Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-21
for the location of the new church.

! for the location of the new church,
The grange is looking for new hall.
as the one it occupies is rather small
for its increasing numbers.
A. r. Croxford is to erect a fine
block on Water street tc be used as a
store for his business, also a millinery
store. The upper part will be fitted
for tenement ard a hall on the third
floor will be occupied by the three
| Masonic bodies.
brother in Clinton.
Mrs Abbie Adams is visiting her
parents in Livermore Falls.
! EXETER.
The town meeting in this place vas
decidedly different the present year in
| some respects than ever before. Party
lines were unrecogniZed in the elections
| of the officers and everything went off
| in most harmonious manner. The
| following officers were elected Mod
| orator. f. w. Hill; town clerk. l.. +.
| Buffers: selectmen. w. J. Pea body, F.
| c. Barker. Leslie Call; treasurer and
/ collector. w. S. Washburn: member of
school committee. II. f. Buffers: super
| intendent Miss NJ. T.. h1bee; con
stables, :. w. HOyt and w. S. Wash
| burn. 1t was voted to build a town
hall and $1,000 was appropriated for the
same. F. w. Hill will supply the
| funds necessary to pay the balance
and also the lot for the building. 1t is
proposed to have offices for the Sc
| lectmen on the first floor. a large din
| ing-room. a town hall up one flight,
the same to occupy the whole floor
| and the building to be 50x100 feet. 1t
is expected that over the town hall Il
Masonic hall will be fitted up. The
4 appropria tons were in part $500 for
highways $500 for support of poor;
( high school. 500; common schools,
sl050
Regarding the new town hall to be
| built it is stated upon good authority
| that the hall will be supplied with a
| fine stage and be modern in its son
venences.
+. w. Hill will commence work as
soon az the snow Is off in the spring.
upon new hotel of good size. the
| same to occupy the site of the one
burned two years ago. He has had
| men at work this winter getting the
| timber ready for the structure and it
i
pleted and ready for dedication on
July 4. on that date there will be
| ra ces over the Exeter track and il is
| proposed to have a red letter event in
| every respect by way of an up-to-date
| celebration in town.
| TIE management OF the track of the
West Penobscot Agricultural Society
has decided TO hold races at the track
! IN nd no
at the time of the annual fair. The
| dates of the last two events have not
| been fully decided.
GARLAND.
| Rev. j. G.. Fisher and family left
| home Monday morning, for Livermore
and other places, intending TO spend
nearly four weeks visiting relatives
and friends it being Mr.. Fishers an
| nual vacation.
| Mrs. Hurd from kenduskeag is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Skillins and
| family.
The book club is requested to meet
| at the town ha Ill. Thursday evening, to
make arrangements to replenish the
| books and transact other business.
The Free Baptist sociable will meet
at the church vestry, Thursday after
| noon and evening.
| Bert Avery and family left home.
Monday morning, for Belfast by train.
| where they will leave their children
| with Mrs. Avery's mother and from
there will go to Boston on the boat to
| attend to business for week. Mrs.
| Avery will stop over in Belfast on her
| return home for a week with her rel
atives.
| The High school teacher was i'll for
two days last week, and her school
was closed.
| Clifford Came visited his home.
| Saturday. unexpectedly, and will re-
main a few days.
Will Libby's family, who have been
sick with grip are all out and about
| their work again.
| OLD TOWN.
Percy Hovey of Patten was brought
to the city hospital. Thursday night,
| with severe wound on one of his
feet. He was chopping at a lumber
camp back of Patten and his axe
slipped and the bit of the axe sank
into the foot splitting it open. The
| wound was dressed by the hospital
staff and it is thought the foot can be
saved.
One of the transfers employed at
the Hinckley operations back of
Bradley was badly injured Thursday.
He was driving a fourhorse team
when one of the reins became tangled
about one of the horses and he got off
his load to straighten out the 1ein.
AS he reached for the piece of leather
one of the horses kicked him in the leg
breaking the member between the knee
and ankle.
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