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

| Aeouiu scuOOl commune nave en-
gagged Miss V. w. Ludden of So Paris, for
the position of second assistant in the Edvard
Little High School.
| The Journal says The Dominican Fathers,
who are coming to Lewiston to build = mon
astery, will sail from France on the 10th of
august There will be six or seven monks
rather Nation, the Superior. is said to be
one OF the most eloquent preachers in France
bold house robbery was committed at
fenley's Corner, South Auburn, last We'd
nesday afternoon. thief entered window
IN the house of Mrs. Catherine Larrabee, an
aged woman, the mother of Mr. Solomon
Larrabee. The fellow rummaged bureau,
and took pocket-book containing about
three dollars, from a drawer. Mrs Larrabee
was alone in another part of the house. The
| Fellow missed another pocket book containing
about 500, in the same room.
CUMBERLAND.
The Argus says: A dark bay mare was
| stolen from Mr.. Frank Cummings house last
Wednesday night, at Cape Elizabeth. belong
ing to his brother Henry. who resides at Oak
Hill, Maine.
The Press says: Thursday morning Mr..
}. Stennot was moving his land at BIackstrap
Falmouth, when the of rain slipped out of his
hand. Instead of throwing the scythe out of
gear, he stepped from the machine while the
scythe was in gear. and attempted to pick up
| the rein. The horse started forward sud-
denly and the cutter struck Mr. Stewards
foot at the ankle, nearly severing it. DIR.
Moulton luckilywa in the vicinity and hopes
| to save the foot.
The Mail saws: Mr.. A. L. Mortimer of
Waterville, the distinguished civil engineer,
| IS about to start for Mexico. He will be ac-
companied by his son, Fred Mortimer, a re-
cent graduate of Colby University,
| The new mill at Waterville, rises steadily.
and will soon hide the beautiful Winslow
| view from the foot of Main street, more
the pity. The walls of the picker mill are
| finished and the roofing timbers are on; the
walls of the main building are up to the
second floor and portion of the floor laid !;
| the work of excavation goes on in the wheel
pit as well as upon the granite wall around it.
LINCOLN.
| The Herald says Mr.. Tarr of the Pema-
quid canning factory employees fifty hands,
and his pay roll is $50 day, and that he
can put up 5000 cans a day. He has put up
and has ready to ship. $4,000 cans in four
weeks. Saturday was busy day with them,
| they had seventy barrels. of nice large mack
erel that morning.
conductor of the Musical Convention. which
meets at Damariscotta in September
PENoBscoT.
The Wing says: Mr.. Asa Maxfield, a re-
spected citizen of Exeter, was found dead in
his bed yesterday morning, supposed from
heart disease. He finished up his haying on
Thursday, and retired in his usual health
and from appearances died early in the night
| His age was about sixty nine.
PIsCATAoUIs.
The Observer says: The diphtheria is still
prevailing in Orneyville. A Mr.. Palmer and
| two of his children died with it last week.
Mr.. Palmer walked out the day that he died,
and was. Thought to be getting better. This
makes eight deaths from this terrible disease
in Orneville this summer.
| SAGADAHOC.
| The Richmond Bee says: The Sagadahoc
Shooting Association held their third match
of the season at Bowdoinham Tuesday Aug.
2. The Gold Badge was again won by Chas.
| II. Greenleaf of Bath. The second prize a
Silver Cup by II. A. Stetson, the third prize,
Silver Cup by A. z. Cloud of Topsham.
The Bath Times says: The keel for a
schooner of about 400 tons, has been laid at
the b. w. & III. +. Morse yard. The schooner
Mary Z. Morse was launched from the same
ways on Tuesday last. Quick work.
SOMERSET.
The Fairfield Journal saws: DIR. +. G..
Fogg assisted by DIR. F. J. Robinson removed
a cancer from the person of a lady at Somer-
set Mills on Monday last. The operation
was successful and the patient is now doing
we'll.
| Mr.. Aaron Hoxie died at North Fairfield
last Monday morning after sickness of
about week. He had not been well for
some days but did not give up work until
about a week before his death. He was one
of our best farmers and a man that will be
much missed. He was 66 years Of age and
has always lived in town. He is one of a
large family of children and son of Abel
Hoxie who lived at North Fairfield and was
| one of the first settlers in the town.
WALDO.
The Age saws that there is evidently some.
body near the junction of NOrthpOrt, Lincoln
Vile, Belmont and Belfast, who is candi
date and with fair prospect of election, for
| a position in certain State institution in
Knox county. Last winter this somebody OF
somebody else, entered the house of Mr..
Ransom Abbott in Northport, and stole a
quantity of clothing and some money. A
short time later, another similar robbery was
| committed at the house of Mr.. Stephen
Branard Abbotts next door neighbor, and
on Monday night this week, the house of MIR
Tileston Wadlin, a short distance nearer
Belfast, was broken into, but the burglars be-
came frightened and fed.
YORK.
Thursday, the closing day of the faith con-
vention at Old Orchard, there was a large at
tendance Ministers, eavngelists and church
members from New Hampshire, Tennessee
New York, Virginia, Massachusetts. Maine
Ohio, Connecticut, London, England, ano
the Provinces, showed the wide area from
which those visiting the convention had come
Pursuant to request the large numbers o.
those who by rising testified to bodily healing
in the last week, to the baptism of the spirit
and to trust in God, evidenced the good re
suits of this years session. The convention
closed with prayer by DIR. Cults, the doxol
ogy by the choir and the benediction by Rev
b. Randall At the conclusion of the ser
vice. Mr. Palmer presented his plan for I
Joint stock hotel. conducted on high mora
principles, to be built on the beach near thu
camp ground.
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