Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-23

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| FAYETIE.
Mrs. L. II. J. Berry left las. week TO,
the West, to be gone two or three months.
The Republican csucus will he held al
the town house Tuesday, May 80, at t~o
O'Clock Z. NJ, to choose to~n Commute G
| and delegates to the State and District Con.
v, ntions Mrs. d. Gould is quite sick.
NORTH WAYNE.
Mr.. G. w. Walton receiv, d a telegram
last Tuesday, stating that lis dauQhte
Carrie, wife of DR.. H. S. Sleeper of Wash
burn, was dangerously i'll and Immediately
started for that place. On arriving he
10 md her slightlj improved and returned
home Saturday. Mrs. Sleep,rs many
friends are much relic we'd to h+sr favora lie
news of ber.-Winfred W. Wilton is at
home from Rents Hill during Lis fathers
,btence.-Mrs. Franc 3 Pomt row If Lew
| ton and Mrs. Gancelo Smith of Fitchbu-g
Mass have been in TOW n the past week tn
take care of the household eff ec,s Of their
moths r, Mrs. Alta F, ot. who died in Lew
l'ton the past ~inter.-B. F. Maxim has
b. en- to Leu i.ton the past we. to look
after Iii. horse, Walter ID which is bci"g
htsed for the summer campaign by Isaiah
Pompilly George Palms is making re-
pairs on his buildings.-Mr. and Mrs
George Holmt went to OaklsEd, Friday to
visit friends.
READFIELD.
By reason of the storm the quarterly con-
feren' c was adjourned to Monday evening,
nut Pr, siding Elder Lsph I'm occupied the
pulpit here Sunday VIM. Harvey ard
family arrived home from Nor Il Carolina
On Friday, lat. They report a pleas mt
stay there.-Tfe Nj E circle met and
cleaned The chapel lat week, uttirg it in
irst class oder for tie sumnler.-Mumps
are prevalli'g in town now.
SIDNEY.
The many friends of Mira. Sumner Clark
gave her a very pleasant sur, rise party,
bang her 2Sth birtad+y. Mr.. Laurist IN
Tilley. 10 naif of the others, presented
Mrs. Clark ~ith number of handsome
gifts, in. Lis usual humorous manner, to
vi ich Mrs. Clark pleasantly responded.
Refreshments, consisting Of ice cream and
cake, were served, after which social
time was enjoyed. One of the pleasant
features of the evening we're the vocal sulos
rendered by Mrs. Henry Beard. A: a late
hour the visitors departed for their homes
voting the occasion most enjoyable one.
Lincoln.
BooTHBAY.
C. H. Reed arrived home from Holyoke,
Mass, S ,turdsy, accompanied by Dwight
X 1t IN Capt. Thomas Kelley, who h, 6
Deen stopping ia town for n few days, r, =
turned home to Boston, Monday Mr..
William McKown and wife of M s'achL-
sets, came Tuesday, to take charge of the
NJ, Kown home stead .-Elbridge Glks CT
Linnekin, is in town for a few days.-Mrs
Eva Merrill is visiting relatives in Massa-
quite sick, is improving.-Mr. W. William
of Bangor, is in town.-R-v. G. A. Buker
will deliver the memorial sermon before
Harvey Niles Post, G. A. R., in the Metz :
odist church. East Boothbay, Sunday, May
p, at 2 p. M.
DRESDEN.
Within few days of each other, two of
our honored citizens have died. Mr.. James
Bickford who has been ill all winter, died
on the 10th inst. The funeral occurred on
the 19th.-The death of Mr.. Bradbury
Blinn of Blinn's Hill, was very sudden. He
had been in his usual health most of the
winter and spring, comparatively well for
one of his years-76. Last Monday he
drove to Pitt ston and the high and raw wind
that prevsi'ed that day, the l4th inst,
caused chill, and from thi, resulted pneu-
monia, under which his vitality quickly
,ho. S,,v1ox,
ing lie was nan whose kindly spirit
had endeared him to his friends, while his
Christian integ.i y had won the esteem of
al who were acquainted with him, and be
viii he greatly missed by the whole COM
munitv, and esp cia'ly in the church of
viii, he had been faithful and consistent
member mary years. His funeral services
will be col Quoted from his late home on
the Odd inst, by Rev. M. s Preble, the
new pastor of the M. f. church Mr..
Preble spent the Sabbath in his new charge,
preaching at Dresden Nj Is, very accept
ably. His family are expected on ueslay
Somerset.
NoRRIDGEwOCK.
II. L. Robinson is at W ,rk for the Dodliu
Granite Co, welding the goad stick. II
o, its pay roll about i36 NEW. A. Tay-
lor went to Fairfield last Sunday, to see his
little daughter, Marion.
Waldo.
Troy.
Mr.. John Woods, one of our most re-
.pected town, men, died on Saturday, May
18th, at the age of 20 years. A wife, two
SONS and two dsughters, who have the
heartfelt sympathy of all in this great be.
rea, ement, survive him Rev. MIR. Doiof
of Jackson, preached at the church last
Sabbath. He is expected again in two
weeks.-Rev. Mr.. Merrill, the new circuit
preacher, is expected next Sabbath.-The
Ladies' Aid Snci-iv will meet and reorgan.
ize this ~eek.-Four new boys came tc
town within the past week. Thomas Wards
arrived on Monday, Charlie Nichols on
Wednesday, f. f. Glover's on Thursday
and Isaac Littl. fields Sunday night.
BURNHAM.
The funeral services of Emery o. Grave.
were held Monday at the Mount school.
house Rev Mr. Hills of Cliuton ,ffi lat, d