Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-09


bis white birch in.Q squares Oar trader,
Mr.. E Whitmors'is boxiug up his goods
md 10 going Gus Of trade. Here 10 9 good
chance for some live man to work up
rood local trsde-Tnefe is the most ium-
Der now hauled to the saw mill as the Mills.
dian there has been for many yeafs.-Quite
Q number OF good colts are for ssls in
tovn.-Sieishing 10 getting very thia in
macy places
NoxrH WAYNE.
The farmers ia orr town sfe Interested in
the condensed milk fat ny 1t Winthrop
snd are considering the matter Of sendins
their milk there Town politics are the
topic Of prevailing interest nov. And the
merits OF the different candidates occasion
lively discussion. The sUnusl meeting oc-
ours March IA. 1t il decided TO have term
Of free high school il this town 70 be h>id
in shi, village. commencing March Il. The
name Of the teacher 10 net yet announced.
Mr.. Edward Pulsifer Of Winthrop is
moving on to the Fsotplace. L. T.
Wing who has carried il o. for the past
year has returned to his own farm
The snnu4l meeting Of the Wing Gem
c. III .tery sAssoeission VS.. held q. the school
ASu1e IL Dictte w. oohofu1yy hi14SA
5 DE n Smith Of Kens's Hill preached
At the church Sunday evening, Msrch 8.
SIDNEY.
Qli,e 9 nambar Of the members OF
Pleasant Hill Lodge, l. o. G.. T. Of Sid
ney. spent . very pleas sns evening with the
lodge at Riverside Saturday Herbert
Hamlen and Charles Bishop IL fl town FIR
day for their homes In Massachusetts -
0riin Smiley CT New Hampshire was in
town last week visiting bia sisters. Mrs
Besu and Mrs. Hamlsn.-Mr. C. g. Ham
len vho died Feb. - b. was buried lass
TnufsdAy, March 81. dEey has lost one
Of iss best farmers. He has also beea
quite prominen. in TOM sss;,s in the past
He Ia, been 8 member OF The Masonic
Lodge for soou. % years He leaves 3
sifs and four sons to mourn his loss Nh
ID Dyer died quite susdeoly Sdurda,
u orning March 6 lie has been siek foI
soma time past. II leaves q wife. san 400
daughter .-Warran are posted for town
meeting March IAN.
RIVERSIDE
f L. Baker is having large amount q
legs hauled 10 bis saw mill from this town
and Sidney. l. is . great convenience to
have their logs manufactured into the kind
OF lumber the owners want. such as timber,
boards ard .hingle, A good delegation OF
Good tt MT Ars went from this place TO the
Di,trict Ledge 8. Win. low last Wednes dsy.
The lit ,rary ex Rises were very highly
tpoken of Mr. h,rb.rt Smell vas in The
post flee last Mordsy morning improving,
but be rays not v.ry fsst.-TheYe are no
new Cases Of Ia grippe here and it il hoped
the disease la run its course forever The
warrant 10 posted for town meeting on the
10 b Of March. We are pleased that our
town affairs stand 20 well and that they
have been mansged in go good q manner By
the present board of town titicers.-The
snow 10 melting fact and soon the sleighing
will be gone. The winter in many respects
has been phe ,menal one. Whole fsmi-
lies have been swept of and grea; sorrow
spc distress has visited our best citiz ans |
is to be hoped and expected as warm
weather returns the great mAisly will
ceas,.
WEEKS MILLS
R.v. Geo. III. Lincoln, OF Washing %.
Mills, will occupy the pulpit at the Unior
church, Sunday. March l3.-Mt. Lincoln
h1s been laboring in our midst about three
weeks, and during that time ten person.
have expressed 4 desire to lead better
life.
DRESDEN.
Francis S.iIphen, for many years one Of
the leading Cit ems Of Dresden, Msine, and
one Of the best known men 10 Lincolb
county, died as his home in Dresden Sstu,-
day morning. Mr.. Stlphen was born at
Dresden Dec. G,1sl3. In ea'ly life he was
engaged in trade in Dsm iriscotta. and then
was proprietor of the New Castle House and
Of IN, Maine Hotel. Later he returned to
Dresden where he has since resided with
the exception Of three years in which he
was in busins 50 in Boston. He was DEP
NY sheriff several years before the war of
1861 when he was appointed u. S depu J
provost marshal and later collector Of in
:ernal revenue for lincoln county, which
position he held during the existence of ths
lice. He represented his district in the
Legislature in 1866, was postmaster at Dref =
den Mills over twelve years, q trial justice
fourteen years sni held various town OF
fees. He lesvs, a widow, one son, A. G
Stilphen, E'q of G,rdiner. AMI twin daugh-
tiers, one the -ifs Of Hon d Hatch Of Los
Angeles, Cal arc n, the wife Of Mr. Chas.
Graves, nov residing in Worcester, Msss.-
Winter term of B:idge Academy closee
Friday, March 4 h. Spring term t. COM
mence after t~o week, vscstion Mrs
Pulsifer, mother Of Will Pul.ifer of f It
FitSou, was buried Tnursday. She was
about 81 years OF age. A lady much re-
-pected by her acquaintance and friends.
Francis Silphen Esq., after two or more
years uffering from 9 severe shock CT ps-
ralysis. was relieved by death Friday night
at $50. He will be buried from the
Methodist church Tuesday, at Z. M
The ice companies are putting in s!l the
time now possible 10 secure the ice crop
approaching spring, and the mildness Of
the weather causes anxiety, and \ rush Of
business in this direction. 1t is said that
they will not be able to fl all
the houses Of some OF the firms
Mr.. Ctas. Goul IL to have q house haul
ing on Tuesday. He is to move buildings
from what was the Warren Reed farm in
Pi.tston on the eastern shore Of Eastern
river. Some two miles and hslf from
Dresden Mills they are to take them on the
river and h .ul them 10 the Mills. To move
them successfully i! is said it will take
sxy yoke Of cattle Considerable third
qqsli y hay is passing over the road, icing
u.ei for inpsge sud p'ckirg for the ice
c,mpsn'es We have also noticed q nun
Der of teams loaded with poles for weirs,
movi 4 alorg do~ n the river. The fisher
men are beg ming TO get Inateiisl together
for the spring season Of fishing. Shsd and
alesiv are taken abundance some years
10 and near the mouth Of this river
There 10 to be An orange sumner and
fair at the vestry Of the church
at South Dresden, Tuesday, March 18Th,
in the evening. All are invited to attend
Is it is for the benefit Of the pastor.-We
hear that Mr.. Samuel Isener AID wife are
to move this week to Wisca.set-Sunday
school missionary meetirg at South Ores
den Methodist church Sabbath evening,
March l3:h Mr.. Gilmore who hiss been