Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-18

and wind which did some damage to
buildings.-A school picnic was held last
Saturday, on the grounds at the residence
of Uncle Joe Taylor where about IS
assembled and had good time in gener-
al, partaking of nice dinner laid under
the old maple tree.
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK.
Norridgewock will celebrate the glorious
18th this year with the usual races at Elm
wood park and the citizens have arranged
programme for the forenoon and even
ing. There will be fantasies. and a ball
game in the forenoon and fireworks in
the evening. Manager Perkins of Elm
wood park announces that the entries are
fast filling up and there are several fast
horses already entered. scholars in
| the Dodlin district had a picnic. Saturday
afternoon. employees of the Dodlin
Granite Company struck last week for
their pay which was Immediately given
them and they are at work again.-Miss
Mabel Wells and Miss Florence Carr are
visiting relatives in Boston.-Tuesday
and Wednesday, a ten cent circus was in
town but 1t was not very well patronized.
Miss Carrie Hilton is visiting in Ban
gor-E. H. Cooley has gone to Bar Har-
Dor for the. summer.-Wm. Watson of
Hallowell, was at his old home over Sun
day-Billy Burke's Minstrels We're at
Millers' hall, Thursday night. Wallace
Conant and Henry Hussey are at home
from Kents Hill. Mr.. Conant will sail
from New York to Europe, next Saturday,
for his summer vacation.-Friday, the
schools of this village had an excursion to
Maranaoook. Albert Wells was in town
over Sunday Hobbs Military band
has been engaged by K. c. Heselton of
Skowhegan to go to Mouse Island on June
Goth. to play at the opening of the Samo-
set house and the Stone cottage.-The
Quinnebasset base ball club will go to
Madison next Saturday afternoon.-Mr.
and Mrs. J. NJ Pierce were in Stark over
Sunday. Herbert Frederic spent Sunday
at his homo in Stark.-James Watts
went to Waterville, Saturday, to witness
the New England League base ball game.
Waldo.
BURNHAM
Mr.and Mrs. Baxter who were badly hunt
last Sunday are convalescent.-Rev MIR.
Erwin of Clinton. preached a very able ser
mon at the Mount schoolhousc, Sunday,
from the text IF meat make my brother
TO offend, will eat no meat while tie
world standeth." The preacher made the
subject very interesting. ERNEST McAlis-
ter is very i'll with consumption.
LIBERTY.
The base ball club from hero went to
Waldoboro, Saturday, and played with
that club resulting in a victory for
Waldoboro. Daniel Il. Overlook who
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killed by lightning last Friday. He was
sitting in the doorway when lightning
struck the roof splitting the boards and
shingles about half way down. His age
was So years. His father, mother, his
wife and three children were in the house
Two Of the children were effected. One
boy felt it in the hip and one girl in Der
foot, but not seriously. Mr.. Overlock's
mother was knocked down but not serious
ly injured. Lightning struck the house
of William Leighr in the edge of Washing
ton, near Liberty, tearing the boarding
and shingles badly. Tho family We're
In the house at the time but no one was
hurt excepting Mrs Melvin Bartlett who
was knocked down with her babe in her
arms. 1t was quite a long time before the
babe recovered, seeming at first to be dead.
Samuel knowlton died, Thursday, June
18th, aged ~ years. months and 80
days. He had been in the tin business
here for over 40 years. He was a member
of the Baptist church in which he always
took an active part He leaves a widow,
one son. j. L. Knowlton with whom he
was in company in the tin business, two
daughters, Mrs. Rose Thompson of Barre,
Vt, and Mrs. George Stevens of Liberty.
He was always a very industrious man
and first class workman. There will be
horse trot here Saturday, June 22d, and
as there Is large number of horses
entered it bids fair to be good time
Isaac P. Critics and Walter Anderson
OF Boston are stopping with Eddie
Mitchell for few days.