Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-07

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| WOODLAND.
The month Of June was very cold and
wet, 80 much so that farm work was
very much retarded thereby. Omy three
warm days throughout the month Is the
| record. Many fields OF POTATOES are
| looking bad as the seed has rotted badly
In some fields. There is not SO large an
acreage planted as In former years, II Is
/ thought that nearly IS per cent OF those
planted have failed to give a good show
| ing. The gain fields are barge and are
| looking fine. With IL warm July and Au-
gust and fine weather through Scrtcm-
/ Der there will be bountiful crops. by
keeping the cultivator and hoe going the
farmer can hasten the crop to maturity
soil give the best results. Haying Is go
! Ing to be very late rs the grasses are
| Just heading out.--A. p. Snowman. who
| Is working at the Iverson mill at Portage
| lake. Is spending a few days with par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. ID. A. Snowman. He
| will return again on Wednesday of this
| week.-Stock of all kinds are looking fins
| as the pastures were never better at this
| time of year than they are at present
Very little building IS going on this sea-
son.
| MARS HILL
| The following officers were elected at
| X. of r. Lodge: G c., j. W. stewart;
Y. G.. +. w. Shaw; P Coles Wilcox, X.
r. Z; s.; II; Orscr; n. Al, G; McFurcer;
| G. N. York; !. c.. G. H. Irvene: o. g., Il.
| Ford.--F. S. Wilcox sold his stock of con-
| fcctionery to J. w. Stewart and is going
| 70 Boston.-There was game Of base
| ball here. Saturday afternoon, between
| the Blaine nine and the Mars Hill nine
| resulting In victory for the home team,
| the scores were z to 21.-The Methodist
| be competed.--Clide Crockett dropped
saw ON his foot recently cutting his large
| toe nearly off.
MAPLETON.
| Eddie Cook who has been at Portland.
| Me- for the past three years Is visiting
| his mother and friends in this vicinity
The road surveyors have been working
on the road between Mapieton and Pres
! quo Isle. and the travelling is much better.
Hancock.
! MARIAvILLE.
| recipients of nice boy baby, Thursday
Mrs Frank Jordan and Master Nathan
are visiting Mr. Jordsn,s fasher. Nathan n
quite iil.-Mr. and Mrs George Giles OF
Boston. Mass, are visiting Mrs. Giles
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Moibrery King
MAJ. Mrs Rockwell is visiting friends
in EIsworth.-A. S. Penney, one of the
entcrprising citizens of this place Is stil
in very poor health.-La grippe seems to
prevail in many families at, present
come to their home JuHe stn. II Is
girl
sARGENTvIII.E.
School in district No has closed after
a pleasant term OF eight weeks taught
nv Miss Netttr Friend of Se.lgWirk
Each scholar received a present from the
teacher at the close of the term. The
fact that every scholar Is sorry school
has closed is sufficient evidence nf Miss
Friends popularity.-The charred interior
of the yacht Wiudward recently dam
aged by fire, Is being torn ont and she
will be repaired The recent Sabbath
school concert was well attended and all
the parts were performed in a crcditahle
manner.-Two gentlemen from Boston are
occupying the Coombs cottagc.-W. O.
Sargent and son have opened their new
store for the sale Of fruit. confectionery
etc BARRIERS chair has been put in
and Henry Small Of Sedgwick VIII WELD
the rasor.--Amouss last weeks arrivals
were Capt. w. ID. Cover and family OF
Newton, Mass and Wcllansi Sargent
and family of Springfield. Harry Dority
Is also home from Bangor.
kennebec.
MT VERNON.
The Methodist society held their Chill
dron's day concert Sunday evening" The
house was packed The exercises were
very interesting. The children acquitted
ihemselyes well. Thg he m 1r,,. by the excel
w. r Merrill Mt. Nefmon's sweet singer,
was fine Mrs. Merrill never sang in bet
ter voice. The piece entitled, Our Young
Republic. was very imtereStng.-Mr
Dora {. Il. Parsons arrived home last
week to remain this summer Mrs.
Emery l.. Bean and Mrs George Nj. Bean
with their children have arrived in town
for the summer Mrs. Florence Nanaugh
with her three children have arrived to
spend the summer wish her mother,-Mrs.
Geo. o: Wells' parents are spending
week with her.-Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bam-
ford and two children visited in town,
Saturday.--Charles w. Whittier spent
Sunday with his oarcntS.--it is under
stood that Hon. NJ. r. Leighton has
vilagc.-Mt. Vernon Is expecting a new
telephone line from Belgrade Mills con-
meeting us with the line from Farming
ton to Augusta
LITCHFIELD CORNER.
The Glorious Fourth" was celebrated
here on Saturday. Bag races and potato
races. one legged two legged and three
legged races. were the features of the
afternoons entertainment. Music by the
band and fireworks were enjoyed I'm the
evening. A large crowd was in atter-
dance to witness the fireworks. Ice
cream was OF sale for the benefit of the
band Mrs. y. II. HENDERSON has returned
to her home in Boston She intends TAX
ing trip to Canada, after which she will
return here for Il few weeks.-The schools
in town closed, Friday. The scholars of
the Waterman school presented their
teacher. Mrs. Eta S. Taylor with a beau
tiful set of glass ware consisting of eight
pieces. Mrs. Taylor was taken entirely
by surprise and was much gratiiied at
this expression of the love and esteem of
her pupils.-Deaeon G. S. Aver spent
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