Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-11-24
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The fall term of Bates College closed Sat
urday. Nov. %. The vacation will continue
six weeks.
Prof. Seth Sumner instructor of music in
the Lewiston schools. slipped and fell on the
sidewalk on Park St, "Wednesday evening.
He struck post in falling, and received Sc
we're injuries.
Butter has been retailing in Lewiston a
few days past for 30 and 3j cents pound.
ID. T. Wright, Esq. of Lewiston died at his
residence Thursday afternoon. Mr.. Wright
has been confined for long time with COM
plicated heart and lung trouble. He was one
of the Oldest attorneys at Lewiston, proml-
nent member of the Bates street church and
Masonic fraternity.
CUMBERLANF.
Mrs. Deborah Alexander, woman in years,
disappeared from her home in Brunswick
four weeks ago last Sunday. Search has
been made for her from time to time, but
without result, until last Monday, Nov. II,
when she was found dead lying in a close
clump of bushes on the Mckeen road, above
the Browning opening.
The State Grange meets in Arcana Hall,
Portland, Tuesday, Dec. 10th, at 10 o'clock.
Rev. Edward a. Rand, of the class of 81
Bowdoin, and recently pastor of the +. st.
Congregational church. South Boston, has
been confirmed by Bishop Paddock and is to
enter the ministry of the Episcopalian
church.
Captain Ben willard is circulating a petit
ton for a life saving station on Bans Island.
The grain trade at Portland is brisk. Two
vessels are at the Grand Trunk elevator
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turn Grain is coming in freely over the
railroads. Freights are slightly easier, ow-
ing to the numerous arrivals in this country
of vessels from Europe.
Mr.. ]. B. Chandler, passenger station agent
Of the Maine Central at Brunswick is to be
removed and Mr.. Oscar Abbott of Portland,
is to take his place, Mr.. Chandler taking
charge of a train on the back road between
Waterville and Portland.
A horse fell upon Commercial street, Port
land, Friday afternoon, and severely injured
himself and smashed the carriage.
LINCOLN.
There Is good revival interest at Ruther-
ford's Island (South BRISTOL under the labors
Of Rev. Mr. Clifford of East Boothbay. Tween
ty-five or thirty have started in Christian
life.
PENoBscoT.
Samuel r. Prentiss, Esq, of Bangor, has
purchased the mill property, on the Brewer
shore known as the Palmer & Johnson mill
of the Bangor Savings Bank. This property
consists of the mill. wharves, piers, large
boarding house, eight or ten tenements, and
what is called the Dyer Cove property, por-
tian Of which is occupied by the Brewer
Brick Company. The mill has only been
built nine or ten years and contains double
gang, single gang, two muleys, and single
and clapboard machine; has twenty-four
inch cy linder and seven boilers. The prop
erty was purchased for ten thousand one hum
dred dollars, while the original cost was
about eighty-fve thousand dollars.
o. Augustus Decrow, b. C. f., of Bangor,
graduate of the Maine State College in the
class of 70. has accepted position in the
engineers department of the Holly Water
Works Co., at Lockport, New York.
u. Wednesday, Nov. 10, Mr.. Samuel IIasty of
Newport while at work shingling house the
staging gave away, throwing him backward
to the ground. The distance was about 20
feet. He being an old gentleman will proba-
bly, never recover from the effects of the
fail.
Daniel White Post G.. A. r., of Kendus-
sAGaSs - 90 ftspettSu " thS iHepNttoi vi tht
State Encampment on Wednesday night
last
Horace Jennings is the owner of a lime
kiln in Dexter, and he has just burned a
kiln of $50 barrels. 1t has peculiar qualities
as water Of hydraulic lime, and the virtues
Of good cement.
The young man (Frost) who was injured
at the Gulf the 18th. died Thursday morning.
His death seems especially sad as he was a
cousin of the young man, Flodgkins, the
brakeman who was killed on the Bangor and
Piscataquis Railroad a short time since.
PIscATAQUIs.
Hon. d. F. Davis has promised to address
Co. c. of the Piscataquis Battalion at Dover
"Wednesday evening.
WASHINGTON.
The Atlantic Dredging Company to whom
was awarded the contract for dredging Lubec
Narrows has suspended operations.
Ar LARGE.
1t is said that Prof +. l.. Bartlett is soon
to publish book entitled "Maine Mines"
Yesterday had such bad Cold that
could NOT sneak I usad Dr RulI's Couyb