Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-04-10

town.-A number of the people here arc
trying to get up an Easter concert.
WINSLOW.
Notice has been received of the death IT
Rockland of Amos Shirland, aged Il
years. Twenty-Five years ago he was
quite well known here in town.-The
school committee are having number OF
the schoolhouses repaired. The one in
the Flagg district will be painted new
School in No. 2, will commence next
Monday, Miss Gilman, teacher. L. G.
Cornish and wife of Augusta spent last
Sunday with his mother.
LITCHFIELD PLAINS.
The Litchfield band and company OF
ladies and gentlemen made Mr.. and Mrs.
w. M. Hatten friendly visit Saturda.
evening. The fine music furnished by
the band was enjoyed by all present
Mr.. and Mrs. Hatten who are not easily
surprised were we'll supplied with oranges
and confectionery, which they freely dis
pensed.-The saw mill is to be run night
and day, as there are SO many logs to bt
sawed Fittings to be Consecrated ~
was the prayer meeting subject, Sunday
evening at the church.
FAYETTE.
| Our assessors did not get all over town
last week.-Sap has run we'll for week.
| H. j. Bamford has 200 trees tapped II.
! M. Weston has large crew saving white
| birch.-The G.. l.. Jones farm has been
sold to Roswell E. Morrill,. Robins have
made their appearance in good numbers
saturday the 9th, they were driving
horses on the pond at the mills.
Lincoln.
BOOTHBAY.
Mr. Augustus Chamberlain returned
| home from Boston, Saturday.
Frank Carlisle is dangerously ill with
congestion of the lungs. Mr.. Brown Of
Poland, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. C.
A. Buker. Willard Giles is visiting his
sister in Bath.-Rev. C. A. Buker is hold
ing some very interesting meetings at the
Barter's Island chapel.-Mr. Everett
Linnekin and daughter Vesta have gone
to Havcrhill, Mass, to visit his son, who
is very sick.-Mr. VIM. McCobb of Boston,
and George McCobb of Montpelier, VT,
have been in town this week to attend the
funeral of Capt. James A. McCobb.
ALMA.
The workmen's train on the ". & o.
was put on, Monday, to commence repair
ing damages done by the frost The
traders and others here in town are hav-
ing considerable freight come over the
road.-Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Erskine spent
part of last week at Pittsield. We I'M
derstand that Mr.. Erskine intends to
build a large residence there this coming
season.-Thomas Simpsons last carload
of horses are selling rapidly. -Sheepscot
river opened to navigation last week
WHITEFIELD.
Herbert Moore, eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs. Roswell Moore of North Whitefield.
died, Tuesday, April 2, after final i'll
ness of five weeks, though he had been in
poor health for some months. He was one
of the best of young men, and Christian
and highly esteemed by all who knew
him. He leaves a wife and infant
daughter, parents and one brother The
funeral services were held on the follow.
ing Friday, conducted by Rev. Mr.. Lowell
of East Pittston, whose remarks We're ap-
propriate and consoling. Prayer was
offered by Rev. Mr.. Byrne. The singing
by quartet was very fine 1t is needless
to say that the boreaved family have the
deepest sympathy of the whole community.
Penobscot.
NEWPORT.
The repairs on High street church are
nearly completed and Easter services will
be held there next Sunday.-Mrs. H. A.
King is visiting her parents in Hampden
this Week.-Mrs. Helen Clark of Ran
dolph who has been visiting at G. w.
Stewards returned to her home last week.
Mr.. II. NJ. Wardwell is in Boston select.
ing new lire Of goods. Mrs Wardwell
went to Portland Sunday morning -
Rev. W. l.. Brown, pastor of the NJ. f.
church has been invited to remain another
year with the society E w. Smith
leaves tor Portland this week where he
has obtained position in the Falmouth
hotel.
ETNA.
J. A. Sanborn, Mrs Sanborn and
daughter Annie. and Mrs Hebron Russell
are sick with the grippe.
Piscataquis.
GUILFORD.
]. S. Williams, Esq, who for several
years has been associated with Henry |
Hudson, Esq, in his law practice, has de- |
cided to open law office in this village |
and will hang out his shingle this week. |
Mr.. Williams is a graduate of the |
Maine State College and the Boston Uni. |
versity Law School, receiving his de-
gree of LII. ID. in 1890. In the fall of 1913. |
he was appointed and commissioned as
deputy collector of internal revenue for
the eastern division of Maine. A young
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good legal attachments he should make
his mark among our legal lights. Miss
Jessie Leighton of Brockton, Mass, was
visiting friends in town last week Last
Saturday while coastiDg, several of our
young ladies organized raid ON some
sap buckets which belonged to brother
of one of the young ladies, but before the
raid took place the youngster had caught
on and replaced the sap with cistern water
and, well, those young ladies don't care