Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-16

home from a months visit in Boston
and Hartford.-W. r. Devereux was in
Boston. last week.-Mrs.. Edison Clarke
is quite sick-Old Point Lodge OF Good
Templars installed the following Of
ficers. Thursday: Il. 8. Frederic. C. H.;
Mabel Wells, v. T.; g. H. Jewett, sec:
.. B. Works, assistant secretary: ]. A.
Jones. chaplain; F. c. Holt. F. s.; Lilla
Carr, treasurer: p. II. Veasie, M;
Nellie Hussey. guard: Lester Jones.
sentinel; Edwin II. Cooley. l.. D.: NJ. C.
Holt, b. S. Frederic and NJ. r. Carr,
t,ustees-The next meeting of SOmer-
set District Lodge will be held at Madi-
son, Friday, March 5th.-Mrs. RIOS
well Baker is sick.-Ilev. j. A. Jones
attended the convention at Watervillc
Monday and Tuesday.-A series Of
meetings which will hold two weeks.
began Sunday morning under the lead
ership of Rev. l.. Williams Of Wins
low. at the Congregational church,
Friday afternoon the v. 1. s. met with
Mrs. Chas. Hussey. The subject was
The Island of Malta" and a very in
teresting paper was read by Mrs. b.
F. Turner, who has visited the island.
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Turner. Mrs. j. w. Hathaway, Mrs. s.
*. Fuller. Mrs. William Tobey and
Miss Bessie Danforth. were elected to
prepare list of subjects for the ensu-
ing year.-The next meeting of the Re-
lief Corps will be held with Mrs. b. F.
Jones on Tuesday afternoon. Feb. 23.--
Mrs. Simeon Merrill of Fairfield, is the
guest of her brother. G. s. Jewett.-
Many Of the Good Templars will visit
Steadfast Lodge at Starks. Saturday
evening.
FLAGSTAFF.
Miles. the 1S-years-old son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Standish. died
at noon. Tuesday, Feb. 2 of some disease
Clans H i He was sick about three weeks.
but not considered dangerously ill only
a day and a half before his death. His
death was similar to that of his father.
Mr.. Standish died Jan. u and his wife two
days later. The remaining children are
Leo, aged 10. Lula Is, and Burleigh,
years. Miss Lula and little brother Bur-
Mrs. Frank Savage. their mothers sister.
and Leo will make his home with Mrs.
Nellie Taylor his fathers sister,. The
sum of $163 has been raised by subscrip-
ton for the Standish children. by the
people of Flagstaff. Stratton and Eustis.
HARMONY.
The Free High school began. last week.
with about 30 pupils. Several more will
attend later. 1t is under the instruction
Of Il. +. Hall. a student of Maine State
candidates every other week.--The liter
airy contest is exciting much interest.
The new library which the grange pur-
chased with its extra funds Is an excel
for reinodeling the VIM. Col
Inns house. SO called. and will build an ell.
also.-E. +. Smith Will build Il new house
in the spring.
ST. ALBANS.
]. b. Dow. who last week returned from
foot. is reported to be slowly improving.
Blood poisoning was at one time feared
VIII Watson and Frank Winning have
s1ne TO BRIGHTON e Werk for Ees
who have been in Boston since Christ
mas. are now in Washington. d. C.-Mel
Biselow is on trip to the Hub.
washington.
CALAIS.
Tuesday evening the police arrested one
Walter Woodlawn OF st. John. who was
Eecently released from Machias Jail where
he was serving sentence for burglary
on the charge of having burglarized the
Globe shoe store. A counterfeit silver dol
lar which was in the. cash drawer at the
store entered was stolen. and the passing
of this coin by Wootllawn led to his ar
rest. He was given a hearing in the
municipal court. Wednesday morning. be-
fore Recorder Beckett. who found prob
able cause and held him in the sum of
$500 to appear at the April term of the
supreme court. He was unable to furnish
bail and was sent TO Machias jail.-The
old toll house at the Union mills now
used by the custom officer in that Sec
ton of the city. was found to have been
entered some time daring Tuesday night.
everything movable Except the wood pile
having been thrown out of doors. 1t was
probably the work Of drunken rOughs.-
The residence of Noble Lacoot at Indian
Point was totally destroyed by fire about
midnight Tuesday. A,
VANCEBORO.
Hiram Lacy has returned from the
Bangor hospital. where he has been
treated for a long time for sore, leg.
His case seems to puzzle the physicians,
as he suffers no pain from the limb. but
he cannot use 1t the. least bit and Is per-
fectly helpless. While at the hospital he
had "a run of fever. Which leaves him in a
very weakened condition.
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