Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-13
Psnobscot.
NEWPORT.

The Masons will hold a public install
lation in their hall, Thursday evening.
Miss Mary Carr, who has been book
keeper in the milk factory for the past
two years, has gone to Whitefield, N.
H., where she will hold the same posi-
tion.-E. r. Dow returns to Whitefield
this Week.-Mrs. Bertha Stewart has
the chicken pox.-Ralph Dyer is quite
sick with the measles.-There are 70
cases of measles in town.-Mrs. Annie
Dexter and Mrs. Amanda Knight are
visiting in Boston.-Mr. Freeman
Cooper was in Belfast on business last
week.
E,TNA.
Mr.. Daniel Palmer had a very severe
paralytic shock. last Friday. while in
the woods with his son. Robert. His
son made him as comfortable as he
could and got Charles and Stillman
Dyer. and hauled him to the house.
Monday morning Mr.. Palmer was quite
comfortable.-Mrs. J. A. Ames is on the
sick list.-The little Russell boy is get
ting quite smart under DIR. A. ]. Har-
vey's treatment Friend has
gone to Boston. to visit his mother and
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Mr.. Friend has been in his brothers
store. the past year, and will be missed
by large circle of friends.
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BATH.
George w. Hunt lost COW in a pc
culiar way Thursday. She gave a
goodly quantity of mix in the morn
ing, ate her breakfast and dinner as
usual and at two o'clock was appar-
emily as well as ever, while an hour
and half later she was found dead
with no evidence of the cause. Joseph
X. Huse carried the body away and
cut it open, finding half barrel of
blood inside, thus proving without a
doubt that her death was caused by
the bursting of a blood vessel.
Somerset.
NORTH NEW PORTLAND.
Ray son of Rev. c. w. Purington
came very near being drowned Fri
day, while skating on Gilman Pond
stream in company with two other
boys. He skated into breathing hole
in the ice and went down out of sight.
Although the water was very deep
the current was very slight. When he
come up he grasped the ice but would
have gone down again and been
drowned before aid could have reached
him had not his mittens frozen to the
ice and held him up. One of the boys
ran to l.. H. Moulton's for assistance,
about ne-quarter of mile distant
Mr.. Moulton ran to the rescue and got
the boy out, nearly frozen as well as
being badly frightened.-B. H. Moulton
is at home from the Maine State Col
lege for a short vacation. He is study
ing for a pharmacist.-M. F. Gould of
Lexington, was in town, Saturday.
II. w. Kennison has received advices
from Washington that the patent on
his new garment hanger has been
issued. The company will now place
the hanger on the market and boom
the invention for all it is worth. H. H.
Lake is canvassing.-E. L. Howard and
4. B. Togue are pressing hay at Lex
ington.-The primary school will close
this week, after an eight weeks term
under the instruction of Mrs. G.. c.
Sheldon.-The scholars Of the high
school cleared $40 from their recent en-
tertainment.
WEST MADISON.
One Of our aged residents, Mr.. Joseph
Salley, who has been quite sick. is a
little better.-Master Clarence Hoiway
had party on the evening of his 18th
birthday. Saturday. Jan. 9.-Mr. Milo
Danforth escaped what might have
been quite a serious accident. While
driving home the other day his horse
became unlnanageable and kicked very
near Mr.. Danforth's head. The horse
cleared himself and ran home doing no