Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-16
STATE NEWS.


RIVERSIDE.
Miss Flora Frask has taught n very sue
cessful school IN West Washington the
past winter and rhe has returned to her
home in this place Last fall Ellis Smiley
Of Winso~ died and Mr.. Andrew 7. Smi.
ley went there to look out for the place.
he personal property has been sold, and
Mr. Smiley sud Mrs. Ellis Smiley have
returned here, and we are pleased
to have them with u, again
Mrs. Noyes aged r. years, Of the town Of
Patten who has been living with her daugh-
ter, Mrs J. +. Gardner. bad a paraytlc
shock last rhursdsy morning. She has
since died. The body will be taken to
patten for intcrment On account Of poor
he slth, hsd travelling aud a cold day many
Of the voters in this part OF the town re
msined at home from town meeting last
Monday AT the last u strict Good Tenn
piars meeting held a, Winslow, Nor
man II. Fossclt Of this village
was cuosun chief tcmplsr and
Mrs. MARY 4 Fossctt, district chaplain
Albert Foster has stopped hauling logs
from the Aunt Milley' tlmbers for the
want Of snow, 30 Camp Foster 10 broken
up They have done very good wiAter's
work There has been cut aud hauled
about two hundred and Gty thousand AT
our town meeting last Monday +. G.. Bal
rows was chosen first selectmsn, Alex Hall
second and Rusl G. Burgess the third Ira
=: R0nbias, collector Of taxes Seth B.
Richardson, town clerk; George IL. Gates.
treasurer.
CnIEA
The A. j Billings Relief Corps No. 46,
4 g.H
i. Wallsce last Weinesday by choic' Of
the following officers Mrs. A. W. Doe,
president; Mrs. AR Ward, vice president,
Mrs J. W. Brown, secretary; Mrs. G. j.
Main, treasurer; Mrs. +. y. Wallace, con-
ductor; Mrs. Is. +. Jepson. guard; Miss
Mary +. Hamlin, past president. On Mon
evening the tfficers were installed by Mrs.
Chss o. Walsw0rth Of Gardiner, assisted
by other ladies. A bountiful supper was
served. and a large attendance OF members
Of A. i. Billings Post G.. A. r. rendered
the oec ,sion very interesting.
PITTsros.
Operations on the ice have all closed on
account OF the warm spell lost week, but
few OF the companies got Z full CROP
Some Of the ice fields broke up and va,
drifting around until Saturday when the
cold snap we are now having put stop to
it, At 4 the open places are about all closed
over sgsin. The ice got very weak and
was VT airing away fast, and had the warm
weather Of last week continued few days
longer the ice would have all broken mp.
The snow has about all gone of, aud the
travelling 10 all done un wheels The ice
companies all have crews at work dunnag-
ing their hcu.es MIR. W. II. Yerkes.
| superintendent of the Independent Ice Co.,
and his little daughter who has been stop
ping in town the past winter left for their
home In Washington, d. G.. Wednesday.
| Mr.. c. W. Churcb's son Melville, went on
with them and will stop there several
-eeks-The independent Ice Co, sent
their horses back 10 Washington, ID. c.,
Tuesday Of last week.
East PItTsTos.
The Ladies Aid gave supper to full
house 10 Academy Hall Thursday night.
Music by jhe Pittston band added TO the
entertainment, and a pleasant evening was
passed. Miss Alice Stewart was the sue
cessfnl candidate tor = quilt. Proceeds.
s5s MIR. II S. Fowler has bought and
moved into The house formerly owned by
Mr.. Fo~ler.-Dr Libby is recovering from
severe illness-Rey. o. Tyler having
been u1abie, from illness, to occupy his
pulpit sunday, Rev. B, B. Byrne sup
piled.
MoaAOUrH.
At the close Of the town meeting on
Monday last. a large and enthusiastic meet
ing vas held in Town Hall in the interest
of tue condensed milk factory. Hon !. g..
| Libby vas present and addressed the meet
/ ing in very sbis AID comprshensive mar =
/ nsr. Mt. Libby offered 10 take the last
t-o thousand dollars Of the fifty thousand
| that viii be subscribed II looks nov -
| tn ugh the enterprise isa sure thiog and
! .iil be pushed forward 10 few weeks. If
1 90, il rill be a big boom for this most
excellent farming to~n, and not only Mon
mouth but Litcbfeld, Wales, Green, Leeds
! sGd q part Of Wayne will receive the benefit.