Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-12
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
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WOODLAND.
The lawmakers that were fortunate
enough to finish their haying in the
month Of July secured their hay in the
very best condition possible. The wealth
sr for the last week has been very poor
few farmers in this section that have not
finished haying.-The harvesting of the
immense grain crop of Aroostook has
weeks. There has been about. the right
amount Of surface moisture this season
TO give the best results. The cool weather
of the past two weeks has been just the
right kind to fill the grain heads with
good plump heavy grains II the weather
is fine throughout the harvest season
there will be secured one of the largest
and best grain crops ever known in
Aroostook. outlook for crop of
potatoes was never better for the acreage
planted, which did not exceed 20 per cent
of last year. The prospect for prices Is
not much better than that of last year
SHERMAN MILLS.
Hon. VIM. p. Frye. NJ. c.. will speak on OF
the political issues OF the day, August IL
at Sherman Mills.-E. +. Boynton met
with very bad accident. breaking ms
leg DelOW the kncS-tA pdtty VI ~"
young people will go to Mattawamkeag
Lake Wednesday.-Mrs. Cyrena Foster
has returned from Portland. Her daugh-
ter Mrs Susie Gai iia ana fhlIa nwis ca wii
close up his blacksmith shop and quit the
business next December.
Hancock.
DEDHAM. .
Chas. Pearls family of Bangor. and
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Mass. are at their cottage at Phillips
Lake Mr.. Pearl and Mrs. Braman at
tended church here, Sunday.-Mrs; I'll. +.
Rurril will spend next week with her
parents in Charleston.-Mrs. Alice Dell
h her parents suns Mr.. and Mrs James Meade
here.-Mr and Mrs. Joseph Webber are
with their daughter. Mrs, Sarah White
of Brewer. Mrs. White has the sym
pathy of many friends here, in the loss
of her husband and son.
Kennebec.
SOUTH VASSAI4BORO.
o. j Hussey and family of Vassal-
boro spent the Sabbath with his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Hussey.-
Mrs. Sadie Brown of Grand Rapids.
Mich. who is visiting relatives at
Riverside, spent Thursday with Mrs.
F. b. Whitehouse. in company with
Miss Alice Getchell and Leonard Arey
of Riverside-Mr. and Mrs. Veranus
Pierce of Windsor are spending few
DAYS with their son, J. F. Pierce.-Mr.
and Mrs l.. w. Mason of Augusta are
in the place for q week-Weston Hal
lowell is making quite extensive re-
pairs on his buildings.-B. G. Hussey
returned from Brooks Friday evening.
WEEKS MILLS.
The Advent camp meeting at Maple
grove began Saturday. Sunday there
was an attendance of about thousand
people. The W. & Q. will run Sunday
trains during the meeting.-Miss Grace
Goddard of Waterville, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Dean Estes.-Mrs. Howard
Chadwick and children of East Boston,
are visiting Mrs. Chadwick's mother,
Mrs. Sarepta HaIlowell.-Mrs. Carrie
Quint of Portland, is visiting her
father, John Dodge.-Mrs. Mary F.
Percival and daughter, Verda. who have
been spending the past year in Cali
fornia, are expected home this week.
The camp meeting at Jones' point
South China. will begin Saturday.
Aug Is. and hold over two Sundays
Halle Sproul of California,is visiting
his sister, Mrs. 0. F. Sproul.-T. P.
Matthews and S. M. Young of Liberty
We're the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
Mosher. Sunday.-Frank l.. Chadwick
of Boston, is visiting his father A. H.
Chadwick.
EAST VASSALBORO.
At the last meeting of Vassalboro
grange IA persons were given the
third and fourth degrees. Ice cream
and cake were served and the evening
pasesd very pleasantly. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Mosher and Miss Maud were
present from Windsor grange and Mr..
and Mrs. G. f. Crowell from Cushnoc
grange. Observation-Disclosures and Har-
ry Butterfield of Providence, r. l.. and
Geo Butterfield from Washington, D.
C.. have been rusticating at their
boyhood's home.-Walter Lampson is
at home for a two weeks VACATION
Mrs. Addle Bray and daughter of
Boston. are here for the summer
Peter Williams of Boston, and Thomas
Williams of North Vassalboro called
on friends Sunday.-Alfred Taber of
Providence, is spending few days
here with his family.-Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Taber have returned from the
seashore rested, having enjoyed them
selves very much.-Mrs. r. NJ. Small
and Mrs. Annie M. Gates have been
at Rockport, visiting Rev. Mr.. Pear
son.
WINSLOW.
Charles f. Warren and family have
gone to Owls Head for a vacation.
also Mrs. Sibyl Paine and daughter
Lucy.-Capt. Smell left Monday, for
Bath.-The number of dogs licensed
in town this year was 99.-Moses
Getchell has sold another lot of white
oak to Mr.. Ames of Portland. Mr..
Getchell has fine lot of very large
trees.
SOUTH MONMOUTH.
Willard Morrison of Manchester. N. II.
IS visiting his grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs
March.-Miss Florence Tinkham returned
10 her nome, Saturday, after a several
weeks visit in Leeds.-Miss Edna Frost
spent the past week very pleasantly with
relatives visiting several places of inter
est armers are generally through hay
ing and report about two-thirds crop. |
Gram is nearly all first class and partiv
harvested. Fred Buker and family of |
Lisbon rails. spent a portion of the week
at the old family home.
ALBION
Miss BOyntOn from Maccacbucet+, t.. |