher and Z most estmable woman
The Variants are 10 for town meeting nj K
MONDAY, March live are psired to
learn of the severe Illness OF Mr.. Edward
L. Priest of tuis town. Ii seems be hsd
the grippe followed by srelspse and is now
in critical condition although last reports
are more favorable. All hope he may soon
be cut again. The appraisers on the is
tate Of the iale Alfred Oliver, Thomas
S'arkey, ii. D. B. Aver and G 8. Halves
attended to the appraisal Cd Tuesday,
March 8 The Snow is fast leaving u,
there beng no tesming or sleighiog with
any d gree Of comfort at the present time
i-Bu.luess al VSssslboro station is and has
been quite brisk this winter. Woodsum &
Reynolds the nsy buyers, hsve their bars-
sll full containing sbou! 900 tons And shr-
picg early every d.y. Gates Hasses
have their barn full containing with what
hey have out.id. about 300 tons TIL y
shipped l2 cars last week. NJ. E, Cum
mi1 ~ b. handled from this station aloe
about 2500 barrels Of apples. M c S.
Crowell has also sbIrped several cars.
All sre sorry to have the sledding go 50
esfly-
Mr.. VERNON
Town meeting Monday, March IA MI.
e NJ. Tracy has taken possession Of his
tore of goods Mr.. l. II. Blu Ter wit
move up onto bis IA her. farm AID alta nd
10 The craft rig culture L. is .xgected
hat there will be o0nsii "a Ior Rev. II
VI HrySo,d At lower Masonic nsI up
~ Al
invited MIR r. C Fellows will move to this
village and carry On the the ii and sheet
iron business again.
ETSA.
Alta caucus Of the Repub leans of Era,
Mr.. VIM. r Locke and Mr.. 5. NJ. Mesns
~ere chosen delegates to the State conven-
ton. to be held NJ Norombega Hal. Bangor.
the 27th day of April mex. Mr.. Waiter
Ames and wife OF Dfscut, Mass. are 10
town. and inIeud 70 spend the season here
Mr. Atnes was formerly from Ma ne,-Obr
annusi town msetiug viii be held Moody
March Il Mir Henri Simpson 10 hsvio z
about 100 IONS of hsV pressed. 1t has
Deem .old to Parks Brothers Of PIttsfieid -
Mr. and Mrs. S 2. bennett have been .ick
| With la grippe some five weeks, but are
n w improving Our school, aTe oil closed
anc the supervisor reports q successful
school ye,r.-Our sele csmen report 8 bAi-
a1ce in favor of The town of 81 ,268 ~.
Waldo.
CENTRE KNOXVILLE.
Ga the lss inst Mrs. Mary J Foster of
| thi. town, died very suddenly of heart trou-
| bic st the home Of NJ F. Carter in B lfasI.
Her remains were bro shs 10 ,hs resi iehce
Of her sen, Il disco Foster, with wh1m she
mad her hom the funeral occurring from
| there on The is'. at 10 NJ Mr.. A :
| m nd Messer DIED OF tue II inst. He
| .slied constantly after the partial pstslyuC
sheck which be sustained about a month
| >sn h,r. ,nesser -as born 10 Union in
1865. married 10 1928, moved into this tow
| year later and passed the remai lder Of his
loog aid useful life here. He was a msn
Of decided business ability, an earnest.
| working member Of the Methodist
church, and had the friendship
| and respect of all who knew him. Mrs.
Messer survives him. She vas his junior
| by Eve ard OF, -1sif years. They had been
trave ling the urney Of life side BY side
for 81 years. The funeral services wers
he Id st his late residence On the h inst
| a1d were conducted by Mr.. II. M. Howard
Mrs. Sarah Clement has sofi slentiy rs
covered from her illness 20 be removed
| from Scar mont 10 her homs here