Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-23

STATE NEWS.
Kennebec.
NORTH vAssALRoRO.

| Rev. Nj. F. Brigham returned from
his vacation. last week, much improved
| in health. and occupied his pulpit at
the NJ. E. church. Sunday. The funeral
OF the late Joseph Foster. who died so
suddenly, Nov. H. was held from his
| late residence in this village Nov Il
conducted by Rev. Mr. Weed of East
| Vassalboro. and attended by a large
concourse of friends. Vassalboro Com
mandery. u. Q. G. c., also attended in
| body and held special services-The
weave room in the wooden mill which
| has been running over time has re-
tured to schedule time in the relief of
| the tired weaverS. About SO. 900 wards
is the weekly output.-Five of the six
new houses built by W. r. Reynolds
are now completed and are models of
| their kind. They are piped with
water and the walls and ceiling are
| hard finished throughout.-Tn fall
term al Oak Grove closed Nov Is. The
winter term will begin Nov. 3O.-Miss
Mary Hanson. the postmistress at Vas
safboro, has had a new building
erected for a postoffice on the site of
the one recently 'burned.-Dr. Hall has
moved his office into the residence Of
| Levi Webber.-Pine Gone Union
! Grange comprising Cushnoc. Palermo.
China. Silver Lake, Winslow and Vas
salboro. met with Vassalboro Grange
| Tuesday.
| NORTH PITTSTON
James Whalan of Whitefield. who
| took the contract for building the new
| road in Pittston to connect with the
road from Chelsea is rapidly complet
ing his job.-Daniel Norris, who has
been living in South Gardiner, has
moved back to his farm on Beach hill.
Lewis Davis of Farmingdale. who
| bought the Allen farm, mas taken
possession.-Mrs. George Stone and
/ son of Roxbury. returned to their
home, Thursday. Master Lawrence is
much improved in health.-The school
which has been closed for two weeks
| past opened, Monday. Miss Nina
knights of East Pittston. teacher.
Mt. VERNON
Mrs. sophronia Walker spent sunday
afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. r. g.
| Cram her grandson and wife. This was
Mrs. Walkers S5th birthday and her
| grandson 2Sth birthday. Mrs Walker
is the oldest lady in this village. She
retains her faculties remarkably we'll is
| bright and smart and Keeps house by
| herself in her daughters house. She bids
| fair to be a centenarian. She has one
| son. Charles Walker of Boston. and one
| daughter. Mrs. A. p. Cram of Mt. Yer
| non.-Samuel Leighton of Parkman. Sol
ONION Leighton of New Sharon. and Mrs.
| Dorothy Leighton Worcester of Mt. Yer
| non two brothers and sister, have ali
died within two months. They were all
| buried on the same day of the week,
| Wednesday. Samuel Leighton was
| brought to Mt. Vernon and buried. Nov.
| -, his S1st birthday. They are all buried
! in the Bean cemetery.-Rev. f. Il. Whit
temore did not come to his church on
Sunday. therefore no services were held
at the Baptist church.-Mrs. Dora G. f.
Parsons will entertain the Woman $
Foreign Missionary Society. Thursday.
Dec. Mrs. DIR. Shaw's brother. wife
and son. made her visit last week.
Miss Myrtle Robinson has returned from
| Boston.--Five of the schools commenced
last week in town. Teachers, Mrs. Edna
| Fish Mrs. Albert Gordon. Mrs Alice
Farnham. Miss Ethel Comstock and Miss
| Maggie Waterhouse.-The village school
and Robinson school will commence next
Monday Miss Marcia Munson and Ethel
| NJ. Tracy. teachers.-They have COM
menced to string the wire on the new
| telephone from Belgrade Mills to Mt.
Vernon.-At the annual Masonic meeting
the following officers for the ensuing year
were elected: Master Charles H. Sew
Melvin s. Gordon: Treas. w. T. Morrill,:
Sec Slas Burbank: S. D.. W. NJ Tyler;
J. D., Fred w. Severy.
RIVERSIDE.
Mrs. j. E. Kingsley Of Augusta, and
| Mrs Charles Bartlett of Washington.
passed day recently with Mrs. Albert
| Foster-C M. and Charles Daley We're
here Wednesday.-Cha Mosher of
Church Hill. Augusta. was here. Wednes-
day.-Mr and Mrs. j. r. Miller of Bur
kettvile are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert f,oster-Miss Alice Getchell gave a
book party Saturday evening. Each
guest represented the title of some book.
Miss Della Gardner got the prize for
guessing the largest number of titles
correctly while Harry Gardner carried off
the consolation priZe.--H. X. Sturgls Is
driving around a nice Wilkes colt. He is
very stylish and promises to make a
great reading horse.-Harry p. Halves is
in the woods for the winter. as clerk and
book-keeper for Lawrence, Newhall d
Co. the Shawmut lumbermen. They are
operating on Alden stream near Eust1s,
in the Dead river region. 1t is a big con-
Germ and they are carrying on six camps,
with 200 men.
SIDNEY.
Henry Shaw of Boston. is here visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs W. A. Shaw
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred E. Barton of Boston.
| were in town a few days last week VS.
iting the formers mother. Mrs. Lizzie
Barton.-Arthur d. Stevens and Ira Tay-
Tor returned last week from their hunt
ing trip up country. They brought back
two deer that they shot while away
Mrs. Joseph Corron. who is stopping with
her daughter in Waterville is very sick
there. it is thought very doubtful if she
recovers.-Laforest e. Trask of TINS
town. and Miss Amy f. Day of Benton,
were married here by Joseph T. Wood
ward. ESD. Nov. 14.-Edward l.. Swift
and Miss Ella May Trask both of TINS
town. were married here by Rev. W. u.
Phillips of North Augusta, Nov. H. IL
is understood that Mr.. and Mrs SwitI
will make their residence in the town OF
Manchester on farm there the El,t Oh
the brides parents to their daughter.
EAST PITTSTON.
The recent cold snap has made some
of the people hustle to get their houses
banlied.-Boughs are selling at 20 ana %
cents a load quick, even in TINS pace
George A. Moody went to Boston on me
Kennebec last Thursday. All wish MN
week.-Mrs. Cora Fowles has been en-
gagged to teach at Searle's NILS. Cneisea,
! during the winter term.-A dance ~
billed for THANKSGIVING evening ~
Fowle's hall.-The roads which nave oeeil
travelled this fall are commented on lor