Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-04-23

Miss Mamie Aver who has been sick fo,
some time, is better.-Mr Beddeld Erskint
| is able to ride,out again He has had q
long and severe sickness-A successful
Easter concert was given by the Y. P. S
G. E., Miss Alice Nelson. president, Fri
day evening.-The run Of smelts has beer
small.-Mr. Henry Albee was thrown from
his carriage. Saturday evening, and re-
ceived severe shaking up.-Capsain
Chas. Jones is repairing his lighter.
Somerset.
PALMYRA.
Farmers are doing a little springs work,
blowing and sowing eas.-Town meet
ing, Tuesday, at . +. NJ, to sec If the
town will make some changes in the
school districts. Page Atwell died,
April 1s. Many of her friends were anx-
ious that she should live to see her 10 9TH
birthday anniversary. Nine DAYS more
and she would have been 100 years old
Frank Bracket. who has been very sick.
is reported better.-Frank Farnham has
flock of lambs that is hard to beat, go
from IS sheep. Some of them will weigh
nearly 80 pounds. The reported burning
in one of the great forest fires, last fall,
that has been in most all the papers in
this section, is false. This report was
started by Pittsfield Advertiser cores
pendent. AS Mr.. Pettegrove was well
known here, it caused quite sensation.
ST. ALBANS.
The n. B. Turner shovel handle shop
has been shut down for few days by the
breaking of the main shaft The proposed
extension OF the S. q M. R. r., from
Hartland to Guilford via st. Adams, West
Ripley and Cambridge, is now being sur
veyed. The route is considered by the
surveyor as very easy one and the towns
along the line seem to express willing
ness to do their part. The travelling
public will probably be able to ride by
train as far as Cambridge by October
next. The road will pass within one
half mile of the Glenwcoi mineral spring.
Mr.. Sprague Cook, one of the surveying
party had the misfortune to cut his foot
quite badly last Friday.-Rev. l. Holway
preached his farewell sermon last Sunday
The Easter concert was not held until last
Sunday evening.
SMITHFIELD.
G. a. Groves, while at work in the mill
yard had his leg broken by being caught
among the logs.-Among the visitors in
town the past week was MIR. Hunt of Read
field, who has been visiting his daughter,
Mrs Lottie Hunt Marston. B. W. Har-
rington, ,Jr., has bought fine 1ive-year-
mare of E. A. Tobey.-Nina, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Tracy lis very much
improved in health.-C. r. Miller will
ship carload of cut granite. this week
to Lewiston. -Curtis Clark has leased the
farm of Mrs Chas. Shirley for one year.
Mrs. Shirley intends visiting friends in
Aroostook county. A party consisting of
Mr.. Chas. Watson and two other gentle
men from Rome passed through town
with % boat for Martin stream, where they
intend camping out for short time
The recent freshet has left tho roads
in bad condition. G. r. Pierce is
on the sick list with lung trouble.
NORRIDGEWOCK
J. Fl. Burgess was in Portland last
week. John Ward went to Gardiner
B. L. Jones is doing rush
ing business at his stone shed. -George
Blaisdell has hired the Jones house. -
Mr.. George Marsh of Dixneld, was in
town, Saturday, to set up the new can
making machinery at the corn factory.
Mr.. Marsh is the inventor of the machi
merry and it is said to be great i'm
provement over the old way of making |
cans. The capacity of the machine is |
about 5000 cans per day,-Wallace Co
nant was at home from Kent's Hill last
week Friday evening the Y. p. S. G. E.
Of the Congregational church had q sup
per and entertainment at the vestry. The
supper was we'll patronized and the socie-
by realized about sl7.-Geo. Folsom has
gone to Madison where he will open pho
tograph saloon.-The l. o. O. F.'s will
their anniversary next Friday
evening. The log drivers have COM
menced stringing the booms. Miss Stella
Chalmers is at work for White & Wildes
1t Skowhegap. Fl. A. Hobbs has sold six
bicycles the past week.-G. A. Hussey is