Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-17

town returned to his home, Wednesday,
Me. j. F. Matthews arrived home fiom
Boston, Mass, Monday for short visit
Capt. o. Greenleat who has been away for
almost three months returned home to his
family Tuesday.-Miss Mary Erskine of
Damariscotta, Me-, is the guest of Mrs. S.
L. Campbell.
PsnobEcss.
ErSA.
The house know as the old Emerson
house, owned by P. L. Dweliey, and oceu-
pied by his con, Will Dwelley, was burned
las, Thursday evening. The family mar
rowly escaped. Nearly everything was lost
No insursnce.-Our Oldest inhsbitsut, Mr..
David Friend, died last week sgei 50 years,
s months and Is dsys.-School in Dis
trict No. s, Mrs. Cora Dyer teacher, closed
last week With fine entertainment consist
ing of speaking. reading, and some fine
stage pieces. Music by Stiliman and +
Dyer.-School in District No. closed
last week owing to the sickness of the
teacher, Mr.. Dsy.-Snow is deep in the
woods, and thoie who did their wood WORK
early were wis.,.
Pisc ataquis.
GCILFoED.
Owing to the snowstorm of Thursday and
the heavy wind of Friday and Saturday the
trains on the B. & A. Railroad have had a
hard time all being hours behind the regular
time. The up,rain Friday evening was four
hours late q. G afford aud with two engines
finally got stuck few rods from the depot
and were obliged to telegraph to Greenville
co. oh RI ytyin ta
them from the drifts.-The teachers and
students of Monson academy 10 the
number of 81 visited Guilford high school
Friday. They drove down with teams and
part returned home next day on the train
but those who remained with the teams
were snow bound until Sunday.-B. II.
Gillespie died suddenly of heart dis
ease Friday afternoon. Ten minutes before
his death he was in Iii, usual healih.-David
T. Pierce, an old soldier and member of
morning of creeping paralysis. His ia the
fourth death in town ia less than week.
Somerset.
ST.. ALBASs.
Mrs. j. S. Parker died Saturday morning
and Mrs. Lovey Foss Monday morning.
They we're both very old ladies and we'll
known and respected.
NoRRIpGEwoCK.
Ia grippe is working to an alarming ex-
tent among the citizens of this vicinity.
Mr.. c. X Pierce aud family are all tick
with it, some of them being quite ill.-Mr.
o. S. Allen is also on the sick list Miss
Addie Bigelow who has been sick for sev
eral weeks, seems to be making very slow
Ia a
who moved into town a few weeks ago, is
having large run of practice.-John II.
Burg IS, our popular tax collector. whose
illness for few months past partially pre-
vented him from attending to his business,
is now around and apparently as well as
ever.-Three of the coat shops in town are
running small crews with little prospect of
any Improvement in business in the near
future.-The Sawyer House has closed up
and we understand that Mr.. Marshall Stew
ems has opened hotel for the accommoda-
ton Of the travelling public.-Mrs. Sarah
r. Pierce Of New Portland, came to town
one day last week and is now stopping with
her brother, D. j. Haynes.
Waldo.
MORRILL,.
Showed in Saturday and Sunday so that
the stage was unable to reach us.-Stillman
White is at home from Massachusetts for
a short time.-Mrs. Margaret BogEs died
last Wednesday ut the home of her son-in
law, Mr.. Geo. Collins Of this place.-Mrs.
II. L. Harris returned home from Norridge
wock last week.-IIon. J. r. Mears has
been busy attending to his duties as special
State constable. M. f. Wood had a
present of badger and wild cat skins from
her son in the West for Christmas.
CENTER MoNTvILLE.
Nathan Sargent is dangerously ill with
neuralgi of the stomach.-A terrible blow
followed last Thursdays snowstorm, con-
tinuing until Saturday night.-No mail here
Saturday rs The roads were completely
blocked. 1t required the whole of Sunday
to make them passable. ID. Wright
has sold his house to Chas. Boynton. 1t
will be taken down and removed to Sears
mont on to the site OF Mr.. Boynton's house
III at was burned last fall.