Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-03

to Boston this week to join her husband.
Mrs. F. 7. Fellon return, to Saratoga
Springs, n. Y j., to reside.-Miss Nellie l..
Butler goes to Boston next week to spend
the winter.-Mrs. John Fairbanks has been
very sick with Ia grippe complicated with
pleuIo pneumonia and is now very low.
South VAssALBoEo.
Cutting and hauling the years supply OF
wood seems to be the order of the day
Mr.. James S. Clark and family spent
Christmas with his father, Mr.. A. H. Clark.
Mrs. Let Jones of Brooks, is visiting rel
atiyes in thi, vicinity Mr.. F. B. White
house ark Miss Gertrude Getchell attended
the teachers convention at Waterville FRI
day-Mr. Frank II. Jones and family of
China, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
NJ. Hussey Thursday.-Mr. and Mrs. c. F.
Cobb attended the State grange at Dover
Mrs. II. A. Taber was suddenly called to
Augusta by the serious illness of her hus-
band Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. Jones of Ran
dolph, were in the place Thursday en- route
for Thorndike.-Mrs. B. N. Thayer of this
place, received the sad news of the death
of her little grandson, George Hadden of
Brooklyn, n. Y.
PIrrsToN.
Mr.. Joseph LaPlain died Monday morn.
ing about 2 o'clock, aged about AZ years.
Penobscot.
NEWPORT.
There is much sickness in town at the
present time. Drs. Byron Porter and A. L.
Harvey have been confined to the house for
two weeks also Rev. w. L. Brown.-Mrs.
c. S. Pickard of Iampden is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. II. A. King.-There is to
be public installation and supper at the
grange next week.-Quarterly meeting ser
vices were held at the NJ. f. church, Sun
day. Rev. b. c. Wentworth preached in the
morning.
MATTAwAMKEAG.
New Years dawned bright and beauti-
full in our pleasant little village. Our
town schools commenced Monday last uu-
der the instruction of +. Thibedaux in the
upper school and Miss Villa Hayden and
Miss Powers in the intermediate. A pros
Ferrous term is looked for.-Ex-Judge Chas
Hamilton Of Biddefor and Mr.. ii. Kimba!l
of Portland, talked to the people CT this
place on the benefits of the Kelley cure and
were listened to by large and attentive
audience on the 3lst.-Mrs. Irene Stratton
and daughter of Bangor are visiting at
Mrs. STATIONS old home in Mattawsmkeag.
Much interest is manifested in this snd
other localities over the proposition to m Ike
a new county out of portions of A,oostook
and Penobscot counties. When we c,n-
slider that Aroostook is nearly as large in
territory as the whole state Of Msssachu-
sets AMI Penohscot not far behind, it is
;sip hot nf tho isi n U
citiz ems of these counties have not pashed
this matter before.-The Introduction of
the Bangor & Aroostook road is but the be-
ginning of grand era of prosperity for ali
Aroostook.-Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smart
were called to HOulton on the Goth by the
serious illness of Mrs. Smart's parents.
Piscataquis.
GuILFaRD.
At the last regular meeting of Good
Cheer Lodge |. O. q. F., the following Off
GERS were elected: L. w. Genthner, N. G. !;
S. c. Bennett, V. G.. +. L. Cousins, sec.
Lewis j. Page, treas.-Ssturday morning
when the hostler at the Turner House com
menccd his days work, he found horse
standing under an open shed with badly
demolished jumper hitched to him. The
team belonged to Ed Hathaway Of Will
mantle, who had started for Dover and got
thrown out, his horse bringing up in Gull
ford. lie appeared ana claimed his team
about noon.
| DRESDEN.
| A Gaming" is thought to be quite pain
! full operation and especially severe for a
| Christmas celebration, nevertheless il las
part of the holiday experience of Rev. j.
s. Thompson. Having been invited TO q
social gathering at the hosritable home OF
Mr.. James w. Hatborn, he was taken by
surprise during the evening when the Hon
G. L. Allen stepped forward and admin
;stered the "caning" after the most ap-
proved fashion, yet in an inimitable style
that was all his own. The cane used 10
! the ceremony was a handsome one OF
ebony with very elegant gold "head,
and was the united gift of a large number
of apprecative friends, whose kinl regard
seems to be reciprocated by their pastor
Mr.. Thompson in few words expressed his
thanks ard grateful recognition of this val
ued testimonial of friendship and esteem.-
! Christmas was quiet season in ihi, place,
there being no general celebration. There
were "neighborhood trees" on "Blinn's
HILL" in the 'Snlphen Neiehborhood, and
at middle Bri lge,' each of which was the
center of happy throng.-On, the 2Oth
ult., there was pleasant gathering of rel,.
| tives and friends at the home of Mrs. +
| f. Randall to witness her marriage to 10.
seph A. Mayors. The best Of good wishes
accompany Mr.. Mayors and his wife
throughout their future.-Mi;ses Hat.
tie and Blanche Houdie:te from
Augusta. spent Christmas at home
While as yer there i, no general epidemic of
Ia grippe in this town there is neve rthe
less quite considerable illness, much of il
bordering on the dreadful disease. - Colds
are prevalent. Capt. Snow and Mr..
Joseph Houdlette are each down with
preumonia Mrs. Gil lden, mothtr Of Mrs
Chas. Bickforj. who experienced u shock
some weeks ago, i. quite feeble, though
thought to be some better.
| Somerset.
MtptsoN.
| Mr.. Eugene Danforth. while loading ap.
pies fer MIR. Geo. w. Hail. Jr. accidentally
stepped onto nail from which he was con
| fined to the house several days.-A Christ
mss festival waspbserved on Blackwell Hi
last " eek at the Mouse of A. p. Turner.
merry time was enjoyed by those who were