Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-03

cake. Whitefield Grange was repre-
scented by about 36 of Its members, and
presented the young couple with a
beautiful quartered oak extension
table. Some of the other guests pres
ent gave an elegant sideboard Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Murphy of Gardiner.
two silver tablespoons; beautiful
table book from Mr. Moody's cousin,
Miss Ernestine Thompson; from Mr..
and Mrs w. E. Seekins and Miss Lizzi,.
Call white cut glass table set silver
pie knife from Mr.. and Mrs. Ulysses
Trott of Manchester, N. H.; set of
orange spoons from the CASTOR broth
ers, Ben and Bert; sum of money from
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Little and Mr.. Levi
Pulsifer; silver berry spoon with gold
bowl from Carlton Trott of Woolwich.
At the close of the evening w. E.
Seekins made few remarks and the
guests departed wishing the bride and
bridegroom long life and much
happiness.
CHINA.
The First Baptist church of China
held reunion, last Thursday, at which
much Of the history of the church Was
gone over, and a review of it's past
and mention of it's former
pastors. etc, given, all of which was
very interesting. But there is ONE fact
connected with the church building
generally believed, that is erroneous
1t is thought that the present church
edifice was moved to it's present site
from across the lake. Your corre-
spondent is assured by one of the old
est citizens here that it is not SO. A
two story church building was moved
from across the lake to the site of the
present one, and religious services were
held in it for several years. 1t was
subsequently torn down and the pres
ent house erected in its place. During
the time Of rebuilding services Were
held in hay barn belonging to Esquire
Washburn, grandfather of the present
postmaster, and the preacher or ex-
horter, he should be more properly
called, was Charles Weber of Wins
low He was not a scholar and his
wife, Polly, furnished his lore. What
Polly gave him for scripture must be
true. He had most extraordinary
bushy eyebrows, and on one occasion
when he had lost his cross cut saw, the
boys started the story that it was
found in his eyebrows.-Thec continual
passage of trains with iron or gravel
for the extension of the railroad is very
satisfying to the people, and they will
be more pleased when the northern
connection is made.
NORTH MONMOUTH.
T. L. Stanton, Esq, leaves, this week,
for his home in Valley Head, Alabama.
Mr.. Stanton has spent most of the
summer and fall with his children ami
old friends and neighbors, which all
were glad to have him do. He has the
best wishes of all.-Edwin Richardson
is putting up a fine new stable for hi !
own use-Nahum Spear has put up a
new building for storage. and many
others are making repairs and i'm
provements on their buildings.-A. d.
King has much improved in health and
is again attending to business. He has
started his steam cider min and has
already taken in about 500 bushels of
apples.-Repairs have been made on
the company mill dam SO that L. Pet
tngill can now have sufficient head to
run his works. Mr.. Pettingill did not
intend to buy lumber at this mill un-
less the dam was repaired, but will
now buy pine, birch, Eastwood, ash
and oak, which is encouraging to the
farmers and mill hands.-The Pres
colt twin brothers are putting a water
system from a spring into their house,
and as they live on top of hill it is
a good job of engineering.-Deer are
often seen about here and near the
village Mr.. John Plummer saw four
back of his stable few mornings ago.
Charles Robinson found two very large
ones with his cows, Charles Moody saw
one with his cows, and others are often
seen in fields and woods. They are
very tame and could be easily shot, but
woe to the one that shoots one for two
years more, then there will be deer
meat to sell here.-There has not been
a case of diphtheria or any other con-
tagious disease in this village this
year and but very little sickness Of
any kind.
SOUTH VASSALBORO.
II. G. Dickey of South Boston, Mass,
arrived, Saturday.-Mr. and Mrs. o. d.
Nelson and children spent the Sab
bath at j. P. naturalization Boyn-
ton and Mr.. Knox of Providence, r. l.,
were at F. B. Whitehouse's, Sunday. on
their return from Palermo, where they
had been to attend the funeral of their
father, Mr. Robert Boynton.-Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Pierce were made happy by
the appearance of little daughter in
their family the past week. Also Mr.
and Mrs Linwood Saben the same
Mrs. John Church of Augusta. accom-
panied by Mrs. Taught spent Thurs
day with her son, George E. Pierce
Mrs Hannah Smith of Patten, who has
been spending the summer with her
granddaughter, Mrs. Howard Gilley
returned to her home, last week.
SUO4H LITCHFTELD.
me services at the Baptist church at
South Ll,cnfie1., Sunday, were unusually
interesting The church was beautifully
decorated. and in front of the pulpit fine
display of fruit, ETC., was nicely ar
ranged. The pastor, Rev. J. 7. Glow.
preached an able and impressive sermon
on the Harvest" Fine singing was fur
nlshed by the church choir assisted by the
Lapham family from the Plains church.
WIN. J. Smith has opened store here
with a full line of groceries, extracts, &c:
Clinton True of Richmond, has moved
with his family into the J. X. True
bouSa which was formerly his home