Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-03-02

The members Of the Congregational Church
ana Society in New Gloucester visited the
parsonage Tor good time " on Thursday
evening, Feb. l6, leaving behind them one
hundred dollars in cash, with other substan-
| tial tokens Of good will.
The suit Of Charles Haines vs.. NJ NJ Nut-
ting, brought to recover pay for lnncheons.
horse-baitings. and fires furnished 10 defend,
ant, to the amount of 800, while conrtino
plaintiffs daughter, IS still pending in the an.
preme Court in Piscataquis county.
beautiful and interesting exhibition va.
had at Bangor on Monday, of about ave hun
dred girls and boys Of the public schools Of
that city, in the proficiency Of singing. It
was under the direction of the teacher Of
music in the public schools, and was held in
the City Hall.
match game Of billiards was played at
Portland last evening between Henry Shiel Of
Portland, and Charles Dignon of Boston.
Inc game, which was the American four ball
carom' OF $50 points, was won by Shiel,
beating his opponent 65 points. Shicrs
largest run was l02, and Dignon's 233.
Shells average "a l-6 and Dignon's SO SO.
The Senior class in Bowdoin College has
arranged for course of lectures this season.
The first will be given March I'd, by Gen.
Chamberlain. He will be followed on sue
cessive Thursday evenings by Hon. William
Parsons, Rev. II. II Murray, of Boston, Gen.
Hawley, of Conn.,, and others, whose names
cannot yet be announced The lectures will
be given in Lemont Hall. ah
The Wing says the mixed train on the F.
n. A. Railway from Oldtown on Monday
afternoon, was detained about half an hour
by running over COW, when nearly opposite
West Great Work, five or six cars passing
over the animal, and one laden with timber
being partially thrown from the track No
damage was done to the train, and the car
was speedily replaced on the track. The
COW, however, was ruined for dairy pur-
poses.
The Press says that Robert Hunter,
brakeman on freight train on the Portland
Saco Portsmouth road, was struck, on the
head by bridge just east of kennebunk
Tuesday night about 10 Up O'Clock and very
badly hurt. He was cared for by his com
rades as well as possible, and taken to his
home. At half-past IL Mr.. Hunter laid in
an unconscious state and it was feared that
he could not live, though the exact extent of
his injuries had not been ascertained.
The graduates of Bowdoin College in Chi
cago and vincinity had banquet last week.
Hon. Thomas Drummond, Judge of the T.
S. Circuit Court, presided. Among those
present were President G.. F. Magoun, of
Iowa College, and E. P. Weston of Lake
Forest University, Rev. President James P.
Weston of Lombard University, Rev. Arthur
Swayzey d. D., editor of the Interior, Rev
s. j. Humphrey, D. D., District Secretary of
the American Board, Gen. Chas. H. Howard,
Rev. E. N. Packard of Evanston, and many
younger graduates.
The Wing says controversy having arisen
Tuesday between two persons as to the rela-
| tons of motive power and friction, one of
them waggered $50 that the other could not
start bushel of corn enclosed in bag and
fastened at the end of 500 feet of rope. The
wager was accepted and quite a crowd col
| iected near the Bangor House to witness the
trial. At the first tug the bag was started,
and the man of muscle +" easily walked off
with the draft-and the S30--leaving his chal-
lenger wiser, if not in future a better -
man.