Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-09

was bitten by asnake and has been very
.ick from the effects of the poison She
@-s she felt u pficktng sensation on her
uklc aud supposed it was only scraicii
from some of the brush, but rs it kept
IN ,rtng she made an examination ami
foun she had boon bitten by something
,urking three fangs into her ankle 1t
l,s been very h dly swollen Dr.. h. A.
Porter pronounced it the bite OF snake;
Hon. W. T. Thompson AMI wife and
.lili Of h fast stopped at the Sanford
lou~p over Sunday.
N"EEiIL.
Last THURSDAY our citizens deserted the
tov II to attend the church sociable anf
nit. H. held at Qusntibtco"k pond, about
two m les FROM here About POO. peopl.
met NJ Mr. Martin Greens. rs the picnic
was given nv his son, Hiram, ~ memoir II
of hi. birthday. Rowing on the pond.
swim tng in hammocks and harmless games
we're in,lulged in. followed by n nice SUPPER
with more games in the evening Among
the accidents WAS the npsctting of Il boat
with two Young men in it which did no more
iamayr than to give them good dursng,
and another one of the boys being hit on
the nose with a base ball. The net recelpts
for the sum, r was Sl7 ~ Geo. Fnrrier
and family NOV d to Belfast last Wednes-
lay. Mr.. Currier has been ut work III
.gy.tt Bros mill for thu pat year AMI
hs. been particularly unfortunate in having
much sickness in his family prty ct
the hnys are cont uplaing q fishing trip
IN P.nnh-rot hay this week Perhaps
tb,v will he able to regale the jos EStL
r.s,l..rs vi IA some of the regulation size
fiji, .inrips next week i.sst Saturday eve
niny uh.s MAY Rrosn of liberty. vas in
he plsce to establish Jung People Soci-
.n ut Christi, IN Endeavor. The following
officers wer. elected Winnie Simmons.
pre-. George Grey. vice pres; Bertha
Hatch, -ec.: Mrs. Etfie Jackson, recording
see. Ivory u. White. treasurer. The so
cietv has long name and starts ont with
an able management, therefore we conclude
IL must he A success Services at the
church last Sunday. were conducted by DR..
Tufts Of Belfast Text from Mark VII, =.
There seems to be \ practical joke work
ing about town in which three of our young
men are interested AMI the names of Min
- and Watson" have peculiar signifi
rPnce All is taken in good part rs some
thing to enIiven the monotony of existence.
Horace Brown returned To lis home in
Lawrence, Mass. Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Charles Plsisted returned to Ameshury,
Mass last week Thus is the season when
our people HE themselves after the persus
sive BURBERRY. and many is the berry that
falls victim Of the fruit jar. - The
orchards about here are being deyasted by
a worm that has web similar to the
SPIDERS and spreads il over all the leaves,
killing them and makipg the trees look as
though FIRE hal passed through the
orchard.--Dr. 7. n. Pearson goes Ia Port
land this week on hu,iness.--Mr. Thomas
E.skine Was zortd quite badly by bull
last week. We understand he Is getting
along nicely at PRESENT Meeting at the
church ne 1t Sunday at / o'clock Rev. Mr..
Pentc cot attending. and quarterly meeting
in the afternoon at 20 o'clock. The pre-
81 ling elder will be present. -
CENrRE MoSrvuLE. s~= 3.'-
Mr.. Reuben Averill Of Mass is visiting
at f. A. Spro~i's -~M-ssr-. Charlie and
Willie Swascey gave party At the Grange
hall on the evening of Aug. st lee cream
and cake were served snl all had good
time.-Mr and Ms. Ei~ari Davis of
Mass, are at C. f.. Na.h's--Nrs J. W.
Hannum of Middiehoro. Mass is Vii ing
her relatives here-Miss Lacy Cochran. of
Belfast, is IT, guest of Mrs >. J. Tssker.
The prosrscted dry ~esther Re fast ripen-
ing grain and potatoes. Wells AMI streams
are very low.
BURxHAM.
The Maine Central Railroad ..s ton sgent
moved in the new depot last Tuesday. 1t
10 the incest station between Portland aud
Bangor. ard the Buruhan, people feel very
proud of it. as justly they might. The NJ.
C. K. r. have expended large sums Of
money here during the past year ia exeavst-
ing earth, laying new track and building a
new freight and passenger depot. They
have just completed rev AMI improved
water tank that holds 81 COO gallons and
il about 50 feet 20 top, costing 5000. The
old depot il being moved seross the track
By /. c. Libby, who has bought and
10 to convert it into a store. The old
wsfer tank is to be moved swsy
and more new side track lai and when all
is completed Durham viii have one of the
neatest and best railroad stations in the
Stafe-An average crop Of hay has been
harvested in this vicinity. 10 per ees.t better
than last yeaY.-The drouth Is very severe.
Grass has started but very Little after the