Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-19
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BRANCH MILLS.


Or Crooker Of Augusta. was called
to j. :. Parmeter's last Sunday to re-
move some wens from Mrs. Parmeter's
head. He had just come from Wesley
Nelson's of Palermo. having removed
a tumor for Mrs. Nelson.-Sunday Mr.
and Mrs. Eben Kitchen rejoiced in the
advent of a little daughter-t'lba
Worthng has bought the Widow Han
son house,. X. r, Dinsmore is having
another story added to his grist mill
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Cole, visited Mrs
Coles brother. Harrison Berry of
Palermo. last Sunday Mr.. Berry is
dangerously ill.-Elva Dove is able to
ride out. but there is no marked i'm
provement in her health-Mrs Nancy
Jackson of Pittston, came to her
brothers. John Small. last week. Mrs.
Jackson is very i'll with consumption.
RIVERSIDE
Rev. C. \. Hayden and the 1-niver-
saliet choir OF Augusta came up Sun
day afternoon. as was announced, and
they could but feel battered at the re-
ception they met in the way of an
audience at least. for about every avail
able part of the church was filled. and
that, too. after several settees were
brought from the hall across the street.
The sermon was very fine and power
full one as all of Mr. Hayden's sermons
are. and the choir certainly sustained
the reputation they have gained of be
ing one of the best church chors in the
State. Among out of town people no
ticed in the audience. We're Hon. and
Mrs. p. o. Vickery, Capt. and Mrs.
Cole and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Milliken
of Augusta. as we'll as several from
Waterville and Sidney.-Miss Jennie
T'rott spent last week in Augusta
Miss Grace Hunt of Augusta. was here
last Wednesday.-Josiah Brown, who
owns farm in Fiscataquis county.
went there last week to look after it
Henry Brown of san Francisco Cal.
spent a few days here last week with
friends. Mr.. Brown was a native of
this place but left here for the Golden
state "a years ago. This is his second
visit here in the time. being here once
before II years ago. He has been very
successful in his adopted state, and is
cashier of one of San Francisco's
| banks.-Mr. Ralph Reed. Mrs r. b.
Reed and Miss Clara Reed of Water
| vile, We're in the place Sunday.-The
school here has been temporarily closed
on account of scarlet fever having
broken out. There is but one case re-
ported which is quarantined.
SIDNEY.
| Sewall A. Clark has had his house
| painted.-A. Haskell and family have
| moved to Augusta. -Perley Haskell has
| sold his farm to Charles Bailey and
has moved in with his brother on the
| Isaac Holway farm.--Mrs. Stillman
Reynolds had both wrists sprained by
a fall one day last week.-Raynor
Rowell of Danvers, Mass, is visiting
his sister, Mrs. A. +. Jones.
NEWPORT.
| DR.. ii. a. King is soon to close up his
practice here and remove with his family
| to Bangor. DIR. King is a smart Young
| physician and has been very successful
during the few years he has been i'm New
| port. He leaves behind a large circle of
| friends who wish him the same degree of
success I'm his larger field of labor-The
whole community was shocked to hear of
the sad and sudden death of Maurice. only
| son OF David @. TraftOn who was killed
instantly by the cars. Saturday morning
lie was employed as station agent in
Bradford. Mass On hearing the news his
father and w. H. Mitchell Immediately
WEN went thd to ro, his home r to return
| hne young man and his death is a sad