Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-16

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At the town meeting in MaysviIle on Sat
urday, it was voted to exempt from taxation
for term of five years, starch factory to
be built BY johnson Phair in the eastern
portion of the town. Maysville is willing to
encourage internal Improvements.
The Selectmen Of Houlton have app0fntei
Dr.. J. Donnell, Town Physician Mark Gray
and A. X. Perkins, Constables and John
Hsgan night-vatch
Fort Fairfield votes to have the supervisor
| Of schools employ the teachers for schools in
town
FRANKLIN.
Phillips.-The logging teams Of Bemis.
left camps last week, and fully four feet Of
snow is reported, having settled but slightly.
The spruce hauled the past winter is said to
be very nice, averaging scale of little more
than three trees to the thousand. Some two
million and half is awaiting the opening
stream
The death Of DR.. S. W. Butler of New
port, r. L., is announced in the Mercury Of
that city He was kicked by horse while
| in his stable, on Saturday. 9th inst. receiv-
| ing injuries which proved fatal on Thursday
morning 18th. DIR. b. was a son of Samuel
Butler, Esq formerly of Strong. and was a
native Of that town. He was well-known by
many friends in this vicinity. His age was
81 years.
| Mr.. william NJ. Nichols of Chesterville
has recently been recognized by the Govern
ment as being entitled to a pension, and has
received check for $500. Not bad lift
for an aged and feeble man. Mr.. S. B. Phil
brick. postmaster at South Chesterville has
resigned the Office in favor of Mr.. \. +.
| Warner.
The Pennington Falls mills are all run
ming on full time, and business is booming.
PESoBscoT.
| On the night of April I'd, Dr. Shreve of
Lincoln Centre, dreamed he had died in fit,
and that he was being buried alive. He a.
woke and related the dream TO his wife, ad-
ding .'if anything happens to me don't allow
me to be buried for four days" The next
day, after few hours illness lie died. He
was kept until the eth, when no signs Of
returning Me being apparent, he was buried.
Delegates from the Congregational churches
| in this county met in special Conference at
Patten Thursday, April l4th.
| PisCATAQUIs.
| The Piscataquis Observer says: Probably
the richest musical treat ever had in this see
ton, will be given under the auspices Of the
Academy scholars, class 81, at the Congrega-
| tionaI church. Foxcroft, on Tuesday evening,
| May Sd, by Mr.. NJ. II. Andrews of Bangor,
who is to be accompanied by his full or
chestra. The singers engaged for the &C.
casion are probably among the best which
can be produced. the following well known
artists having been announced to be present
Miss Laura NJ. Cook. Boston. Soprano; Mrs.
w. II. Gardner, Bangor, Contralto; Mr.. j.
Haynes, Bangor, Tenor; Mr.. George Far
| rington, Bangor, Basso.
| SOMERSET.
A correspondent of the Reporter says the
spiritualists of Bingham celebrated the thirty.
third anniversary of modern spiritualisnl,
Thursday week, by a social meeting The
exercises consisted of speaking, select read
ing and singing followed by bountiful sup
per of which 80 partook, and a social dance
in the evening by the Young folks.
Mr. George Tibbetts of North Fairfield has
made over fifty gallons of excellent maple
syrup this spring and has found ready mar
| ket for all of it.
| Mrs. Abigail, wife of Alfred Staples. who
resides on the road from the upper bridge to
Masons Mills. in Belfast, committed suicide
on Wednesday forenoon by strangulation. The
| lady nearly 20 years of age, and at times
had been insane. Mr.. Staples had been to
the city in the forenoon. Returning home at
noon he found his wife dead in chair with a
scarf about her neck, one end of which was
tied to a beam overhead. Two gashes in her
neck two razors found on the floor in another
room. and blood about. signifed that she first
attempted suicide by cutting her throat.
WASHINGTON.
| The April term of court will convene al
Calais on the 26th inst Judge Libby will
preside.
The new factory of Mclean & Abrams on
Wind Mill wharf Eastport, is going up rap
idly. 1t will probably be ready by the time
the fish get plenty.