Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-15

from the damp. easterly winds are
green and healthy. 1t is the opinion of
many that the unhealthy appearance
Of the easterly sides Of the trees is duo
to the continued damp easterly
weather.--The road commissioner il
busy repairing bridges that have been
rendered unsafe for travel by the re
cent heavy rainfall.-The constable l.
looking after owners OF dogs that have
not taken out licenses.
NORTH MONMOUTH.
The farmers are getting somewhat
discouraged; but very little grain
sown yet: few acres of corn planted
and some potatoes. and but few gar
dens planted. Some have peas and
potatoes up and there things hang.
Grass never looked better. 1t is a
foregone conclusion that the hay crop
must be immense. especially in Mon
mouth.-There will be large amount
of hungarian sown on land that was
intended to be planted. and consider
able barley.-Apple trees promise about
a third of a crop. compared with last
year: they will be mostly Russets, Il. |.
Greening and Spies but very few Bald
wins blossomed, Ben Davis blossomed
very full.-Dr. f. =. Marston at Mon
mouth Center. has an orchard that
was set out nine years ago this spring.
all Ben Davis. Last fall 60 barrels
We're picked from it; it looks now as
though there might be 160 barrels next
fall if nothing happens to it. The Ben
Davis is a very hardy young bearing
tree and great bearers will grow any
where, even in an alder swamp. and do
well.-Pear trees all blossomed very
full.-The North Monmouth Waite,
Power Company now have a large
amount of water in reserve. There are
now over 1900 acres of water in their
reservoirs and they can draw it as they
wish to use it, 1t is a grand good water
power and a good chance for more
business. And when the narrow guage
railroad from Pennington goes through
here to Augusta or Gardiner then this
power will be utilized to its fullest ca
pacity. The survey will commence
this week if the weather is suitable.
The road will pass through Pennington
Falls, New Sharon, Vienna. Mt Yer
non, Fayette, North Wayne, South
Wayne, North Monmouth, BaileyvilIe
in Winthrop. East Winthrop, Manches-
ter if it goes to Augusta. If it goes
to Gardiner it will go direct from North
Monmouth, through East Monmouth.
The president of the company. Leonard
Atwood. Esq, of Philadelphia and Geo
III. Stinchfield of Pennington Falls. one
OF the directors, of Pennington Falls.
We're at Wayne village. Monday and
Tuesday looking over the route and
making preparations for the survey
They are both energetic business men.
and say the road is going through to
somewhere on the Kennebee river.
WEEKS MILLS.
Two boys, Charlie Plummer. aged IS
Years and Jimmie Trask, aged IA years.
nave been trapping small game with
success. One day while attending to
their traps, they saw several young
foxes. and thinking they could outwit
Reynard. they carefully concealed their
traps in place frequented by the ami
mails. Much to their surprise the next
morning they found two fine foxes in
the traps.-Horsemen are much inter-
ested in Clara Nelson. by Nelson 200.
owned by j. f. Plummer--J. o. Trask
intends to move to Augusta soon hav-
ing exchanged places with John Nc
Cufdy OF that city.-A campmeetng
Will be held at the Advent campgrounds
near this place beginning June 70 and
continuing until July 4. Able preach
ers from out of the State will be i'm
attendance.