Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-05
Waldo.
FREEDOM.

FREEDOM.
The last snow has been great benefit
to our roads. Lumber is moving up
rapidly-W. r. Reynolds of Winslow,
has crew at work on his Rollins lot in
Albion, cutting logs and shinglc stuff
He estimates that he has 200 cords of
shingle stuff, which he is hauling to G. z.
Hutchins' mill.-ME- Hutchins expects to
start his mill Feb. 17.--Mrs. H. G. Bar
low is gaining very slowly. Miss Au
gusta Barlow is mt home from Csstinc
called home by the illness OF Mrs. Barlow
Miss Nora Dow returned home, Satur-
day, for few days visit from Sherman's
Corner, where she has been WORKING
George Halls hay press is at work at
Augustus Andrews place. Wesley Nor
rison's little boy, four years old, swal-
lowed shingle nail the other day and
narrowly escaped death Prank Thurston
is making arrangements to have high
school this winter at South Freedom.-A
lecture was given at the Randall school
house. Thursday evening. by David
Richards in the interest Of the Peoples
party Mrs Alice Marden of Watervillc,
and Rev A. Is. Brown of Palermo, made
visit at the home CT Mr.. A. Andrews,
Thursday Miss Hattie Morrison is
working for MIR. and Mrs. john Richard
son at Sherman 5 Corner. Hussey
of Albion, was in town one day this week,
buying cattle tor the Brighton market
d. T. Dow is hauling pressed hay to
Observation-Disclosures Young has been con
fined to the house for several days with a
sore hand.
THORNDIkE
Mrs. Joseph Hubbard, formerly of this
town, but recently of Lawrence, Mass,
died there Wednesday, Jan. 90. The
remains came by rail- Thursday. The
funeral was held at the Centre church,
Friday at 10 O'Clock. She was over 40
years old For the month ending, Jan
81, A. cars We're shipped from this place
40 of hay and straw, two of bass wood
three of potatoes The Thorndike Cloth
ing Company will shut down their shop,
or at least the pants department, rs soon
as the work on hand can be finished up.
Fred Joyce will continue to occupy the
upper story for the manufacturing of
tests All ara sorry the business cannot
be carried on at a satisfactory profit to
the owner.-The employees in the clothing
shop had clam bake and dance Friday
night, at the shop, and all had pleasant
time.-O. /. Beamis returned to Bruins
wick, Monday, where he will attend the
present term of the medical school. This
year will complete his studies at the
school. Nelson Hunt OF East Thorndike,
had a boy taken up for using obscene
language before the younger scholars
The trial took place at Brooks. The boy
was found guilty and fined small sum.
There is considerable talk in regard to
having u private school at the station
schoolhouse, in the spring. Several
think it a good idea. 1t is understood
that it could be taught for twenty five
cents a week per scholar, and il suiii-
cient number of pupils will agree to
attend there will doubtless be one.-The
Village Improvement Society held meet
ing at Harmon's hall. Jan. ~, and chose
n committee Frank johnson of Free
DOM has an extra fine pair Of draft horses
both gray and finely matched. They
stand Is hands high and weigh 400
pounds each. He hauls II feet of pulp
wood at a load to ThCrndike station
Mrs. Daniel Gordon is quite sick with the
grip and lung trouble.-Sayward and
Vose will put in an engine and complete
steam power for their saw mill at once
The lack of sufficient water at certain
seasons of the year has always been a
uIdW pdCh anu tHey HOW propose 10
remedy the trouble for good. They can
have lumber enough to keep the mill
running the year round.
HALLDALE.
1t is expected that there will be free
High school in the Vose district, to he
taught by the present teacher. 1t will
commence in one week after the present
term closes.-We have very nice shedding
now,and people are improving it, hauling
their wood, etc.-C. NJ. Plummer has
bought quite an amount OF hoop poles.
this winter. He has some very nice ash
poles. &C. A. Hall filed his ice house
from Freedom pond, last week The ice
is of SUP erior quality.
BURNHAM.
Frank p Whitney went to West Old.
town, Saturday, to visit his uncle, O. NJ.
Whitten.-The post mistress spent Satur.
day in Plttsfield. B. A. Berry who
has been very i'll is much better The
snow Saturday, was very much apprc-
Ciated.
Bicycle riders, football players and ath
letcs generally, find a sovereign remedy