Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-20

| POLAND.
Miss Sophronia Warehouse got lost In
| the woods one day last week and re-
| manned out all night, says the Mechanic
| Falls Ledger; the searching party finding
her at about o'clock the next morning.
Aroostook.
MARS HILL.
A large number attended the musical
festival at Bangor. last Week.-Mrs. Cora
Drawn is on the sick list.-York Bros.
are fixing up their new hardware and fur
niture store and building a large addi-
ton to it.-Mrs. F. B. Baxter is ILL.,
Crockett Bros. have put in a new feed
mill and it is doing good work.-York &
Luce have almost finished work in the
starch factory.-Frank Key has his house
on Main street plastered and the carpen-
ters are at work putting on the finish
When done he will have a nice looking
residence.-Fred Libby has his house on
Sand street Glapboarded and ready for
the mason.-Howard Stafford has moved
his office from Blane.-B. f. Pierce, NJ
b. Parsons and Harry Hussey of Blaine,
have been hunting but did not get any
thing.
MASARDIS..
Farmers are looking for more warm
weather as there are "A good many pota-
toes to dig yet-Mrs. Warren Peterson
and Mrs. Allen Smith, attended the con-
certs at Bangor, last week.-Charles
Clayton of Ashland. a well known and re-
spected citizen of Masardis. died. Satur-
day afternoon. The funeral was held in
Ashland Monday.-The Katahdin Local
Union will meet here Oct. O. A large
attendance is anticipated.-R. A. Stimp-
sons house is completed and J. J. Mari,
station agent. and wife, have moved in.
Mrs. Charles Cooling has another daugh-
ter.-Mrs. John Orr is visiting her old
home.-Mrs. It'd Sawyer is visiting her
relatives in Moro.
MLPLETON.
Llewellyn Wilcox of Mapleton suffered
the loss of his right hand. "Wednesday.
which was mangled in horrible manner
while he was feeding threshing ma
chine. He was married two weeks ago.
Cumberland.
A house owned by Byron kimball in
North Bridgton. and occupied by Il Mr..
Frisbe. mysteriously caught fire, recent
ly. and was destroyed. Mr.. Frisbie and
family were away from home. The build
ings were insured. the contents not so.
COW was burned to death and the en-
tire personal property destroyed.
Hancock.
DEER ISLE.
Hale Powers. formerly of North Cas-
tine. died at the home of his youngest
daughter. Mrs. f. S. Small in Sunset
Deer Isle. Oct. 3. of old age. He was i'll
but "a few hours. He was ninety-four
years. five months Mr.. Powers was the
oldest male resident of Sunset, and the
last one who helped cut the road through
to Green's Landing. when the country
was wilderness. The late Mr.. Powers
joined the Congregational church when
forty years of age. and for many years
was deacon of the church. His wife
tborn Hepzibah c. SmalD died Feb. %
1892 at the age of eighty-three. He leaves
three brothers. Moody. residing in Kan
sas; William and Samuel of Deer Isle
OF fourteen children nine are living. He
had also twenty-eight grandchildren and
twelve great grandchildren.
ORLAND.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Buck of Orland
celebrated their golden wedding at their
home. Wednesday. A reception was given
from ; to 6 at which a large number OF
friends and relatives were present. Many
valuable presents were received. An AN
cent table was an object of much inter
est. The table held besides other articles.
Mrs Bucks wedding bonnet and a cap
worn by Mr.. Buck when a baby.
ELLSWORTH. el
A bad cave-in on Main street just back
of the eastern abutment of the new
bridge. disclosed a dangerous condition of
the street at that point on Wednesday.
Below the road bed there is an almost
open framework of logs extending some
distance back from the abutments. There
this side of the river to save the street
from future washouts. The wall will be
needed in a few years if it be not now.
SURRY.
Capt. w. S. Treworgy began work on
his house, Monday. He will build a wing
on the southern side and otherwise i'm,
prove his buildings.-Mrs. Eunice Rich.
who has been staying with her mother
Mrs. Mary Morgan. for some time. has
returned to her home in Boston.-Fred
Warren has gone to Townsend. Mass, to
seek employment for the winter.-The
Baptist Church Aid Society met in the
parlor of the church last Wednesday
evening with a good attendance.-All the
schools in town closed last Friday after
noon after a short term of six weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Scammon returned to
their home in Franklin last Saturday
morning.-Mrs. Mary Freethy has gone to
visit her daughter, Mrs. Henry Barbour
of Brewer.-Dr Emery and +. d. Smith
went to West Ellsworth hunting recently
and returned with a fine deer.-Rev. and
Mrs. II. +. Day returned home last Sat
urday after an absence of three weeks
visiting friends in Bangor and Machias.-
Joseph Kane died at his home, Monday,
after a short Illness.
SARGENTVILLE.
Within few weeks there have been
several cases of colds accompanied by
sore threats. Recently worse cases have
developed which the attendant physician
has pronounced diphtheria. and three
families have been quarantined in conse-
quence The board of health has not
closed the school but so many of the
scholars will be kept out through fear of
spread of the contagion that it will prob
ably be closed for time.-Mrs. r. r.
Dority has returned from visit to
friends in Massachusetts.-For long
time but little paving has been shipped
but recently business in this line has been
| active. During the past three weeks. one
and sometimes two vessels have been ly
ing at the wharves loading all the time.
DEDHAM.
| Hadley p Burrill attended the State
convention of Sabbath schools. and the
Maine musical festival at Bangor, the
past week.-Miss Florence hldeout died
in Brewer. Oct r. aged 16 years.-Mrs.