Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-04-09
STATE NEWS.
Aroostook.
MASARDIS.

| MASA hDlS.
Knowlen Post, G. A. r., met with
John Madden, Thursday. Amos
Grindell of Chapman. was in town few
DAYS. last week.-Mrs.. NJ. J. Smith and
her son, Johnnie clean, have moved back
to their old home at Ok Bow.-Miss l..
M. Knowlen is visiting friends in Pressure
Isle, this week.-Wild geese have been
seen in quite large numbers the past
week. Rather early for Aroostook.-
Mrs. Addie Burns, who has been visiting
friends here, has returned to her home in
Fort Fairfield. F W. +. Goss has newly
clapboarded and painted his shop and
otherwise improved his buildings.
Kennebec.
BRANCH MILLS.
W. S. Tobey and Son, have the largest
amount of logs and single stock on hand
of any year They are running the mill
day and night President Rundlet and
| Superintendent Tucker of Wiscasset and
Quebec Railroad were here last week 4,
making arrangements to have cross ties
distributed from here northward. -Diph-
iberia has again appeared in the family Of
William Hustus, girl of nine years is
sick The house is quarantined. Mrs.
Ellen NJ. Dove has tomato plants of her
own raising in bloom. - Mrs. Emma
Worthing and Mrs Annie Kitchen are
recovering from pneumonia.
| SOUTH LITCHFIELD.
| Miss Kendall of Bowdoinham has been
holding series of revival meetings i'll the
Berry neighborhood. They have been
largely attended and quite large num-
Der have decided to lead Christian life.
Some of them are men who have been ad-
dicted to the use of liquor, but who have
| now renowned their allegiance to king
alcohol. of mail carrier Lapham's
horses was taken sick, after arriving in
| Augusta, Saturday forenoon. He was
obliged to get another one to make the
return trip at night. The assessors have
| been busy the past week taking an in
| ventory of the taxable property in town.
Collector Rogers is calling on delin-
1uent taxpayers. W. Cunningham has
| leased the own poor farm for another
year.-Business at Plimpton's hoe and
| fork factory is boom ing.-H. X. Morrell
and wife of Gardiner, have been spending
| few days at Tacoma thoir summer
home.
| EAST PITTSTON.
Rev. Mr.. Lowell will hold meetings in
| tho NJ. f. church April o, 10 and 1 after
| noon and evening. Rev. Mr. Marsh of
Randolph will assist-Mr. H. A. Clark
returned Thursday. from week in Bos-
| ton.-Miss Carrie Hanley of Bangor, was
at home for short visit last week. Mr..
| e. E. Hanley has been in Boston for a few
days visit this week-The funeral SER
| - 20 Dol hA ird
| Friday, April 9Th, were held Sunday, at
| the house, Rev. B. b. Byrne of1iciated.
| There was large attendance.
Sagadahoc.
WOOLWICH.
Rev. Mr. Chaplin attended tho Mills
meetings in Portland, last week, and
| reports large attendance. -Chopping
oees are very much in vogue, this spring.
The Baptist Ladies Aid Society met
| with Mrs. ID. J. HathOrn of the Center
tuesday afternoon. Social and old Folks
supper in the evening.-Rev. H. Y.
Final preached at the Center, last Sab
bath, forenoon and evening. delegates
to the Sagadahoc Sunday school conven-
ZION from Baptist Sunday school, Wool
wich G. Hathorn I'd, S. B. Reed, C. s.
Hathorn and John Sheldon. Mr.. Will
Rice draws the reins over very fine step
per Mr.. c. W. Wright sold fine pair
If steers to Will Blair, and purchased an
other fine yoke of Steve Fogg of Wiscas-
set.-Mr. j. H. Gilmore is attending
court at Bath, as juror.-Edwin and
Samuel Hathorn hauled a load of oak and
hard wood plank to Bath, Tuesday for
Thomas Hagan's yacht.-Thc ferry boat
| Union will be off next week on account of
ice, and for general repairs. Mr.. b. j.
Potter has put grocery team on the road
and goes through Georgetown and Ar
r,wsic once a week.-Mr. Andrew J.
Merrill of Sagadahoc ferry, is selling out
his stock of goods for final closing up of
his business. -Mr. Ira Mason has moved
his family to the south ferry, to be more
convenient to his work on the river
Mrs. Emily Thwing has returned from New
Hampshire with the year-old child of her
daughter Mrs. Nellie Thwing Wight, who
passed away some three weeks since, of
consumption. What is the matter with
the hens? Much complaint is being made
this winter and spring of the loss of hens
by some distemper which lasts few days
and they die. Use Condition Powders as
a remedy The tracks Of deer have been
seen on Browns hill, within few days.
Mr.. will Carleton has been pressing his
hay, so also has Albert Hathorn. Many
are predicting light crop of hay, this
season, as there has been much ice upon
the ground the past winter.-Mrs.
Rinaldo Reed has been quite sick. DIR.
K. ID. Bibber of Bath is attending her
Mrs. 5. r. K. Hawthorne's Easter story
in the Portland Transcript of this week
is complimented very highly.-Most of
the farmers who have weirs are making
preparations to put them down as soon as
the kennebec ice is out of the river-Mr
Fl. H. Hathorn is soon to return to his
Western home in Seattle, Wash.
| Somerset.