Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-13

hoping that the spirit of honor will again
revive and wipe out the stupendous fraud.
STATE NEWS.
ArOOstoOk.
WOODLAND.
Mr.. Albert Brown of this place lost
fine horse on Monday, the 9th iust.-Mr.
Fl. B. Pratt who has been in poor health is
very much better-Mr. Geo. Il. Ross who
sold his farm in this town last fall, is NOV
ing bis wood to his residence in Caribou,
where he intends to move in April.-Many
of the farmers Are feeling the hard times
on account of the low price of potatoes.
The farmers are rushing their potatoes to
market and it looks very much as
| if by the middle of March the
amount of potatoes in this country would
be very small.-Mr. Stephen Dow met with
bad accident on the 9th inst, while chop
ping wood in the woods; his axe glanced,
severing the big toe of his right foot.-Mr.
William McNeal has been confined to his
room for number of weeks. Early i'll the
winter he ran silver in one of his eyes,
and it has been iuflsmed to such a degree
that he has been obliged to stay in dark
room for several weeks. He will lose the
sight of the eye, and probably the eye will
have to be removed.
MAlEAvILLE.
Snow is very deep here and lumbermen
| are getting discouraged. Miss Blanche
| Jefferson of Bar Harbor is in town visiting
her grandmother, Mrs. Nancy Morrison
| Miss Josie Black who has been cooking for
| her father in the woods has come home to
stay a week or so and her mother has taken
her place.-Mrs. Fred Jordan is still at
Aurora caring for her mother who is very
i'll with la grippe.
DEER ISLE.
| La grippe is quite prevalent in town.
| School in District No. 10 is in progress I'M
| der the tuition of Mrs. L. f. Small.-A.
| E. and A. M. D. Small left town Monday
] to continue their medical studies at Bow
doin College.-William B. Raynes, who
has been in Boston for some time, arrived
home Feb. 9.-Allen Small is recovering
| from severe attack of the grip The
teachers of Deer Isle met in convention at
Green's Landing, Feb. l. The session was
very Interesting as well as profitable one.
Western Light Lodge elected officers
Saturday evening, as follows: Lewis Jud-
kins c. T.; NJ A. Judkins, V. T.; Lue F.
Small, L. S.; NetIie J. Small, treas. James
| Murphy, sec. Mrs. A. T. Small, c. c. T.. :,
Richard Weed, mar. J. B. Gray, chap. !;
| Sullivan Banks, guard; Philip Small sen.
| EAST PITTsToN.
Business in the wood line is BOOM
| ing lust at present in this place.
Mrs. o. B. Hunnewell aud daugh-
ter are visiting at MIR. and Mrs. Manly
Hiltons of this place. They will return
to their home in Augusta in few days.
School in the village district closed last
Friday after successful term taught by
Miss Peacock of Gardiner.-Mr. S. S.
Moody received severe injury Thursday,
by falling from load of hay and striking
a hitching post, breaking his collar bone
and dislocating his shoulder. Drs. Libby
and Giddings were called and reduced the
fractures. At time of writing he was as
comfortable as could be expected. He was
unconscious for about an hour after the
accident-Mr. Levi Pulcifer is fling on
| friends in this place.-Mr. Wilson Moody
arrived fir m Lewiston Thursday, to wish
his brother, Mr.. s. S. Moody.
|
BRANCH Mills.
Mrs. Serviah Worthing, after partially
recovering from an attack of congestion of
the lungs, is again Frustrated with heart
trouble. Thomas Carpenter snd daughter,
Mrs. Hurd of Liberty, were guests of Mrs.
+. M. Dove, Saturday.-A. p. Moore of
Old Town is visiting friends here.-Branch
Mills Lodge l. o. of G. 7. have elected the
following officers for the ensuing quarter
Perky W. Doage. C. T.; M. Winifred
Wor'hipg, V. T.; NJ Walter Tobey, p. c..
t.; George M. Crommett. Sec.: William s..
Jones. F. S.; Albion S. Bean, treas. Frank
M. Robinson, chap; Harry w. Worlhing,
M; Edwin M. Moody, G.; Hillman W..
Crommett, s.; Elva l.. Dove, S. J. T.
SorTH VAssALBoRo.
Mr.. }. w. Taylor is recovering from his
recent severe illness.-Rev. Mr.. Merithew
will conduct services il. the NJ 4. church,
Cross Hill, at 2 o'clock z. M, February
Is. Thi. church has been closed during
the winter on account of prevailing sickness
and bad travelling .-Saturday' storm
brought out men and teams to clear the
highway of snow. The road in this dis
trict is cleared as promptly and kept in as
good n1ition as any in town.-Mrs. s.
Lamson has been quite ill for the past
week.-Mr. l.. j. Dickey was home from
Oak Grove Saturday and Sunday.
| gomerset.
SMITHFIELD.
MIR. A. C. Merrill and family are all sick
with the grippe-Miss Jennie Allen 10 home
from Portland with health greatly improved.
Mr.. John Rowe and Mr.. E. Rowe each
buried little child on Friday last.-Mrs.
Chas. Corson Of Mercer, who was in town
for week or 20, was taken sick with grippe
at Mr.. Chas. Harlow's.-Mf. John
Pierce was taken down with grippe
last Wednesday. Mr.. c. l. Brack-