Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-29

road commissioner, William Carr There
was musicale Friday evening at Mr.
Fred Growers -Fruit trees are not looking
at present very encouraging and to all APP
pearances there will not be "a largo yield
this year,. Fl. Jordan is in very poor
health. His physician is DR.. Patten of
Ambrose Mrs Louisa Frost is confined
to her home by illness
Kennebec.
PITTSTON.
The Knickerbocker, Great Falls and In
dependent Ice Companies are shipping ice.
They Will begin shipping at the Haynes
& Dewitt houses on the Day shore, this
week Mrs Loring Powers, who has been
visiting relatives in this place, returned
to Alma, Sunday-M. J. Powers has his
house up, boarded, and nearly shiDgled.
Nelson Colburn has been confined to the
house for two weeks with lung trouble.
but is now able to sit up {, little. Almost
everybody attended the carnival at Gardi
ner last week.-Parker Powers has been
quite sick for few days.-The ceiling in
Pittston Grange hall has been whitened
and the walls papered, and it is now fine
looking hall.
ROME.
Elhridge Tracey of Mt Vernon, is stop
ping with his father, Amaziah Tracey, who
is still very sick to assist in taking care of
him. George Tracey Of Oakland, n brother
of Elbridge, visited his father recently, and
stopped with him a few daJs.-Miss
Emily n. Blaisdell Of Lewiston, who has
been visiting the family of William H.
Baisdclj, her brother, for few days, has
gone to Sidney to visit another brother
MI and Mrs. Sylvester Welts, the parents
of Mrs. George Tibbetts, are stopping with
her for few weeks. -Apple trees in this
town have blossomed very sparingly this
year.
WINSLOW.
Last Friday, four months old twin
child of f. W. Warren, was nursing
bottle and stranglcd to death. The sur
yiving twin is totally blind.-Rev. MIR,
Williams loft Monday morning, for Pleas
ant pond on a fishing trip in company
with Rev Mr.. Jones OF Norridgewock.
There will be an entertainment and
sociable at the town hall, Wednesday even
ing A good programme is looked for.
SOUTH LITCHFIELD.
Libby Post, G. A. r. attended religious
services at the South Litchfield Baptist
church Sunday. The pastor, Rev. II. A
Childs, preached an able sermon appro-
pirate to tho occasion. Mrs A. c. True
sang solo with fine effect The exer
cises closed with singing America" by
Mrs. A. c. True's singing class Mrs. True
is doing good work among the children
in the line Of vocal music as their singing,
tkn oh IN WA
finely decorated with ferns, flags and
flowers A flower piece arranged by Mrs
". +. Haines with the inscription Libby
Post, G. A. r., made of different colorcd
| flowers showed good taste.
| RIVERSIDE.
Il. C. Stevens Of Waterville was here,
Thursday. Josiah Brown spent a few
DAYS at Pittsfield last Week.-Mrs. Jennie
| Trott spent most of last week in Augusta.
Mrs. A. S. Bigelow was in Waterville,
Friday, calling on friends. Mr.. and Mrs.
Il. L. Weber and Mrs. Amelia Smiley
and daughter Of Augusta were here FIJI
day.-Mrs. O. H. Borwn, Miss Mary
| Brown. Mrs. A. S. Bigelow, Fl. H. Smell,
! Miss Hester Smell, Mrs. Hartwell Getch-
ell. Miss Alice Getchell and Mrs. N. II.
Fossett attended the teachers meeting / t
| Oak Grove Seminary, Saturday. -Howard
Flood of Fairfield was here last week on
his way to Augusta where he moved two
| harms at the hospital. Mr.. and Mrs. G.
r. Bragg. Miss Alice Bragg. Mr.. and Mrs
+ II. Bragg and son. all of North Vassal-
boro. were in the place, Sunday, Miss Lii
la Barker OF Augusta was visiting friencs
here, Friday.
LITCHFIELD CORNER.
Chas. Campbell of Richmond. who pur
chased the Owen White farm few weeks
ago. has bought the house and lot form
erlv owned by VIM. S. Snow. Mr.. Camp
he'll is in business in Richmond and does
not intend to move at present. MIR. sins
the principal of the academy, has re
turned to his home in West Virginia :
Two of the boys who ran away from theil
homes have returned after an absence o
two weeks They arrived ragged, dirty
hungry and weary. One OF them reported
that he had slept in a bed but two night
since he went away. He arrived in Lew
;ston. after walking from Portland. nearl!
famished and was taken to an eating sa
loon and fed by Kind hearted citizen
Tbav took in Boston. during their alb
sance II will take them some time to ge
recruited; before they will be able to star
AcOA x.iv, ,,nless they make III