Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-15

MAINE NEWS by TELEGRAPH.


Burglary.
FORT FAIRFIELD. August a. Butglars b, oke
INTO the store of illiam Small Of Fort Fairfield
Tuesday night, and stole SIS II bard money and
= quantity Of goods.
Odd Fellows.
PORTLAND August II. The Grand Eucsmp.
ment OF Odd Fellows elected the Following officers
this morning:
Grand Patriarch-E.C Cha me lam of RriIs
ton.
thaud High P,ie-i-h. }. kicNcr OF Lew i,ton.
Giand seloI WAld,L-C. Ii. French of Port
land.
Grand Scribe-N. q. Cummings of Portland.
Grand Treasur,r-C. z Nash Of Portland.
Grand Junior Warden-J. w. Toward Of Au-
gusta.
Grand Representa- ive-o. G. Douglass Of Lew
iston.
One new encanpment was instituted. Number
of encampments. twenty-six. Number Of mem
bers, $3.50.
General Thorn has awarded the following con
tracts:
Penobscot river, n Issac Hamilo ton of Portland
ledge l5c per ton for sunken boulders.
Dredging in Penobscot bay, to A llantic Dredg-
ing Co., at 81; at Bangor, Soc; Bucksport, 3s !;
Belfast.
Richmond Island. rubble stone, TO John F
Hamilton of Portland, at SIC.
Merrimsc river, removal of rock, to Isaac A.
Sylvester of Qaincy, at S2S per yard; Boston
harbor, removal OF sankeD ledge. at Si3.
Dredging Maa-of-War Shoal, to Joseph Bart
lett OF Boston. al pc.
Marine Notes.
The schooner B. Hume of Esstport has been
picked up on Georges Banks, derehct, water
logged. She had been down BY schooner.
Was struck aft, in the main rigging, and cut dow d
about seven feet 10 the water lines She is deal
laden, from Richibucto for Port East, coast of
Ireland. The brig &. ii. Sherwood placed mate
and two men Cd board the Iiune, who have been
fourteen days working her into North Sydney,
where she arrived to-day. The Hnme'. crew are
supposed to have been taxed of by the colliding
vessel.
Fatal Accident.
BIDDEFoRD, Augustli A. j. Leavitt OF Saco,
sistsnt road master on the Eastern railroad,
killed Tuesday afternoon at Kennebunk. He was
overseeing the work of making up the train by
means of an engine and drag rope when the rope
broke, catching around his body AID throwing
him about thiity feet, breaking his hip and other
bones. lie was almost instantly killed. lie had
been employed by the Eastern railroad for about
thirty years, being very faithful and efcieut
man.
Conventions.
BANGOR, August IA. The Penohscot county
republican convention met 10 Bangor, Wednes-
day, some two hundred and thilty-one delegates
being present. The convention was harmonious,
and the following candidates were nominated
Senators-D. +. Davis,
E. b. Neslley Of Bargor,
l.. w. Drake of Springfield.
S. w. Matthews Of Hampden
Sherif-G. w. Whitney.
Register of Probate-Ambrose c. F int
County Treasurer-IIOrace J y ckerson.
County Commits .ioner-Irs d. Fish OF Pa,ten.
Resolutions advocating the sirlctest econ omy on
the part of the comfy officers, AID endorsin. the
platform Of the State convention, were adopted
5, nstor Hamlin addressed tue convention at con
sideiabe length, making clear argument for
honest money.
The Turf.
LEWISTON, Angus, II. Races not compl, ted
yesterday were finished this morning. the
three minute class won by Independence :;
best time 2.3i The stallion la,e was won by
Tom Patchen; best time 23l 3 In the IS
class seven horses appeared, and the purse WAS
won by John Gilpin; best time 23j. Ia the "a
els flour horses started, and the purse was won
by Camois; best time ? 80