Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-25
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Kennebec.
WINTHROP
The Friends Society Of this village has
rented the room In the Pack
ard block, formerly used for the
library, and will hold its meetings
| at that place in the future. Mrs. f. L..
Love Joy and two children are here from
Mechanic Falls, visiting her fatEcr, J. G.
Flandcrs.-C. H Longfellow, driver Of
| J. L. Ingham's grocery team. had several
ribs broken, Saturday, while loading
| flour. The heaviest rainfall of the season
| was last Sunday. The lakes are liable
| to break UP and il they do it will be a big
| set back to ice operations. The ice was
| 1 inches thick in some places. An IN
usually large crop of ice will be harvested
| this season, more, probably, than any one
season before and Eli Jepson & Son will
put in 100 tons r ID. Kimball will cut
his usual supply for the local trade.
| which is about 200 tons, besides the
AMOUNT cut by the farmers, which is
| from 10 to % tors facb. Most of the
! ice is taken from Lake Marauacook and
| 1t is said by those who know that il is
| Of the first quality.-It is reported on
| good authority that there will be con
siderable building on the west shore Of
| Lake Marauacook and Craig's Point, the
coming spring. These lots have bee
| 50 Il for private cottages near the grove
and it is the intention, if a hotel is not
| built at the village, to have another
larger one at Craig's Point If this is
done big steamer will be added TO the
| number
ROME
William Charles is now confined to
| his bed, and is very lOw.-Amaziah
| Tracy is falling rapidly,-West Damren,
while skating on Great pond Wednesday,
| attempted to jump acrrsS bad place in
| tha ice, aud as his feet struck the ice, he
was thrown violently down, breaking
one leg ana badly spraining the ankle
| All the winter terms of school have
recently closed Thursday, Dec. 10,
norm to the wife Of Urban Charles u
daughter,
RIVERSIDE.
Mrs. A. f. Dunlap has gone to Orient,
to spend the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. Robbins. Merrill Lee of Augusta,
was in the place one day last week. Mrs.
| Adna Reynolds was in Augusta par6 of
last week visiting friends Miss Carrie
| Sawtelle is in Augusta, the guest Of Miss
| Annie Bean. Miss Jennie Trots returned
| from Damariscotta last Saturday, VIII, re
| she had been for two or three weeks
| Mrs. j. H Reed was. in Augusta, last
| Friday and Saturday, visiting her sister,
Mrs Annie Rowe James Dunlap, our
| skilful butcher, went to Cross Hill last
| Wednesday aud dressed seven hogs for
| John ID. Jones; he said it was pretty
sight after they were all hanging up in a
row: he had dressed thrce for him Mon
day before. There are but few farmers
who killed ten hogs this year
NORTH MONMOUTH.
Nearly all kinds OF business is at a
stand still on account of the bad travell-
| ing. No lumber has yet been hauled to
the mills, neither mas any wood been put
| iato the market. Pcttingll's box mill is
shut down for while but the blanket
mill is running on full time with fun
crew. The very heavy rain OF Ssturday
night and Sunday, has glven an abrn-
dance of water for the mills. Apple and
hay buyers are in town getting what few
auples they can. paying now 81 for :
and 2's. Some few of the farmers are
| selling their hay and having it pressed
they get SIS per ton and deliver 1t TO the
cars. !. : Robinson has sold over SO
ryns.-,I. Gordon Is selling meal at bis
mill for 80 cents a rag; oats 30 cents a
bushel; butter is worth 23 and 25 cents
hard wood $500 per cord; eggs 30 cents
pork, 5 cents; hogs and pigs are as plenty
as mics. Albertus r King has over so;
lac of them are fine spring pigs and suit
able 10 dress; the rest are foil pigs and
breeders There has been some very large
pigs killed here of late. but Jcln Z. Wing
takes the cake. He killed one few days
ago that was eight months old so be
saws. that weighed AIS pounds besides the
1oup, fat, which weighed Is pounds
Mrs. Cyrus f. Towle has somewhat I'M
I, royed from her severe llaess.-A. W.