Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-10

| In district No. g.. Josie W. Taylor, teacher,
closed, Wednesday, with the raising of a
| flag with appropriate exercises by the pu-
pills and short speeches by some of the
visitors of whom about 80 We're present.
Every schoolhousse in our town now pos
sesses fag.-The Good Templars held a
strawberry festival at the church vestry,
Tuesday, July al. p. Maxim and Nor
ris Roderick are placing telephone poles
on the line from Kents Hill to Mt. Yer
non. Farmers in this vicinity will gen
orally commence haying the present week.
| Indications point to a fine crop.
WAYNE.
| The NJ. K. Society has put iron roofing
| upon their church aud the chimney has
been built for the vestry. REV. J. B.
Lapham, presiding elder of the Augusta
District, baptized II persons, Sunday,
July 7. In the evening Rev. G. A. Laugh
ton, pastor of the NJ. +. church, received
| II into the church. Herbert G.. Norris is
visiting friends in Pawtucket, r. l.
Sewall Pettingill went to Augusta, Satur-
day, last, to meet the other commissioners
on the case of Osgood Groves, admins,
TRAITOR VS.. the heirs of Charles Graves
Their decision Is to be sealed and not
opened until opened in the probate court
Harry Cochran of Monmouth, began
frescOing the inside of the NJ. K. church,
Friday The farmers are commencing
haying with prospect of harvesting an
average crop.
PITTSTON.
Mr. and Mrs. Ludy l. Powers enter
tanned a number of relatives at their
home here, the Fourth. A bountiful din
ner and other refreshments We're served
A grand display of fireworks in the eve
ming closed day which will long he re-
membercd by all present. The following
are the names of the guests present: Mr.
and Mrs. Van Il. Beedle, Mr.. and Mrs
g. c. Beedle, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Beedle,
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Weeks, Henry Mar
son. Misses Lizzie, Estelle, Win
nifred, May, and Laura Beedle, and
Masters Harry and George Beedle-
Mrs Abbie Haynes, son and daughter of
Hallowell, who have been visiting reia-
tives at this place, returned home Sunday.
Mrs. John Scott left Tuesday for Prince
Edward Island, where she will make a
short visit. Her daughter-i law, Mrs
Fred Scott, and two children will return
from the island with her. Mrs Walter
Scott who has been visiting at the same
place for several weeks, arrived home this
week Farmers have begun haying in
earnest this week. The crop is light
The Rev. Mr.. Baker of Hallowell, ex-
changed with our minister Sunday after
noon and evening.
WINSLOW.
John Dunbar had very narrow escape
from being killed last week He was on a
soaffold slowing away hay from hay
fork when one of the beams gave way
from being powderposted and be fell )
feet, some OF the planks falling on his
head making three ugly gashes. DIR. Bees
sey was called to dress the wounds BY
this accident, another farmer examined
his scaffolds and found timber badly
powderposted. The farmers are well I'M
der way haying and report good crop
thus far and of excellent quality &C Fl.
Blaisdell OF Augusta, was in town, Mon
day, looking after insurance.
MT. VERNON.
The little five years old daughter of Ed
win V. Carr, met with severe and pain
full accident, Friday forenoon. She wa s
in the horse rack with her father who
was loading two barrels Of water The
rack tipped up and one barrel slid
against the other catching the child's
finger cutting off the little and ring
fingers above the middle joint. All are
very sorry for Lucy as she Is a bright and
pretty little girl.-Three of the Maybew
sisters are at the old homestead for a short
time, Miss Louise d. Mayhem, Mrs. ellis
Russell, evangelist, and Mrs Mira San
born OF Pennington. Mrs. Florence Van
nah and children are here from Boston
visiting her mother. Mrs. Martha Brown
Greenough of Groveland, Mass. with Inns.
band and child are here for visit 20 her
mother Mrs. Thomas S. Hopkins and
daughter of Washington. d. c., are here
to spend the summer Mr.. HOPKINS will
come later
PITTSTON.
Miss Bertha Morrill, of Everett. Mass
has been spending few days with her
sister Sadie, at the residence of Georoo
Putnam in this town-Mrs. Jessie Blake
OF aaco, arrived here, Monday, for a few |
days visit with her grandparents. Mr.
and Mrs. Merrill Burnham.
FAYETTE.
The Fourth was observed here in F..
quiet way. A large party went to the ,s'