Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-06

Mrs. Alice DlnsiuoIe mas Sohe " Oo
to spend month with her parents.
WEEKS MILLS.
Mr.. Genus Percival with his crew of men,
began work on the depot Monday.
Chas. Welt, wife and children, of Clifton
dale, Mass, were in town last week.-Mrs..
Bertha Doe has gone to Fairfield for two
weeks visit.-Miss Rispah Percival has
gone to Waterville for a few weeks.-Mlss
Grace Goddard and friends of Waterville'
spent Sunday with Miss Goddard's sister,
Mrs. Dean Estes.-It is understood that the
Rev. Mr.. Nickerson of Richmond, Will
preach at tn Union church Sunday
was an ente tainment at the church Monday
evening to raise funds to build spire fol
the church.
RIVERSIDE.
Mrs. j. II. Reed has gone to Bath for
| few weeks.-Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bailey OF
Whitefel,, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. W.
P. Bailey.-The M. c. r. Il. is doing quite
| a Job here, just below the depot. Ihey
have large crew of men with steam
shovel making an excavation in the side OF
the bank on the upper side of the track, SC
as to set the track over. 1t will give them
better roadbed and also straighten the
70 I'D considerably Mr.. and Mrs. A. 5
Bigelow, our newly welded couple, held
reception &C their fine residence, las!
Thursday evening. Fifty of the friends
from this vicinity, including some from
Waterville, Augusta and Gardiner, were
present and passed a very pleasant even
ing. Cake, coffee and ice cream were
served. The large number present showed
the estimation which they are held.
SOUTH CHINA.
! There will be an entertainment at the
Erskine school Thursday evening. Nov. 8;
and Rev. c. S. Cummings of Augusta will
give a lecture on "Old New England, Fri
dsy evening, Nov. 9.-The storm on We'd
nesday of last week prevented the grange
from having the lecture by W. W. Stetson
of Auburn, as was announced OF
the farmers are selling their apples at SIZE
per barrel.
| ST.. ALBANs.
Mr.. and Mrs. n B. Turner have re-
turned from Boston, where they have been
visiting for q few weeks.-Mr. j. FL. Ham,
ilton is in town soliciting members to form
lodge of the Golden Cross.-It is repor-
ted that the proprietors of tn Glenw ocd
| spring will soon have a selling agent who
will visit the principal cities and towns of
New En- gland with full line of samples. >
The band boys regret to learn of the serious
illness of Frank Smell, one of its former
teachers, he being one of the victims OF
that oyster supper at Detroit from, which
so many cases of typhoid fever origin ated.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Jordan will soon re-
turn to their winter home in Lowell, Mass.
The winter term of the free high school
began Monday, Nov. 9TH, under the in
struction of Prof. E. P. Dyer.
PALMYRA.
| Orrinda Sanford, and daughter of Wal
than, Mass, are visiting friends in town.
Oct. 81, to the wife of james Frost, a tiny
little boy, five and one half pounds.
A L. Chase, who has been visiting her
father C. NJ. Jewett, and other friends in
town, has returned to Bsngor.-Mrs. VIM.
Gipson of Bangor has been stopping few
DAYS with her sister, Mrs. Bona Eikins.-
II. M. Johnnett is making needed repairs
on his house,. A. Davis is giving
his house new coat of paint.-C. M.
Jewett, who took the bridge to rebuild in
West St. Adams, has a crew on, laying up
the west abutment. The stone comes from
his quarry in Hartland.-H. B. Allen and
family have been spending few days with
bis brother, Freeman Allen of Dixmont.
Troy.
Mr.. Thomas Mitchell has been doing
quite a heavy business manufacturing cider
for his townsmen. While the machine was
in operation on Tuesday, the speed wheel
burst, the fragments flying in all directions,
and barely missing one of his children who
stood near. In attempting to stop the ma,
chine, Mr.. Mitchell broke a finger in two
places, badly decorating it. One of the
horses was njured.-Nathaniel Batchelder
and family have moved back to their old
place at East Troy.-There will be series
of meetings held at the church, beginning
Nov. eth. Rev. Mr.. Dolliff of Jackson
and Mr.. Brown of Newport will assist the
pastor-There was box sociable at John
n. Bagley's, Thursday night, for the ben
eft of Rev. Mr.. Merrill. A fine time is
reported.-Th Ladies Aid met with
Mrs. Mary Lsther's on Wednesday,
Mr.. James Waterman of Belfast, with wife
and child, spent last week visiting relatives
in this place Levi Bagley is visiting
in Bangor-Mrs. lisa Whiting, whose hus-
band died recently of typhoid fever in De-
troit, has returned to the home of her
father, Mr. John Smith, of this town.-The
high schools closed on Saturday, Nov. 81.
Profitable terms are reported.-Mr. Will
mott Gray and Miss Grace Cunningham
were married Sunday, Oct. 2Sth.
BURNHAM.
The grave yard near the church has
been inclosed with picket fence. c. A.
Miliken and H. p. M. Milliken of Augusta
| furnished the lumber. TIE fence has been
painted one coat and when another coat of
paint is on, it will look well Lila Nash,
the only daughter of Edwin Nash, lies at
the point of death. Drs. Pushor and
| Griffin of Pittsfield and DR.. Goodrich of
Waterville have teen treating her. She
| has bled profusely from the nose. The
| doctors have no hope of her recovery.
Grange Notes.