Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-26

. Mrs. Byard's fathers, j. G. Eaton's.-The
scarle, fever. thanks 10 our efficient board
Of health has been confined 70 the two fam
lies where II first appeared--Ars. Annie
Ehiekeriag of Boston, 10 at her mother $
Mrs. Lovinia Eaton's. There was Al over
Plus of entertainments the past two weeks,
three having done the town To fair houses.
kennssee.
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d. W. Ames Of Portland and Fred earle
ton Of South Norridgewock were at f.. l..
Bakers "Wednesday. L J. Croker, VI
D.. Of Augusta was in the place Tuesday
Mrs Charie- Trask, Miss Lillian and
Master Henry Trask were here Tuesday -
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Wall of Augusta we're
in the place one day last week,-prof G..
T. Fletcher Of North Hampton, Mass. Is
visiting friends here for a week.-Mrs..
Harriet Lee Of Augusta Is in the place
Miss Myrs Getcheli Of Augusta is visiting
hera.-John 4. Gray and b. j. Whitmore
\ OF Everett, Mass, were in the place last
THURSDAY calling on friends they are TAX
ing their vacation among the granite hills Of
New Hampshire and Maine. They spent a
week at Center Harbor N. H, then came
- Lew iston and are now makiag their head
{ titt3EH ~ IFhHr liUustE
Before their return they Will take in River
sde again, Belgrade. Bristol, Wahoboro
aad some other towns.-W. A. Austin of
Gross Hill some two weeks ago in patching
the roof of his barn getting ready for hay
ing fell to the ground, a distance of 20 feet
and was very severely injured although no
bones were broken it sort of parslyzed
him all over and although he has
Ia.
abb. to move. His friends hope he will
come out Of it all right hut it is going to
take some time. Stephen Strong fell from
load of hay last week and besides being
considerably shaken up is still suffering
, from badly -prained wrist, and besides
these there was the accident which near
cost J. p, Gardiner his life, already chron-
icled in the JorRNAL, where the hay fork
fell and severed an artery in his leg. He Is
getting along nicely now. however.-Mr.
and Mr.. Langley and two children Of Bos-
ton are visiting Mrs. Langley's parents, Mr..
sni Mrs Alfred I.ee.-The papers frequent
ly make mention of some smar, aged lady
but think none of them beat very much
Mira George A. Robbins who lives here !;
she IS < years old and she does all of her own
work without the assistance of any girl. She
and her husband live on large farm they
keep three cows and she has the reputation
of being one of the best butter and cheese
makers in town she has made nineteen
cheeses this summer; they have a hired
man on the farm good deal of the time
which Of course makes her extra work
In addition to her every day work she has
found time to make braided rug for her
dining room containing 500 yards of braid
ed rags She and her husband are very
genial people, and they have a good deal of
company even young company sometimes
! am persuaded, some of them go there
partly to get some of Mrs. RS nice food,
for -he is a most excellent cook. She rides
out considerably too, driving the horse her
SIT, frequently making trips to Augusta
alone. They keep good team and Mr.. X.
R'tws her to take 1t any time she pleases
Perhaps part of the secret Of their lorg liie
and prolonged heslth is in the fact that
they are, and always have been remarkably
pleasant and kind TO each other. They are
tsu If our most respected citizens. and may
they yet long live to be help an comfort
t. each other detective Ira NJ. True of
Ilallowell, was in the place Sunday looking
up evidence for the detection Of the three
men who are supposed to be the parties who
burglariIed Mr. Burleigh's house at the up
per end of the town last Friday night.
kEAprtrLD.
Mr.. wyman has been here the past week
experimenting the completion of his corn
picking shops His wife is boarding with
him At the hotel Many summer visitors
came to town last week. At Mrs. S. G..
Foggs are Mr.. and Mrs A.W Fisher and
daughter Florence, Mr., r. Y. Alexander,
Mrs f. NJ. Clark all of Boston. Mass. Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Pa~chall and son Irving,
Dayelstown IA Miss Hattie f.. Carpenter,
Bowling Green Iiythen. are to stay several
weeks Ernest Luce and wife from Angus
ia spent the Sabbath with relatives here
Many went to the Lake on Sunday to listen
to the concert there. Dr.. f. NJ. Smith
preached at the chapel here on Sunday
A. NJ. to a full house, He and family will
leave us on Friday next for their new home
in Montpelier VI All regret this loss to
us Rev. Mr.. Holt and wife are at Wilton
for few days. Mrs A. l.. Wells from
Boston is here for visit to her brother Mr..
Z A. F. Swift.-Most farmers finished having
! last week harry, sting large crop of very
nice hay. We still need rain very much,
Charlie Wright has started for a two weeks
outing at Bangor and Saltwater and returns
by wheel by way of Har,laud, Skowhegan
and Norridgewock
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GU, 81 '"s'. "' ,s '' NJ W.
Gates has been in Santa Monica. California,
Tor tbe las. w" t"at' an" anticipates re-
turning IN Hcptehh'r I" mas 'ha' her per
manent home. Her r,any friends regret
her leaving her hnme here-Mr and Mrs.
Lindsey James ard son Walter and daugf-
ter Ethel from Boston are at Mrs Mary
1shet Tor t'e summer. M"s Fla rope
OF troEmenee' - H'sit'hs her parents,
Mr., anu MIS- mas. iJpe--Mrs. Ailfeu