Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-11-07

censure reprimanded dozen more who are
placed under surveillance. and required the
remainder to pledge themselves not to join 1t.
The Western Mail was about two hours
late into Bangor Wednesday evening. owing
to a misplaced switch mt Waterville. 1t
seems that switch just this side ofthe station
at Waterville was left open, and as the train
was slowly moving away from the depot the
engine, tender, baggage and smoking cars all
! left the rails. A crew of men were at once
on the spot and the rolling stock was placed
on the rails again as soon as possible, and
the train started for the city.
PENoBscoT
The flag on the Custom House in Bangor
was at halfmast Wednesday out of re-
spect to the memory of the late Senator
Chandler. whose funeral occurred Wedncs-
day afternoon
The union church in Newburg, built by the
Free Baptist and Baptist churches the past
summer, was dedicated Tuesday, the 4th
inst with appropriate services. The house
is very neat and commodious, costing about
50 900, and is dedicated substantially free
from debt.
Messrs. j. A. Boardman & Co. have sold
this week to Boston parties three hundred
cheese, weighing about fifteen thousand
pounds. They were from the Newburgh fac
tory.
SAGADAHoC.
Three teams are constantly employed haul
ing chips from Goss & Sawyers ship yard at
Bath. The loads retail for $3.50
On the arrival of the morning X l..
train at Woowich Wednesday morning
tramp crawled out from the truck under a
passenger car in which place he had made the
trip from Wiscasset.
Mrs Levi Hutchins of Phppsburg return
ing from Bath on Friday last, was thrown
from the carriage, falling between the wheels
and was severely injured.
Wednesday evening party ofabout GO of the
friends of Col. J. w. Spaulding and wife. Rich
mond, took occasion on the 18th anniversary
of their wedding day to make an unexpected
call on them. After pleasant evening pas
sed in dancing and other congenial ways, The
party broke up. leaving behind them in tok-
en- of their friendship and esteem a group of
Rogers statuary and silver card receiver
with stand for both. 4 hand painted card
receiver and bouquet holder were among
the presents from ex-Gov. Connor
SOMERSET.
over Sunday by horse and carriage, and
was badly hurt but no homes were broken.
The winter term of the Pittsfeld institute
began Monday.
. Ashman Thampson Salley, a native of
Madison, and a graduate of Bates College in
1875, and of Bates Theological, School in
1879, was Friday evening ordained and in
stalled pastor Of the Roger Williams Free
Baptist church in Providence
WALDO.
A few weeks ago the son of Capt. George
Carver of Searsport broke his arm Last
Friday the splints were removed from the
arm, which was considered nearly healed.
During the day the boy fell down stairs,
and broke the wounded arm, two inches below
the old fracture.
George +. Burd, native of Belfast. is
cadet engineer on the United States steamer
Alert, which arrived a Honolulu, Sept. II.
twenty-four days from San Francisco having
made the entire passage under sail, and light
winds prevailing.
Belfast has its Bride of Signs. 1t is the
one in respect to which verdict of $1,000
has just been rendered against the city.
.A. feras .tr YORK.
Mr.. James Blaisdell, of Beech ridge York,
has a native apple tree on one limb of which
the limb being but two feet and q half long,
with three branches--there grew this year
167 apples by actual count.
While Miss Sarah Shackley of Kennebunk
Depot was engaged about her work on Thurs
day forenoon of last week, she suddenly fell
in a swoon and remained illsensible until her
death.
Great mortality prevails among the turkeys
in York and Kittery this fall they being car
ried of by a new disease, the prominent
symptoms of the disorders being the falling
off Of the feathers from the birds heads and
the nails from their toes. A lady residing
near "Castle hill" Kittery, has lost over one
hundred turkeys that she intended for the
Thanksgiving market. and Mr.. Gunnison OF
Spruce creek. has lost one hundred and
twenty-five, all by the new disease.
Ar LARGE.
Conductor Mills who has been on the
Maine Central for some eight years. has re-
tired from the road. His train is now run
by Harry Tucker, son of Superintendent
Tucker.
Railroad Commissioners, Wldes, Talbot
and Anderson, are now making their annual
tou. Of inspection of the Maine Central Rail
Thirty-three years have passed since the
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