Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-28
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passed f-u DAYS In town last week.
and Mr.. Jerry iionnell Of Portland passed
The Slbbasa Il Mr. Misses Donneifs- Nj.
DonBeil ~as ii last week We understand
he has offered his farm for sale.-ker. J.
l.. Folsom OF Randolph exchanged with
Rev. Mr. Palmer last week. Ae. Folsom
is an intercstin. speaker and his sermons
were excellent and iepassioned Key. M
Palmer il 10 take fes xeeks yacstion.-
Rev. Mr.. Merrill hss returned from West
pors.-Rev B. B. Byroa has been visiting
in Calais and other easts m towns
for the past four wreks.-Miss Lizzie Call
af Lincoln academy is at home for the sum
meF vacsilon-Mr. H. A. Clark is expected
home FROM Chicago next Saturday Miss
Braistres. Of Gardiner and Miss Daisy
Dearborn of New York were at Mr.. L. s.
Clark's Sunday.
SIDNEY.
Qaite a number OF our citizens are plan
ming to attend the public address on Hs-
wailau affairs to be given at the Augusta
Opera house Thursday eve ming.
lincoln.
DREspEx.
Gen. Bridge is here to spend the summer.
He is staying at the pleasant home of Chss.
Bickford. His friends were agreeably sur
prised To find him il such good health and
so active and youthful in appearance for
his many years Rev. J. A. Morelen of
Pemaquid attended the meeting of the trus-
tees of Bridge academy and gladdened a
few of his many trends by calling on them.
The wife of Rev. J. II. Bennett, recently
of this place, now of Georgetown, is visit
ing friends 10 town.-Miss Blanche Houd-
lette is home from the Gorham Normal
school for the summer. She win probably
teach the school in her own district the
next term.-In spite of the threatening as
pect of the weather there was large at
tendance at both services at South Dresden
last Sunday. In the evening "Chiliren's
day" was observed by an excellent Sunday
school concert. The pretty church was
tastefully adorned with potted plants, cut
flowers and garlands of daisies, with which
the altar rail was thickly enwreathed. The
programme was finely rendered, the chill
dren speaking with notable expression and
distinctness, and the choir assisting with
choice music.-Mr. Charles Yeaton, who
died on the morning of the Goth. though
troubled with dyspepsia, had other
wise very good health for his years.
He was nearly 81, and it was a great
shock to his family and friends when the
last attack eliminated fatally I, he was one
of large family all of whom are well be-
loved and respected. A Jew weeks ago he
visited his brothers and sisters and other
relatives, to whom this visit will always be
a pleasant memory. The funeral services
were held Thursday afternoon at the home
of his sons at Dresden Mills, conducted BY
his pastor Rev. S. Thompson, and was
very largely attended.-The recent rains
were much Leeded here, and have been of
inestimable value. Many crops have almost
doubled in size during the last few days.
WHIrEFIELD.
Mr.. +. C. Jewett has been building an
addition to bis house.-Mr. G o. Bailey
is remodeling and enlarging his house.
Mr.. Willis Bailey and wife have been Wis
iting in the place few days.-Most of the
schools in town will close Friday .-Ur'un
Pomona Grange was to have met with
Wbitefield Grange Saturday. June 81, bat
was postponed one week owing to the rain.
MIR. A. G. Perham has purchased of Mr..
King the store and lot known as the
..Crowell store and is repairing the store.
Saturday Mr.. Henry Fowles will enter
upon his duties as mail carrier and it is
understood that Mr.. Perham, our former
carrier, will go into trade. Mr.. d. T.
Longfellow is in Boston for few days.
Waldo.
FREEDOM.
We have had fine showers the past week
and all crops are improving fast. The late
planted crops are coming up well and If the
showers continue the hay crop will be an
average one.-The prospect for apples is
not bountiful.-Baldwins will he small.
The burial services of John Mitchell who
was drowned in the Kennebec. were held
at Pleasant Hill cemetery the path, inst.
CENTER KNOXVILLE.
Mrs. Amanda Kicker has received the sad
intelligence that her son, Clifton Barrows
of Lynn, Mass, has been run over by a
train and is probably fatally injured. Mr..
Barrows is well known in this vicinity
Wool is ruling 81 cents per pound here with
buyers scarce and not at all eager.-Wm.
II. Churchill is very poorly again
Mr.. William Pinkham of Branch Mills, is
canvassing this town for nursery stock In
the interest of Hiram N. Chase & Co. Peo-
pie dealing with Mr.. Pinkham will find him
thoroughly reliable man.-There is no
permanent change Ior the petler Ill Mrs.
Almond Messer's condition.-Mrs. Eliza
Tobey is in Mass, visiting her son Charles.
If the wet weather of the past week con-
tinues, good hay crop will be an assured
thing.
H,1LpALE.
Rev. Mr.. Burton preached at the church
last Sunday. but on account of sickness
the bapt;sm was postponed until july 9th.
Rev. j. Washburn preached at the Vose
schoolhouse last Sunday forenoon and Rev.
Mr.. Burrill in the a. .ernoon. Mr.. Wash
burn will preach there again next Sunday,
July 2nd.-Li,.le Charlie Hall cut his leg
ouite badly with a scythe one day last week.
oliver Gilchrest arrived home from Hav-
erhill. Mass. last week.-Mrs.. Eliza Greedy
of Center Montyille, is visiting her son,
C. NJ. Plummer.-E. NJ. Tucker of Pitts
field, was in town few days last week
The rain of last week has given crops a fine
start Grass is growing fast with a good
prospect of an abundant crop of hay.
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