Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-19
STATE NEWS.
Kennebec.
LITCHFIELD PLAINS.

ILAINS.
Forty members from Morning Star lodge
No. 4 of +. and A. Masons, who took part
in the public exercises at Augusta, last
Thursday. The collation. furnished the
Masons from Litch6eld Try the Augusta
lodge was highly appreciated.-Rev. +.
Manson preached to an attentive congrega-
ton here, Sunday.-Miss +. Adams from
Lewiston. Miss M. Il. Simpson from An
burn, and Mr.. Il. A. Jack Of Boston were
among the visitors at. the Plains church,
Sunday Miss Mabel Norcross, having
iioished her studies at Kents Hill, returned
home, Friday.-Mr. j. +. Hartman, from
the Divinity School, Lewiston, is expected
to preach here next Sabbath.
Mr.. VERNON.
The Baptist Sabbath school observed
Chlldren's day exercises by concert last
Saturday evening. They followed in par,
The programme sent out by the Baptist
Publication Society. The weather was
severely hot and all suffered much from
the heat, but felt well paid, the concert
was go interestingly Odd Fellows went
to Pennington, Monday. to celebration
The Kemp Company gave a concert Sat
urday evening.
NORTH WAYNE.
G. w. Walton h,s been called to Wash
burn again on account of his daughters ill
uess.-The N. w. Tool Co. has about com.
pleted its orders on scythcs for this season
and has commenced On the axe orders
Quite number of our citizens attended
the commencement exercises on Kents Hill
last weekly. W. Walton and j. w. Tay.
Tor are graduates from the college prepare
tory class.-Ten of the Masons Of this place
went to Augusta Thursday to assist in the
Masonic ceiebraton.-Crops are looking
finely in this section, but some corn will
have to be replanted.
BELFAST.
A heavy shower passed here Sunday
afternoon doing considerable damage
Rain and hail feI in large quantities. Tne
lightning struck in several places. The
wires were burned out in the Western Union
Telegraph office also their cables at the
bridge.-A valuable colt belonging to
Harvey Sinson was badly cu'
by barbed wire Sunday. Dr.
Freeman was called and dressed the wounds
Frank Robertson, u young man in the em'
ploy of Glan 4 Field. grocers, was thrown
beneath the wheels of team, Monday, and
badly bru,sed.-The steamer Katahdin
| made her last call at Belfast as regular
boat on the Boston and Bangor line. She
| goes from Bangor to Boston without max
| log any landing, and will be laid off as Q
spare boat.
| CENTER KNOXVILLE. ..-
| Torrid weather with frequent electric
storms. The shower on the evening OF
June III was pronounced terror. Light
ming struck pine tree near Mr.. Howe's
buildings, tearing off bark and splinters or
cpposites sides Ut the tree from top &c
bottom. 1t also struck a fir tree near the
pine, simply tearing out piece some II
| feet from the ground. Mr.. Robe Meservey
of Morrill, had his barn damaged and COW
| killed during the same shower.-Geo. Pal
/ uer and wife of Howard, X. are at Il
l.. Warehouses;. Mr.. Palmer is in pool
| health A Mr.. Osborn is located at the
Center With photograph saloon.-Mrs
Mary aLi Miss Fannie Edmund'
m ,de visit in Pttsiield last week.
ynas. Davis COW got hooked to death re-
Gently by COW be,cuging to l. ID. cram
A subscription paper 10 being circulated C
assist hm in obtaining an0ther.-Cake ar'
coffee were served to the members OF uh
ION Harvest Grange, last Saturdayy evening
by Brother Chas. Ring and those who as
sisted him in the literary contest reeeL'y
ended. The first and second degrees were
conferred on class of four. Visitors were
present from Dirigo Honesty and victor
garages,