Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-17

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day evening.
Miss Annie Louise Cary is at present in
Durham. the guest of Emery S. Warren, esq
Rev. w. II. Bowen, DID,, of Lewiston,
and Rev. j. Mariner of Auburn, are in Basic,
Switzerland, attending the sessions of the
Evangelical Alliance, they being the United
States delegates to that body.
BY invitation OF Peter Cooper, Scion Chase
will deliver an address in Cooper Union Hall,
New York city, Wednesday evening, upon the
subject Of public finances and national cur
reucy.
The hand-cars for the Sandy River narrow
gauge railroad passed through Lewiston on
the Maine Central, Thursday. The engines
went up the line Friday and excited much
curiosity.
CUMBERLAND.
queer looking craft came into Portland
harbcr Saturday, from the eastward. She
was . catamaran, or double-keeled yacht
Take two long, narrow boats, boarded over
ut the top 50 AS to be air-tight, fasten them
apart by mailing some pieces of stuff across
firmly, hoist a mast and sail in the centre,
and you have a catamaran. This one was in
the shape of parallelogram, 40 feet long by
70 wide. Two rudders, one at the stern of
each boat, steered her. A comfortable cabin
was constructed in the middle of the frame
work: She was sloop rugged, and carried an
immense spread Of sail. These craft can in
no way capsize. and are very swift.
The sixtieth convention of the Diocese of
Maine assembled at St. Luke's Cathedral on
Tuesday morning. At IL o'clock the annual
sermon was delivered by Canon Hayes, and
IN the afternoon, at 3 o'clock, the Right Rev.
N Ia I. IL rt.a
evening was devoted to missionary service.
At this service accounts of church work in
different parts Of the State was given, by the
Aissionary Clergy present. On Wednesday
afternoon meeting Of the Woman's Auxili-
ary will be held in the Sunday School room
adjoining st. Stephens church, and in the
evening the Bishop and Mrs. Nicely will give
reception At the Episcopal residence
The First Patriarchai Association of Odd
Fellows Of Maine, contemplate an excursion
Of four days to Montreal, about October 10th.
Citizens of Ferry Village, to the number Of
nearly hundred, held an Indignation meet
ing at Union Hall, Friday night, upon the
subject Of ferriage to Portland. They claim
that the fare is too high.
An express train on the Rochester railroad
ran one and q quarter miles the other day with
y p8Ab VI tTUCAB Ou OHt Vi tilc cars Oh tilt
time, without throwing the train from the
track, or injuring any person, before the en-
gineer or any one else discovered anything |
out Of the way. After the difficulty was dis
covered, some OF the hands went back and
counted some 1900 sleepers that had been |
cut through by the trucks.
At the shooting match of the Maine Rife |
Club held 1t Eas; Baldwin last Saturday, +.
4 H~aun nf okunE tba Ere prizo-
! Stevens rifie-with score Of ~ out of a |
possible 80. 1t is claimed this is the highest
public score that has ever been made in the
State.
FRANKLIN.
The races at Franklin Park, Pennington,
Saturday, were well attended and Of much in
|efest.
kENSEBEc.
At business meeting of the Readfcld Re-
FORM Club, Thursday evening, the following
D0cers we're elected for the six months ensu-
Ing, viz. President, George +. Gle; Secre-
lary and Treasurer, Albert w. Whittier
Vice Prssidents, w. A. Wright, ID. ID. IIaines,
Lewis Armstrong; committee to provide en-
G. +. Gle, Fred L. Fogg, W. |
A. Wright, Mrs. II Morrill,, Mrs. G. +. Gle,
Mrs. e. A. Hatch. II was voted 70 lay aside |
he original pledge and constitution, and |
consisting of Fred =. Fogg, &. +. |
Gle and a. w. Whittier was elected to draft |
, new constitution and bylaws, said commit |
tee TO report ut the next regular meeting. |
Stirring speeches were made by President
elect Gle, w. A. Wright, X. Russell and
CHARACTERIZATION Journal.
OXFORD.
Some of the people of Madrid are opening
. mine Of plumbago which they think will
prove valuable.
PENoBsCoT.
Capt. Stubs of Bangor had his face quite
seriously injured last week by being thrown
from his carriage by a collision. The hook
In the top of the carriage, used to hang the
reins upon, caught in his nose as he was
thrown forward when his carriage struck the
other, and lacerated the skin in painful
manner.
Saturday afternoon one of the brakemen
on the Intercolonial Railway sevice, James
Daley, while engaged in coupling the shift
ing engine to 4 car near the Intercolonial de-
pot, Bangor, was caught between the engine
and the car and very seriously injured.
The thirty-seconi annual session of the
Penobscot Musical Association will COM
mence in Norombega Hall. Bangor, Tuesday
next and close Friday night, under the man
asement Of Prof. T. p. Ryder of Boston.
Mr.. Frank l.. Crowell of Boston. has been
engaged - pianist, Miss Gertie Edmands of
Boston, contralto, and Andrews orchestra.
Miss Clara F. Joy and other eminent home
talent will assist in the matinees and con-
certs. There will be three sessions each day.
SAGADAHoc.
c. b. Harrington, of Bath, has been build
ing 1t his yard. for a Boston party, craft for
the logwood trade on the Magdalena river in
South America. The vessel has somewhat
the appearance of small canal boat, but will
have mast.
William Z. Hogan of Bath, is attending as
Grand Representative of the Odd Fellows of
Maine, the session Of the worlds congress of
Odd Fellows in Baltimore. Mr.. Hogan is the
youngest Grand Master in the world, and acts
the second year as Grand Representative of
the Maine lodges.
A reunion of seven sisters took place at the
residence Of Geo. J. Cooper, in kennebunk-
port, last week. This was the first time the
sisters had met together for 90 years. and the
meeting must have been an enjoyable one
The sisters all being of good size, thought it
would be a good idea to be weighed, and so
proceeded TO Capt. T. S. Nason's for that
purpOse where their total weight was found