Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-22

/ Kennebec.
Mrs. Belcher from New York 10 the CUES
of Nellie Fogg. She will 60 from here Il
her old home in Mercer and also visit II
Skowhegan before returning to New York
Frank Rollins Joined his family here las'
week. They are haYing pleasant outing
at his parents. They will soon return X
Connecticut where be 10 engaged - Z
lteacher.-A corn roast was enjoyed by the
Universalist society at John L. Davis on
saturday evening last.-The Kennebec
Agricultural Society's grounds here are
being put in order for the fair next month.
The Cniversalist Sunday school went to
Maranacook for their annual picnic Thurs
day of last week.-Some will 60 from our
village to East Livermore campmeetiug this
week.-Sweet corn crop will be very irregu-
lar in maturing this year, some being two
or three weeks behind the earlier fields and
the crop will not be aslarge here as last
year.
BRANCH MILLS.
This place was visited by terrific thun-
der shower Sunday evening about 10 o'clock.
The lightning was fearful. 1t struck sta
BILE belonging to Hollis Foye of Palermo,
burning it with two horses, all his harnes.
SEES, two moving machines, hog and pigs,
and ten tons of hay. No insurance. Mr..
Foye was absent from home.-Some of the
inmates of James Beldens house in the
same neighborhood, we're rendered insensi-
ble.-On Sunday afternoon there was a
wedding at the hsme of Eula Worthing. The
contracting parties being Mr.. Workings
step daughter, Miss Frances M. Allen and
Wilson Wier.-Miss Eva Dow of Boston,
has been spending few days here among
relatives. On Monday she accompanied
her brother, Fred Dove of Pittsfield, who
met her here, to his home.-Miss Hattie
Marden of Prospect, is visiting at E. M.
Dowe's.-Mrs. Ursula Hall of Nobleboro,
is stopping at E. S. Kitchens.
WINTHROP.
The long talked of sidewalk on Lake
street is completed. The work was under
the supervision Of Frank Corthell and last
Tuesday evening his friends to the number
of % came and finished the work. A treat
of ice cream and cake was served at the
close.-A musical entertainment will be
given at Maranacook hotel, next Tuesday
by the Hayden Quartet, assisted by Miss
Lottie Mae Edwards. reader.-Mrs. r. W.
Patterson and Miss Nellie M. Gordon, went
to Readfield Thursday.-The firm of D.
II. & j. W. Maxim, have dissolved partner
ship.-C. M. Gordon and wife, went to Mt.
Vernon last Sunday. Mrs. Gordon will re-
main week.-Rev. F. A. Gilmore preached
at the Trinity church, Sunday
Ames of Boston, is in town.-Master
George Gordon and Linwood Harmon are
visiting at G. W. Gordon's in Mt. Vernon.
Mrs. Angie Janorier of Revere. Mass,
is stopping at her sisters, Mrs. L. M. Alley.
NORTH WAYNE.
G. P. and W. M. Taylor and their fam
lilies will occupy their cottages at the East
Livermore campground this week.-Mr.
and Mrs. w. Hinkley, Mrs. Alvin Palmer
and grandchildren, and Mr.. j. A. Worthley
are among the number who will spend the
week on the ground. Mrs. E. B. Smith
has gone to Boston to visit friends.-Mrs.
d. S. Boothby of East Wilton will spend
the week at w. M. Tay lor's.-Miss Lottie
E. Roderick was given surprise party by
her young friends Saturday evening, Au-
gust 18th, it being her 10th birthday. She
received the gift Of "a fine upright piano
from her parents. Rev. Erwin bennett Of
Brooklyn, N. Y, gave very interesting
lecture on Darkest New York" illustrated
by stereopticon views before large au-
dience, Thursday evening.-Mr. and Mrs.
N, P. Wells have returned from q trip to
Chesterville and East Wilton.-W. Jen-
nings and C. H. Faunce visited the muster
ground on Governors day.-R. c. Morrill,
and son are building stable.
LITCnFIELD PLAINS.
The Monmouth, West Gardiner, and Litch-
field Sabbath schools are to hold a basket
picnic on the fair grounds here next Thurs
day.-Mr. F. j. Hartman, whose services
have been secured for the Plains church,
will move his family here this week.
Among the visitors at church Sunday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Dustin Kicker of Lawrence,
Mass. Mrs. Uriah Adams of Charleston,
Mass, Miss Emma Adams from Lewiston,
and Miss M. Z. Simpson and brother Fred,
from Auburn.-Mr. P. Mellin Robinson
Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Rogers, who
home the last of the week.
LAKE SHORE.
1t was merry party of Good Templars
that slowed itself into hayrack behind
Brother Longley's span of horses Friday
evening and headed for Oakland, four
miles away, to visit Cascade Lodge, and as
eighteen cold water boys and girls made
the night ring with their songs and laughter
outsiders must have been convinced that
the Good Templars still live. Another
team carried three more, making twenty
one in ALL Arriving at our destination we
concluded we could Hold the Fort as we
were the larger party, but absentees from
Cascade Lodge came to the rescue and they
were soon able to manage the visitors.
After the usual lodge work few remarks
were made for the good of the order and a
treat for all was furnished by the members
Of Cascade Lodge. A sociable closed the
EVENING". A. Sawtelle, John +. Saw
telle, Lowell Farnham and John B. Saw
telle with their wives, have gone to Bremen
for few days.-Mr. L. B. Cain of Louis
vile, KY, has been visiting his friends and
former pupils in Sidney. He has a large
class in music booked for the fall term in
Louisville.
READFIELD.
The Good Templars anniversary at Giles