Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-31
STATE NEWS.
KEHlEBEC.
WINrHRoP.

KENuEbEC.
WINTHROP.
The water in Maranacook lake Is very
|low.
Neil Davies will return this week to hla
school at witlimantic. Ct.
Additional steamers will be placed on
Maranacook lake next summer.
i Mrs. Josie Hinckley Of Peabody. Mass.
Is the gueat Of Mrs. C.. d, Deal.
Mark Collins has cleared $sOoo at Ma.
ranacook grove in the summer resor,
business. ~, ~ 81.
Mrs. Annie Wing Smith and daughter
of Medford. Mass. are the guests Of Mrs.
C. A. Wing..s.sl.44.sA,a as...-.--.
The Maxim Chemical Company are con.
sidering plans for the building of their
new laboratory. av SD Als
Arthur Casper Of the First Maine Regi-
ment. arrived home. Saturday. He los!
IS pounds in flesh while In the South.
j The corn packing season here began
Monday. The crop is coming on fast, and
business will be rushed at the factory.
One Of Winthrop's bicycle riders has
made the distance from Readheld to this
village in twenty minutes. nearly six
miles.
Rev. Mr.. Ellington of East Lvermore,
preached at the Methodist chapel, Sun
day. The sermon though short, was very
interesting.
Mark Collins will close Maranacook
house for the season next Saturday, as
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North Carolina.
There is talk of putting In curbing by
the lake at the foot Of Green street, to
protect the highway which is in danger
Of being undermined by the washing Of
the waves. at
base ball game was played here, Sat-
urday, between the Winthrop and the
summer visitors at Maranacook 1t re-
suited in victory OF IS to II for the
home team.
Large schools of young white perch
have been observed this summer in Lake
Maranacook., Evidently. this variety. OF
fish is increasing rapidly there since the
bass have SO largely destroyed the great
enemy Of the perch. the pickerel.
CHINA.
Miss Vesta I. Mitchell has gone to
Westfield. Mass. for the winter.
In the returned First Maine are lPri-
| Yates Kitchen and Newbert of China.
The Misses Laura and Martha Stack
pole of Waltham. Mass. are visiting
friends in this vicinity.
Mrs. c. E. Dow has just returned from
| a very enjoyable visit with relatives in
| Camden. Liberty and Belfast.
c. A. Prescott. editor Of the Hallowell
| News. is sojourning in China. recovering
from a severe attack. of measles.
w. w. Washburn has bunch of cas-
tor beans in his yard, one leaf of which
measures thirty-two inches across.
William J. Burgess, ship keeper in
Charlestown navy yard. has been spend
ing his vacation In this. his former home
The Changers hadaa large gathering on
Randalrs Point. Friday. at the same
place occupied by the Masons. Wednes-
day, and good time was enjoyed.
young man rode into town. Monday.
on Columbia bicycle. patent 1885. with a
brake on the hind, wheel. An irreverent
bystander observed that he could read on
the post B. c.. "a. e..
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Jepson of Lynn. for
merly of China. but more recently Of
Winthrop. Maine. are visiting George E.
Roberts and other friends. Mr.. Jepson
has built up a large and steadily inGreas-
ing butter business in Winthrop and
Monmouth. ..
There are picnics galore. The Bap-
lists and MethOdists' Sabbath schools
united in one lately on the shore of the
lake near Frank Abbott's. A shower
came too early for the entire programme
to be completed. but the horns footed and
the band played and all were happy.
WAYNE.
William Folsom is visiting friends in
town.
Miss Foss. .
The little son of Sam Bishop is very i'll
with cholera infantum.
Mrs. Ward Howard and little grand
daughter are visiting in Portland
Nearly all of the summer guests and
those called here by the centennial have
returned.
Rev. Erwin bennett lectured to 4 large
and appreciative audience at Wayne hall,
| Monday evening. j.
Rev. c. L. Fillebrown, of Piqua. for
merly of Wayne, will occupy the Metho-
dist pulpit. Sunday. ~
Mrs. Grace Lincoln who was called to
Rumford by the death of her sisters
child. has returned. ~
s.-3.. WEST GARDINER. ..r +.
Will Grinnell went to Bath. Saturday.
The schools in town began this week.
W. c. Curtis is at home for few days.
Fuller Getchell Of Boston, was at
home last week. .l-l tee .s asi.
Mr.. Mccarthy and family. are at F.. s.
Collins for several weeks ,7~3
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Towle went to Lee1s,
Thursday. to visit Mrs. Towle's mother.
Miss Gertrude Jackson OF Gardiner.
Miss Nellie Jackson Of Boston. and Mrs.
Thomas Curtis OF South Gardiner. are at
Capt. Elijah Jackson's.
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