Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-26
STATE NEWS.
kennebec.

SIDNEY.
The June session of the Waterville quar-
terly meeting of Free Bapiists which was
held with the Waterville and Sidney church
June 90 and 81 was well attended and very
interesting. Seven ministers were present
More than SIS were raised to be sent to
Rev. Geo. II. Hamlen, Balasore, India, to
aid the high school being established there.
The following resolutions were adopted :;
lst. Resolved, That we as Christians are
deeply interested in the moral and spiritual
welfare of the youth in our land and will
do all in our power to promote purity,
temperance and respect for God,
His Word and the Sabbath and to this
end pledge our support to public officers
who enforce our laws against gambling,
rumselling, impure literature and profaning
the Sabbath. 2. Resolved, that we use
our influence and every means in our power
to prevent Sunday excursions and concerts
and selling secular, sensational papers for
Sunday reading. 8. Resolved, that we
tender our Christian sympathy to the many
families in the churches of this quarterly
meeting, that have been parted from loved
ones by death during the past year.
Walter Swayne of Augusta, was in
town Saturday and Sunday .-Mr. II. r.
Smiley had green peas for dinner Sunday,
(June pa from his garden.
BRANCH Mills.
Mrs. Nellie Whitmore and sons of Wor-
cester, Mass, arrived at T. W. Bridgham's
last Thursday L. S. Cony of Au-
gusta, spent last week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Cole.-Miss Elva
Dove, who has been teaching on Stanley
Hill, is at home on account of scarlet fever
being in the school.-Miss Annie Ray has
an appointment to preach here next Sun
day morning.-A smart thunder shower
passed over us Saturday at o'clock. 1t
Knocked few shingles off the Good Tenn
plar's hall, and struck several times near,
doing no damage.-Mr. John Dodge had
handsome monument in memory of his wife
placed in this cemetery last week-Seventy-
five Italians arrived from New York, Sat-
urday, to work on this section of the rail
road. For their accommodation lodging
camp and store house has been built, and
cook house with large oven, is in process
the horseback"
WEEKS MrLLs.
Mr.. E. L. Bowden of Orrington, contrac-
tor for one of the sections of the Wiscasset
and Quebec r. r., is boarding at the hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcellus Haskell has re-
turned to their home in Minnesota.-Mrs
Frank Percival and daughter, Verda, are
expecting to go to Deering Monday, where
Mr.. Percival is now stopping.-Mr. and
Mrs. Russ of Belfast, have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Reed for few days.
There will be a celebration here the
Fourth.
FARMINGDALE.
Mrs. +. Howard of Hallowell, is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. Baker
Miss Edith McCausland, who has been at
tending school at Bath, is spending the va
cation with her mother. Mrs. A. McCsus-
land on North street.-Miss NJ. II. Hodgdon
who has been spending few days with her
mother, Mrs. Laura Hodgdon, returned to
Winthrop, Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs. Whittier
who have been visiting friends in Unity,
returned Sunday Capt. Collins and daugh-
tiers, Misses Dellie and Jennie, were calling
on friends here Saturday.
Somerset.
ST.. ALBANs.
c. B. Southland has taken a contract to
Furnish reels for New York manufacturers
on which to wind barb wire. If he can get
the spruce lumber he will furnish employ!