Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-10-20

SOUTH LITCHFIELD.

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kennehec.
| SOUTH LITCHFIELD.
| The school In this district closed last
| Friday with an exhibition in the eve
ning, after a very pleasant and success
| ful term. The programme consisting
| IF tableaux, recitations. singing and
| Instrumental music was very pleasing
| ~ carried out by both teacher and
| pupils. Miss Mabel Norcross, a grad
| uate of Kents Hill. has taught the
| school during the past year. and has
| won both the love and respect Of all her
/ pupils.-Airs. Mary Il. Fox died at the
some OF her daughter. Mrs, VIM. j.
| Smith. Sunday. at the advanced age Of
nearly s. years. The date OF her death
| Mas exactly "a years after that OF her
| husband. She is survived by son, 5.
| H. Fox OF Southampton, Mass, and
,0o daughters. Mrs VIM. ]. Smith and
the wife of Rev. Joseph Mouiton, a
| Methodist minister now located at
Bingham. Me. Her funeral was at
| tended hy Rev. J. +. Hartman. pastor
Of the Free Baptist church at the
| Plains Singing by Mrs. A. c. True
preached a practical and appro-
| pirate sermon from the text We
all do fade as leaf" at the Baptist
church on Sunday.--Pease' band has
| heen in Tonsham the past week in at
tendance on the Sagadahoc county fair.
| fer which they furnished music.-Mrs.
A. c. True viii reorganze her Juvenile
singing class on Tuesday next.
READF1ELD.
| Rev, H. f. Frohock returned from his
vacation and occupied his pulpit here.
sunday.-There was goodly number at
the Circle at VIM. Harvey's. Wednesday
evening.-Farmers are gathering much
larger amounts of apples than they ex-
pected. Some who were looking for about
100 barrels have 200 or more and some
have 600 or 800 when they did not expect
more than 100 or 800. Many have har-
vested good crops OF corn.-James Turner
and Mrs. Miller were married at the
| chapel. Sunday evening. after social SER
vice.
CHINA.
T. E. Doe is making fine Improvement
second story to the building on the corner
opposite the post Office. The upper part
win be used for hall. Wallace Bros.
cipal @ Iei Of The ' High school. Mr.. Fletcher. is
i'll with the measles. and the school has
been suspended for two weeks in conse-
had the measles.-Apple picking goes on
apace. with many big yields. f. NJ. Hun
newell and O.. l.; Kitchen. picking for a:
r; Ward, picked, &c h one SN,,,S day last week o.
picked IL barrels and one bushel in 80
minutes. The apples were Baldwins Mr..
Ward viii have from SEQ 500 to loee barrels
w. g. G. r. r. will be held, Wednesday.
Oct. q. at Wiscasset. Gravel trains are
being rrn preparing NJ The the road for n winter
NOTED from section boss to road master |
of the entire line. Geroge NJ. Cook is pro-
NOTED to section boss A new siding was
China station. Saturday. A special with |
Manager Fogg and Hon |. G. Libby came
up on Saturday;.Mrs. George Merriman |
and children of FreepOrt. are visiting her |
aunt, Mrs. II. E. Foster.
SIDNEY
Miss Mamie Clark is sick with the
measles.-M Bradford Sawtelle has
been confined to the bed by sickness for
the frame of his new house up and near
~ boarded.-Dr. George Campbell of Wa
tervlle. who purchased DR.. Driscoll's
stand here. has moved into town and in
tends to begin practice here, this week.
An auction sale of the schoolhouses in
districts tI, Is No 10. II, ls. Il and 10 was held
purchased BY the follow following persons re-
Henry keene; Frank 3. Robinson and Z.
"a.
has elected officers for the ensuing year
as follows: S. A. Clark. W. NJ; w. A.
Shaw, $. w; Frank Abbott. J. w; A. r.
Bailey. S. d.: Eugene Herrin. j. D.: G. c.
tary.-Mr. and Mrs L. G. Tilley visited
in Bowdoinham, a few days last week
RIVERSIDE.
2. N. Lang, Jr.. of Portland. is visiting
friends here.-Mrs. Charles Connor and
daughter of Waterville. were the guests
OF Mr.: and Mrs. G. 2 Colman, part of
last week.-Mrs.. W. P. Bailey and Miss
weeks.-Wesley Gray of Everett Mass.
is very sick at J. N Russelrs. He is ar.
tended by DR.. Randall of Augusta-Miss
Alice Getchell visited friends at Water
vile. vile. last saturday.-Mrs. J. H. Reed re-
looking remarkably well.-J. L. Chase Of
Standish, was in the place. one day last
week. on business. He reports the apple
crop OF that town as very abundant this
year. and Standish is somewhat famous
as a fruit producing town. 1t is situated
on Sebago lake. from which the city OF
Portland: 10 miles distant. takes its water
supply. directly on the line of the White
sap,anG sM1pnntain g, division OF the M. c. r. r.
ciearness ana purity. and p. W. Clark Of
that town. harvests Il large amount in
the winter. which he ships by rail in the
=. sumner. .i quite an amount of numbering i.
the rivers. Dr. Sanborn OF the Insane !
nospitaI, Augusta. was reared In that
Town ana mas brother and sister living
.here ne now. air. Chase was member Of \
fne fne Legislature IN the winter of '76 and II
from the class towns of Standish ana !
Anderson and Miss An
". NE Ward OF Freeport, are the guests of !
NJ. Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Anderson.
4 4 ieTihan OF Boston. superintendent B. e !,
a. q; anoHs, x; II: division; and Mrs. May Downs