Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-14
STATE NEWS.
Aro0sto0k.
NORTH PERHAM.

NORTH PERHAM.
Such q protracted warm wave as began
the sixth, and is still OH at the present
writing eleventh. was never before
known to the Oldest inhabtant. so early
in the season. Severe thunder showers
have occurred, but no damage done by
lightning in this town. Vegetation has
developed on the iump-F. L. Mcintyre
puts in twenty acres of potatoes, j. II.
Dodge, eighteen, and nearly all the far
mers increase their average over last sea-
| son. About the same acreage of grain
as last year.-Mice have done great dam
age to apple trees, many seeming to be
wholly ruined.
SHERMAN MILLS.
Forest fires raging and strong south
wind blowing toward our village.-J. Il.
Leavitt's barn burned, Saturday morn
ing one mile from here. The fire is GO
ing at an awful rate; also a heavy fire
driven toward Sherman Station.-John
Gosnel went to Presque Isle the Sth to
attend the funeral of his wife who had
been sick with consumption for somo time.
She leaves five children. George Dag
gett will build a barn.-Pearl f. Youngs
drive is in the mill pond $50, 0OO. Trout
fishing was never better here.
Hancock.
BUCKSPORT.
There has been a very large attendance
at the conference held here this week.
| The meetings held each day are very in
| teresting. The lecture by Chaplain Nc
Cabe was well attended at Emery hail.
| A class of ten young ministers were or
dained and are to enter into their field of
labor this year.-Rev. Boynton will re-
main here; Rev. Norton will retain his po-
sition of presiding elder. Bishop Bow
man was the guest of Landlord Moses
| Chap. McCabe was the guest of Hon. p
| P. Gilmore Miss Jessie Snow of Brock
ton, is here on visit to her former home
and is with her aunt, Mrs. William Snow.
&C. G. Homer, Esq, has received the ap-
pointment as postmaster and will enter
upon bis duties the first of June-Sal-
mon are plenty in the markets as they are
being caught all along the river in the
weirs.
kennebec.
SOUTH LITCHFIELD.
| Memorial exercises under the auspices
of Libby Post, G. A. r., will be held at
| ILlUcnueiu fldlnS HU one o CLOCK L. NJ, on
Memorial day. Mrs. II. W. True of Au-
gusta, will deliver the address, and Mrs
| A. C. Truo will sing Pease's cadet band
will furnish Instrumental music. The
| Post will attend services at the South
| Litchfield church on Memorial Sunday,
sermon by the pastor, Rev H. A. Childs.
Mr.. John Magoon, an old time resident
of Litchfeld, after spending the winter in
nod IcIn nd
| turned and will spend few months with
| friends here when he will return to Hon
| olulu, H. l.. his adopted city where he
| has u son who is one of the leading law
yers. Mr.. Magoon has travelled extensive
ly and says he has found no place equal
| to New England, and regrets that he ever
left 1.-THE centennial committee held
meeting on Friday to discuss plans for
Litchfleld's Centennial cream route
from the Wales creamery has been es-
tablished running through the eastern
part Of the town.. w. Bartlett and
family of Washington, d. c., have moved
on to the Deacon Bartlett farm.
SIDNEY.
Mr.. and Mrs Hiram Bean of Water |
vile, visited at Mr. James f. Beans. |
Wednesday. Mr.. N. A. Benson attended |
the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Ma |
sons in Portland. last week.-The schools |
began last Monday Miss Olive Palmer
teaches in District No 1. Miss Kelley No.
8. and Mrs. Mason No. 6, Mr.. ]. C.
Hewitt has Bacon's Corner school, and
Mrs. Libby the school at Lakeshore MIR.
and Mrs j. b. Clark spent last Monday
in Augusta. Will Northey was in town.
Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs j. f. Warren
were In Augusta, Tuesday.
FAYETTE.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry BlaisdelI of An
gusta, were in town last week. Warren
l.. Hewett was in Augusta, Saturday, on
town business Some pear and plum
trees were in full bloom May 18th.
KENT'S HILL.
Rev. DR.. G. W Gallagher, president Of
the Maine Wesleyan Seminary and Female
College, has recently been elected a mem
Der OF the board of trustees of the Wes
ieyan University of Middletown, Conn