Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-09

was not killed-Mr. Levi Barker of Eas
Vassalboro has sold upwards of twenty
carriages this season.
WISsLow.
At the caucuses on Saturday to nominate
candidates to represent the class towns OF
Clinton, Benton and Winsiow in the mex
Legislature the Republicans nominated |. +
Getchell and the Democrats, Albert Fuller
The delegates to the Republican County
Convention are c. W. Taylor, II. l.
Crosby, II. S. Howard and r. ID. Jones.
LITCHFIELD.
At a mass convention of the classec
towns of Litchfield. Monmouth and Wayne
held at the town house in Litchfield. Satur
day, ID. S. Springer was chosen chairman
and Chas. A. Met calf secretary. Chas. b
Preble was nominated to represent the class
in the next session of the Legislature.
WEEKS MnLs.
G. f. Mosher, President of Hillsdals
College, IIillsdale Mich, with his wife and
two daughters are at his brothers Mr.. Jane,
Mosher for few weeks.-Miss NJ. l.
Doe is home from Rockville, Conn.-Mrs
Annie Doe and children are at Mrs. 5. A
Shermans for few weeks.-Mr. Everett
Hanson has returned to Boston. His family
will spend the summer with Mrs. John
Tucker, Mrs Hansons mother.-Dr. q. j
Nelson has sold his residence here to Mr.
Frank Hallowell of Windsor.
BRANCH MILLS.
The proposed mail route from Branch
Mills to China village has been established
and the Palermo postmaster will receive
proposals to carry the mail up to Aug. II,
Mrs Delphina Slater received telegram
last week announcing the death of Il. W
Slater of Berwick by drowning. He was
son of John Slater formerly trader in this
place.-The funeral services of Mrs. Kate
Farris of China were held at this place last
Friday, sermon by Rev. A. II. JONES'
Mr.. and Mrs c. f. Achron and Miss Mil
dred Slater of COoper's Mills, accompanied
by Mrs Belle Farris and daughter Bertha
of Illinois, were calling on friends last Sun
day.-The following officers of Branch Mills
Lodge. l. q. of G. T.. were installed
by Lodge Deputy. +. NJ. Dove, on Satur-
dav evening last Miss Bertha Dove, p.
c. T.: 7. W. Dodge, c. T.; Miss f. A..
Dove. V. f.; Miss Frances Allen Sec. &.
NJ. Crummett, A. s.; Miss J. 4. Crummett,
F.S.; A. $. Bean, Treas. Mrs. A. H. Pink
ham. Chap: Miss Elva l.. Dove, NJ; W.
NJ. Tobey, ID. NJ. Miss Lena Robinson, &. :;
Miss Grace Turner, $. J. T.
REApFIELp.
Hon. G. A. Russell and wife are paying
their annual visit to their parents in town.
They are to spend another year at Wilbra-
ham. Mass.-The Republicans have very
nice flag which they threw to the breeze on
Thursday last without speech making or
display ON Friday morning about o clock
the sleeping citizens of our usually quiet
village were aroused by the booming of
cannon in the main street and many rushed
ont to find that the leaders of the Demo
cratic party were thus early about to
float their hammer for the
first time this campaign. by reason of
sickness of Mrs. Briggs of South Paris
while paving visit to her aunts at East
Readfeld her family physician. DR.. Wood
bury, of that town, was called here on Sat
urday last.-Hon. Erastus Ryder's wife and
children from Springfield are here for few
weeks with his mother.-rhe Sabbath
schools from the Corner and kent's Hill will
have their annual picnic together on Tues
DAY of this week at Maranocook.
Mr.. VERNON.
The delegates chosen TO attend the
Republican con veniion at Augusta. Aug. 9th
are Lewis u. French. Fred l.. Hopkins
and Alien b. Wing Rev. A. T.. Wood
sum of Lexington. Mass. preached very
interesting sermon at the Baptist church
last Sabbath from these words. How shall
we Escape if we Neglect 40 great Saliva
tions" Fonr ladies, Mrs. Alice NJ. Mooers,
Mrs Martha Greenlaugh. Miss Berta Brown
and Miss Nellie J.. Butler sang beautiful
respouse-Rev NJ f. King preached at
the Methodist church.--Miss May Potter of
Brunswick is visiting her uncle. A. r. Cram,
Esa.-Miss Nettie J. Brown has arrived
home from Massachusetts,.
Penobscos.
CoRiSSs-
TUESDAY. Mrs. Partridge of Cambridge,
Mass. "Wednesday, Mrs. Peabody of Haver-
hill, Mass, Saturday. Mrs. Strout of Bos-
ton. Mass, were guests of Mrs. J. C. Pease.
Mr.. Maynard of Brooklyn ~ Y. is
making Lewis Hutchins visit--Harry
Smell returned from Concord. Mass, on
Friday, having been away since April
Farnham Boyes sold on Friday very prom
Using colt for s200.--Mrs Susan Fisher of
Newport, Is visiting friends in this village
Thirty zone years have passed since size has
been among the people here.