Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-12-21
state News.
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Last Wednesday German, from Portland.
with canaries to sell, came to Lewiston and
made his headquarters at Mr.. Robert Nc
Keen's boarding house The man had 80
birds. sold three during the day, and kept
the Others in a cage in the sitting room dur
ing the night. Thursday morning but one
live canary sas found in the cage Rats had
found them in the night and killed thirfy-five
birds. They were worth So apiece, The
poor fellow felt terribly grieved and started
for Portland on the next train
CUMBERLAND.
The Chestnut street church. Portland, was
erected in 1856 and is !, handsome. commodi-
Gus structure. 1t cost large sum of money
and for almost a quarter of a century it has
struggled along under a large debt Sunday
Bishop Peck was present and il was consid-
cred good time to raise this debt. At the
morning service $500 was subscribed; at
the afternoon service the amount was raised
to over 5000, and at the evening service the
| full amount, So. Oh. was obtained.-PTeSs.
At Cumberland Mills Thursday ate rnoon
there was a fire in a room of w. Thayer's
| where it originated. The damage to the room
was considerable and quite quantity of bed
| ding and clothing was destroyed.
| Burnham & Morrill, of Portland, are doing
| rushing business canning clam chowder at
their factory at Pine Point. They employ
eighteen girls and seven men.
| The Portland Company has large lot OF
work on hand. Besides several other orders
two thirty five ton locomotives went to Ports
mouth, yesterday and two more ofthe new style
shifting engines have been ordered for the
Grand Trunk.
| A. G. Bradstreet, Esq, informs the people
of Bridgton that he desires to submit to them
! IL. hat th.,t ff
build the proposed railroad, the town to agree
to let Mr. Bradstreet have charge of building
the road, and to lease it to him for twenty
years at $1,000 per year for the first ten years
and $1,000 for the last ten, he agreeing Il
keep it in repair ard to pay the taxes.
KENNEBEc.
The Mail says that Elmwood Hotel at Wa
terville, will be warmed with steam.
The steamer Yosemite arrived at Mon
mouth harbor. Decl 18th. at II o'clock NJ.
Commodore Clark IN command. After coal
ing up at % minutes past o'clock she saileC
for the port of Wi throp. At 90 minutes tt
o'clock she was spoken in open sea. having
safely past the strf t at Gordon's Mills. Witt
| favorable weather She ill arrive at her des
tination Saturday. A. M.-Correspondence o
the LepiSton Journal.
P,,NOBsCOT.
Rev. Henry P. Torsey, ID. D., l.. l.. d..
President of the Maine Wesleyan Seminar!
and Female College, is visiting friends ir
Bangor. DIR. Torsey has been connected
with the school at Kent's Hill for over fort,
wears and in that time has assisted in thu
training of some twenty thousand students
The Bangor Skating Rink is nearly com
pleted.
The Oldtown Aims House, located about
mile from Saltwater, was burned Saturda,
evening. Most of the furniture was saved
but we were unable to ascertain any furthe
particulars.-Wh Wing.
SAGADAHOC.
The Times SAYS the net proceeds of tn
Bath G. A. r. fair will reach about 5000.
The Times says that Thursday, while Mr.
Mathew NJ. Qnarrie of Bath, was chopin!
weod near the Witch Spring. he accidentally
cut himself severely upon the leg, with hi
axe.
| WASHINGTON.
PASSPORT shippers have petitioned the In
ternational Steamship Company to give then
increased freight facilities. The steamers OF
the route can't take all now offered, ant
much is held over at Eastport.
YORK.
The cotton which was damaged in the lat
fire in Pepperill Mills store-house at Bidde
ford, was shipped to East Boston where i
will be sold at auction. The Insurance Com
pany pay the whole amount of the insurance
and then get what they can out of it.
AT LARGE.
Mr.. f. Gould, cashier of the Natl Traders
Bank, Portland. has compiled list of Main,
national bank cashiers. There are sixty-nine
The oldest is George Allen, Medomak Bank
Waldoboro', 70; the youngest is Frank II
Jordan, Thomaston Bank. 81. Edward
Gould was first elected cashier forty-seveI
years ago. All but five have been elected
since 1850.