Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-15

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lakes are North Twin and South Twin,
with great dam at North Twin. These
lakes are but great water basins on the
vest branch of the Penobscot Iiver.-It il
| announced that the Patten brass band will
play at the regimental reunion August ~
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| DEpHAM.
The sale of ice cream at the lawn party
given by the young people Melted the socie-
~ S5.OO.-The Dedham Sabbath schools
will 70 to Philips lake Aug. Is, for their
annual excursion. The owners of the steam
er Winonah kindly gave them the use of it
for the day.-Miss May p. Dresser is at
home from Lowell, Mass.-Misses Ethel
and Gertrude Unworthy of Lynn, Mass,
also Percival Ireland Of Madison, are
visiting at j. e .Turner's.-Mrs.F. P. White
and sons of Brewer, are visiting at S. T.
Webber's Mrs. Bridget King of Bradford,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. p. S. Hurd,
and other relatives here.
Kennebec.
READFIELD.
Some of our young people availed them
selves of the opportunity to visit Bar Har-
Dor on the excursion, Sunday last.-Dell
French has gone to Cherryfeld to work in
canning shop.-Wm. A. Lord has job
of work lip:n2Na house for hot water in
Portland. He has about completed the
same hind of work for Mrs. H. p. Jersey
on Kent's Hill.-Mrs. f. A. French and Il.
Mcdonald are on the sick list this week
Many of our summer visitors returned to
their homes last week.-Imogen Blackman
arrived hi me from Denver last week. She
is very much in love with the West and
will probably return there.-The M. E..
Wednesday of this week.
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The ladies of the Foreign Missionary So
ciety of Friends church, gave lawn party
at the house of Mr.. and Mrs. George Pope,
Wednesday evening. There were about
one hundred in attendance. The tables
were set under the trees and with the Chi
nese lanterns, it presented a fairy scene.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pope entertained the guests
10 their usual hospitable manner and every
one pronounced the entertainment one long
to be remembered. The proceeds went
toward the education of little girl at the
mission at Palestine.-Rev. Mr.. Pearson
and wife entertained the members of the
Methodist church at their home in China,
Friday evening. There were a great many
friends of the family here and enjoyed
themselves greatly.-Mrs. Augusta Mckay
and daughter Florence, of Providence, r.
L., are visiting at Mr.. William Priests
Miss Ella Barton of Somerville, Mass, is
visiting at James Pierce's.-Messrs. Harry
and Elmer Butterfield and Walter Lampson
of Providence, r. l., are spending few
days in the village.-Mr. David Gates and
twin boys, Clark and Barker, are at China
for the v eek.-Miss June Goddard has
gone to Kennebunk beach for few weeks.
PlrrsroN.
The funeral of Mrs. Sally Day. wife of
Eben Day, occurred Sunday afternoon, and
the remains were placed in the family bury
ing ground.-Mrs. Nellie Hauxley of NJ
braska, daughter of Mr.. Day, was called to
her old home by the sudden illness of her
mother, but did not arrive until after her
death.-Mrs. Hugh Robinson and son, Will,
of Chelsea, Mass, came on to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Robinson's mother, Mrs.
Day.-Mrs. Howard Chadwick and son
Frank, and daughter Bessie of Boston,
made short visit to friends here. They
went to China, Sunday.-There will be a
lawn party at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. W. Church, Thursday afternoon and
evening, for the benefit of the chapel fur
nishing fund. All are invited.
HOPE.
A small child of Chas Dyer has lost an
eye by getting paris green in it, by contact
with potatoe vines that had been sprayed
Ralph Conant and Harold Mansfield have
gone to Matinicus to work.-Mrs. d. II.
Mansfield has gone to Quebec and Montreal
on two weeks excursion.-May Bills is
home from Brewer.-Seven deer were seen
Sunday on Heals cranberry bog.-Mabel
Smith has gone to Rockland to work
Poles are up for the new telephone line
from Bangor to Gardiner.
Piscataqufs.
More people are at Sebec lake ard vicin-
ity this season than at any other time within
the memory of the Oldest settlers-Mr. C.
G. Chase, formerly of Foxcroft, but now
of Auburn, is visiting friends in this vicin-
ity.-The Universalists of Dover and Fox
croft will meet with Mrs. VIM. z. Cakes of
EOASAoies 1huieudy, aug. ~, Witty tuty
will hold lawn social.-Dr. w. H. Thomp-
son and wife of Lubec, who have been Wis
iting frieI Dis and relatives in this section,
returned to their home, Monday.-The
bridge across the river at this point has
been pal ted in part and the rest white
washed. 1t presents quite a neat appear
ance and is much lighter. Good judges say
the bridge is good for 90 years.
Somerset.
MADISON.
A large grange meeting continuing two
days was held at the grove of VIM. d.
Hayden st Hayden lake last week. State
Lecturer Stetson of Auburn, National
Lecturer Messer of Vermont, State Master
Wiggin and President Harris of the Maine
State College were present and gave in
teresting lectures during the two days. A
very larg, attendance of people were pres
ent.-The apple crop will be short in this
vicinity.-There is blight on oats which
seems to have injured them to some ex-
tent.-A free high school will be taught at
the town house this fall.-The Pomona
Grange will be held at Scion, Aug. H.
Rev. Charles Fogg of Bangor is visiting
friends in Madison and Arson this week.
BINGHAM.