Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-19
STATE NEWS.
RIVERSIDE.


The Riverside boys went To Nassalboro
to play ball last Saturday. The boys up
there were not satisfied with the result Of
the game PLAYED down here week ago, so
wanted to try again. They got satisfaction
but not the kind they were hoping for. The
Riyersiaes were again successful, the score
standing - to 10 Mr.. Elijah Miller is re-
joicing over the advent, in his house, of u
nice . - pound daughter.-Mrs. J. II.
Reed and Miss Anice Bragg, and Mrs. Ma
than Redlon went to augusta visiting last,
week; Mrs. Reed and Anice are still there.
Gen. Neal Dow, vino was out TO Cross
Hill visiting friends, took the train here for
his home last Thursday Misses Carrie
Merrill. Clara Reed, Alice and Gertrude
Getchell the two former teachers in Wat
ervillr, and the two latter, teachers in Wins
low, were all down home last Saturday and
returned SUNDAY. When the cities and
towns round about want good teachers,
they always come to Riverside after them.
Mrs. Harriet Lee of Augusta and her
daughter Mrs. j. X. Clifford of Farming
ton, were in the place last Saturday calling
on friends Mrs. A. $. Trott went to
Woolwich last week and Miss Lucy Trott
of that town returned with her and will
spend the winter with her.-lliram Potter
is in Boston for "A week or two.-Mr and
Mrs. Willard Dickinson of Wiscasset risi-
ted Mr.. and Mrs. +. H. Merrill last week.
EAST V,ss,LBogo.
An old fashioned husking was given by
Levi Barker and family Thursday evening.
There was = large number of people there
and all pronounced it IN enjoyable evening.
MIR. Warren Pierce and family OF Coltax,
California have been visiting nj \, G..
Picrccs-Mrs. Harriet Kitchen is at her
home for few weeks MIR. Samuel Seward
of Kenncbunkport is visiting his brother,
Mr.. Warren Seward There was a sociable
at Friends church Saturday afternoon and
evening. The Sabbath school children play
ed out of door games until il was time for
the ladies to serve supper. The tables were
loaded with dainties to please the eye and
tempt the taste. In the evening there were
literary exercises and music. All pro-
nounced the gathering \ success and ex-
pressed their wishes for 4 similar reunion
at an early tlate.-Rev. j. Mcpherson and
family of Winthrop are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Pinkham. Rev. Mr.. Mcpherson at
tended Friends service both morning and
evening delivering string discourses. --
The funeral of the late Miss Lydia Priest
was at the home of her father, MIR. Everard
Priest, Sunday afternoon. Miss Priest had
a wide circle of relatives and friends who
gathered, to pay the last tribute TO the
departed She was young lady OF many
estimable traits of character, devote
Christian. an aifectionate daughter and
sister. Through her long sickness she en-
1eared all to her by her patience and for
titude. She had the dread disease con
sumption, and quickly faded away. She
left a father and two sisters to mourn her
early death. Miss Priest was % years of
age.
CHELSEA.
On Tuesday evening. oct | til, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eben Freeman entertained about sixty
of their friends from Chelsea, IIall0well
and Augusta. There was fine music fur
nlshed from Augusta after which there was
dancing and choice Refreshments. All went
home at late hour highly pleased with the
way they had been entertained. Mrs Joseph
Young has returned home from a visit to
friends in Portland Alfred Daven-
port has suffered from a shock of paralysis
and we are sorry to learn is quite i'll at his
home at Chelsea Heights MIR Horace Lit
tefcld is laid up with a lame foot but is
improving somewhat. -Mrs. n. Il. Wins
low of Randolph formerly of this town has
pas ed to her future reward after an Illness
of two weeks. Mrs. Winslow was sister
10 Mrs. G. +. Blanchard anil Mrs. Rufus
Clough of this town, Her husband. n. X.
Winslow. was at one time a leading citizen
of Chelsea and was our first seleetman
through the war and for number of years
after.