Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-16

severe attack of cholera mOrbus.-M -
Georgia Noble who has been rusticating at
Popham beach the past few weeks arrived
home Friday.
LfrcHrIELn PLAINS.
Hon. 0. Smith recently had horse con-
siderably injured by getting entangled in q
barbed wire fencs.--Deacon A. L. Small
who went on a fishing excursion last week
caught the s5 prize fsh.-Amona the
visitors attending church At the Plains,
Sunday, were Miss Ruth Kicker and Mr.
and Mrs. Dustin Kicker of Lowell, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Stearns Of Providence,
Il. L., Mr.. Benjamin Ring Of Gardiner.
Mr.. Samuel Ring of Abingdon, Mass. and
Mr.. Joseph Trafton and Mr.. Baxter Small
of West Gardiner There are considerable
many visitors in town n0w.-Hon. q.
Smith is treating the schooihouse in the
Plains district to new coat OF paint.
MI. VERNON.
During the visit of your correspondent
to Portland and vicinity, last month. he had
the opportunity of calling on the honorable
and venerable Benjamin F. Eastman who
was born in Mt. Vernon, Maine, Nov. Is,
1900. Mr.. Eastman retired from business
many years ago, and is now spending his
last days with daughter, Mrs. Spaulding
He has two sons, b. NJ. and +. ID. East,
man who are two leading merchants on
Congress street, Portland, and doing fine
business. Mr.. Eastman lived many years
in Phillips and Strong. He was in trade in
Strong with his son. b. NJ. Eastman. Mr..
Eastman retains his faculties TO a remark,
able degree, and is very interest
ing gentleman to meet. He bids fair
to live to be q century old.-Arrsnge-
ments have been made so that the
mortgage on Ladies new hall has been
bought so that Mr.. Nye has planned to car
~ on the manufacture of coats the coming
year. We are glad that Mr.. Nye has con-
cluded to remain in Mt. Vernon. This
little industry has been quite help to oui
village. The ladies who work in the shoI
have made good psy.--The Womsn's Bap-
tist Missionary society propose to hold
their meeting in lower Masonic hall or
Wednesday of this week. They will invite
the gentlemen to tea and will have an enter
tsinment 10 the evening. A pleasant gather
ing is anticipated Capt. William
Whittier, Jr., with wife and child is
visiting his parents in our village
Capt. Whittier left his vessel in Bos
ton and will return to her this week. Capt
Whittier was shipwrecked last spring ant
came very near losing his life.-The MisseI
Tuck from Connecticut are expected to ar
rive in town this week and will spend a few
weeks nth us. Also Miss Carrie Hopkini
from Haverhill, Mass.-The drought ii
running crops.
SourH VAssALBoRo.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Whitehouse and son
of Wilmington, Del, are in the place, tht
guests of Mrs. Eliza Whitehouse. Walter
Stone is home from Athol. Mass, spending
his vacation. lie was accompanied by Preston
Stsrrett, who is visiting his parents in Soutf
China.-The grove meeting at Webber's
grove was largely afforded on Sunday
Rev, Alfred Jones preached in the fore
noon and Rev. David Douglas in the
afternoon.
EAST JEFFERSON.
PA. Ames Of Auburn has been visiting hi
many friends in this place James Y. AM
Jennie A. Meserve have gone to the World
Fair.-Postmaster Weeks has enlarged his
office by building an annex Miss Mar
Foy an aged lady, who has been living with
her daughter, Mrs. G. B. Erskine, diet
Thursday morning AID was carried Il
Friendship for interment.-A party Of
twelve inmates of the insane asylum at Au
rusts. took dinner at Mrs. B. P. Browns
Thursday. They were on their way to the
State prison at Thomsston, in charge Of
Dept. Warden Ira Northey j. Linscott
wife and daughter of Brockton, Mass. ar'
visiting at s. II. Bond SIS. A. Richardso
and wife are in Freeport Miss Alice
Skinner gave birthday party Monday
afternoon and evening.
Somerset.
ST. ALBASs.
Mr.. Granville Mower of East st. Alban
had n narrow escape from fatal acciden
last Saturday. He was loading grain an'
the top of the load began to slide off. Mr.
Mower tried to save himself by reaching
for the rein pole but the weight of the grail
broke that and he went down between TIT
horses to the ground, that started the horse
and The wheels passed over his shoulder ant
head. His shoulder was badly dislocatet
aud his head cut by the wheel tire bu
after DIR. Moulton had reduced the dislo
cation and patched up his head he fel
quite cheerful.--The picnic of which VI
spoke last week has been postponed unit
Tuesday, Aug. 22J.--Mr. F.M. wilkins i
building fine t~e-story farm house, Mr.
Seth Rams he'll is boss carpenter - Rev
C. A. Seu,hari went to Bidieford Moada
to attend the funeral services Of one Of hi
former farishion~rs.--- The showers o
Friday and Saturday seemed TO revive tn
sweet corn and il we h We rain often fxi
crop ill be harvested.
HARNoSr.
The drought has broken and the snltr
air has changed to cool, br ,cing bre' zes -
About thirty members of our grange attend
cd the Pomona ut Athens ls,t ~,rk.--Th
Sabbath school has picnic on Thursia
nj ta.,ls. Harm. ny Eff rts sre bein
made To revive ant reorg.n ~ the bras
bsnl here.-Miss Nellie fsougfeilo~ o
Tsun,, n Mass has been vi>iiing her aunt
Mrs. Emms Lonafeiiow the past week
Mrs. Lizzie Dow of Me.iforI, siass., visite
her father, DR.. Mclaughlin last week.
Waldo.
CESrEn MoSTvILLE-
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Bagiey who h.v
been in r. |. for some two years have r.
turned to their former place Of ra,ilrne
in this town.-Thomss Rice and his dsuah
ter Ida, who have beea stopping at Rsfa
Ford's for some time are Ia n TO move 4
Mase.-Mrs Ellen Hartman moves her
from Belfast this week to keep house 70
her aged father, Rufus Ford.-Miss X. A
French of Belfast visited her relatives her
sh;s vesk w Repnett il RAISING tn