Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-25

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Ksnnebec.
LITcHFIELD PLAINS.
The ladies of the Missionary Society of
this place gave missionary tea at MIR. Har.
riman's last Friday evening. The enter
tsinment consisted Of singing by the church
choir and select reading by Misses Sadie l..
Hutchinson, Edith M. Small and Angie V.
Roberts. Mr.. W. o. Phillips who was
present gave an interesting account OF his
trip to India, including incidents occurring
there. After this collection was taken to
aid the missionary society hsre.-Mr. +.
w. Varney at the Corner is reported as
quite sick with typhoid fever.-Mr. and
Mrs. H. d. Powers of Boston, who are WIS.,
iting at w. M. HATTIE MS, have little boy
sick with pneumonia.-Mr. and Mrs. AL
Pinkham of Gardiner, were visiting rela-
tives here, Saturday.-The Rogers girls
and Mrs. g. M. Rogers, teachers, were all
at home Sunday.-Hon. J. Z. Chase from
the Corner and Joseph Wyman of Vassal-
boro were among the visitors at the Plains
church, Sunday.
NORTH VAssALB9Ro.
phe proposed route of the Waterville and
Wiscasset Railroad has been surveyed
through this village, passing close to the
M. 4. church. The town declined to loan
its credit to the extent of $4,000 in its aid at
special meeting held Saturday Rev. V.
Il. Hills Of Clinton, occupied the M. Il.
pulpit last Sunday supplying for the presid-
ing elder, Brother Baker, who went to
Clinton.-The orchards in this vicinity look
beautifully at this time. The fine weather
has ripened the fruit and as there have been
no heavy winds it has held to the trees to
an unusual extent. There seems to be
fewer worms than usual this year. Picking
will begin in earnest on the lst of October.
1t is understood that the canning factory
will start this week on apples. Mr.. Dill,
manager, has been taking charge of the
factory in Fayette.-The Ladies' Aid soci-
ETY. of the M. +. church will give "Har
vest supper" at their vestry next Thurs lay
(September 27) evening .-Rshworth A.
Gray Of Duluth, Mimi, was in town last
week.
WEEKS MILLS.
The Wiscasset & Quebec r. II. Co. are
making preliminary survey of the Wis
casset & Waterville X. R.-Mr. Nickerson,
chief engineer of the Wiscasset & Quebec
r. r., was in town, Saturday Per-
cival and sister, Media, were the guests of
Miss r. b. Percival, Sunday.-Elder and
Mrs. Trundy have gone to Dover.-Mr. and
Mrs. Horace Cony of Augusta, were at Mrs.
Conys sisters, Mrs. Daniel White, Sun
day.
SIDNEY.
DIR. and Mrs. Seriah Stevens of Boston,
returned to their home last Monday after
short visit here.-Alton Stevens and
wife of Foxboro, Mass, are in town visit.
ing friends. -Edwin Z. Quincy CT Need
ham, Mass, was here last week.-Mrs..
Sarah Cutler of Stone Ridge, New York,
is visiting her brothers, N. A. and It. S.
Benson.-Mrs. J. F. Warren spent last
Tuesday in Hallowell.-G. W. Reynolds
and wife of Waterville were here last
week.-David Monsey of Oakland was in
town last Sunday.-P. T. Stevens spent
last Tuesday and Wednesday in Hallowell
in attendance to the Baptist Association
Saturday evening there was a very pleasant
dance at the Grange hall. A very large
company was present-Friday, Sept IA,
being the 9th birthday anniversary of Paul
T. Stevens, it was celebrated by family
reunion. His eldest son Alton Stevens and
wife of Foxboro, Mass, were present for
the occasion, also DR.. Seriah Stevens and
wife of Boston, Mass, Edwin =. Quincy
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Madison Bridge, Me-, Mrs. Geo. Piper of Au-
gusta, Mr.. and Mrs. Wadsworth and two chill
dren of East Winthrop. Mrs Mary Towle ar
four children of Oakland, Me-, Mrs. S. H..
Cutler of Stone Ridge, N. Y, Mr.. and Mrs
T. S. Benson, Mr.. N. A. Benson and daugh-
ter of Sidney and Mr.. Stevens nephew, Ira
Taylor of Dead River. The day was
enjoyed to the utmost by all.
One of the pleasant features of the day was
an old fashioned corn roast, enjoyed by all
from the Oldest to the youngest. At about
q Z. M. l6 of the number took their teams
and went down to Il. S. Benson's, where
they took tea and spent the evening.-Mr.
j. Il. Warren saw young deer on his farm
one day last week.--Mr and Mrs. L. II.
Wyman are very happy in the possession
of baby girl.
NORTH WAYNE.
Mr.. Isaac White has returned from a trip
to Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Mr..
Carson Smith and family from New Hamp-
shire, are visiting at G. M. Stevens.-Mrs.
BIZ. Oldham of Pennington, has been Wis
iting her sister. Mrs. John B. Roderick.-
Mr. and Mrs. L. Rowe of Oakland, are in
town, also George Holmes and wife of the
same place, who are visiting at George B.
Lewis.-B. +. Maxim will commence gath
ering his cranberry crop this week. he es-
Inmates it at $50 bushels. Crops in this
section are very good, the apple crop partic-
ulsrly, win be much larger then was ex-
pected earlier in the season.-The Tool
Co.'S Works are running on half time at
present on account of low water. The
company already have all the orders they
can ill and are expecting a good business
the ensuiog wear.
READtIJlp.
Geo. Howard from Boston, is visiting his
mother, Mrs. II. Gilman, in this village
Mrs. M. h. Church from Augusta, is here
for visit with Mrs. NJ. G. Wright-Rev.
d. B. Holt exchanged with Rev. Mr.. Hoop
er last Sunday.--Water is very low and the
factory cannot run on full time now. The
corn packers here had to lay off few day 8
last week by reason of want of cans.-Fal
fruit is very abundant aud apples and pears
go begging for market in this section.
One man is reported as having sent nine
barrels Of apples to Boston not long since
and when he got returns learned they had
n tied him only cents barrel.
Lincoln.