Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-08
STATE NEWS.
Ar00StoOk.
WOODLAND

WOODLAND.
The past week has been quite cold but
very pleasant. The thermometer has
registered ten below several mornings
b. w. Withee. who has been at Grand
Manan since June, has returned, and re-
ports having "A very fine time. He has
been at Caribou village Of lhte attending
Mr.. w. II. Estes.-The potato market is
at "A standstill to know whether to con-
tinue buying or to stop until the prospect
is better. The price paid is $l.25 per bar
rel for the best stock. The quality Of the
potato is so poor Is one reason why the
price has dropped. All hope when the
call for seed potatoes comes that the
price may advance. so that the farmers
may yet get something for their potatoes.
The quantity of potatoes in the county Is
very small as compared with former
years. Farmers that last year had from
900 to 1909 barrels To sell i'm the winter.
have but very small amount at this
time II would be hard To find a farmer
with 800 barrels at this time.-There has
been some call for oats at - cents per
busheL Hay is selling at a fair price.
Orrin Harrington is shipping "A carload of
very nice hay To outside parties.-Mr.
William Skidgel who has been quite sick
is able to be around again.-The whoop
ing cough which has visited almost all of
the families In town is on the decrease.
no new eases being reported--Your cor
respondent noticed In paper of a far
mer killing Il pig. five months old. weigh
ing 1Si2 pounds. j. T.. Berce killed one
last week. six months old. weighing ~
pounds. and S. H. Henry one. one year
old weighing 500 pounds and -. a. Snow
man one weighing 400 pounds from which
he had 10 pounds clear tried lard. There
are lots OF fat hogs yet to be killed
Quite "A fail of SNOW on the night of Dec
4; enough to make good sleishinE. and as
the wind was To the south there was
dampneSS enough so the snow VIII not
drift.-W. III. Estes OF Caribou. who has
been sick of brain trouble died at
O'clock =. NJ. saturday Dec 4. Mr. Es
ties was for many years 4 resident of this
town. He was born in or near Augusta
He was the oldest son Of W. ". Estes
formerly of Augusta. He was about 81
years old.
MARS HILL
The W. c. T. L. will meet with Mrs. j.
". Stewart. Thursday-~A Y. w. c. r.
L. will pe organized at the town hali
Friday. ut Z. M.-The l.. T. l.. will meet
with Mrs. Stafford Saturday. at p. NJ
Mrs. J. +. York and Cornelius Snow have
closed a successful term of school in dis
trict No. l.-Rev. NJ. s Hin has moved To
Bridgewater.-The Christian Endeavorers
will meet at the town hall Friday eve
ming at : +. M.-Ciarence Powers OF Ft
Fairfield was in town. Tuesday.-C. y
Cannon of FIT. Fairfield. was in town
last wcek.-Geo. Akley Of Presaue Isle. is
buying potatoes for J. d. Robinson at
this place.. ID. Robinson passed Sun
day with friends in Prcsque Isle.-G. T.
Wilkins of Houlton. was in town last
week.-R. A. York made a trip to Bangor
and vicinity last week.-The ves;ry of the
Free Baptist church will be finished Fri
day.-The harvest supper and opening of
the vestry of the Free Baptist church
will take place Friday afternoon and In
the evening the following persons will
speak: Hon. r. w. Shaw, Rev. Mr. Me
Kan and Mr.. Dunn of Houlton: Rev. G..
Nj. Park and Rev. Chas. Harburt Of
Presaue Isle: Mrs Spaulding and Mrs
Porter of Caribou and Rev. Mrs. Spraguc
OF Sprague's Mills.-Parsons. York & Luce
sent a boiler. shingle machine and other
supplies to ST. CroiX 70 their mill at that
place and they will have an engine
shingle machine and other machinery
come from Bangor to their mill here.
MAPLETON.
Albert Ball. one of Mapleton's success
ful farmers. has just finished threshins
grain. He had about 1900 bushels Solo
mon Pyles of Castle Hill. lost "A valuable
horse last week.-Another case of diph-
liberia has broken out in the family of
Frank Casey.-Mrs. Louisa Casey started
for Portland. Monday morning, where
she will join her husband. who has en-
ployment there for the winter-Walace
Waddel returned from Portland. Satur,
day.-A new sign decorates the Mapleton