Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-24

the labors of earnest workers. Six candl-
dates received the ordn ,nce of baptism at
the NJ. E. church Sunday.
Somerset.
PALMYRA.
Business in this town il at stand still
many would be glad TO work but there il
nothing to do.-Mrs. E II. Tibbetts is I'M
der the care of pbysician Randall Nc
CllIis and wife are very sick.-Fred Davis
lost a horse last Week.-Mrs. is the sixth
horse he has lost the last two years.-An2ie
Chase who has been sick nearly two years
with lung trouble is very low.-Mr. and
Mrs. c. NJ. Jewett have been entertaining
The grippe for the last week.-Mr. AlbrO
Pratt died last Thursday night after lonp
illness with consumption ged about twenty
Eve years. He leaves a wife and one child.
Last Sunday afternoon Mrs. Samuel DeX-
ter was buried; age about 60.-Elbridge
Davis is very sick.-Mrs. Stilman Dexter
is sick with pneumonia and her recovery is
doubtful.
SEARsMoNT.
Mr.. George Dyer who has been visiting
his daughter Mrs. E. Bicknell in Lawrence,
Mass, has returned home.-Mrs. VIM. II.
Frohock who has been very sick for some
time has go far recovered as to be able TO
90 to HOulton where she will make he,
home with her son, Rev. II. f. Frohock.
Mr.. Frohock, her husband, will join her
soon.-Mr Fred Robbins wife presented
him with fine boy last week.-Mr. j. w
Farran closed a successful term of school
at Belmont Corner Saturday.-Mr. Frank
L. Written has moved his family to Union.
We are sorry to lose them as reside nts
Mr.. Philip jackson has rented the hous'
vacated by Mr.. Written and moved 10
Mr. A. T. Waltz has moved into Mr.. W.
III. Frohock's house. Mrs. Z. Il. Packard
accompanied Mr.. II. D. erie and family to
South Matinicus Monday. She will remain
several wceks.-Mr. Alden Robins and
family visited at J. w. Farral's the first Of
the week DIR. P. A. Croker aud wife
visited his brother. DR.. l.. j. Croker, il
Augusta last week.-Mr. and Mrs. II. N
Woodcock Jr. visited in Rockland last week.
I-Searsmont Commandery U. 0. G.. C.. had
public installation and supper last Tues
day evening. The officers are as follows :
l.. C. Poor, noble commander; Mrs. G. Q
Brown, vice noble commander: Mrs. M. f.
Brigham, prelate; Jennie E. Mcfarland,
financial keeper of records; Rev. NJ. +.
BIZ ]gham, kee per of records; Mrs. M. J
Poor, treasurer; Ernest S. Wing, Herald !;
Mrs. A. G. Casrell, warden of inner gate ,
J. L. Bean, warden of outer gate; A.
Caswell, past noble commander; l.. C
Poor, representative to the grand comman'
derry.
HAiLDALE.
The last meeting of the Ladies' Circle
met with Mrs. Clara Ingrsh IAN. There was
large company present. After the supper
was served Chesley Ineraham and wife
were presented with a very handsome guilt
by the ladies of the circle which they had
completed on that day. The next meeting
will be st Elias Halls Tuesday Jan. 30th -
Arthur Gilchrest and wife lefG last week for
Haverhi,l, Mass. where they will spend the
winter.-J. B. Virgin moved to.Freedom
last week where he will go into business
with Lis brother Geo. Howard closed his
school at Knox Corner last Friday The
grippe is still doing its uo'k in this section.
Those taken sick first are improving, and
some are out again,-H. +. Poland and j..
B. Bartlett filled their ice houses last week
from Freedom poBd.-Gao. W. Lamb of
Portland, who accompanied the remains of
bis mother here, returned last FIilay.
CENTRE MoNTviLLE.
While Telling a tree last week +. S. Jack
son was struck on the thigh by flying dead
limb lie sustained q severe bruise and a
few days confinement to the house was nee
essary Deputy Sheriff Sprowl is i'll with
the g,ip. @ lite number of cases of this
disease in town.-rhe officers-elect Ct
Union Harvest Grange were publicly in
stalled on the evening of the goth. by
Grange Deputy M. E. Herman. Literary
exercise, singing. and O snb,tsn'iil supper
followed. A large number of whiting pa
irons were present from South Montvi.le,
and some from Morrill,.
Troy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Ga.chell have gone to
Massachusetts, Lillian Heali is At
home on . vacaion.-Mrs. l.. r. Harding
hiss been quite sick with the grippe and is
not able to be out yet.-Mr. Elmer Dillman
hos gone to Lewiston to work ia the shoe
shop.-Mrs. Leslie Ward is very i'll vet
Miss Rosa Hodgion has returned home
from Lewiston. Alice Weymouth is
quite i'll With the grippe.-Mr. and Mrs.
John Carter of Albion visited relstives il
town this week.-Mrs. Luna Ferguson re-
turned home from Plymouth Saturday,
wipre she has been visiting her father =
Miss Lillian Holbrook of Exeter. who has
been teaching at Roger, Corner, was
obliged to leave her school Thursday
AMI 60 home on sccouut of Illness. 1t Is
to be hoped she will soon be able TO resume
her work in the schco,room Several Of
our schools in town closed this week.-Mrs..
Mary A. Houston passed away Monday
after sn illness Of few days. The d.
ceased was "A years Of sge. She leaves
several children to mourn her loss. She
has been with her daughter, Mrs. Fannie
Palmer, for several nonths--Mr. Warren
Hathaway Is on the sick iist.-Several Troy
people attended the ensertsiument given
BY the Gray Hill school in Plymouth, We'd
nssday evening. The entertainment was