Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-26
WINDSOR.
Somerset.
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK.

SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK.
The Kennebec Log Driving Company
had twenty-four men nj work on the
large Jam of logs above the toll bridge
last week and Thursday the river was
cleared and the boom strung.-Mrs. F. r.
N,ckerson returned from Portland last
week. She was accompanied 10y her
daughter, Mrs Henry o. Brien. who Is in
very poor health.-Mrs. George SimondS
IS at the Maine General Hospital for
treatmont-M Miss Edith Tompkins was
called to her home in Starks by the ILL
ness of her stster.-Clarence Austin was
In town al last week.-Mrs.. Sarah Brown
IL much improved In health. The Bap-
list church is in the hands of the decor
ators-F. A. Hobbs and Il. II. Barker
attended the Grand Lodge of knights of
Pythias at Portland, last week.-The four
act drama "A Noble Outcast' was pre-
scented by local talent to a crowded house
at Milier's hall last Thursday evening.
The parts were all well taken. About So
was cleared for the Rehekahs.-There
was. a picture sociable and paper bag
supper at the Baptist vestry Monday
evening which WAS well attended. Every
lady carried a supper in paper bag
which was sold at auction. Everyone
had "A picture of himself taken at an
early period in life and all guessed who
the pictures representative men sent
by the New Jersey Iron and Steel Com
pany to put in the steel approach to the
Saturday afternoon the bridge was
opened for travel.-Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Bigelow are the happy parents Of a lit
tie daughfer.-They are having a little
building boom on the shores of North
pond this summer. Already three cot
taEcs are in the course of erection. They
will belong to DIR. J. III. Pooler of Show
hogan. e. s. Carr of Morn tlgewock. and
To A. O. Frederic of Norridgewock and
Rev. II. l.. Mccain of Houlton.-Sunday
at the Congregationalist church. Rev. j.
a. Jones delivered a Memorial sermon
to the members OF the G.. a. X. who were
present in body. The address was an
excellent one and was much appreciated
by all. Although Mr.. Jones was born in
Wales and is still young. there is prob
ably not more patriotic man in the
State than he.-George Blanchard leaves
Tuesday morning for Lawrence. Mass,
where he will enter the grocery business
with his brother-in-law, Vim. Kohler.-
Walter Hight is now time keeper for the
Kennehec Log Driving Company at Mad
ison.-C. $. Wright passed last week in
Livermore Falls in the interest of his
store, which he is establishing there
The Rowe Brothers have shipped a large
number of ships knees to Yarmouth
Walter Murphy. left. Monday. for Crock
ertown where he will assist in surveying
the proposed railway.-Miss Merrill of
Oakland is the guest of Mrs. Annie
Burgess.-The road machine was put into
service. Friday, and already its good
work is made manifest. \ crew of car
penters have been repairing the bridges
and culverts and a large crew are at
work upon the village StreetS.-S. b,
Tibbetts Is in Boston this week in the in
terest of the coat business.-Some of
the patrons of Sawyer and Perkins water
works are having trouble and crew of
men were ut work last week hunting for
the leak in the pipe.-E. II. Cooley will
so to Bar Harbor June 18th. where he Is
interested in a flower store and green
house.-George Harlow. Smthtield's post
master and general store keeper. had the
misfortune to break one of his legs. Sat
urday.-Mrs Almon Works has been very
ill.-1i. s. Jewett was in Bar Harbor last