Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-31
STATE NEWS.

WEST GARDINER.

WEST GARDINER.
The Republicans of the class towns Of
Randolph, Pittston, Farmingdale and Wes
Gardiner held their caucus for the nomina
ton of candidate for representative at the
Town house in West Gardiner on Saturday
July 2Sth, and nominated John A. Spear OF
| West Gardiner by unanimous vote fol
that office,
SIDNEY.
The farmers are getting well along with
having. Some have finished and others viii
| finish this week,-Mr. ii. r. Smiley has
| five summer boarders from Massachusetts.
Mr.. 4. w. Folsom and wife of Oakland
are in town at Il. S. Benson's.-David
Monsey of Oakland was in town last week.
BRANCH MILLS.
The neighbors of DR.. Ridly, who is sick,
turned out Saturday and cut and house
nine acres of grass for nina little boy
came to the home of George and Lizzie
| Worthing last Friday-The home of Ulysses
| Haskell was also glsddened by son last
week.-Mrs.. Charles j. Clukey of Water
vile was the guest of Mrs. Lucia Pinkham
last week-Rev. j. Il. Hall occupied the
pulpit on Sunday-A new recruit of ItaI-
ians have come out to the railroad.-Forty
staid at Turner's hotel last Monday night
William II. Worthing of Brockton, Mass.
| spent few days here, his native village,
last week, the guest of j. II. b. Dinsmore.
ST. ALBANs.
1t is reported that c. G. Hanson has pur-
chased the Freeman Moody place of Char
les Bonney Mr.. Ingersoll expects to 60
| to Westminster, VT, this week to take
| charge of Il corn factory at that place.
Mr. Kiucaid's family will move to the VIM.
| Trafton place this week.-The Republican
| caucus to elect delegates to the class con-
| ventioD, will meet at st. Adams Town hall,
| Aug. 2, at 7.3O p. M.-The RepubIi can
| class convention will be held at st. Adams
Town hall FRIDAY. Aug. at 2 p. NJ. 10
nominate a candidate for representative
from this class.-N. Is. Turner has
been confined to the house for sew
eral days with stomach trouble.
PALMYRA.
Having has been rapidly pushed for tie
| last week, and mary are done, with salts
factory crop.-Daniel Dudley of Bangor,
made very pleasant call on friends here
last week As Miss Nellie Simmons was
raking hay with horse rake, the whifiie-
Tree fell on the horses heels, throwing her
between the thills. The rake passed over
her, but as the teeth were full of hay nc
serious damsge was done. The horse ran
away. but not much injury was done. l,
was narrow escape for Miss Simmons -
Mics M. A. Maddocks who has closed >
very profitable term of school in town, viii
soon leave for Massachusetts, to teach
Died in Newport, July - Mrs. Elizabeth
wife of Isaac Farnham, aged 20 years :
months. Mrs. Farnham was horn in Der
wick, Maine. At the age Of sixteen year.
she married Mr.. tarnham and settled
n Palmyra, where they lived IS years
For. the last eight years they have lived il
| Newport. Thirteen children were horn
to Them eight of whom are now
living. Mr.. Farnham survives her at the
| ge of So years. A good christian wife ant
mother has gone. The burial was at Sprin,
Hill cemetery in this town.-Richard Tib
belts, who lives in the south part of The
town, stepped in front of his moving ma.
| chine last Thursday. the horses started cut
ting all the heel cords and flesh to the bone