Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-19
State News.
AxDROsCoGGIy.

EX-MdyOES 1>fttlcUetu anu lJlHSteN are Wis
iting Providence with the Auburn Odd Eel
lows.
The contract for the brickwork on the
Lewiston alms-house annex was let to Ed
wards & Thorne for 80, 415. Wednesday
The Journal says: 4 child of Mrs. John
Donovan, of Pierce street. Lewiston. five
years old, was riding in a cart. standing. itl
two more boys and man, last Monday. The
horse started suddenly. and the little Dono.
Won boy was thrown out backward He
struck on his head and fractured the skull
near its base. His condition is now very
critical.
The Deering Land Company have begun
building streets on their recent purchase OF
land in the rear of the Deering mansion.
d. W. Fox's barn at East Baldwin was
burned some time Monday night How the
fire caught is a mystery. Several tons OF
hay were consumed-Press.
Henry Golf. of Gray, has the bullet moulds
thar his grandfather, William Goff, used to
Run bullets in for the battle Of Bunker Hill.
| FRANKLIN.
Nelson Bean of New Sharon died suddenly
Friday.
The latest big fish story of the Phillips Pho
nograph is this: F. NJ. Laurence. a guest of
the Mountain View House. one day recently
on rhe Big Lake took - trout that aggregat-
ed 80 lbs, the largest, lbs. and another
a lbs.
4 correspondent writes to the Ellsworth
| American: The Superintendent of the
| GouldsborO mine has moved into his new
house. There is talk of sinking the shaft
another 100 feet
| The Rockland Courier says The weevil is
taking the wheat this year. Farmers have
stated to Courier reporter that their crops
| are nearly all destroyed by this insect
The Rockland chapel at Northport is being
| used four evenings each week by f. H. Ellis
the Boston Evangelist, who holds meetings
there.
The Boston Herald says that William II.
Hyde, dealer in millinery goods, Rockland.
Me-, is financially embarrassed, and has
made an assignment. 1t is expected that the
creditors will be paid very nearly. if not
quite in full. the stock exceeding the liabili-
ties by $500.
The Democrat says that John Black of
Paris is the boss town collector. Every year
he makes it a point to collect and pay in his
| county tax before any other town. Last week
he paid the county treasurer more than halt
the tax for Paris, though it was not due un-
til September next.
PENoBsCoT.
The Wing says: ''SOme $3.50 have been
received at this term Of court on the saw
dust cases heretofore mentioned in these
| columns"
| The liabilities of John b. Barnaby, tailor,
Bangor, are about S2325, with normal assets
of about Sl275. Affairs are being adjusted
in insolvency.
At Crosby's ship-yari Wednesday, the
steamer River Belle was launched. She
was built by c. S. Hathorn, under the super.
intendence of Master J. b. Hathorn. She is
owned by Geo. A. and Arthur +. Godfrey OF
OldtOwn.
SAGADAHOC.
In another place will be seen notice OF
the death of Mrs. Louisa st. Clair. a daugh-
ter of the late Reuben Sawyer of Bath, who
was captain in Co. A. 3rd Me. Reg't, in the
war of the rebellion, and at the time of his
death was a captain in the Invalid corps and
ter was one of the early beneficiaries Of the
Orphans Home in this city.-Boh Times.
| SOMERSET.
| The North Arson Campmeeting will com.
mence Sept. 9Th, and close Sept. 18th. One
fare on the railroad
The Eaton Family School for boys. at
Norridgewock begins its Fall term Sept. 9th.
Mr.. +. II. Eaton has had charge of this
school for twenty-five years, and made for il
a reputation unsurpassed by that of any SINH
lar institution in New England.
Mr.. George Eames, formerly of Embden,
but recently from Nevada. who after an alb
sence of twenty years, has returned to his
native town and purchased of Henry Cald-
well, the Hutchins farm, so called, situated
on the road leading from Arson to New
Portland, together with stock, farming tools,
&C., for the sum of IS, 200. This is said to
be the best farm in Somerset county.
| A Belfast gentleman circulated a paper in
behalf of Civil Service Reform in that city
recently. OF those who signed so were Re
publicans, 26 Democrats, nine members of
the bar. one clergyman, one physician. 60
business men and seven refused to sign.
YORK.
Among the summer boarders now at
Biddeford Pool there are persons from nearly
all parts of the great West and from the
| British Provinces. Many of them own yachts
and sail or fish large part of the time.
Rev. Frank 4. Goodwin who died in this
city Yesterday was native of Biddeford, but
went as a missionary to India seven years
ago. He was very talented young man and
thorough consistent Christian and laid
down his life for the cause of Christ. The
! climate did not agree with him and he was
obliged to return to his home. He preached
at the Methodist church in this city the last
time he ever preached in this country
| Biddeford Times.