Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-09-03
STATE NEWS.

| The largest mass meeting ever held in
| Franklin county was held in Pennington on
Saturday, under the auspices of the Grant &
Wilson club. The enthusiasm was unbound
ed. Over six thousand people were in at
tendance, and were addressed by Frederick
Douglass and Gen. Butler on the Common
in the afternoon. In the evening torch
light procession, composed of the several
Grant and Wilson clubs in the county, num-
berlng about seven hundred, paraded the
| streets, accompanied by three bands of music
The mass meeting was perfect success, and
dreeley's adherents are growing beautifully
| less.
The tifty-third annual convention of the
Protestant Episcopal church for the diocess
| of Maine will be held at St. Luke's Cathe-
| dral on Tuesday and Wednesday of the pres
| ent week. The convention will commence
| this (Tueseay) morning at half past eight
| O'Clock, with morning prayer. At eleven
| o'clock, Bishop Nicely will deliver his annual
address, after which the Holy Communion
will be celebrated. Evening prayer will be
said at five O'Clock, and the full evening SER
vice will occur at $50 o'clock. The sermon
will be delivered by the Bishop of Frederic
ton, n. b. The services on Wednesday will
be at the usual hours, $50 in the morning,
and in the afternoon. The time between
these hours will be occupied with the bust
ness sessions of the convention. There will
probably be a full attendance of the clergy,
and an interesting and profitable session is
looked for.
John T. Tewksbhry, an old resident of
Bangor, and formerly a prominent ship
builder, died on Sunday evening.
The body of Timothy Lynes of Bangor,
drowned at Pushaw on Sunday, was recover
ed on Monday.
The following are recent business chang
es
Portland-Haines & Smith, hardware, dis
solved now Smith, Tibbetts & Co.
Eastport-J. & S. Griffin, fish and grocer
les dissolved; now Griffin Bros.
Wells Depot-Littlefeld & Hatch, gen.
eral store, dissolved; now G. G. Hatch &
Co.
Rockland-Shaw, Estes & Co., boot man
ufacturers, and general store; new firm, +.
E. Shaw, J. W. Estes and E. r. Shaw.
Patents issued to Maine inventors the past
| week:
Sherman Smith and d. l.. Smith, Skowhe-
gan, hustle.
Lemuel r. Palmer, Belfast, stave jointer.
Hon. Z. B. French, Second Auditor of the
Treasury Departments, is spending his vaca-
ton in Maine.
One day last week, George, son of Mr..
Charles Jewett, living in Garland, was out
shooting squirrels, when his gun was acct
dentally discharged, the contents entering his
wrist. The bone was badly splintered, and
between thirty and forty shot taken from the
wound.
The Portland Press has the most encour-
aging accounts from New Sweden. The
warm, damp season has forced vegetation
forward vigorously, and the crops are most
abundant. Wheat harvest began on the 26th
of August and the yield is unusually good.
Rye and oats were secured before that date
in good order.
The republicans in the following towns
have made their nominations of candidates
for representatives to the legislature:
The classed town of Denmark, Hiram.
Lowell and Sweden-C .. Pendexter.
Garham-M. +. Files.
The classed towns of Hope, Appleton and
Neutrality-suspicious. W. Fogler.
The classed towns of Lowell, Pas.adum-
keag, Enfield, &c.-Alexander Webb.
DeerIng-Andrew Haines.
In fight at North Lubec the other day
Edward Small, man of fifty years, chewed
Nelson Cuptill's thumb so that it had to be
amputated. Gangreene set in, the man is re-
duced 10 a mere skeleton, and his life is de-
SPARED Of
The Kennebec Association will be held
with the Baptist church at Skowhegan; meet
ings to commence Sept. Sd, at p. M, to
continue three days. The annual sermon
will be preached Tuesday evening, by Prof.
S. Ii. Smith of Watervile.
The next annual meeting of the Young
Mems Christian Association of Maine will be
held at Winthrop, 18th, Is, and 10th of Sep
TENDER.