Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-01

week.-Mrs.. A. S. Trott spent few day
in Augusta, last Week.-Mrs. Carolin
Pollard's house caught fire last week an,
came very nearly being burned.-Mis
Alice Getcheil commenced school at Eas
Vassalboro, last Monday morning. Sh
has been teaching in Winslow for two O
three years and was wanted there again
but the school board in this town dom
propose to let some other towns carry of
all our best teachers, and so secured Mis-
Getchell for our own town.-Hon. Jess
G. Morton of Colorado is in town. set
Ting up his mothers estate; he is mem
Der OF the Colorado Senate.-We wer,
glad to see Mrs. NJ. B. Arey at church
Sunday. On account of illness She ha
not been able to attend before for a Ions
time-Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Fossett anS
MISS hutn tossett of Augusta, We're here
Sunday, calling on frienas.
NORTH vASSALBoRo.
Mr.. Arthur Blish, a lifelong resident O.
this town, died very suddenly at his home
April %. He was as we'll as usual tn,
day before and did a hard days work
About o'clock A. NJ, Saturday. he com
planned of not feeling we'll and died at 8
The funeral was April 80, under the au
spices nf the kennebec Lodge, No 90, A
y. U. W.. of which the deceased was q
member,-The town schools opened, April
29.-The grocery stores in this village
close at O'Clock, Tuesday and Thursday
evenings. - The premises of Hartwell
Wyman, better known as Glider
Wyman, were searched by Officers Seayey
and Thomas one day last week and II
barrels of cider and four gallons of wine
were found. He was taken before Judge
Halves and fined 300, from which he an.
pealed. All efforts in this direction will
meet with the hearty approval of all good
citizenship. H. d. b. Aver Is in Au-
gusta, delivering nursery stock fol-
Thomas Bowman.
NORTH PITTSTON.
Miss Abbie Grant and Mrs. Martha
Emerson, spent Saturday visiting friends
in Gardiner.-Mr. and Mrs j. +. Aldricb
were in Chelsea, Sunday. -Mesers. b. B.
Hanson and Cyrus Green, have been re-
appointed road surveyors by tho select
men.-Mr. Geo. Putnam is the owner of
fine new top buggy.-The school term
opened here, Monday, with Miss Susie
Cary, teacher.-Miss Myra Hewey of East
Pittston, spent Sunday with Miss Carrie
Putnam OF this town.-Mr. and Mrs. Jas
Preble of Windsor, were in town, Satur-
day.-Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Gould spent Sun
day with the latter's grandmother Mrs
Fowles of Kings Kills.-Miss Celia C.
Gould, was at the Friendly Greeting meet
ing, Saturday night Illness prevented
her attending before this season.-The
regular weekly meeting of the Friendly
Greeting Society was held Saturday even
ing. 1t was voted that this be the last
meeting this season, and that the present
board of officers stand over until next fall
A larger number than usual was in at
tendance and there was some difficulty in
procuring seats for all. A largo number
was present from out of town and with our
own citizens fully enjoyed the following
programme Opening song by the choir;
Court Martial Enza Green; "Tm
Only Boy" Arthur Lawrence; Mother
Goose" Mrs. Ellen Green; song by the
choir; reading, Mr.. A. j. Williams; "Sail.
or Boys Dream" B. B. Hanson; song,
mixed quartet; 1.-THE Facial Family"
Lille Green; recitation, Carrie Putnam ;
singing juvenile choir; recitation, Vesta
Gould; "Off to Philadelphia. A. ].
Williams; recitation, Sadie Lawrence;
Happy Darkies," A. J. and Chas. Will
liams; 1.-THE Irishmans Panorama" j.
f. AIdrich 1.-The Sheriff's Sale" Minnie
Sullivan of East Pittston; Paper, "Susie
McGugin and Enza Green; "Good Night"
and chant by the choir. Among those
present from out of town were noticed
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Doyle of White
field; Misses Eva and Lottie Searles of
Chelsea; Mr. Gus L.aphan of South Pitts
ton, and many others.
NORTH MONMOUTH.
Farmers are beginning their work quito
earnestly. Peas and potatoes planted
in small lots and some grain sown. We
don't hear those old familiar names from
the farmers in their fields as we did in the
days of our boyhood, when it was broad
up, and buck Also "hish star, como
here Swan" but instead. it is get up
Jerry, gee, Tom" 1t is nearly all horse
teams and how can it be otherwise
April LIST, 1894, there were but 81 Jokes
of oxen in Monmouth, and there are less
today. But at the same time we had 4l9
horses under three years old. Horses are
the right teams to do farm work on such
land as we have in Monmouth.
has wintered well, being but very little
winter killed, and is starting up finely in
our well cultivated fields Apple trees
promise quite a good blossom judging
from the buds.-We have boasted a little
for the past two years of the healthy con-
dition of our community, but we must
confess that a sick wave has struck us of
late. Mr.. !. r. King and wife are both
sick in their beds Fl. f. Lindsay, our post
master, and his wife are both sick; J. l..
circuit has had very severe sickness but
is improving; the Prescott twin brothers
are sick; Henry Hallowell and son, James
A. Dudley, j. MAXWELL, all ON the sick
list, and many others with number of
children.-There are six out OF l.. Pettin-
gills mill sick, SO there is but little do
ing in the mill.-A W. Tinkham's health
has improved somewhat A. ID. King and
wife returned from Worcester, Mass, last
week. He is going to paint bis two
houses and all other buildings, next
month, besides doing large amount of
farming.-J. Henry Moore, Esq, Of West
Winthrop, master of Winthrop Grange,
commenced Monday morning, to build
fine large barn. Mr.. Moore is proprietor
of the noted Elmwood farm, and also of
the noted Elmwood creamery butter for
which he receives first premiums and