Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-26

shot gun in much haste and excitement but
no harm came to the king of the forest
Potatoes at the railroad station are now
worth 80 cents a barrel.-Parties are or
ganizing for hunting on long tours up rivers
and lakes the first of October, open time for
large game.
MAPLEToN.
Mr. and Mrs. Thaxter Clark celebrated
the 25th anniversary of their marriage
Wednesday evening, September 10TH
George Pendexer of Chapman caught a
good sized bear a few days ago.-Little
Charlie Estabrook caught trout 10 l 4
inches long, from the brook, with his hands
and carried it home one day recently
Mrs. Siprelle of MattawamkeSg, wife of
Rev. Marx Siprelle who preached here a
few years ago, is visiting friends in this
town.-Mr. E. A. Smith has had fine
piece of work at grading done around his
house lately, which with the grading done
between the barn and road, adds very much
to the beauty of his premises.
Aennebec.
WNsLow.
At the town meeting last Saturday, it was
voted to locate the new schoolhouse at
Hosea Paine's Corner, and the committee
chosen for the purpose will proceed to build
a new house at Once.-Dauiel TAYLOR who
went to Wisconsin six weeks ago, returned
last Saturday. Although he is over eighty
years old, he is feeling better than when he
vent away.-Geo. Nickerson. wife and
daughter, who were visiting friends in town
last week, returned to their home in Milton,
Mass, Sunday.
WINTHROP.
There is quite good chance that the
milk factory will start at no distant day.
F. o. Buzzell, the treasurer of the company
has been in town the past few days, look
ing over the ground in regard to obtainin 6
sufficient amount of milk. The company
will start, they say with 1000 quarts of milk
per day. Mr.. Buzzell pledged the milk
from over $50 cows and more will
come in after the factory starts.-Gilford
Dudley Is visiting up country
Mrs. Henry Hanniford is quite sick at the
home of A. j. Barbour.-Miss Nellie M
Gordon is visiting at her grandfather's G.
w. Gordon, at Mt Vernon-Mrs. +. w.
Herrick, son and daughter of Arlington,
Mass, are at her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
M. Benjamin.-The depot yard at this
station never was so crowded for room as
at the present time. The Winthrop Mills
Co. has cargo of 400 tons of soft coal,
The Bailey's have just had large cargo
unloaded and are also shipping large
amount of goods and several carloads of
lumber are waiting to be unloaded.
this place is rushing.-Mr. Sam
L. 49, h.
Geo. Wood house. Mrs. N. A. Fairbanks
and daughter, Lizzie, of Portland, former
residents of this place, are visiting at the
home of Mrs. Silas Webb on High street
Mrs. II. r. Bemen and children have been
visiting out of town for short time.-The
corn factory is rushed with corn. The COM
pany had to shut down on account of lack
of cans and are behind on their pack in con,
sequence willis Cobb received at the
rate of SIP per acre for his sweet corn, a
hard record to break.
| PITTsToN.
Mrs. John Gilman and children and Miss
Nettie Marks of Roslindale, Mass, who
have been stopping at this place for several
weeks, left for home Thursday Mrs. Jane
Colburn arrived home from Richmond
|
G. Palmer attended the reunion at North
Conway, N. H., last week.
MT. VERNON.
l. w. Lord came through from Tam
worth, n. II. to Mt. Vernon, Me-, on his
bicycle, last Friday and Saturday, stopping
at Standish over night. When he arrived
at Winthrop man directed him to go to
East Readfield, which put him ten miles
out of the way.-The Ladies hall has been
sold to the Odd Fellows and will be made
into two halls and painted. Mr.. Nye will
move out his machinery M. S. Cor
don was returning from Readfeld. Monday
with his span of horses he got out to remove
a stone from one of their feet. When he
went to get in they left him and ran about
mile, but were stopped without any dam.
age to speak of.-Miss Berta Brown and
sister returned to Massachusetts last week
Rev. J. F. Jones exchanged with L. P
Gould of West Mt. Vernon, last Sabbath
"A gentlemen's quartet furnished music
for the Baptist church, last Sabbath.