Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-15
STATE NEWS.
Aroost0ok.'
MARS HILL.

MARS HILL.
Samuel Craig left here. last week. for
colorado.-John Eastman. who has been
visiting friends in the southern part of
the State. returned home. Saturday.
| Geo. Akley spent Sunday with his family
i'm Pressure Isle.-H. W. Stafford was in
Caribou last week. attending court
Allie Pierce who has been at work at
Bangor was home a short vacation.
last week, and returned to Bangor, Sat
| urday.-The W. c. T. L. will meet with
Mrs. J. f. York. Thursday. Dec. 30 1t
Will be mothers meeting and supper
| The Young Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will meet with Mrs. John
| York. Saturday. Dee. Is at l.S0 =. NJ. All
who are interested in the work are in
vited to attend.-The l.. T. L. will meet
at Mrs Sat1ord's Saturday. Dec. a5. at =
O'Clock =. M.-Cleveland & Ludwig load
ed three cars of starch last week. They
bought it Il year ago for li2 cents and
sold ii for four cents per pound.-The
Christian Endeavor and Sunday school
will meet in the vestry of the new r.
Il. church and also the F. Is. meeting will
be held in the vestry.-The Ladies' Aid
will meet with Mrs Sprague. Tuesday.
Dec. 2l.-At the opening of the veStry of
the Free Baptist church and supper, 4
large number was present. All of the
speakers gave a fine address, nearly all
on temperance. The speakers We're Hon
X. w. Shaw. who gave a fine address and
Mr.. Dunn. one of the county commits
sioners. Mrs. Spaulding. president of the
AroostoOk county w. c. T. t., Mrs. Por-
ter county president for the n. r. W.
c. 7. l.. Rev. G. NJ. Park and Mrs. John
ston of FIT. airtield. a very pleasant eve
ming was passed
WOODLAND.
| The weather for the past week has been
| very mild. The snow is nearly gone
Hon. II. L. Pratt. who has been in Nova
Scotia and Prince Edwards Island for
of 1,n
Great, Eastern Fertilizer Co.. is visiting
his family in this town. In talking with
him about the potato crop on the island
| and i'm Nova Scotia. he says: There are
but few potatoes there and the quality
| is very poor.-Potatoes have gone quite
freely to the station the past two or
three days and prices are Il little better
| than last week. from Sl.25 to Sl3, per
barrel.-Moses Abbott of this town. is
serving on the jury at the present term
of court at CariIou.-Quite Il number of
the members of the Good Templar's
lodges of this town went to Pressure Isle.
to attend the district lodge. Saturday
Although the day was Il wet one there
was goodly number present. and they
had Il very enjoyable time The next dis
trict lodge will he held at Caribou.-Mr
Willard Darling, who is i'll company with
Mr.. Robert Wallace. numbering near
Masardis. is down engaging more men
and teams for their work He states that
deer are very thick where they are work
ing.
MAPLETON
Another slight fail of snow. Sunday
night. made the sleighing very NICE
Quite a serious accident occurred Sun
day. While the people We're gathering
for the memorial services of Douglass
Jackson. at the Free Baptist church.
horse driven by Chas. Grindell became
unmanagable and clearing himself from
the sleigh. ran into the sleigh containing
Andrew jackson. wife and daughter. 4
HI int. 4 h.,
Mrs Jackson and dragging her out and
over the frozen ground and snow She
was left for dead. She was picked up
and carried to a house and DIR. Boon was
summoned. He thought a rib was frac-
tured and she was not otherwise serious
ly injured.