Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-09
STATE NEWS.
Kennebec.
CHINA.

CHINA.
Miss Estelle NJ. Brainerd, county
president w. c. T. U. and delegate to
the worlds convention at Toronto,
Canada, and national convention at
Buffalo, n. Y. arrived safely home,
Friday. She reports the convention an
unqualified success. Her impressions
of the city of Toronto and it's hospita-
bee people are most pleasing.-A to-
bacco salesman in one of the stores
| here last week, made these statements:
That the new factory just completed
for his company is the largest in the
world, the length being 24OO feet and
the width 271 feet. They employ 5000
operatives. The whole number of peo-
pie under their pay is $4,000. Their
business is from So, 900, 900 to $40, 900. 900
yearly. They manufacture 90 per cent
of all the tobacco used in the world
This tobacco is all for chewing, no
smoking tobacco being manufactured
therefore this enormous quantity is
annually chewed up and spit out. Is
the world progressing MIR. Fred S.
Wallace is seriously i'll with blood poi
son. His right arm is swollen badly.
His little boy. Stanley, is also sick with
| mumps which has settled in his joints.
Mr.. c. A. Wallace and wife, have
| moved from Summit farm into the viii
lage for the winter. They will occupy
the house of Mrs. H. E. Foster, who
will spend the winter with her son, Ed,
in Waterville.-Isaiah Austin will go to
Connecticut for the winter.-Mrs. r. M.
Newbert has returned from a three
IyrQnkc' ccinO md with
good success.
READFIELD.
Some not feeling satisfied with the
decision of Coroner Bean from Angus
ia, in the case of Joseph Furoce, the
man found dead in the woods a week
ago last Saturday, consulted County
Attorney HeseltOn and he sent Sheriff
McFadden to examine into the case on
Thursday last and after due inquiring
of all the parties agreed with Coroner
Bean that no investigation was called
for in the case.-Lola Merriman is
visiting her uncle, D. D. Merriman Of
Readfield.-Saturday last DIR. w. A.
Wright was called to Henry T. Tuck
er's to see their infant child who had
suddenly died in the early morning.
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minutes previous to it's death and was
sleeping when the mother looked at it.
The doctor decided that the child died
from congestion of the brain causing
commissions. She was six weeks old
and seemed healthy till the day before
it's death and then only seemed little
feversh after waking in the morning.
-Readfield Grange at its meeting Sat
urday, voted to buy lot from the
First NJ. E. society at Readfield Cor
ner on which to build their new hail.
Mr. Coons has closed his services here
F! for the Universalist society and they
are not to hold any more meetings I'LL
| next May.-Mr. Benz. S. Hodgdon has
| returned from his sons in Gardiner,
and is now boarding with J. D.
| Hunton.-The youngest son of Mrs. }.
| b. Winslow has been adopted by Mr..
and Mrs Grin Farnham of this town.
Cur roads are in as good travelling
| condition as IN summer.-E. H. Giles
| from the Maine Central Railroad.
spen. the Sabbath at his home here.
RIVERSIDE.
Miss Jennie Trott and Miss Mabel
Gardner are visiting friends at DAM
| ariscotta.-Mrs. Vesta Brown is at
Searspcrt.-W.lliam Sibley has gone to
Florida, for the winter.-Mr. and Mrs.
f. F. Frentz of Boston, called on
friends here last week.-Mrs.. Springer
| is passing the week at Augusta with
fr:ends.-N. 3. Reed and family are at
Mrs. 3. Y. Reeds-H. ?. Halves mas
gone away for the winter.-G. l. Gil
crease and family have moved to Win
slow.-Strae one entered the cellar CT
Daniel Strong and Adna Reynolds one
night last week and carried off about
1 30 jars of fruit and quite quantity OF
pork-w. T. HutcEings of Oakland,