Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-14

i Mass. to Kings Mills, last week
Forest Ware has gone to New Hamp-
shire, with view to going into bust
ness there.-Mrs. Emma Little is visit
! ing friends in district No. g. The re-
| pairs on the schoolhouse in that district
are nearly completed.-Mr Nash Of
| Pittston, with his engine and saw has
sawed the annual springs firewood for
Samuel and w. A. Kennedy and F.. B.
Turner.
DRESDEN MILLS.
Wyman, eldest son of Fred Baker. died.
last week OF pneumonia. Funeral ser
vices were AT the house Friday, con-
Quoted by Pastor Price. Two more Of
Mr.. Bakers sons are now very sick with
pneumonia. AIRS. Sanford StiIphen has
been very sick with the same disease
but now seems to be past danger.-Mr
John n. Stilphen has moved to Boston,
The Bridge Academy began the spring
term this week. The most Of the town
schools begin this Week.-All are glad
that Mr.. Segiers of East Pittston, who
taught the Lithgow high school this
spring Is engaged to teach the town
school at the Mills which began Monday
The Cochran Ice Company commenced
shipping ice last week. All are glad OF
the prospect of long season for that
business.
DRESDEN.
Charles Stilphen and Capt. VIM. G. Tarr
who have been i'll so long are improving.
The ice is fast leaving the eastern riv-
er. Fishermen are getting ready for
building their wers. Shad End herring
fishing is quite an industry |. re in the
spring.-Wyman Baker, oldest son OF
Fred Baker, died, April 6, of pneumonia
Another son is sick with the same
trouble.-Capt. Leonard Cooper, IS years
old takes care Of his cows. horses, sheep
&c. and does all the general work around
his buildings. says he is all right only
his legs are not 80 timber when he
used to sail around Cape Horn.-Much
sickness prevails in this town. Dr. Card
is seen here several times each week.
ALMA.
Lulu daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Z.
Peaslee, died April .. of spinal menin-
gitis.-A. p. Erskine is rafting logs TO
Palermo Mills, Sheepscot Mr.. Erskine
does a large lumber business.-Dr. A. NJ
card performed successful operation.
Wednesday. upon Thomas =. Plummer OF
this town. removing cancer from the
lower lip. II was necessary to remove a
large portion of the lower lip. Mr.
Plummer is doing well and will recover
Miss Bessie Houdlett, who has been Sc
riously i'll, is recovering. Miss Houdlett
is student at Bridgton Academy. and
has taken first rank in her studies there.
Penobscot.
ETNA.
George Jones has sold the John Ball
farm to Claton Brown for $500 Mr.. Jones
has bought the JudsOn f. Friend place
for SlG00.-Frank Carter has shipped
some $50 cords of pulp wood.-The super
intendent of schools gives notice that she
will meet those desiring to teach the
coming summer for examination, April a,
at No. ! schoolhouse. Etna.
NEWPORT.
Rev w. L. Brown occupied his pulpit
Sunday, after an Illness of three weeks.
Miss Jennie Stevens has purchased one
half of the Porter buildings on Man
street, and has opened a dressmakins
shOp.-Miss Julia Rowe has opened dress
making rooms in the building owned by
Richard Goodwin.-The County Union
Grange will be held in Meridian hall next
and Mrs. Charles Smith
have opened their house again after be
ing in Unity during the winter.-Miss
Matte Merrill returned from Boston,
Saturday. with new stock of millinery
The Epworth League met a Mrs. w. N.
Friday evening, and chose the
following officers: President. Mrs. Mary
E. Stuart; first vice president, Mrs. Z. II.
Osborn; second, Mrs. f. Il. Dow. third.
Miss Edna Dow: fourth. Miss May Hal
lowell; secretary. Ernest Frye; treasurer,
Ralph Dyer.