Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-12-31
State News.
ANDROsCOGGIN.

An enterprising and energetic High School
lad in Lewiston has purchased him several
acres of woodland, and occupies his leisure
hours in fitting his wood for market. This
young man had by diligence and thrift in
employing his spare hours, accumulated a
considerable portion of his purchase money.
A reform movement is starting in Durham.
Some of the Lewiston reform workers have
been down there and considerable interest
has been developed.
Coombs has sold his large painting, Gar
tist Brook" to Mr.. B. Frank Wood, and Mr..
Wood. in our judgment has one of the best
landscapes ever painted in the State.-LeT-
tston Journal.
ARoOsrOoK.
One day last week Solomon Milbury hauled
to Houlton from Linneus, with one pair of
horses, load of bark that measured four and
quarter cords.
Merchant Philbrick, proprietor of the Smell
House, Houlton. has a promising Conqueror
colt, four years old, which bids fair to show
great speed Wig.
Bears are plenty on the upper st. John. A
farmer killed four of the animals the other
day in the woods near st. Leonards.
CUMBERLAND.
The directors of the Portland, Saco and
Portsmouth Railroad Company held a meet
ing in Portland yesterday, and voted to de-
clare semi-annual dividend of three per
cent. payable January 18th to the stockhold-
ers of record December 3lst
FRANKLIN.
Jonas Look, of North Jay, was missing
Sunday morning. and upon search was found
under mill. He had walked into the mill
and fell from loose timbers. He had cash
on the back Of his head, bruise on his eye
and neck, was drenching wet, and parts of
both feet were frozen.
KExNEBEc.
The work of rebuilding Emerson, Stevens
& Co.'S factory at West Waterville is rapidly
progressing under the charge of Mr.. Heath.
The loss, amounting to S7,666, has been
paid by the Insurance Company. The
axe makers employed by this company
are in the meantime at work for the d. L. L.
Co., which is hard pushed to keep pace with
orders.
A number of young men, employed in the
scythe and axe shops at West Waterville
have recently established an organization
known as the .'None Such Club" Their
room is very Dicelyfurnished with carpet and
sleepy holOws, tables, pictures etc. Every
thing in and about the club room wears an
air of neatness and comfort. Their laws
prohibit the use of intoxicating drinks, gamb-
ling, etc., while no games are allowed on
the Sabbath.
A Tenants Harbor correspondent of the
Rockland Opinion states that on Tuesday
morning, December ), green leaves appeared
on almost every branch of Frank p.
Wheeler's apple trees, in that town.
The Tillson Light Infantry of Rockland.
had prize shoot the 2Sth. The company
badge previously held by Lieut.. Blackington
was won by Sergt. Kittredge, who scored 81
out Of possible so. sergt. Stowe won the
second class badge, scoring 32 out of so.
Four vessels are to be built at Thomaston
next year, and the frames are now being cut
in Virginia, and other places.
OXFORD.
The New Religion was burned out at Nor
way Thursday night. The building was oc.
cigar makers, II. X. Milletr, butcher, J. +.
Allen. shoes, and four families in the upper
story, and was entirely consumed.
Hon. Hiram Randall of Dixfeld, has
pair of splendid three years old Knox colts.
that are we'll matched in color, style and ac-
ton, and give promise of great speed.
PENoBscor.
The Poultry Show ofthe Penobscot County
Poultry Association. opened "Wednesday
AN. at City Hall, Bangor, andhas been great
success. There are ls5 entries, IS Of which
are from Bangor fanciers- Charles +.
Thompson of wadleigh Falls, n. H., has an
exhibit of 81 pairs of birds. Many of the
specimens shown are very interesting. The
exhibition will continue until 10 p. NJ. to-
day.
The market men of Bangor have entered
into an agreement to close their places of
business at p. NJ, from the first of January
to the first of April. Saturdays excepted
Col Francis Hill. father Of Hon. F. w.
Hill of Exeter, is seriously ILL., His extreme
age makes his recovery doubtful.
The Commercial says Harry Donnelly,
who was hurt Tuesday in Bangor, BY being
pierced With = wire, is likely to recover.
His pulse Is natural and there is no apear-
ance Of any internal hemorrhage.
The annual meeting of the West Penobs-
cot Agricultural Society will be held in Ex
SER Mills Hall, in Exeter Saturday the first
day Of January next at 10 A. n.