Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-28

Feb. is. aged about - years. Mr.. How
land had represented the town III the
state LEGISLATURE. and served as select
man many years. He will be greatly
missed.
James Sanborn of Boston, hi'uc .''
Vernon call, last week.
Mrs. Lettie Whittier returned from
Rangeley, last week.
Schools throughout the town nave
closed for the winter. There will be no
more session. until May.
The cold stormy weather together
! with sickness and death in his fanny
kept Elder Gould from meeting Win
his flock here in the village for sew
eral weeks.
| 1t has been quite sickly in this Viclh-
ity. this winter. Mrs. Eliza King Is
| quite sick DR.. Shaw of Mt. vernon
| attends her.
! Charles Sherman has purchased the
! Climenia Whittier stand, and mas
moved his family there.
| Eden Fletcher has returned from
| the logging woods where he has been
employed for the past three months.
Fred Stinchfield has been away
nearly all winter packing apples. lie IS
| expected home soon.
Martin Hughes is at work for Fred
| Locke in Mt. Vernon.
Hazel King is attending school in
| Pennington.
| Fred Dudley is constructing boats.
| He has contract for three or more.
He has turned out a large lot of first
class snowshoes. this winter.
Ernest Whittier has done a rushing
business making barrels, having dis
posed of about four thousand.
NORTH WAYNE.
George Laid is attending the high
s. hool at Wayne village.
The sclcctmen are making up their
report. and Will have il ready for the
printer very soon.
Mrs. Georgia Taylor and son wcrc
called to Oakland, Thursday. 10y the
severe Illness Of Mrs. Taylor's brother
iu-law. Frank Foster.
Willi>ton Jennings is again OH the
sick list. suffering from severe cold.
Mrs. Mary Stevens is recovering
from a severe attack Of grip.
The little son of Charles kittr!dgc
who has been very sick with typhoid
fever is much improved.
CHINA.
china is having a series of good
things. Recently the Colby Glrr ana
Mandolin club gave AN entertainment
10 a very large audience. 1t is said to
IL the best thing Of the kind that has
been in the town IN many years. Now
they are To have another great think
the great drama of the Passion Play
illustrated with Strreopticon ana ever
Il hundred elegant views. The lecture
Will be given by NJ. X. Murray. general
secretary of the Young Mems Christian
Association Of Bath. Mir. Murray Wit
messed the great drama only last sea
son. and has had mis- views prepared
at d very large expense. Most of Chem
are beautifully colored. The lecture
will be given on Monday evening.
March II. in the Baptist church
This drama is enacted every ten
years in Oher Ammcrgau in Bavaria.
II IS witnessed by at least a quarter of Il
million people. who come from every
part of the globe This drama of the
life Of Christ was performed here as
early as the thirteenth century. but il
did not become an established thing
until about 80 years ago. \ terrible.
plague was raging at the time in Ba-
Narla. and in ODER Ammergau nearly
a hundred people had persisted The
people then made d solemn VOW that
II ne plague might be stayed they
would ever after enact the great drama
of Christ's life and sufferings every 10
years. This vow has been faithfully
kept
The drama was last performed in
l'o", and will next be performed in 1910
me people have been offered large
sums Of money to perform the drama
| IN other parts of the world, but have
always refused to do SO. as il is with
them most solemn religious service.