Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-01-18

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and stopped. The cause of the signal was
a washout which had been produced by the
thaw. The train had passed over the dan.
gerous place, and it was almost miracle
that no serious accident occurred. D. M
Greenlief Lodge No. III, Cornish. Maine
Installation of officers elect, FRIDAY evening
January 9Th, A. L., 5s71. j. Bradley. W
NJ; G. u. Hubbard, S. W.; NJ. M. Snr;ug
J. W; W. S. Mckinney, President; r. q.
Smith. Secretary; o. Bartlett, Chaplain; c.
Il. Woodbury., Marshal j. f. Jameson. s.
D.; S. Burbank, j. D.; @. N Bracket, s.
s.; L. Durgin, j. s.; A. v. Tufts, Tyler;
G. Chace, j. f. Jameson, and a. G.. O'Brion
Committee on Finance.
According to the correspondent of the
qlLewiston journal, there is an important bust
ness movement at Livermore Falls. A citi-
zens' meeting was holden on Friday evening,
at which were present some gentlemenfrom
abroad, who were requested to be present to
make Or receive propositions for locating
their business there. Among the speakers
was Mr.. Knapp, who said he heard there was
a stir in the matter and he had come up to
participate. He was in favor of loaning the
towns credit, if required, for improvement
of the water-powcr, and he thought that
would be the voice Of large majority of the
voters apd men of property in town. Towns,
he said, throughout the State, were begin
| ming to wake up to the Importance of home
improvement and localization of capital and
| enterprise. A committee of five was reap
pointed to take the whole matter in hand, and
report at future meeting.
| The body of Patrick Butler, laborer en-
| ployed on the extension of the Maine Central
| Railroad, was taken to Portland about IL
| O'Clock Saturday night and carried to his late
residence on Marion street. 1t seems that
Butler was digging in a bank on the line of
| the road about seventeen miles from Port
land, when mass of frozen earth struck his
appraised pick and drove it through his head
killing him instantly. 1t is very sad case,
for the family are destitute, and consist of
| wife and FIVE, children who were dependent
upon Butler for support. Just before the
accident he had told neighbor, who was
about leaving for the city, that he Id
send or bring his wife some money soon.
The family was most crazed by the terrible
accident.
| The Portland Press says that some time
since the citizens of Cape Elizabeth voted in
favor of n petition to the legislature asking
that the town be authorized to purchase and
maintain suitable place for free landing
at Ferry Village for ferry purposes. After
| this vote was passed certain citizens living in
| that part of the town which was not ut all
benefited by ferry, became dissatisfied with
the vote and called meeting Saturday after
noon to reconsider it. The excitement ran
| high and there was full vote polled, but
reconsideration was refused by a majority of
about sixty. The bridge question then came
up, ard Messrs. W. w. Thomas and w. w.
| Thomas, Jr., addressed the citizens on the
matter. committee was appointed to go to
the legislature and oppose any legislation
| which should interfere with the rights of the
citizens of the Cape in regard to tee matter.
Sheriff Perry has just made the following
appointments of Deputy Sherihs for Cumber-
land County Portland, William Pennell and
Matthew Adams; Standish, William II. Ores
ser; Windham,' B. II. Hall; Gray, Rufus
Berry; Yarmouth, d. L. Mitchell; Bridgton,
| EpiiTaiiii X. Brown; Naples, John M. Church;
Gorham, Gardner NJ Parker; Harrison, Reu-
ben Hobbs Brunswick, Jonathan w. For
saith; Otisfield, Jonathan Ingalls,; Pownal,
Benjamin True; South Freeport, Warren L.
Jordan. Sheriff Perry has also appointed w.
H. Plummer Crier! of the Supreme Judicial
| Court, and William A. Stillings, Messenger
| for the same Court; Luther Bradford. Crier
for the Superior Court, and Oliver F. Varney,
Messenger. Charles ii. Richards has been
| appointed Turnkey at the jail
| At the annual meeting OF the Maine Mutual
Marine Insurance Company, recently holden
in Bangor, the following gentlemen were
elected Trustees for two years, in place Of
the same number who retire this year, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of their charter:
| Samuel i. Gilman, Lysander Strickland,
George 4. Pierce, William McGilvcry, Thos.
n. Egery. Jshn z. Bent, Josiah f. Robinson,
Andrew M. Babb, Charles G. Stems, Phineas
Pendleton, Jr., Noyes Ames, Joseph B.
Moor, Charles Woodman, Thomas G. Bar
ris, Edwin S. Farrar, Aaron Babb, A.
| nth Ka1l
w. Gould. Charles +. Lyon, Davis X.
Stockwell, George w. Smith, Frank Gar
land, Robert Davis, Richard G. Human.
At a subsequent meeting of the Trustees the
| following officers were elected for the current
year Geo. w. Ladd, President; Eben
| Blunt, Vice President; Daniel M. Howard,
Secretary Geo. w. Ladd, Eben Blunt, Geo.
| C. Pickering, James Walker, James c.
Stearns, Lysander Strickland, Samuel B.
Gilman, S. II. Dale and Isaac W. Patten
Directors. w ~
The funeral services of the late Hon. Top
pan Robbie took place from his late residence
Mt Gorham village, Monday afternoon. The
stores were closed, the Seminary exercises
suspended and the people very generally at
tended the funeral. The remains were laid
in rosewood casket, which was laden with
rare and beautiful flowers. The services
commenced with the singing of hymn writ
ten for the occasion by Professor Thwing,
after which selections from the Scripture
were read by the Rev. c. C. Parker, ID. D.,
after which that gentleman pronounced At
ting eulogy on the character and life of the
deceased. The choir then sung to the tune
of Naomi, the hymn beginning:
| o God, our help in ages past.
| Prayer was offered by the Rev. DIR. Parker
after which the hymn
We've no abiding city here
was sung by the choir. The body was then
borne to the cemetery. followed by the chill
dren and grandchildren of the deceased, and
large concourse of friends and citizens of
the town Twelve of the leading citizens of
the town acted as l-bearers-the church
bell sounding his dirge.
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