Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-15
State News.
ANDROsCOGGIN.


Lewiston merchants were never ordering
larger fall stocks than at present, and the
Lisbon street sidewalk is frequently piled
with immense boxes and bales of goods.
The State shoot comes of in Lewiston Sept
24th, 25th, and 26th. The championship and
diamond badge is to be shot for. at fifteen
pigeons. The gold badge and championship
at glass ball shooting will be shot for at from
zs to 40 glass balls, single and part double
rises. A meeting to organize the "Mane
Sportsmen's Association will be held on the
evening of the Path.
II is reported that Rev. j. c. Snow, pastor
OF Elm street Universalist church, Auburn,
has fully decided to resign his charge.
ARoosrooK.
New Sweden cast so votes on Monday, all
of which were for Davis.
CUMBERLAND.
Rev. Z. c. Bolles is to deliver a course of
lectures in Portland next month.
hop was given to the ladies of Portland
on the U. 5. steamer Kearsarge Thursday
The firm of J. w. Perkins & Co., whole
sale druggists, who suspended payment
short time ago, have made partial state
ment of the condition of their affairs. The
unsecured liabilities are placed at S57 900;
the nominal assets are S79, 900, the assessed
value being about S3s, 800.
HANCOCK.
The Castine Packing House is canning
large quantities of Penobscot Bay mackerel.
KENSEBEC.
The Kennebec and Somerset Association of
Congregational ministers meets at Waterville
to-day and tomorrow. In connection with the
meeting there will be public lecture by Rev.
c. A. White, of Hallowell.
Mrs. Tarbox, wife of ex-congressman Tar
box Of Lawrence, Mass, is visiting her rela-
tives in Winslow, her native town.
Mr.. s. X. Hitchings, State Assayer, has
been appointed teacher of Chemistry, Geolo-
gy, Philosophy, Physical Geography and U.
$. History in the Greeley institute at Cum
berland Centre.
Albert A. Estes of China has sold his farm |
and is about to remove with his family to
Freeport.
The Pennington Chronicle says that Mr.. |
Philo Peobody of Canton, died suddenly and
mysteriOusly Aug. 23d. While on the way |
from Boston, he was taken with a severe
headache, followed by drowsiness. On the
arrival Of the train in Canton he was taken to
his brothers, and died at ten o'clock, p. NJ.
PENOBsCOT.
In sailing up the Penobscot river last week |
Capt. Will Slower of schooner George Shat |
tnck of Belfast, heard cries of distress coming |
from the shore when near Hampden. The
captain anchored and went on shore in search |
of the person, and in field he found a far
mer pinned to the earth by large rock that
had fallen upon him while engage in an effort
to sink it. The mans leg was broken and he |
was in great agony. Capt. Slower procured
the assistance of five men, and removed the
rock, which was large one. In returning |
to his vessel Capt. Slower broke his ankle in |
jumping over fence.
The fall term of the Bangor Theological
Seminary will commence Thursday.
The arrangements for the twenty.seven-
hour walk between Holske of New York, and
TOole Of Bangor, for ifty-dollars side. have
been completed, and twenty dollars forfeit
money put up. The walk will take place two
weeks from to-day.
SAGADAHOc.
At Bath, Chapman Flint have just sent
one new ship, the l.. Schepp, to sea, and will
launch second one from their yard this
month. At Blaisdell's is a schooner; at |
Hawley Palmer's u schooner; at Hathorn's
ship just begun; at Morse's yard prepare
tons for laying a second schooner's keel are
in progress; at Hagers is a schooner; at Adj |
ans Hitchcock's is a large coaster; at the |
yards of Goss, Sawyer & Packard six vessels, |
large and small are in all stages Of building, |
while at Rogers yard is large bark, the |
Havana. lagnched last week, with barken-
tine nearing completion.
Joseph Sprague, yard master at ]. f. Hal
ey's lumber yard, had his foot bruised Thurs
day afternoon, by a piece of timber falling
on it.
SOMERSET.
A muster of military companies in SOmer-
set county, was held at Athens, Sept. 18th,
18th and 18th.
The Reporter says that the Scion Savings
Bank has just made a Dividend of five per
cent. This carries the amount thus far re-
turned to depositors to 80 per cent. There is
fair prospect Of their receiving 100 cents on
the dollar.
WALDO.
Peter Winslow, aged Sc, the oldest citizen
of Belfast. came out on Monday, executed
his pension paper for the war of 1912, voted
for honest Frank Davis and went joyfully to
his home. Mr.. Winslow has hardly missed
an election since he was 81 years Of age
Belfast Journal.
YORK.
+. NJ. Goodall, Esq. has presented the Me-
chanics' Cornet Band of Sanford with a fine
band stand, costing not far from $780,
To think clearly and act quickly one must
have good health. Indigestion is the foe of
health and should at once be driven from the
system by the regular use Of DIR. Bulls Bal
timore Pills. Price % cents