Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-01

art here. She is a first class teacher.-Geo.
A. Russell and wife are at his fathers in
this village for their annual vacation.
They will return in few weeks to Wilbra-
| BAN, Mass. for another years work there.
Charlie Wright and Ernest Masterman
are camping out on Harry's island and find
| it very agreeable these hot days.-Frank
Allen from Wateryille, is spending his va
cation with his parents here.-Mrs. Mary
| G. Wright is visiting her son at Saltwater
| Prof. Fremont Russell and wife from
Orono, are at the Hill with her parents,
where they will spend their vacation. Their
brother Walter is also there.-Mr. and Mrs.
II II. Fisher of this village mourn the loss of
their little infant boy who died Monday
morning, from cholera infantum.-Mr. Cy-
rus Ladd and Augustine Fogg are both con-
fined to the house by reason of sickness.
SoUTH Mt. VERNON.
Miss May Dudley is visiting friends in
Massachusetts, Miss Winifred Dudley
has been visiting friends here and has now
returned to her home in Augusta.-The
Good Templars' Lodge has now about so
members and is in prosperous condition.
Friday morning of last week Mr.. Hiram
Gilman saw large buck deer in pasture
near his house.--Grace Mclaughlin has
returned to her home in Cambridgeport,
Massachusetts,. A heavy shower passed
over here Wednesday night, July 25th.
Lightning struck tree near the barn of
A. C. Dudley.-Ae lightning rod has been
on the houselof Clearance Dunn's for 20 years
or over and during this time the lightning
has struck four times within four rods of
the house. Twice it struck trees near the
house.
NORTH WAYNE.
A. r. Hall, of the firm of A. T. Hall &
Co, Portland, is in town on a short visit to
his mother-W. l.. Morrill, who has been
| at home for two weeks visit, returned to
Lewiston, Monday.-Mr. George Holmes
and wife of Oakland, are in TOWN.. E.
| Richards and wife have gone to Rumford
Falls to visit friends.-E. B. Smith, Ellis
worth Crosby and E. l.. Luce went to
| Black mountain blueberrying the past week.
| They report them rather scarce.-At the
Republican caucus hel at Wayne, July IS,
B. f. Bradford was chosen chairman. c.
H. Barker, secretary, and WilIiston Jen-
nDgs of North Wayne, representative.
| FARMINGDALE.
| The Kings Daughters met with Florence
Tibbetts, last week. They will meet,
Wednesday, Aug. s, with Alice Lowell
Mrs. Anne r. Conant of Gardiner, was the
guest of her brother, Mr.. 3. u. McCaus-
land, Sunday.-Mrs. George Manson of
Rockland, is spending few weeks with her
sister, Mrs. Sam,fel Marston.-Master
Arthur Wylie of Chelsea Mass, is visiting
relatives here.-Clarence Whitaker, who
has been in Fort Fairfield and vicinity for
the past month, returned home, Saturday.
+. J. Hodgdon and family, and Mrs. VIM.
Fox and family went to Cobbossee pond,
Monday, for weeks outing.-Mr. Frank
| j. Brookings, former resident of this
place, who has been IN California for some
years, has returned recently and is visiting
relatives in West FaimD gdsle Emerson
| McCaDsland of Mechanic Falls, is visiting
triends here.
WINTHROP.
c. /. Bailey has been sick for the past
few days.-Republican caucus, Monday
night.--The merry go-round has come and
has pitched its tent on the ball ground west
of the railroad track Saturday was the
hottest day of the season up to date, the
thermometer registering 90 in the shade in
several places.-John Metcalf is moving
into the Tinker house on High street.
There are in the neighborhood Of 80 vacant
tenements in and about the village.
Sagadahoc.
BowDOIN.
The party of seven who went to Harps-
WE'LL returned home Saturday evening.
They report an excellent trip.--In the alb
sence of Rev. Cyrus Cortland of Durham, the
services at the South church, Sunday, were
conducted by Rev. Mark Thomas of Lisbon
Falls. w. Z. Davis of Durham, was also
present at the meeting.-Rey. Mark Thomas
occupied part of the time at the services
at the Baptist church at the Centre, Sunday
p. NJ, after which the pastor, Rev. ID. w.
Plummer of Lisbon Falls, spoke.-The
Waltham vacationists returned to Mass,
Monday Mrs. Ella Rawson Grant of
Minneapolis, Mimi, left town Tuesday
morning for Liucolnville Ctr, where she is
to visit her uncle for short time.-Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Rogers visited their parents
in town, Sunday Rachael Beal
and Matte Woodland of Lisbon Falls, Wis
tied Miss Mary Beal at the city, Sunday.
Waldo.
BuRNHAM.
Last Thursday morning Fri Bickford
atone, when upon the track, he jumped
sidewise to escape an incoming train, slipped
and fell, striking his elbow on a tie and
twisting it out of joint. DR.. Shaw of Gin
ton was called, and he is now doing WE'LL
Friday about p. M. as Lorenzo Baxter
was riding from the mill upon load of
lumber, the horse became frightened and
threw him off. He struck the wheel with
such violence as to break three ribs. He
is quite comfortable at this writing. Quite
a number more Italians came Friday to
work on the w. & Q. r. R.--Several con-
tractors are 10 town, also civil engineers.
HALLpALE.
The sewing circle which was to be at
N. Halls July 3lst has been postponed one
week. Joshua Kershaw and party of
friends from Lowell. Mass, are boarding
at Charles Rowelrs.-Fred Foster returned
to his work in Auburn. last Monday
Frank Colby is home from Haverhill Mass,
on a visit.-Rev. Wesley Wiggin preached
at the Vose schoolhouse last Sunday p NJ.
Eli Jepson of Lynn, Mass, was the
guest of B. F. Stevens last week
Mrs. B. F. Foster invited party of friends
last Wednesday evening to witness the I'M
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