Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-18
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Mr.. VERNON.
Miss Bertha Brown has arrived home 10
spend the summer from Haverhill. Mass
Mr.. Hanson Of Boston and family are spend
ing A few weeks at +. +. Robinson 's.-Bnt
few persons from Mt. Vernon will visit the
Columbian Exposition.-Mr. >. :. Brooks
passed through this place last Friday on his
way to Farmington.--Ben X. and Archie
Cram with Charles G.. Pease had an outing
on Long pond last week. They had very
pleasant time.
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Farmers have had excellent weather to
get their hay harvested. They report rather
more than an average crop and of good
quality. Growing crops feel the need of
rain yerv uuch Straw berries have been
abundant, raspberries and blueberries are
not very plenty. Apples bid fair for an
average quantity William l.. Sawyer and
wife made his parents short visit last
week They have returned TO their home
in Westdale, Professor Robinson,
wife and three boys of Brunswick. and
company amounting to twelve in all have
occupied the ladies' club house on High
street for the last ten days. Stratford
Heights is the name gwen to this summer
residence which is owned by eight ladies
from Brunswick, Mrs Robinson among the
number; they call themselves the Shake
speare club. 1t is most delightful place in
summer.-The village school closed last
Friday with picnic dinner in the grove
near the town house. The school was
taught by Miss Stratton from Mass.
LircHrtEIp PLAINs.
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for want of rain.--Au average crop of hay
| is being harvested -- Mr.. Edward Shorey
will probably receive 500, for his crop OF
straw berries grown on less than one hftf
| of an acre.-W. NJ. Hatten was recently
| thrown from moving machine and re
ceiyed injuries from which he is now suffer
| ing.-Rev c. A. Buker who preached a.
the Plains church Sunday is expected u
supply next Sabbsth.-The denominations
apporiionment assigned by the Plains churci
to be raised for benevolent purposes dur
ing the year beginning Sept. lst, 1898
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DIR. Solace Mitchell, wife and mothe
from jacksonville, Fla, are at their sum
mer home in this village for few months
Roscoe Handy, an officer in the fire DC
partment of Boston, is here on his anuus
vacation with his ves-Miss A. N
Peters from Conway, n. H., stopped o.
for short visit here while on her way
BIuehlll. Gunner is sick at Kent
Hill. Her brother, DR.. +. l.. Dixon Q
Lewiston. visited her last week.-Hayin
is well advanced but farmers are neart
played out Mr. and Mrs Horne am
daughter from Skowhegan paid visit =
her parent. on Kents Hill last week.-Mrs
Mary G. Wright will spend this week Wit
relatives in Saco and Portland.-Th
Epworth League was led by Miss Soph
Lspham from the Hill Sunday evening"
Noah .Iewett and family from the Hill
have moved to Auburn.
NORM VtssALBoRo.
A larse amount of hay was put into %
bars in this vicinity the past week. Anotnf
week of good weather like the past 40
nearly all will be in. An average CROP
Rev. j II. W. Wharf preached in the \
T.. church here Sunday evening Mrs. !
; G.. Corson of Boston, is visiting her Of
home and friends here.-There Is som
, talk of the mill shutting down here, but
| hope the rumor is without foundations
Mr.. J. NJ Cook lost some sheep few day
: ago supposed to have been the result 9
r dogs work