Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-17

| p"e 10 III Town Tor few days help
| ing w. +. Dean get his new gallery
ready for business.
The Butterfield- TAYLOR 90 aro cot
ting ready for a furniture oneninp
The hall will be used exclusively far
their large and growing trade in mis-
branch of their business. From the
millinery store on the first floor a
broad stairway has been built To the
room above.
arthur Bracket has returned to
Nlhsnah where he is at work in the
hlhSinan House barber shop. Bracket
is llrst class barber in every way and
good fellow in the bargain and de-
serves good patronage.
The many Kingman friends of
charles Smith We're grieved to
learn of his sudden death at his resi-
dence in Mattawamkeag Saturday.
Mr.. Smith was one of the best
OF men. Christian in the best sense
OF the term. For the past few years
Mr.. smith has suffered greatly from
neuralgia from which he was treated in
the Eastern Maine General hospital
Bangor. There was a large atten-
dance at the funeral which was held
at his late residence. Wednesday after
noon. The members of Pine Tree
Lodge. F. a. A. NJ, of which the de-
ceased was member attended the
funeral in body and took charge of
the funeral service. Rev. w. w.
Hooper preached the sermon and
music was furnished by the Universal
list quartet. Mr.. Smith is survived
by a wife. two daughters, two sons
and two brothers. The interment was
at Mattawamkeag cemetery.
DEXTER.
At recent meeting of the knights
OF Pythias of Dexter. the following
officers We're elected for the ensuing
year: c. c.. c. Fl. Haines; V. c., FL
mer Weymouth; NJ. of W., Z. l.. Call:
p, w. S. Brown; X. OF r. and S. c.
p, Gilman; NJ. of p. W. ]. Haseltne;
NJ. of E.. +. l.. Jackson; NJ at A.. 7. S.
Plouff; l. c.. A. l.. Sanford: O. c.. w.
F. Russell The annual concert and
ball will be given on Thursday evening.
Jan. 24th. The Uniform Rank Of
Pittsfeld will be present and give
drill and the Pittsfeld orchestra has
been engaged to give the concert and
furnish music .0r the ball.
The meeting Of Tiger Engine Com
pany. No. >, htid recently. resulted in
the election o. The following officers:
VIM. Boyd. foI cJnan: +. A. Boyd first
assistant; George Slater. foreman
hose: Ernest Thompson. first assis-
tant; Bert BencTJ. second assistant:
Charles Pooler. foreman suction hose:
first and second assistants. Chas. Fish
and Henry Allen: clerk and treasurer.
w. f. Hill. The company has IS men,
berS
Walter Scott and p s. Plouff. who
have leased the plant of the Penobscot
Wooden Company Coz period of one
year. took possession Jan. Is. The Two
gentlemen are we'll Known here. the
former having been 70" a number of
years a member of the firm of Fay &,
Scott. and one of the heaviest owners
of the Penobscot Wooden Company.
Mr.. Plouff has been employed for sew
eral years as boss weaver in the mill
of the Amos Abbott Company, and a
few months ago resigned the same to
take the position of superintendent of
the Penobscot Wooden COmpany's
plant.
+. j. Gerry & Co. have been doing
some canyassing Of late for cows in
this section and the company is taking
under consideration the establishment
of skimming stations early in the
spring. 1t is probable that several of
the latter will become certainty,
much to the advantage of the farmers
where they are located.
II. NJ. Gates. the new proprietor of
the Exchange Hotel. took possession
this week.
W. A. Freeze. who has for the past
ten years acted as mail clerk upon the
run between Dover and FoXcroft and
Newport, has accepted the position of
clerk upon the Bangor and Caribou
run, which will give him every other
week off the road.
1t is reported that the cooperative
creamery may be started up by March
|. if everything works faVorably III
the purchase and installing of the
plant.