Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-13

friends. were many and among the hand
soonest ever seen here.
SIDNEY.
Miss Mamie Clark visited friends II
Readfield. last week.
Miss Addie Soule, who has been visit.
ing Miss Flora M. Bean, has returned
home to Waterville.
Omer Durrell of Lexington. visited his
brother, Joseph T. Durrell, last week. HI
intends to work during the having sea.
son for A. Rollins of vassalboro.
George S. Tilley of Hyde Park. Mass.
is visiting his uncle, l.. G.. Tilley. He
intends to help B. f. Hussey in having.
Mr.. Campbell of Waltham, Mass. is q
guest in the family of c. H. Loveiov
Mrs. l.. II. Wyman left Saturday. fol
New York state to spend the summer.
James Tracy of Vassalboro, has moved
into the Sullivan Ellis house.
Mrs. T. w. Longley is yery III with
Bright's disease.
Charles H. Page, who has been IN the
insane hospital in Augusta, about year
and half, died in that institution,
Thursday. at the age of As years. The
remains were brought here and the fu-
neral was held in the Thayer's Corner
schoolhouse. Saturday afternoon. The in.
terment was in the Sibley cemetery.
A few farmers began haying last week
but the majority intend to strike in the
first of this week. The long drought
which had so seriously affected the hay
crop has been broken by an abundance
of rain the past few days which will in
crease the crop some. The general opin-
ion is that there will not be quite two
thirds as much hay as last year.
Sunday, July 8, was enjoyed by the peo-
pie of the Baptist church, Sidney. as
Children's day. The church was deco
rated with festoons of evergreen and on
and around the platform and speakers
desk were over so of the most beautiful
potted plants, together with choice bou-
quets, kindly contributed by the neigh
bors and handsomely arranged by the
decorating committee. The childrens
part of the service was very creditably
done. c. B. Osborne Of the Gordon
Training School, Boston, who is now
laboring with this church, spoke on the
subject, Jesus the Light of the World"
illustrating by the use of candles the
different points in his sermon in such i
way as to permanently fix them in the
minds of his hearers. He was followed
by Deacon Shepard of Newton, Mass, in
a few appropriate remarks on the same
line of thought. The service will be long
remembered and result, il Is hoped in q
greater interest in church and Sunday
School work.
RIVERSIDE.
The acting pastor, Mr. Hunt will COM
mence series of sermons on the per-
son and work Of Christ July l6. The top.
ic for the first sermon will be Christ the
Man" n very cordial invitation is ex-
tended to the public TO be present. Ser
vices for the summer each Sabbath morn
ing promptly at ten o'clock. Midweek
service Thursday afternoon at three.
Miss Lucy LeProhon of Augusta, was
the guest of Mrs. +. j. o,aples. July 4th.
c. A. Robinson of Waterville, was in
the place last Saturday.
Mr.. Hackett, EvangelisD of West
Bath, was here last Saturday.
Miss Julia Lynn of Augusta, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. F. r. Merrill.
L. E. Gage and family of Augusta, are
at II. p. Halves.
Mrs. Mary Littlefield and son Harry, of
Denver, Colorado, are visiting Mrs. II. NJ.
Mills.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. F. Farwell of Cross
Hill. were in the place last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Dunlap and son,
called on friends at North Vassalboro,
last week.
Mrs. Alfred Huston and children of
Damarscotta, who have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell, Mrs. Illusions par
ents, returned home, Saturday.
Mrs. S. o. Trott of Bath, returned TO
her home, Saturday.
Charles Anderson of Cross Hill. has
moved his family here into the Potter
house
Everett Robinson of Waltham, Mass,
Alma Robinson of Lynn, Mass, and Mr..
and Mrs. J. E. Fossett and daughter of
Augusta, We're the guests last Monday of
Mr.. and Mrs. n. H. Fossett.
W. S. buttons barn was struck by
lightning last Thursday and slightly
damaged.
S. NJ. Winters and niece of New Lon
don, Conn, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. B.
A. Hamilton.
WEST GARDINER.
Miss Nelly Jackson is at home from
Boston to help care for her mother, who
was so badly burned, a short time ago.
The Fourth passed very quietly here.
Small picnics were the order of the day.
Mrs. Hutchins is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. R. L. Snowe, at Browns Corner.
The heaviest shower known for years
passed over this town between II and II
o'clock, Thursday night. The rain fell in
torrents, while the lightning was con-
tinuous fash A telephone post near r.
l.. Snowe's house at Browns Corner was
struck The lightning went each way,
following on the wire to the Grange han,
where it split a few of the clapboards
where the wire entered the building, do
ing no further damage. 1t also ran in
the opposite direction from where it
struck a quarter of a mile, doing no dam
age except to the poles, some of which
were well split, others being hardly
SCARED.
Allie Seavey of Washington, D. c., is
visiting his uncle, S. B. Seavey, and other
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hopkins have re-
turned home to Massachusetts, after their
2-weeks' vacation.
Haying will begin in earnest. this week.
VIII Goodrich is at Squirrel Island