Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-04

pass Ae" WEEKS - scmewnat Dener.-Mrs
Mary Percivsl is still quite sick.-Franklir
Percival has crab apple tree it his garder
which hiss full grown apples and blossom.
on the same hmb.-Mr. and Mrs. jaime.
. Goddard and daughter, Grace, of Water.
vile, we're the guests of their daughter
Mrs. Dean Estes, Sunday.-Miss Nellie
Malcolm has gone to Bucksport, where she
will enter the E. NJ. c. Seminary.
BRANCH Mills.
Mrs. Annie Hanlon of Berlin Falls. N
H., Mrs. Lillian Swift of Brooks, and Mrs
Frankie Hurd of Liberty, spent SATURDAY
and Sunday here among relatives aud
friends of their childhood Miss Ida Bear
of Augusta, spent few days at her fathers
A. S. Bean. last week.-Mrs.. Alice Dins.
more's ~ o sisters, Agnes and Augusta, re.
turned to their homes in Boston, last Sat.
urday.-The village school commences this
week under the instruction of Edward
Wiggin of China.-Miss Elva Dove will
attend Erskine High school this fall.
SIDNEY.
n. A. Benson and daughter spent last
Wednesday in Oakland visiting friends
Captain Addison w. Lewis of Boothbay is
in town visiting relatives and friends
Mrs. Smiley and daughter Mabel have re-
turned home from Vassalboro.-The grange
people enjoyed picnic at Beams Point.
The weather was fine and all seemed TO
enjoy the outing very much-Fannie Cor
son has returned home from Lewiston
Miss Julia Clark of Waterville is in town
visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank Abbott.
| Somerset.
| ST. ALBANs.
c. B. Southland has shut down his box
mill for few days to accommodate Darius
| Emery, who is repairing the water wheels
| in his grist mills. B. Prescott and fami-
| ly have, for a few days, been Writing at his
fathers in North Dixmont.-Misses Ada
| Southland and Myrtle Annis have returne d
from Greenville, where they have been
spending the summer.-Mr. William Good
| win and family have moved to Dexter
Bert Dyer has moved into his house.-The
corn factory will start up this week.-Hon
|. o. Winslow cut quite deep cash in the
top of BIZ. foot last Friday. Twas dressed
by DR.. Moulton.
PALMYRA.
Edwin French and wife of Dexter, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Foster this week.
Eleazer c. Littlefield, aged 70 years, was
buAlcu VIC AoSu Ilc IlFeu III tOW0
| some 80 years.-Dr. o. w. Jewett and wife
of Skowhegan, have been visiting C.. NJ.
Jewett The past week. The doctor has dis
posed of his property in Skov hogan, and
will leave in a few days for Southern Cali
fornia for his health.-The Gale Sab
bath schools held picnic in the grove near
the schoolhouse, the 25th.-C. A. Lang
| and wife of Newport, made pleasant call
bor I,st 4.
livered lecture on the tariff at the
town hall. The people turned out
in large numbers to hear HMM.
NJ. Jewett and wife have had short
outing among friends in Show hogan. the
journey being made on their wheels. - Pota-
toes are rotting quite badly. A. Dav 9
and II. M. Johonnett are making quite ex-
tcnsiye repairs on their buildings.-C. NJ.
Jewett is building stone cellar in Har-
land. He has done some very neat jobs in
stoning wells with granite, which comes
from his quarry in Hartland.-Mr. Nathan
Wood and family of Norridgewock, was III
town recently.
BINGHAM.
M. A. Dinsmore went to SkoHhegan,
Aug. 9th, to learn the meat cutting trade.
Herbert Baker took his place in the store
C. NJ. Jones of Rowe Ponds was 10 town,
last week.-Mrs.. Eva A. Burke went down
river August 27.--About 80 of our young
ladies and gentlemen enjoyed themselves,
while the apples sputtered and corn roasted,
over the Goals and the merry jokes were
cracked, at Hosiah W. Whipple's Aug. 81
Miss Ruby Rogers has reformed from North
Guilford, where she has been visiting her
grandmother.-A little stranger came to the
home of o. W. Lander, Aug. Is. Mr..
Lander intends keeping it until it is 2l.-
Last year there were only two bicycles
where there are seventeen now
Mrs. J. J. Lander has bicycle. 1t came
at noon of August 2Sth, and at 3 80 she had
! conquered it She never rode until she re-
ceived it.-Hon. John Scott of Bath, under
took 10 lecture for the Democrats here Au-
gust 20. But where were the Democratic
committee to introduce him? There was
quite little skirmish on the balcony to find
out who would introduce Mr.. Scott. At
last man was procured. He spoke to
| small audience. j. J. Lander is having bis
barn in the rear of his store re-
paired.-The I. 0. G.. T. initiated two
| new members into their order Tuesday
Miss Leila Livingston of Carratunk, is
working at J. Smiths II. Clark has
moved into the Sucklin house.-A new
saw has been placed in the last block fac
ory.-The Ladies Mission Circle met at
Pleasant Pond, Wednesday Miss Ella
Lord of Boston, visited her cousin, Mrs.
Cora Houghton last week.-Ethel Burke
went to Foxcroft recently to visit her grand
mother and other relatives.-Miss Marta
Houghton went to North Portland re-
Gently where she is to teach school
At the Y. M. d. c. Aug. 30th, the follow
ing programme was carried out Instrument
tai music, Miss Marta Houghton, organ,
Elmer A. Baker, cornet; vocal duet, Mrs.
j. j. Lander and Mrs. A. C. Dinsmore. Re-
solved, "Tbat Labor Strikes are Failure, +"
| opened by w. r. Jordan, affirmative, and
f. W. Moore. negative. Remarks by W.
B. Goodrich, A. f. Donigan, Frank L.
Tracy, j. Clark, J. c. Gregory. Closed by
A. s. Burke, negative, and a. c. Dins-
more, affirmative. Votes, affirmative, eight.
negative, nine.-Three new bicycles came to
town, Friday.-Work on the new school
building is progressing finely Fri
day evening, Aug. 3lst, Hon. Seth l..
Miliken and E. n. Merrill spoke here for
the Republican party. The hall was filed
to overlooking long before the speakers
came. When the speakers came in beaded
by chairman T. F. Houghton and followed