Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-12-09

State News.

State News.
ANDRosCoGGIN.
Ii is proposed to establish district tele-
phone line for social use, in Lewiston.
Mrs. Governor Garcelon will spend the
winter in Washington, as the guest of Mrs.
Congressman Frye
ARoosrooK.
Houlton's burnt district will present a
much better appearance than before the fire,
as soon as the buildings now in progress and
contemplated are brought to completion.
CUMBERLAND.
The steamship Mississippi which cleared
Friday afternoon from Portland for Liver
pool, took a cargo valued at s200,00 con-
ssting of variety of articles among which
were $4,000 bags of grain, 600 barrels of
apples, 5000 pounds of butter, 1000 pounds
of cheese, l2l head of cattle brought from
Brighton over the Eastern railroad.
In Portland disease resembling diphtheria
is reported among chickens
Mrs. Arthur b. Morrison, formerly Miss
Jennie S. King, of Portland sang at Rev.
Dr. Cuthbert's the 18th street Baptist church
Washington, last Sunday. Among the selec-
tons was solo, "Ilear us, O Father" She
was offered an engagement for the coming
year.
Saturday fellow named Chase, from Sac
carappa, stole q pairs of shoes from {. j..
Walker & Co.'S, Portland. lie was soon ar
rested.
FRANKLIN.
little outside of Pennington village, on
the line of the Sandy River railroad, is a
small house, in which reside at the present
time, man and wife with twenty-five chill
dren.
Capt. Otis Ingraham, of the Sanford steam
er Cambridge, is responsible for bear story,
barely within the limits of belief. At Frank
lin, Me-, Thanksgiving Day, two lads armed
with rifles were out for days sport, when
they encountered bear in piece OF wood
land. They tracked him to his den in the
side Of ravine, where one of the lads fired
at HIM. The first shot was followed immed-
lately by another from the other lads rifle.
The last shot Infatuated the bear, which
charged out upon the boys. The elder pnsh-
ed his rife barrel into the bears throat, and
bracing the stock upon his own chest, endeav-
ored to hold the bear back until his brother
should reload. But the bear was too much
for the brave boy, and forced his way
out of the den. The boys held their ground
and attacked the bear with the butts Of their
rifles. After a desperate struggle, in which
one of the rifle stocks was shattered, the boys
partly stunned the bear, and one Of them cut
the brute's throat with hunting-knife. The
boys who had this exciting adventure are aged
II and 10 years.
KENNEBEC.
Miss Clara Lincoln of Gardiner, very fine
soprano singer, is teaching music in Deer
Lodge, Montana Territory.
The two oldest traders on Water street.
Gardiner are Mr. Chas. II. Partridge and Mr..
Freeman Trott. Mr.. Partridge commencing
the tailoring business in 1885, and Mr.. Trott
opened grocery store on the same site he is
now located four years later, in 1910.
OXFORD.
A massive granite monument some twenty
feet in height, has been erected in the ceme-
terry on Andover Hill, in memory of DIR.
Leonard Woods, for twenty. seven years pres
ident of Bowdoin College. 1t commentaries
his distinguished services as a scholar, an
officer of the Maine Historical Society, and
college president.
PENoBscoT
Rev. S. p. Fay closes his connection with
the Hammond Street church in Bangor, the
last Sunday in December.
The Twin Lead Copper Mining Company
was organized in Bangor, Saturday. Its
officers are as follows: David Bugbce, Pres
ident; Frank =. Wood, Vice President;
John s. Jenness, Treasurer: John r. Mason,
Secretary David Bugbee, Frank p. Wood,
Charles Duff, Josiah s. Kicker, Samuel
Storms, James Littlefield and William Swa-
zey, Directors. The capital stock is $780,
600, divided inta 100000 shares of par
value Of S. each. The property of the COM
pany is a portion of the well known Swazey
property at Bluehll.
Rumors have been afoat Of late of new
developments in the Dexter Bank case. The
great mass of the people of Dexter now fully
believe that the late Treasurer Barron was a
defaulter and that he came to his death by
his own hands.
The total receipts of the nine performances
of 81. NJ. S. Pinafore," in Bangor, amount
to over $500.
SAGADAHoc.
The steamer Samoset still runs TO Booth
bay, through Back River, and is well patron
lied both with passengers and freight.
WASHINGTON.
John 4. Staples has recently been ap-
pointed postmaster at Baileyville.
Isaac II. Estey, Esq, of Prescott, has re-
Gently put -four mill in operation in that
town.
YORK.
Mrs. Mary w. Dame is candidate for a
position on the School Board of Boston. Mrs
Dame is daughter of the late Hon. Joshua
Herrick of Alfred, who represented the First
District Of Maine in the Twenty eighth Con-
gress.
The seasons entertainments have been
notably free from annoyance by coughing.
DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup does this. Price 20
cents a bottle.
THE INCREASING SALESS
Notwithstanding the stringency of the times and the