Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-05

| The family of Frederick B. Stamford, OF
the New York Independent, are visiting
| friends in Lewiston.
AROosToOK.
| About three thousand tons of pressed hay
will be shipped by rail from Houlton the
present winter. Over three hundred tons are
now stored at the depot awaiting shipment.
CUMBERLAND.
Rev. Eugene O'Callahan, pastor St. Mary
Portsmouth, N. H., and formerly pastor OF
DOminick's, Portland, lately returned from
Europe, was presented with a purse of $500,
Saturday night, and an address of welcome
printed on white satin and framed in gold.
The Sunday Times reports the capture by
a lady in Portland of a"Boheman chatterer''
bird rarely seen in this latitude.
Capt. John Larrabee. one of the leading
citizens of Scarboro', died on Monday last, at
| the age of seventy-twO years. He was the
descendant Of John Larrabee, who revived the
ScarbOro' settlement in 1902, and with eight
men defended the fort against 500 French and
Indians the next year. The late John LARA
bee was elected Representative of his town in
1851, reelected in 1852, and twice appointed
to fill vacancies in the Legislature. He was
one of the men who voted for the first pro-
hibitory liquor law. and has always been an
active temperance man and political leader
in his town.
Longfellow's birthday was celebrated
at the Orthodox chapel Friday evening bv an
entertainment consisting of readings, singing
and tableaux.
MIR. ID. Mercer Of Portland has in his DOS
session a copper kettle that his great grand
father bought in Germany in 1850 and car
ried at the battle of Waterloo and thence to
Canada under Gen. Wolfe The bottom and
sides ofthe kettle are pressed from one piece or
sheet Of copper. The kettle is 1870 wears
old.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
will give their first annual ball at Congress
Hall, Portland, March 4.
Rev. William A. Bosworth of the Congre-
gatiOnal church, has resigned his pastorate.
to take effect the first Of May
Mr.. Henry Fox has sold his elegant resi-.
dence on State street, for $4,000 to Mr..
Charles A. Brown.
Gen. James d. and Mrs. Fessenden of
Portland, will visit Europe for three
months tour, sailing April ~.
FRANKLIN.
The Franklin Company have sold four HIM.
dred thousand bricks to the Worumbo Mann.
featuring Company, Lisbon Falls, for the en-.
largement Of their mills.
HANCOCK
Edward L. Cakes, aged &c. who has wife
IN Belfast, and belongs in Ellsworth, Me-.
left his work in that place some seven weeks
ago. STATING that he was going to Beverly.
Nothing has been seen or heard from him
since.
Wilbur Grant, station agent at Kingman
has sent one hundred carloads of freight
from that station during the month of Febru-
airy.
PENOBscoT
Mrs. +. A. Bickford of Bradford, started
last Monday morning for the Indian terri s-v
10 JOIN ner husband who Is surgeon at Qua
paw Indian Agency.
-Four hundred and overweight tramn.
have occupied the shelter room in Bangor
thus far this municipal year.
brakeman on the f. n A. Railway nv
tho name Of James Elder, while stacking
some cars at Veaxie caught his right hand be.
tween the hunters, mangling the thumb and
one or two fingers.
The town of Patten boasts of the cham.
plon fat boy. He is 10 years old and weigh, |
80 pounds.
PIsCATAQUIs.
Rev. Mr.. Blanchard Of the Maine Mission.
lry Society, arrived in Foxcroft on Fridav
md Is assisting Mr.. Loring in holding a ,e.
ries of.revival meetings.
SAGADAHOc
ME-. II. N. Sewall OF Bath has been elect.
ID one Of the editors of the Harvard Adyo-
ate.
MIS-. Peter Ambrose of Bath, will be 100
ears old next October. She has lived ia
Bath IS years of her life.
WALDO
number Of years ago Mr.. G. +. Harri-
nan Of 8el1Ast, wrote hin sirnsfure ,,vnr ~.