Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-29

laundry people have closed I'm ,ho,-
business and have gone away.-A onaa
pool is being dug at the scboo, ho,,a'
ana the new system Of drainage will
be put in operation, soon.-Mr on.
MIS- Charles Wood and Mrs La Verne
Maxiield went on the Food Fair excnr
sion to Boston, Monday-Elec,rio
| lights were turned on at the Ioya,
WOODEN mill, Tuesday evening. for tho
first time.-The Woman's Literary Chnt
met Monday, and discussed scboo,
matters.-FredT Towns and Bert Hain.s
VINO were dangerously i'll with tvnboi1
FEVER, are On the road to recovery
| telephone line will be Constructed
from Baileyville to Winthrop, using 60
iar as possible the poles now in use bv
the New England Telephone Co. Tn,
object Of this new line is primarily n
connect the Winthrop office of e "
Bailey with the office of j. E. Brggs
at Baileyville.-Rev w. H. Hooner o,
Deering, will preach at the Universal.
ISL church here. Sundays. Oct 81 and
NOV. THE Good Cheer Society of the
| Gniversalist church met "Wednesday
evening, at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
b. S. Kelley.-The ladies of tho
| Woman's Relief Corps, Camp No. 9
VIII hold fair and banquet, Nov
and 10 Contributions should no
| left with the president, Mrs. Eyeline
Dealie. of with Mrs. L. T. Carleton
a Mr.. Stevens of Oakland, proposes
| soon, to take steps to organize :,
| camp Of Sons of Veterans in this place
but sons of old soldiers are nor 90
numerous here as in some places.-Rey
rather Desilets. the new Catholic
priest, held his first service here last
sabbath. He is well liked by the flock
WEEKS MILLS.
Frank Green. travelling salesman for
Loring, Short & Harmon, Portland. il
at Geo. Perkins'.-Mr. and Mrs. A. l..
Mosher have gone to Damariscotta for
few days.-Chas. Giddings is making
some extensive repairs on his house
and stable.--Dr. Lincoln has sold the
horse recently purchased from w. w.
Hisler for a round sum.-The cider
mill is running on short time. this
year.-Geo. Mari has moved into the
Knox
ROCKLAND.
Mrs. Nalenia Wooster one of Rock.
lands oldest inhabitants, died. MONDAY
aged SO years. months. One son, Alden
+. Wooster, survives her
Somerset.
NORTH ANSON.
Another old soldier has passed over.
Thomas Stuart. an old resident of
Embden. died of cancer of the mouth.
The disease began at his mouth. and
worked its way down to the windpipe.
Although Mr.. Stuart was not a GA.
+. man, the North Arson post was
present at his funeral which was at
tended by Rev. c. A. Laughton.-Coun-
ty Commissioner Clarke, proprietor of
the Somerset hotel. has had a crew of
men setting his aqueduct pipes deeper
in the ground sofrost will not hit them
Another accident occurred at Potter
& WatsOn's shank factory, Tuesday
morning. Miss Ruby Sprague was the
victim. Miss Sprague was running
machine which rolls the shanks into
shape, when her left hand caught in
the rolls. The middle finger Of the
left hand was crushed and burst open
at the end. Amputation was not
deemed necessary by the doctor.-Re-
ports have reached here of a painful
accident, which happened to a little
son of Charles Creemer,
who lives at the foot of Embden lake.
The little fellow is said to have gotten
hold of a Ratchet with which in play
nP he of he III
eft hand and badly cut the second and
bird fingers.-Mr. Roberts, employed
1t the shank factory. is recovering
rom a severe attack Of sciatca.-The
aides of the Universalist society
served a dinner and supper at the
home OF Superintendent Fairbrother.
monthly union tenn
oerance meeting will be held next Sum-
lay evening at the M. E. chapel.-Dr.
.. Z. Andrews was in Skowhegan,
Wednesday, on business.
Waldo.
j. l.. Hamilton was assisting in placing
building on its founda tons, when the
landle of jackscrew with which he was
WORKING slipped out and the end struck
nm in the left eye, destroying the sight,
The stable owned by James Sprague and
known as the "old stage stabe"
vas burned recently, together with It's
ontents. consisting of six tons of hat
lorse. cow. farming implements, organ
nd a well-chosen library of so volumes.
Uninsured. Cause unknown.
York.
The water in the Mousam river is 50
wv that there is not sufficient power 10
un all the mills at Kennebunk depending
pom 1t for power. The town has been
ark for the past few nights owing to
ick OF power to run the electric light
liant, and the shoe shop has been Obliged
, stop work some time in the middle OF
ne afternoon for the same reason.
WELLS.
The Ogunquit dixie, which has been
omewhat defective for some time in
laces. gave way. Tuesday. to the tide,
nd was literally lifted from the river
ed. gate. piling, timbers and all that
elped resist tide water, and carried to
lie upper marshes. The bridge crossing
he river of the so-called Bourne avenue
Dad received a severe washing from the
reaking away of the dixie. and travel has
cen suspended until temporary repairs
the road can be made.