Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18
sIA1r MEM.
MARS HILL.

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MARS HILL.
More hay has been cut IN this vicinity
than last year.-Rust mas appeared o:
some p0taloes.-Rev. M. 8. Hill. pasto
OF the Methodist church at this place
with his bride arrived in town. Tues,
day Mr.. and Mrs. Hill will be at home
after August 18.--About all those VIII.
occupied cottages at the campgroundi
returned home, Monday morning.
Haylng Is about over and the crop hal
been harvested in fine condition.-A. 4
Chandler Of Bridgawater, Is building
q blacksmith Shop, on Main street. be.
tween the drug store and Hought0n'i
barn.-tA. large number attended the G.
A. r. reunion at Fort Fairfield.--A
campmeeting has been in session al
the Riverside campgrounds. A large
number attended from here.-Rev. G.
G. Haynes built a new cottage at tn.
campgTounds. and has been occupying
1t the last week.-A. C. Perry, Esq, cl
Pressure Isle. was in town, Saturday
The F. b. sewing circle OF this tow.
has been running the boarding house
at the campgrounds.-Ira Chapman
Esq. of Boston. was in town, last week
on business.--John Wilder of Houlton
was in town, Wednesiay.-G. w
Drawn and family have been attending
the reunion at Fort Fairfield.-Mrs
Tressa Mcpherson is on the sick list
A party consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. J
II. Webster G. II. Webster, Frank
Keay and Julia Turner. has been blue.
berrying. the past week, and report the
berries plentiful.-Work commenced on
the bridge, last Tuesday. and is now
well under way.--A large party OF
young ladies is attending the summer
school at Houlton. Garman OF
Fort Fairfield, was in town. Tuesday,
on business.--Mrs. Frances Russell ol
this town recently received $45 ring
from the American National Company
Of Waterville. which was awarded her
as second prize in their word contest.
FORT FAIRFIELD.
Allie Gould. some two weeks ago,
found himself unable to swallow his
food. He speedily consulted a physi-
clan and 1t proved to be case of tent
porary paralysis of the throat. The
disease spread. affecting his whole body
more or less. He could not control his
eyelids sufficiently to close them when
he wished and was at times unable to
talk. His physician assured him he
would recover and he is already much
improved.
NEW SWEDEN.
Oscar Hanson recently bought a new
two-horse rake and when he start.
out to use 1t for the first time in some
way the pole dropped down. the horses
became frightened and threw Mr.. Han
son down between them. The horses
went off on a wild run and Hanson
was caught by the rake teeth. In
this manner he was dragged quite a
distance. with five teeth penetrating
his back, until the horses went over a
log pile and Hanson was enabled to
extricate himself from his perilous sit
uation. He was able to get up and
catch his horses and take care of them.
MILLS.
H. p. Wiseman, a contractor on the
new line of railroad being constructed
between Caribou and Limestone, was
attempting to loosen a rock over his
head. one day last week. when the por-
ton he had his hands on became de-
tached, and he fell backward and went
oyer the bank, falling on his head He
had two bad and deep cuts and also a
one on his head. the result of
an interview with rocks at the bottom
of the embankment
FORT FAIRFIELD.
Sunday afternoon the dwelling house
Of William Dorsey, about one mile from
Fort Fairfield, on the Dorsey road, was
destroyed by fire. Insurance, 5000.
The tower of A. HI. Spooner's resi-
dence in Sherman Mills was struck by |
lightning recently. damaging the same |
10 the extent of $50 to $780, Mr.. |
Spooner was knocked down by the con-
russion but sustained no injuries
Scarlet fever is reported prevalent in |
Sherman Mills. but only one death, that
Of little child of Ira B. Bryant, has
rs yet resulted.
Mrs. Joseph Scott of Littleton. was /
thrown from a carriage while driving /
With another lady recently. Both arms |
we're broken below the elbow and she |
vas otherwise injured.
Franklin.