Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-08
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Mr.. f. T. Simpson Of Bath, recent grad
uatc of Yale College, has obtained position
as classical teacher in a boarding school at
Poughkeepsie, n. Y.
The lumber mills of Buxton and Hollis are
now running day and night.
Rev. Ebenezcr Mirick, one of the oldes,
living graduates of Waterville College, died
in Fitchburg, Mass, on Monday, LIST inst He
was born in Princeton, and graduated in the
class 1926. He was in the active ministry OF
the Baptist church for more than thirty years,
being settled over churches in Sedgwick,
Deer Isle, and in Brooksville, in Maine, and
supplied the pulpits in Leominster, Sterling,
and Princeton, Mass. The funeral was held
at the Baptist church, Thursday, Rev. j. c.
Carpenter officiating The remains will be
buried in Sterling.
Sylvester Bartlett, of Eliot, on Monday of
this week, picked thirty-five bushels of pick
ling cucumbers from his vines.
1t is had on good authority that the famous
swimmer Captain Paul Boyton, will visit
Portland next week and give an exhibition
whereabouts. The steamer Empire State,
Captain Phillips, will leave Boston on an ex-
cursion to Portland next Tuesday evening"
with Captain Boyton on board. Wednesday
morning the steamer will make an excursion
to some convenient point. perhaps Old Orch
ard, where the Captain will give one of his
exhibitions. Among his wonderful feats in
the water will be constructing a raft, fishing
cooking, smoking, signalling, and showing
how the ships of enemies may be blown up.
1t is quite likely that he will give an exhibit
ton in Portland harbor.
Mr.. A. P. Soule of Waterville, 4 graduate
Of Colby at the last Commencement, has been
elected Principal of the Centre Grammar
School in Danvers, Mass.
Miss L. Maria Simons, of IIartand, had
the misfortune to make misstep and fall
down stairs, Saturday, fracturing one of her
knees. She was coming to Augusta to teach
in Mr.. Waite's Mercantile Academy, and was
packing her trunk when the accident hap
pened. Miss Simons is very unfortunate.
having only lately recovered from long
sickness, caused by a tumor which had to be
removed.
Mr.. s. Mulberry, of Linnens, has purchased
the foundry property at West IIoulton. and he
intends to convert it into wagon factory 1t
is also MI. Mulberys intention TO erect a
starch factory there next year.
A fine two hundred yard rifle range has
just been built for local military companies
by the city of Portland. A small wooden
building has been put up for the convenience
Of the shooters in very hot or rainy weather.
The whole cost of the range and its appufte-
nances is little over $500.
Miss Clara Munger of Portland. formerly
or the Rossini Club, and lately one of the
most successful singers and teachers of mus
ic in Chicago. sailed in the steamer Leasing
ofthe Hamburg line for two years season
Of study in Europe.
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government work at He'll Gate, Bath, gets
the neat salary of $500 per month
lady guest at one of the hotels at Scar
boro' Beach, was taken violently insane on
Thursday night, and jumped from second
story window, sustaining severe injuries.
Friday afternoon last, William Douglass,
young man living on Portland street, Port
land, was accidentally shot in the calf of the
leg, at the city rife range on the Eastern
promenade. 1t seems a shot had been fired
and rebounding from the target struck Doug
lass, who was lying down in front of the tar
get keeping the score. The wound bl, d pro-
fasely, and the injured man was carried to
DIR. True's Office, where it was carefully
dressed.
shocking case of cruelty to q child has
come to the knowledge of the authorities at
Belfast. A woman living on the east side
has little girl. eight years old in her
charge, and is in the habit, it is alleged, of
beating the child, sticking needles in her
head and other parts of the body, pouring
scalding water on her arms, tying her toes
under her feet, and depriving her Of food for
long intervals. A warrant was issued for the
woman's arrest, and she was tried in the Bel
fast Police court Thursday.
The loss on j. NJ. Jordan's mills at New
port, that were burned last Tuesday, is about
1000.
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