Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-06-12
STATE NEWS.
ArOOstOOk.

MASARDlS.
Schools in Districts No. and COM
menced Monday, June 4. Miss 2. Bliss of
Linneus is teacher in No. | and Miss
Blanche Dorman of Ashland in No. 2.
Preparations are being made to erect
few new buildings. Alonzo Pol
lard is tearing down his old barn
and will build large new one. c. G..
Quincy has had shed built from his ell to
his stable John Madden is having barn
put up on his place. The Hawkins Brothers
are finishing the inside of their mill.-The
Ladies Sewing Society has let the job of
flushing the church building to Haw kins
Brothers. 1t is to be finished by Oct. L.
Mrs. Pollard, nearly 80 years of age fell
last Friday ipjuring her back quite badly
Miss Chase and Miss Harris from Moro
are visiting Mrs. Annie Sawyer.
PITrsToN. =,a.-
The new chapel at this place will be ded-
icated next Sunday afternoon at $50 =. M.
standard time. All are invited and large
attendance is anticipated.-Mr Charles is
very sick with eryspeias. There was quite
a large attendance at the union meeting of
the oranges at Grange hall, Pittston, las
Wednesday. Il
LTcHFrELD CORNER.
The citizens turned out last week and
commenced fine new band stand for the
use of the band. Saturday evening the
band will give an outdoor concert, and ice
cream, etc., will be for sale for the purpose
of raising funds to buy new music. Chill
children's sermon by the pastor in
the forenoon and children's concert
in the evening. The church was beauti-
fully decorated and the exercises were
we'll rendered and very interesting. Solos
by Mrs. Thayer, Emma Gilbert and Clara
Richmond we're much enjoyed. Miss Han
nah Smith, member of the Sunday school
who is stopping in Boston, sent beauti-
full floral cards to be distributed among the
children.-Mrs. Louisa Varney is in town
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Lyle.-Geo.
Perry and Perley Perry have gone to Swan
island to work.-Asa Smith and wife have
gone to Small Point to open their summer
hotel.
LITCHFIELD PLAINS.
Religious services were held here, Sun
day, conducted by Kew. j.. H. Wmslow OF
Gorham.-Mr. and Mrs. George Lowell OF
Richmond were in this place Sunday
Hon. J. Z. Chase from the Corner and Hsr-
vey Dingley from Bath were among the vls-
itors at the Plains church, Sunday.-Mr.
William w. Smith of Lynn, Mass, and e.
w. Hartman of Brighton, Mass, were in
this place, Sunday.
pp ,xct, MuIs
Everett Bridgman and daughter, Mrs.
Avery, of Plymouth, Me. spent Saturday and
Sunday at T. w. Bridgham's. s.-Miss Bertha
Dove went to Castine to attend graduation
exercises and visit schoolmates.-Mrs.
Christopher Erskine, of Palermo Center,
died last Sunday.-The Branch Mills sec
ton of W. SO. r. r. is let to New York
parties. Men and teams are on hand ready
to commence work this week in earnest.
WEEKs' MILLs.
Work began on the Wiscas,et and Qae-
bee r. II. last week. There are crew al
work on "Pigeon Plains" and it is thought
that work will begin on this section this
week.-Mr. Samuel GiddinRs, whose bald
| ings were burned last winter, will rebuild
his barn this week. .-Tramps are quite num-
erous in this section.
| SIDNEY.
Mrs. Joe Crockett and daughter, Lizzie,
of Hallowell, were in town Sunday The