Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-07
STATE NEWS.
kennebec.
ROME.

l.. G. Martin and Charles Watson
have just completed job of stone
work for underpinning which they have
been getting out in the Wentworth
brothers pasture on Ledge hill, for
Henry Chandler of Observation-Disclosures
ing to arrangements made with Henry
Lord, Frost l.. French & Sons. are
now at work cutting and yarding Il
quantity of oak timber on Mr.. Lords
land. They will haul the timber to
their mill and saw it. then haul it to
Belgrade depot. from which place it
will be shipped to waterville for car
timber.-George Blaisdell. who has
been at work for few years past with
his brothers. Charles and Will, at the
stone quarries at Norridgewock and
Hallowell. has recently returned ~
Rome to take charge of the old hone
farm on which they formerly lived. /,
appears that he is planning to carry
on the turkey business another season
on a large scale. as he has purchased
about % turkeys which he intends TO
winter He has also purchased about
IS sheep and is at present engaged in
getting out bass wood timber and is
boarding at l.. G. Martin's.-Mrs.
George Tibbetts and son. went to Au-
gusta, last Wednesday and returned
home Thursday.
READFIELD.
The small amount of sleighing peo-
pie were enjoying about town two days
last week left with the heavy rain of
Sunday.-Insurance adjusters from,
Boston and Augusta. were here last
week and looked over the ruins of the
Cover stand and also the injury done
to the Ryder house.-Hon. Z. Ryder
from Bangor spent Saturday here on
business. His mother is in Bangor for
the present.-A. H. Wilson is at his
home here for few dayS.-Chas"
Fogg. reported sick last week, is slow
ly improving in health.-A. G. Wight
left town on Friday last to engage in
teaching in the town of Gushing. for
the winter-There was a large atten
dance at the Readfield Grange on Sat
urday last.-Members and their wives
of Lafayette Masonic Lodge enjoyed
short literary programme and an
oyster supper at their hall. Saturday
evening.-The friends of Mrs. w. +
Harvey are sorry to learn of her seri-
Gus illness in California.-The Univer-
salist society gave a harvest supper at
Giles hall. last Friday.-Rev. j. B.
Lapham will attend the ministers in
stitute at Winthrop, Tuesday.-The
ladies' social circle will meet with Mrs
e. A. French. Wednesday afternoon
and evenin9.-Letters from c. w
Wright to his friends here bring news
of his progress in his studies at the
Baltimore Medical college.
MT. VERNON.
Hon. Calvin Hopkins. farmer resi-
dent of Mt. Vernon. died in Haverhill.
Mass. on December 4, aged SO years.
10 months. His remains were brought
to Mt. Vernon, Monday and buried
from the Baptist church on Tuesday at
10 A. NJ, in the Robinson cemetery be-
side the body of his wife. He leaves
one son. Judge G. c. Hopkins of Deer
ing, Me-, and daughter. Mrs. Alice
Tuck of Haverhill. Mass. with whom
he died.-Miss Edith NJ. Foss is still ill
and unable to return to her school at
West Observation-Disclosures H. Foss. A.
b., returned to his school at Charles
ton. Saturday, stopping off at Water
vile over Sunday.-Last Thursday,
Mt. Vernon village came near having
a disastrous fire. Mr.. H. Foster start
ed fire in the brick mill
near the grist mill and stepped
out few minutes, when he came back
fire had started in the attic floor. In
few minutes more the mill would
have burnt and many more buildings
also, it is believed. Mr.. Foster had a
fire extinguisher which he used to
good advantage and put the fire out.
MANCHESTER
Mabel Osborne has returned home
after long term of employment ut
Baileyville.- was good atten-
dance at Manchester Grange, Decem-
Der 4. Fred Hewins entertained the