Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-02
STATE NEWS.

GE~ LIMERICK.


The green goods" man tried his lite
game in town last week. but without suc-
een.-Our postmaster, Mr.. Willis I. Shaw,
ms recently put in new set Of call boxes
which sre Of great convenience TO himself
IS well - his patrons Thos. V
Dot erty, Q student Of Bowdoin, closed .
| los. week. Friday ever % the schoo! gave
= very creditsbie exhibition.
SHERMAN MILLS.
The railroad parties are con tdsnt that
The road will be built. Mr.. McGuier Of
Presque Isle has been here and reports
eleven thousand dollars Of stock subscribed
bstween New Limerick and Sherman Mills.
Jessie C. Towle goes to the dairy school
al the State College 10, . term Of eight
weeks.
MArLEIos
Thomas WEIGH, about 80 years Of age,
died quite suddenly last Thur sday morning.
Funeral Sunday, attended by Rev. NJ. H.
Sip.elle The Single mill has been let to
the Messrs. Morrison, and both machines
are now running by day only.-Josie Ball
closed 8 successful term Of ,chool in Dit
trict No. last Friday. It was q small
| school yet all the scholars but one in the
district Attepdsd.-The announcement that
Elder Wentworth would preach Sunday
evenir drew large crowd, and they were
not disappointed q he delivered . very
| Interesting and instructive discourse.
| SPRAGuEs MILLS.
Mrs. J. c. Smith returned from Fort
Fairfield Sunday, where she has been visit
ing friends the past wtek.-W. 8. Gould
is in Houlton attending court - traverse
jufor.-Lsst Sunday morning Mr.. Wi,hes's
pulpit was very acceptably filled by presid-
| ing elder, Rev. B. C. Wentworth Of Dex-
ter. High School commenced Monday
after = vacation Of three weeks =
About ninety members and friends
Of the Free Baptist circle were very
pleasantly entertained by Mrs. Porter
Wednesday Of last week Clarence WHIT
tsker started Monday for Montreal to be
treated for lameness.-A party of young
people of this place gave Miss Clara Towe
OF Maple Grove q surprise party" ore
evening last week. They report = most
enjoyable time.-Miss Annie Kinny who
has been spending 3 few weeks With her
sister Mrs. Wesley Hatch, returned to her
home in Fredericton last week.-Rufus
Whitaker recently cut his foot so severely
that the great toe had ID be amputated.-
The W. c. T. U. will furnish dinner on
town meeting day at Mrs. Henry Rscklih's
WAsHBURN.
Fred L. Fsrrham 10 again confined to the
house with sickness. orestin Brown il
the last grippe victim and be is very sick -
The union meetings held by Rev.'s Young
Noyes Siprelle and Lidstone for the past Ave
weeks have been very harmonious and
profitable, and about eighty people hav,
made sts1d in the good life. The Baptis
church in which they have been held ha
been crowded each night and about thirty
will Join with the Baptist church and tn,
same number with The Methodist.
Hancock.
MARIAvILLE,
Mr.. Alaneon Jordan, one OF our oldes
and most highly respected citizens, died th,
l9.h Of 10 grippe. He was q member o.
the Baptist church for many years and 81
earnest worker. His voice could ever bt
heard in the meetings when present; b,
always had word for the Master. He va
. good citizen and neighbor, . kind nus
band and father and will be greatly missed
There are many sick ones in town with
Is grippe and pneumonia.
Ksnnsbsc.
PIrrsToS.
Most OF the. ice companies were oblige(
to stop running ice last week after Monday
on account Of the warm weather. Som,
OF the companies run one or two more day
during the week. They run ice oil day
Sunday at the old Consumers house aut
al Clark & ChAplins. The other compa
MES bad crews at work yesterday markin;
and growing. ready for running Monday
The companies will probably run soms
nights this week Is it is getticg late in tht
season.-The warm weather last week tool
the snow { # pretty fast ard has spoiled tbt
sleighing. But probably We shall get plent,
more snow in Msrch.-Mrs. Z. NJ. Norton
is very sick with Ia grippe and pneumonia
DR.. Sawyer attends her-We were yer,
sorry to hear of the death las. Sunday after
noon Of Little Fiossie, only child Of Mr.
and Mrs. NJ J. Powers. She was only sick
8 short time with Ia grippe. Flossie was 4
very bri, ht, pretty little child abou. eleven
month, old. and her loss will be grea,
blow 20 her pare nts who have the sympathy
Of their many friends in their bereavement
Last Wednesday evening the members Of
Chelsea Grange held . literary entertain.
meet and supper at Piit,on Grange Hall.
The otj c: Of which vas to raise money
toward Du liing new hall in the place Of
The CID one which was burned . short
uue sgo. The programme Va.
very nicely carried out. After the
literary entertainment was ever
an oyster stew, cake and coffee were served
ard guess cake was disposed Of. There
was nearly one hundred present and q
grand, good time was er joyed by all. The
proceecs we're about s2l.
RIVERSIDE.
The funeral Of William A. Springer wa.
held Monday at 10 A. NJ at the re,idence
of Ira B. Smiley. The services were cor
dec.ed by the Rev. l. J. Mead of Augusts
aud the body conveyed for interment TO
North Aususts. The deceased wss IS Yeas
Of ge.-I.ass Mordsy evenir & the union Of
Good Templars lodges vas held with
Riverside Lodge. The met ting was we'll
after dsd, MT oers from Sidney and Au.
su.ts being present. After the suppe,
they adjourned at late hour,
voting THEY had oil had good time
Next Wednesday =: 10 A. M, the Kenne-
bee Dlstr. ct Lodge Of Good Templars will
meet with Halifs < Lodge at Winslow. Let
there be good representation Of al the
lodges as important business will come b. =
| fore them.
East NAssAIBoRo.
The people in the vicinity Of China lake
| are much pleased at the recent cold weather
I IS teaming GA the ice is again excellent.
One dsy previous to the tha~ one hundred
and ten teams were counted in few hours
On the ice. Blu. few had housed ,heir ice
and this viii be q favorable time for the
work and no doub. the ice will be in ine
condition. Mr.. Edward Murphy has re-
turf ( | frcm trip to Boston, Mass.-The
lad es o: the Foreign Missile nary Society gave
. public meeting st Friends church Thufs-
| day Of last week. The exercises were very
interesting. Miss Fay Aloud Of syria vas
pre.ent and reciied and sang in the Syrian
| l,ngusge. Then followed . sale Of sfti-
Giles both use fal and ornamental from which
8 neat sun Of money vas received.-Mr.
Chas. Gates, Mr.. Warren Seward, Mr.. Geo
Gates and Mr.. Frank Hussy went to South
China Saturday evening to become mem
| bers Of A. 0. U. W. Most Of the sick
ones in cur village are out again. Some
still remAin il critical condition; among
the last named are Mrs. Sarah Batterfield
and Mr.. Martin Kitchen.-Prof. R. n.
Jones and Prof. II. II. Goddard and wife
attended the Friends' church 6undsy.-
The spriDs High School commenced Tues
day, March LIST, with Mr.. J. Hanson %
teacher. Those who have apples are AK
iously waiting for an opportunity to sell.
Several parties have been through the place
engaging apples but have failed to put them
up.
EAST FIrTsroN.