Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-12-19
State News.



Mrs. Mercy Rankin, aged 81, died in Lew
iston on sunday She was a pensioner OF
the war of 1872.
The leading greenbackers were IN consul
tation on Tuesday in Lewiston respecting
their long meditated organ. 1t was finally
decided TO start the new greenback paper in
Lewiston at once. Scion Chase will be the
editor.
Hancock.
The Jarvis mill at Surry has recently been
purchased by James T. Cushman of Ellsworth
who is now making repairs and improve
ments preparatory to stocking and running
it,
Mrs A. w. Greely of Ellsworth, cut her
hand very severely while trying TO shut a
window Monday. The broken glass severed
the veins and arteries on the fingers OF one
of her hands. The wound has been very
painful, but the indications are now more IA
vorable.
kENNEBEC.
Mr.. II. w. Jewetts mill on the lower DAM
is the only saw mill now running in Gardi-
ner.
PESoBscoT.
Mr.. G. II. Dunton Tuesday purchased the
Commercial House of Winterport. Mr..
Dunton for some years was hotel proprietor
in RocklanJ.
The residence of f. P. Baldwin, Esq, of
Bangor was the scene of Il very brilliant
gathering Wednesday afternoon, on the occa-
sion of the marriage of his only daughter,
Miss Hattie w. to Prof. f. l.. Bartlett, of
Portland. The couple left on the evening
train and will sail from New York for Eu-
rope by the Inman steamer City of Berlin,
next Saturday, for a three months tour.
Mr. Charles C. Bush, L. S. A., is at the
Bangor House.
PIsCATAQUTs.
The Willamette Thread Company will
light their new spool factory at Sebec Lake,
with one of the electric lights now coming
into use.
few DAYS before his death Hon. John G..
Mayo, of Foxcroft, made his will, disposing
of three hundred thousand dollars.
SAGADAHoc.
The one hundredth girl sent to the IIallow-
ell Industrial School was from Bath.
SOMERSET.
DIR. ]. S. Heughton, formerly of Skowhe-
gan has been appointed Supt. of Public
Schools for Washington Territory.
WALDO.
The President has nominated William C..
Marshall for Collector of Customs at Bel
fast.
Mrs. Spencer w. Matthews of Belfast, on
the 9TH of December picked and cooked a
mess of dandelion greens.
Nothing has yet been learned as to the
whereabouts of the missing Belfast man,
Capt Byron ii. Norton, of the sch. Henry.
At the international Dairy Fair in New
York, Mr.. Howard Murphy of Belfast, took
the first prize of $50 for the best butter made
| in October.
YORK.
Hampden Fairfield, Esq, of Saco has gone
to Fort Wayne, Indiana, on business.
G. w. Russell, of Limerick, is about tc
start up the shovel handle factory.
Tuesday morning Howard Staples tir
ware store at South Eliot was burned, to
geher with its contents. Loss about 81 400
insured for $1,000.
An aged lady by the name of Betsy Con
ner, of Parsonsfield, died few weeks agC
and was brought to Newfeld and buried in
the new Cemetery was taken up last weel
and a coroners inquest held on the body
Her brother and the town authorities have
suspicious of foul play. The doctors hav'
taxed her stomach and are having it analysed
before bringing in verdict.
The public are cautioned to ask for DR.
| BulIs CouVh SyruD and take no other