Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-03-28
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MAINE NEWS By TELEGRAPH.
4 Pastoral Call.

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| Down, y. H.. March -. Rev. Charles
/ Allen, minister of the Unitarian church here.
has received call to the Unitarian church at
! Brunswick. Me, and will accept.
Marine News.
! BosToN. March -. The barque Hattie G.
Mcfarland has arrived at Boston from New
Orleans. and reports a seaman named Dexter
Jack fell from aloft and was instantly killed.
He belonged in Dresden. Me.
Ice Loading.
WIsCAssET, March p. The schooner
Laura Bridgman was loaded with ice ut the
kcnncbec Land x Lumber Co.'S houses in
Wiscassct March 22d, in eight hours. She
took jl24 tons. each cake being weighed on Il
Fairbanks scale. only forty men were en-
ploytd iacludin. all those on the pond and
elevator, the ice ben. cut and loaded direct
~ from the water. This beats the hi. days
work October Sd at Haley Ice CO.'S houses
Disasters at Sea.
The steamer Colna. Murray. which arriv-
ed at Glasgow, March 9th, from Portland.
encountered a fearful gale the 18th. and had
boat, smashed. and one man washed over
board
Funeral.
BELFAST. March -. Flags on the ship
ping were displayed at half mast, and places
of business were closed "a II mark of respect
for the late Hon. James F. White, whose
funeral took place this afternoon.
Election.
YORK. March u. The town meeting re-
suited in victory for the republicans. who
elected the following officers:
Moderator--Joscph Brag,ion.
Selectmcn---J. d Bragdon, j. 4. Bra.don
G.. l.. Curricr.
Trca>urer-.Ioscph Braglon.
Collcctor-W. Junkins.
Town Aycnt-A. II. Gaplcv.
Postal Matters.
WA,niNoroS. March y. The senate con
tirncd the nomination of Willard NJ. Dunn
postmaster at Watcr,ilc.
Fire.
PonrLANp, March ~ \ two story wood
en- farmhouse belonging to Daniel Horton, in
Gorham, about mile from the village of
South WindhanI, was burned to the ground !
Yesterday morning The fire was caused by |
the ovcrturning of Il kerosene lamp. The /
occupants. two old ladies, barely escaped |
with their lives and small quantity of cloth |
ing. Loss probably 81 900 or ST 800. In |
>urcd in the .Etna Insurance Company.
New Mill.
Tho nev mill an thu Ifuupr fall. at Sncc,
Kappa. used by the Warren Brothers in the
blanket business, has been leased b. W. H. !
Dana. who will manufacture bags and warp
yarn in it.
Danger of IL Frcshet in Bangor.
Bangor i not little alarmed over the /
prospect of biz treshet this spring. The |
ice in the river is perhaps no thicker than
usual but the dangers of the situation are in |
creased by the fact that an immense amount
of anchor ice has collected beneath the more
solid material, and in some places the thick
ness of these combined i, fifteen feet or more
If the river should suddenly rise from
heavy storm. the effect Of crowding this ire
mcndou, mass into the Narrows, few miles |
below the city, would be to make a dam
which would to force the water back into the
business streets OF" the city and cause meal
culable damage. In 1916 something Of this /
kind happened. The situation j. more threat
ening now. There has been some talk about
blasting out channel but the people seem !
to have settled down to wait for what Proyi- /
dcnCc sends. !
NEW HAMPSHIRE.