Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-19
Somerset.
MADISON.

somerset.
MADISON.
The party of Madison men with !,
Vited guests who have just returna,
from Pierce Pond, township, are no.
complaining about their luck. Thsv
saw AZ deer on their trip and laid lou
ii Of them. They returned. Frid.v
with seven of the best deer W.
party consisted Of Dr. Dixon. Lewis
ton; s. Snow. Providence, X. L.:
Humphrey, superintendent NJ. I. On
Madison, and his brother from Ports
mouth, n. H.; Ed Merriman, Madison
and his brother, Eli Merriman. from
Readfield. Pierce Pond township ia
owned by the NJ. /. Company, and an
association, of Is members have built
camp there and control the hunting
and fishing in the township. Pierce
Pond township contains II ponds. large
and small, and affords the cream Of
Names hunting and fishing.-Eyen
Madison and immediate vicinity ia
offering good inducements for local
sportsmen. Five or six years ago. /.
would have created a sensation to have
"a
Madiscn's business men went out early
and killed his deer before A. M.-Tbe
Y. z. S. c. +. held a very pleasant
social at Mrs. Henry Johnson's, Frda;
evening. magic lantern furnished
much amusement
hORTH ANSON.
Mrs. E. NJ. Bray and son, who have
Mr
Tillson II. Spaulding, have returned to
their home in Ell PaSo, Texas.-Mrs. Geo
II. Clarke, who has been visiting i'm Bing-
ham and other places. has returned
Miss Edna Parln. who has spent the
summer with her parents. has returned to
her business in Cambridgeport. Mass
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Montgomery of
Lynn. Mass, are visiting Ernest Pratt
George Mann of the Revere House. Bos-
ton. has been visiting Columbus Marshall.
and fdmily.-Morris w. Clark did a big
days work in New Portland last Friday.
Taking his gun with him he went out for
a stroll and met an old she-bear and two
good sized cubs. Morris is plucky, and
pretty soon he had planted leaden pellets
in vital spots in those three bears. and
they Were his.-Friday night. David Ste
vens, who lives near the Embden station.
died very suddenly. Mr.. Stevens was in
town Friday afternoon. and returning
home retired to bed feeling about as uSu-
al. He called for water. and his wife got
it, In less than a half hour she went in
and found him dead. Mr.. Stevens was
quite an Old man. and had not been very
well for over year having been troubled
with kidney disease.-Quite a good many
attended the cattle show at West New
Portland. Saturday. A large crowd was
in attendance and 1t was said that the
exhibit of stock was one of the best held
in this section of Maine this fall.-Rev. ].
c. Gregory of Bingham. occupied the pull
pit of the Congregational church Sunday
afternoon.-Dr. II. s. Miller! the dentist,
is soon to remove to Sanford The doctor
has a good business here: but he Is
obliged to ride many miles to Athens and
Brighton and other places. and he wants
q rest. Your correspondent has heard
of no one intending to come in here. 1t
is Il good opening for a good man.-MOn-
day morning. Mrs. l.. r. Dinsmore and
daughter Elizabeth. and Mrs. s. A.
Thompson. started for Lawrence and Ha-
verllill and other points in Massachu-
setts.-Miss Nancy Collins who has been
visiting here since midsummer. has re-
turned to Providence. r. MRS. II. E.
Ware went to Portland, Monday morn
ing.-Mrs. w. G. Emery and Miss Annie
Moore. members from here of the Show
hogan chorus, have returned from Ban
evening, the newly or
ganized Current Topic club holds a meet
ing with Mrs. Augustine Simmons.-Fr-
day, the county convention of Christian
EndeavOr societies will meet at the Con-
church in this village. The
meetings last through the day and eve
ming. In the evening Dr. Witter of Bos-
ton, will speak.-JeffersOn Spearin and
George Abbott went into the woods last
week after deer. They got one-Mrs.
Annie Quint of Arson Center. is very III
with blood pOisoning.-J. c. Ceilings. the
uphOlsterer. has come back
to the village and will remain for a short
or
at the west end Of the village to down
east parties. who will take possession in a
few days.-Mrs. Amanda Thompson Is
visiting friends at Bar Mills.-Rev. +. v.
Stevens of Oakland. and Rev. o. T. Al
word of Kingfield, were the guests Of
the Universalist minister here Monday
Flanders and Nallett. who have been
threshing in this vicinity. report light
grain crop this year.-Mrs. ]. w. NORM
and Mrs. Ben Young of Embden are con-
fined to their homes by sickness.-There
will be big dance at Pine hall, Emblem
Lake, Friday evening. Kendalrs orches-
ira of Skowhegan will furnish music for
the occasiOn.-Miss Grace Foster, who
has been visiting at Ed Browns, has re-
turned to her home in Bingham.-Miss
f tssss Aver yer whgEs been attending attending fall
Massachusetts. aheyswh has been
his work in tn treble house. Portland
Monday.
ST. ALBANs. ~ 4
The funeral 1lf. Samuel KincaId VII
died last ThufShy occurred Sunday.
his home. Heswas GO years OF age. He
survived by a. y4fs and four children:
81 sws saH ass t hp n funeral a., As
had been a Mao6n. the members OF ~
Hartland Lodge to which he belonged AZ
tended the funeral. He was buried u
Hartland. The family haye the sympathy
OF large circle of frienN
The temperature of last Friday ana
Saturday was seventy-five in the SHADE.
-Four deer were killed in town tne
past week by local hunters and yet there
are many more to follow later.-Clarence
Spaulding and Stedman Hatch went up
to ElHOttsville last week hunting. anu
returned with one deer, shot by the iol
mer.-SOuth Harmony is better nelu
for sportsmen than any place farther
have been series OF reis-
ious revival meetings held at MAIN.
stream the past week. and will continuc
this week.-Leslie Jacobs returned noms
from KineO where he has been employeu
the past summer. He will return after
few weeks vacatiOn.-Mr. Marble ma
been grading around his new house anu
now the place looks inviting.-lt is e.
pected that the s. & M. Railroad Will oe
extended to Mainstream road this fan Vi
winter, or as soon as grading Is COM
pleted on the w. & Q. to Pittsf1eld.