Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-19
next week. This is the oldest Methodist
church In this State.
Knox
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
DIR. Pierpont who was badly injured
some weeks ago, is able to be about again.
Mrs. Billiard, the W. G. Il. U. lecturer
of EImira, N. Y, lecturcd at the Free
church Tuesday night, to we'll filled
house The South Liberty choir fur
nished good vocal music, with Miss Hattie
Burkett of Union as organist.-Crows are
great pest about here this year. Ed
mund Prescott reports having had 1900
hills of corn pulled up by them. H. f.
Evans has also been badly troubled by
them.-Mrs. j. B. Howard and daughter,
Mrs. W. f. Overlook, visited relatives in
Liberty, last week.-A crew of men met at
North Washington, Tuesday, and pushed
out the line of the proposed road through
| that place. They report an easy chance to
build-W. F. Dart and wife and Mrs.
Chas. Cunningham visited at South Hope
last week.-Rev. W. W. Davis visited
friends in Warren, last week Mrs DIR.
Peirpont visited her mother at Waldoboro,
recently.-Miss Blanche Swartz of Cam
den, visited at Il. S. Bowden' last week.
With regret we report the death of our
fellow townsman, John Grotton of North
Washington who died last Monday, at the
Maine General hospital, Portland, from
the effects of surgical operation. His
| age was A years, 10 months. He Is sur
| vived by a wife, and five small children,
who have the sympathy of the entire COM
munity. Funeral services were held
Thursday, at his home, Rev. Geo. Weeks
of China, officiating.-While at Waldo
boro last week, Atwell Nash's horse be-
came frightened at locomotive, jumped
over fence, and was so badly injured
that he had to be killed -Prescott's cir
Gus exhibited here Friday 1t was a
good show and well attended. During
the exhibition thunder shower came up
and the wind blew the big tent fat. Fortu-
nately no one was injured.
Lincoln.
ALMA
There will be services at the old church
every third Sabbath commencing last
Sabbath. Winfield Peaslee of Port
land, is visiting her cousin, Miss Georgia
Peaslee.-T. A. Simpson, has just arrived
home from Canada with a carload of
horses.-The hay crop does not look very
promising at present.
DRESDEN.
cry, Mass, Tuesday Warren Hatch,
who has been in Winthrop, Mass since
last spring came home last week.-NIr.
H. Perkins of Chelsea, Mass, is visiting
at Gustavus Perkins Miss Edith Gil
m ,re who has been at Gardiner, learning
t le dressmaker's trade, is at home.-The
children s day exercises at the church in
South Dresden, Sunday, were well
n 4 oh
fred Reed who went to New Haven.
Conn, last week to look for his stolen
team. came home, Saturday He found
his buggy, but the horse had been sold
and they could not trace it, He has the
satisfaction of knowing that the man
who stole the team is behind the bars.
He is an old offender and is wanted there
so will not be brought here at present
The farmers here are doing quite a bust
ness getting out cedar stakes for the Wis
casset g. Quebec Railroad.
Piscataquis.
GUILFORD.
Rev. Mr.. Rouillard, q graduate of Har-
ward University and now a student of
Newton theological seminary, will preach
at Center Guilford, during his vacation.
Sunday. June 9th. and made a very
favorable impression. Ellis arrived
home, Friday from Bucksport, for his
summer vacation.-The Dexter ball team
came up Saturday, to play a return game.
The game was called at the end of the
fourth inning with the score II to lin
favor of Guilfords.
Somerset.
MADISON.
We are informed that the selectmen of
Madison have refused to accept the road
of the electric railway from Skowhegan
to Hayden lake as it interfered too much
with the road and bitches, contrary to
vote of town.-Miss Grace L. Harding
Is at home from Shaw commercial school
in Portland The road machines are
through repairing roads in town.-The
Scion grange met with Alvin Head and
wife last Saturday, by invitation at their
homo in South Scion. Abont 100 were
present.-A large number of young peo-
pie went to Maranacook last week from
this town and Norridgewock.-It is be-
l1eveQ that the annie cron will he short