Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23
STATE NEWS.
Aroostook.

tickets from Houlton to CHARACTERIZATION
H. Davis lost his farm buildings, situated
on the Madawaska stream about four
miles from this village. last Friday.
They We're insured for 500: the net loss
is about $500. A defective chimney is
thought to be the cause of the fire.-Mrs.
her cottage at Madawaska lake, on
Thursday. cut her left whist severely
Lucille the little daughter of Carl c. King
IS now considered out of danger. The
operation of tracheotomy.. which was
made upon her week ago. is said to be
the first one in the county not followed
with fatal results.
Somerset.
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK.
Miss Pauline Harrington is visiting in
Portland,-H: G.. Hussey is spending Il
few days with friends in Cornish.-The
V. |. S. had a very interesting meeting
at the home of Mrs: Cora Smith, last Sat
urday afternoon. The affair was a mu-
sicale and the 80 ladies present listened
to some very fine music by local talent
assisted by Miss Kelly of Newton, Mass
Mrs. Emery Turner of Merose. is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. French.-H. f..
Hale has finished work on the Somerset
4. r. culvert just below this village and
Point culvert.-Miss Clara Staples of
West Newton. Mass. is in town visiting
at c. l.. Carr s.-ReV. and Mrs. Fl. l.. Nc
Cam of noulton' i IRE spending their va
and Mrs. Harper Alien.-Miss Agnes
Powers left Tuesday morning for Rox-
bury, Mass. where she will visit her sis
Chas. Williams left Monday for a three
weeks outing in the pine woods in north
ern Somerset, after which they will 90 to
Miss Jennie Shorey and Mrs. Grace Fol-
som of Exeter. n. H.. are spending q
few weeks in their old home
Mrs. Andrew Wheeler OF Farming .,9,
Norridgewock party at Bailey's Island
in Casco bay. say that they are enjoying
themselves and having good luck fishing:
Master Ernest Pattee caught cod
weighing thirty-four pounds.-Mr. and
Mrs. Almon Works We're i'll South Der
wick last week.-W Wallace Flanders of
Oakland, spent Sunday i'll town.
SOUTH LITCHF1ELD.
Monday; only sick few homrs-Aliss
Cora Curtis and Miss Annie Tracy of
Lewiston. are making q short stay at
H. NJ Starbird Roland $. True. clerk
spending few days vacation with his
uncle. c. A. True. returned to his labors.
Wednesday.-Mr and Mrs. Lamb OF
Portland. are visiting at Henry Hunting
ton s,-W. j. Smith, who has been suffer
ing from a severe attack of asthma for
nearly two weeks. is slowly recovering
EAST WINTHROP
Mrs. c. f. Babbitt and daughter Ida,
of F'itchburg Mass. are visiting at s. E.
Packard s.-Miss Elsie Wade of Percy.
N. H.. is visiting her sister. Grace l..
Wade preparatory to her journey South to
spend the coming winter with her sister.
Mrs. Daisy Wilson. at Davis. Va.-There
will be a silver medal contest in about
two weeks at which some of the best
talent to he obtained will be presented
f. NJ. Rowe of Boston, Mass, is i'll town.
Robert Hunter of Boston, is ut the Cob
bosseecontee house.-Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Wing of Waltham. have been visiting
Fred Jackson's. -Mrs. W. l.. Mace, upon
whom a surgical operation was per
formed. is getting along ncely.-Miss
Nellie May i<ilbreth of Hallowell. is visit
ing al NJ +. Fosters.