Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-01
State News.
FRANKLIN.

Mr.. Lemuel Alden who had recently
moved to Pennington, occupying one of the
tenements in the house of his son, NJ. s. AL.
den, died from attack of heart disease last
Thursday. He had formerly been a resident
of the town of Union, in Knox county. His
age was % years.
Two men named Rollins and Stockbridge
of Weld, who have been fishing in Webb's
pond contrary t. law, were tried last Satur-
day before Trial Justice Butterfeld of Phil
lips, and fined 81 and cost making total
for each of about SIG. Being unable to cash
the claim. they were taken by Deputy Sheriff
ToOthaker to the hotel de Norcross, arriving
about half-past ten Saturday night.-Chron-
icie.
A correspondent of the Pennington Chron-
icle writes that paper from Eustis Teams
are generally out of the woods. Snow from
3 to 5 feet deep in the back woods. A cold
northwest wind the past week. A little ces
sation this morning, the 10Th inst, and then
set in for another campaign. The sleighing
is the best Of the winter, and people are i'm
proving it in preparing for mud times.
OXFORD.
Rev. Henry Richardson, a Congregational
minister, died in Gilead, Me-, March oath,
aged 50 years. Mr.. r. was a native of
Springfield, Mass, educated at Bradford
Mass, and graduated from Bangor Seminary
in 1880. He was ordained at Sidney, Me-,
in 1881, remaining two years pastor. He
went to Brownville and was installed pastor
in 1884, supplying that church, Williamsburg
and Milo until 1888. From thence he went
to Gilead, Me-, supplying that church and
Shelburne, n. H., and of which he was in
stalled joint pastor in 1910. In 1910 he was
at Sebasticook. Sidney and Vassalboro', and
then was called to Goshen, n. H., where he
remained until 1861. when he returned to
Gilead. Here he has resided since that time.
suffering for about twenty years from rheu-
matte troubles, which rendered him unable to
walk or stand. He has been diligent and
faithful minister and pastor.
PENoBscor.
At a meeting of the International K. r.
Co, the following officers were elected ::
President, J. II. Pope; Vice President
Noah Woods; Clerk. J. F. Rawson; Treas
Pope, Noah Woods, f. r. Burpee, +. A.
Wilson. T. S. Morey, W. B. Ives, d. E. Nc
Fee Wing and Courier.
WALDO.
Last week Mr.. Ring, of Searsmont, re-
covered possession of his child, in this city.
on writ of habeas corpus issued by Judge
Peters, of Bangor. For some reason Mr..
and Mrs. Ring did not live together and on
the death Of the latter, which occurred last
month"; the child was left with it's grand
mother, Mrs. Sarah Clark. Mrs. Clark re-
fused to deliver the child to its father. but it
was taken last week by Sheriff Baker,
Belfast Journal.
WASHINGTON,
The contract for the new iron bridge over
Baskahegan river in Danforth. has been
awarded to the Corrugated Metal Co. of East
Berlin, Conn. 1t will be completed Aug.
18th, and will be the first iron bridge i'm
Washington county.
party of men left Biddeford for Durango.
Col. some time ago. they got there all right.
but some Of them did not like rough and
tumble Western life, and are on their way
home.
In Hollis on the 23d inst. died Moses Dunn
at the age of ninety years and three months.
He was the surviving brother of the late
Hon. Joshua Dunn of Portland and like him
pensioner of the war of lSI2-l5.