Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-22
KENNEBEc.
CuIrRCH HILL


Mrs. Newell Pierce is i'll with pneumo-
MIA.
Fred Later and Harold Doe were on the
"Hill.' Sunday.
A petition for postoffice here was cir
culated. last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Foster of River
side. were on the "Hill'' Sunday.
Chas Hallowcll and family have re-
turned to their home after an absence of
seven weeks.
Wallace Gilbert of Vassalboro. held
service at the chapel, Sunday forenoon.
The afternoon service was conducted by
Rev. Mr. Stackpole of Augusta His sub
ject was what is it to be Christian"
The chapel was we'll filed
Amos Cunningham and his mother Wis
tied relatives on Bolton Hill. Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Fl. Foster visited Mrs.
Fosters parents, Mr.. and Mrs c. O.
Stone, Sunday.
NORTH WAYNE.
This village has had its share in the
prevailing fear of smallpox the past
week. A young man, Fred Drinkwine,
came from Waterville. Thursday. and
stopped with his brother. Philip Drink
wine. and mingled freely with the shop
men as he had formerly worked here
Although he disclaimed the idea of his
having brought the infection, the citizens
naturally felt disturbed and the select
men notified w. Jennings of the board of
health to advise him to return to Water
vile at once which he did, leaving here
Saturday. Owing to the apprehension
existing DIR. F. l.. Chenery win be at the
Office of the North Wayne Tool Company,
Thursday, TO vaccinate all who apply.
Mark ID. Spiller who has been sick
two weeks with the grip is slowly recov-
ering.
Miss Bertha f. Lothrop is sick with
canker-rash.
Elmer II. Lothrop was called to Liver
more Falls, Monday, on account of the
dangerous sickness of his father, Daniel
A. Lothrop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Nichols and Hi
ram Nichols of Pennington. drove from
Augusta here, Monday, and were COM
PEELED to stay with their relative, n. II.
Davis, till the roads were cleared, resum-
ing their journey. Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. II. Irons and daugh-
ter of Michigan, are visiting c. f. lib
belts. Mr.. Irons is veteran of the Civil
War and is blind, having lost his sight in
the service. Comrade 3. f. Maxim, call
ing on him a few mornings since, found
him shaving himself very handily.
Mrs George r. Hall of Lewiston. is Wis.,
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Jen-
nings.
The school in this village closes
Wednesday,, later than others in town as
fNalI rxynn emf
fered an attack of the grip during the
term.
This village had no mail service for
three days, from Monday until Thursday.
Although the roads were badly drifted,
they have been well cleared and the fine
weather is fast improving the travelling.
SIDNEY.
Cyrus Reynolds died, Sunday, aged
81 years.
Charles Taught died, February IA,
aged - years.
Sawtelle & Tilley loaded car with
apples at North Belgrade, Saturday.
A little daughter come to Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin F. Hughes, February II.
Miss Addie Smith of Augusta, spent
Sunday with Miss Mabel Wixon.
Samuel S. Longley went to Bangor.
last week, to attend the encampment OF
the G. A II.
Charles Robinson was in Jefferson,
last week, and bought and drove home
a yoke of IL months old Hereford steers
Sirting five foot and five inches, for
| which he paid $6S.50.
| Ira Taylor left, Thursday, for STRAIT
| ton to assume, for a time. the manage
ment of the affairs of his brother, who
has undergone an operation for APP
pendicitis.
Joseph TalOuse, who has been in
Waterville several weeks under the
care of DIR. Goodrich, who performed
an operation upon him for appen-
dicitis, returned, last week, fully re-
covered.
The local board of health has posted
notices i'm town forbidding Sidney peo-
pie visiting Waterville, until fur
Their notice, under the penalty
of being quarantined in their homes
! when they return.
Misses Eliza and LOttie Gilman, who
have been teaching schools in Winslow
have returned home, their schools hav-
ing been closed on account of the
smallpox in that town.
A crew of men with James B. Clark's
hay press had just finished pressing
the hay in one end of James Talouse':
barn. last week, and with the oxer
hitched to the bottom of the posts. was
sliding the press to the other end of the
floor, when the timbers underneath
gave way letting press and oxen dowr
eight feet into the cellar beneath. Very
fortunately, however. no serious injury
occurred to either.