Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-04-21

There is revival in the Methodist church
Al N. .s and quite number of converts
are the results so far.
hes' Mr. Eaton has renewed his engage
ment 70 preach part of the time the present
season In the Union Church, at Miihrid0e.
lie "a year commenced April I'd.
j. II. Dupee, the well known photoororher
who has been established in the art I'm .;nes.
in several localities in this State, il ahort IN
open in Portland.
Collector Wingate of Bangor has an.
pointed f. E. Mute, Inspector of Customs NJ
Lincoln, in place of II. c. Coburn, and Hen
ry E. Sellers, Aid to the Revenue, in Bangor
in place of F. Willis Rice.
The examination of classes in the Maine
State College of Agriculture and the Mechan-
nc Arts, at Orono, will occur on Tuesday and
wednesday of next week, the 25th and 26th
OF April The examination will be public.
The Lewiston Journal says that the widow
Poily Hunnewell of Old Danville, was found
dead in her bed On the morning of the 18th.
She was 81 years of age. She was in usual
health the night previous, and her death prob
ably resulted from heart disease.
The following gentlemen have been duly
elected delegates to represent the Lewiston
!. M. c. a., in the international Conven-
uon \. NJ C.. A., to be holden at Washing
ton, ID. C., May oath, 1871: G. H. Pills
bury, G. W. Garcelon, o. G.. Douglass, j.
q. Richardson.
The Pennington Chronicle says that on
Friday last, beautiful little child, daughter
of VIM. V. Libbey of West Pennington,
strangled to death while in q violent ct of
coughing. The child had but partially re-
covered from lung fever, when it was taken
down with the whooping cough.
Magnificent views are now obtained in
PORTLAND of the White Mountains. The
iress says that so ctear was the atmosphere
one day recently that friend saws he dis
tlnctly saw the scientific party on the ton of
Mount Washington taking their "eleven o.
clock
Rev. A. H. Wright has been installed as
Pastor OF the st. Lawrence st. (Conprepa
tionaD church in Portland. The sermon was
preached by Rev. VIM. Carruthers of Calais.
former postor Of the candidate, aud the in
stalllng prayer was offered by Rev. T. Il.
Carruthers, ID. d. The Press says the new
pastor brings good record.
little son of A. H. c. Rice of Bangor. Is
years of age, was thrown from horse on
w enesuay, ana was somewhat injured. His
head struck violently on the wheel of ! pas
sing carriage, cutting a cash in his scalp
several inches in length, and rendering him
insensible for a time. The Wing saws that
he soon recovered, however, and his injuries
will probably prove serious.
family living in Waldo Avenue in Bel
fast, says the journal, received sad and
startling shock on Wednesday evening of
last week. One of the daughters died md
denly in a manufacturing town in Massachu-
sets. Her sister, who was there, telegraphed
home and Immediately started with the body.
BY some oversight, the despatch was not de-
livered, and the first intimation the family
had that the young lady was not alive and
well, was the arrival of the coffin at the door.
The Wing says that the corporators of the
Northern Aroostook Railroad held meeting
IN that city on Wednesday afternoon, and af-
ter accepting the act of tho Legislature in
cooperating the Company, effected tempo
rary organization by the choice of F. w. Hill
OF Exeter, as President, and M. H. Angel of
Bangor, Secretary. A committee consisting
OF President, j. w. Emery and Noah Woods,
was chosen to take measures for procuring
survey of the route at once The proposed
line starts from point on the L. & N. A. r.
X. in Bancroft (some twenty miles above
and runs to a point at or
near Houlton. In case the main line does
not run to Houlton, that town will be reached
by a branch line. rrsE