Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-27
STATE NEWS.
Cumberland.
DEERING.

DEERING.
Mr.. Charles Stanwood was driving
from Portland to Deering. Friday
night, when suddenly he was struck on
the head with a piece of gas pipe and
thrown from his carriage. Fortunately
team came along at that moment and
Stanwood was taken home and was
able to be out, Sunday He had about
$50 and valuable gold watch with
him when attacked by the highway
man.-Friday morning, when Augustus
S. Wentworth, 20 years of age, of Cum
berland. was driving in Deering, his
horse took fright at steam drill and
ran away. Mr.. Wentworth held on to
the reins until the horse was near the
Kicker place. There the wagon struck
pole and Mr.. Wentworth was thrown
out. striking heavily on his head and
shoulders. His face was badly cut and
his jaw bone was cracked
BRIDGTON.
While Lothrop Stone was toying with
revolver. it went off and the bullet
lodged in his leg just below the knee.
Kennebec.
MT. VERNON.
There is quite an amount of wool,
dried apple and beans in town. The
Allen Brothers have 10000 pounds Of
wool; 1s tons of dried apples and 300
bushels of beans. A. P. Cram has 600
pounds of wool, 20 tons of dried apples
and 200 bushels of beans. w. T. Morrill,
has quite lot of apples and BEANS
The Methodist society served harvest
supper last Friday evening. 1t was
success.-Fred B. Dolloff has gone to
Rhode Island to work through the fall
and winter,-Mrs. Lena NJ. Severy Fall
Ion will go to Aiken, S. c., to join her
husband where they will remain until
next spring. They spent last winter
there.-William E. Carson is digging to
bring water about 80 rods from his
house to his buildings and to the
Methodist parsonage. This will be a
great Improvement. He has struck a
good vein Of water. He will bring it
in an iron pipe.
NORTH PITTSTON.
Mrs Sarah A. Greedy, nurse in Port
land hospital arrived in town. Thursday,
for few days visit TO her mother. Mrs.
Sarah Greedy of this town.-It has been
deemed expedient to remove Mrs. Charles
Whitman from her home in Chelsea, to
Mrs Charles Warren's in this town.
Abial Allen caught two half grown coons
in his stone wall on Friday last.-Deer are
quite plenty here. Three frequent Mr..
Kenney's pasture, and one visits Charles
Lawrence almost daily, while Alpheus
Merrill has three come to feed near his
house evenings.-Alpheus Merrill is shing-
ling his buildings and J. +. Aldrich is
helping him.-Captain George Bailey
and wife of South Pittston, were in
town Sunday, calling on relatives.-Win-
field Bookings of Randolph, was in
town, Sunday.
FAYETTE.
Miss Jennie Underwood is visiting in
Boston, Mass.-Edward Pickford is at
home for few days.-Mrs. Luther En-
erson and daughter. Alice of Oakland. |
have been visiting friends in town for ID
week past
Mr.. and Mrs. James Collins were in |
Augusta, Saturday.-Work on the cot
tage in Emerys grove for A. S. Burrill of |
Boston, is nearing completion.-A. E. |
Farr. j. Waldo Sampson Henry and Del |
bert Farr, attended the Friends church at |
West Gardiner, Sunday morning-The |
lecture at Manchester town hall by Mr.. |
Terry of Ohio. was well attended and was |
very instructive.-H. E. Emery has begun |
to construct sea wall in front of Pine |
Tree cottage. He intends to build a wall |
the entire length of his grove.--H. Pink
ham mas his sea wall nearly completed. |
SOUTH VASSALBORO.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Brown of South |
Boston, arrived last week. Mrs. Brown |
and children will remain during the win
ter. Mr.. Brown will return to his work |
after two weeks stay.-Mr Robert Boyn-
ton who was seriously injured while |
descending Whitehouse hill. died from the
effects Sunday afternoon. He was taken |
10 his home in East Palermo. Monday, for |
burial He leaves a wife. six daughters |
and four sons to mourn his death.-Mr |
Nathaniel Saben has been on the sick list |
the past few days.
Last Sunday. Rev. Mr.. Williams ex-
with Rev. Mr.. French of Hamp- |
den. The congregation was very much |
surprised when on being requested to re- |