Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-25
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NORTH ANsON

days.-G. o. Aver, a well known pho
tographer OF Boston, Is at the old Dins-
more studio, taking pictures. Mr.. Aver
family resides here: SO he combines
pleasure and business in coming here
every four months.-The school teach
ers of Arson, have organized teachers
association, and they will meet period
ically to discuss ways and methods =
Emery Collins & Company have got
their logs down the Carrabassett as rar
as Cleveland rips.-About 40 members
OF Emerald Rebekah Lodge, of this
place, went to Scion, Friday night.
4. Sawyer has moved his barber snoi'
into the b. S. Collins block.-The board
of trustees of Arson Academy held a
meeting Friday evening. There was SO
much business to transact that the
hoard held an adjourned meeting the
next evening. Observation-Disclosures ana MIS-
Fairbrother went to Hartiand, Sunuas'
to visit relatives.-The shank factory -
running full time again, and everybody
is rejoicing. A crew Of men IS az WI
putting in several hundred coIus VI
birch into the shank factory pohu.- ne
Memorial sermon before the u. a. ~
post was preached Sunday afternoon III
the Free Baptist church, by heV. W. v
Hayden, pastor. good auuieiiee va
overwhelmingly evening, kew. a. p
I.add OF Augusta, delivered s,'rrihs
temperance address in the uhaVersaiis,
church. A large audience was present
Mr.. Laid is a very pleasing speaker
Mr. and Mrs Wallace Emery and MT.
and Mrs. Poore are spending week
at Mr. Emerys cottage at Lake hiiio-
den.-Bert Lane, one of the champion
fishermen here went out in Arson val
lev the other day, and when he returned
he had a string of S6 handsome brook
tro,,t DIR. H. S. Miller of this place.
and DIR. Will Miller of Fairfield, nave
inst returned from weeks fishing trip
up country.
HARMONY.
Rev. Mr.. Sweetland of Palmyra,
preached at the church last Sabbath.
Ha is liked very much by every one
The odd Fellows will observe the Me
mortal day of the order, June s.-hes'
Mr.. LYONS, who formerly preached here
is sick with typhoid fever at MS pres
emf residence in Castine.-There is
nothing being done towards the COM
pletion of the S. & Nj. l.. Railroad YET
There will be Pomona Grange meet
ing at Wellington next Thursday.
HARTLAND.
Miss Frances Pratt broke her thign
hone recently in a peculiar manner. ohs
was in her brothers store, ana hau
turned to leave when the bone gave
way and she fell to the floor.-Miss Hat
tie TAYLOR who clerks for j.. 5 Rowe was
standing the other day on the end OF the
platform leaning against chalh wnicn
tlara fn DerS0nS
falling into a basement stairway, Wheh
suddenly the chain gave away ana she
fell about six feet. her head striking the
granite steps. She was taken up uncon-
sCious but soon recovered. NO DoheS
were broken very fortunately neither
was any of the skin knocked OF. 1t was
narrow escape from serious accident;
The Hartland w. c. I. Z. has elected
the following officers for the ensuing ,iias
year: President, Mrs Sarah Page; wee
presidents, Mrs. Agnes Lidstone and Mrs.
M. B. Lowe; secretary. Mrs. Alice Cook
treasurer, Mrs. NJ. f. Littlefieid. Follow
ing are some of the superintendents: Ju-
yenile work. Mrs. Annie Lancey; Sabbath
observance Mrs. Sarah Page and Mrs.
Mary E. Littlefield; scientific temperance
instruction. Mrs. Hattie NJ. Farnum and
Mrs L. S. Stafford; social purity and
temperance literature. Mrs. Eta Barnes
mothers meetings. Mrs. Flora Withee;
press work. Mrs. NJ. B. Lowe. The fol-
lowing were chosen for delegates to the
W. c. 7. u. county convention at Falr-
field: Mrs. Eta Barnes, Mrs. NJ. e. Lit
tlefield Mrs. Annie Lancey. Mrs. NJ. B.
Lowe. The union now numbers 16 mem
bers and meets once in two weeks.
CANAAN.
The citizens of South Canaan. are TAX
ing steps toward having postoffice es-
tablshed in that part of the town, in the
store of c. b. Goodridge.
MADISON.
The valuation of the town is as fol-
lows: Real estate, $S73 959; personal es-
tae ss5l 800; total. 81. 225. 25s Number of
polls &c., tax upon each. $780, Rate OF
taxation on $1,000. $3.50. Money raised for
all purposes, $40, 1866. The number of
polls this year excel those of last year
iby 25
HARMONY.
Samuel F.. Jordan of Harmony, recently
fell from a barn where he was at work
a distance of some Is feet. striking on
some stones and breaking two ribs. The
fall rendered him unconscious for some
hours. but prompt medical aid and good
care revived him, although rather slowly
over a year ago Mr.. Jordan received a
kick from a horse which came near re-
sulting seriously.
ST. ALBANS.
Last Sunday was observed here as
Memorial Sunday. About 30 soldiers
gathered at the church with a goody
stone occupied the pulpit and gave them
a soul stirring ermon-Memorial day
will be observed here next Saturday. The
band will furnish music. The band ex-
poets to go to Dexter Monday.
Waldo.
CENTER MONTvILLE.
The Center Montville and Freedom mai
route has been sub-let to ID. c. Kane fol
the coming four years.-Mrs. Helen Jor
dan and Mrs. Sadie knights Of Lincoln
VILE were at n. p. Benefits last Sun
day-Mrs. D. c. Kane is in Belfast a
present-Mrs Clarence Jackson of Pitts
field, has been visiting friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. B. Johnson We're in Lib
erty last week.-Union Harvest Grang,
will have a dance and baked bean sup
per on the evening of June S.-Mr an,
Mrs. Ed Davis of East Belfast and Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. f. Nash of Camden, wer,
here last Saturday and Sunday.
SEARSPORT.
Minnie. daughter of C. F. Treat, had
narrow escape recently. Her father hal
been shooting hawks near the house an
left the gun loaded with heavy charg
in a corner of the stable. In passing i
her dress caught the hammer, THROWN,
the gun to the floor and discharging ii
the shot passing near her, though prov
ideEtially she escaped injury.