Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-06-18
State News.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

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The receipts for the Lewiston Water Work
department for the present quarter. are ovel
81. 900.
The Lewiston Journal saws r. c. Pingres
Co.. have the contract to saw and furnish
the spruce blocks for the new Main ST br rlge
pase ment- Doctor Morong SAYS that III.
pavement will require s0,0o1 feet of lumber
and about 800, 0oo blocks in number
ARoosTook
Many new buildings are going up in Fair.
neId village, and business generally is good
Mr. Dickey of FrenchviIle says that loo
cattle died in that vicinity. this spring.
The North Baptist Quarterly meeting. hold.
en- with the Baptist church at Washburn.
commenced Friday. June 9Th, at > II o'clock
7. NJ, and will continue three davs.
CUMBERLAND.
The Press saws George A. Johnson. a |,
years old Portland lad. has been arrested for
forging orders on different traders. and .Ia.ae.
r. Coffee has been arrested as an accom-
plee.
The Massachusetts Press Association will
visit Portland June 10Th They will be met
at the railway station in that city. BY car
riages provided bv Robinson. at ) Z. NJ.
and taken to Falmouth In the evening
they will be called on by the members of the
press Of Portland. Tuesday morning. by in
yitation of the press of this city, they will be
taken on sail in the Gazeile among the is
lands. leaving Custom House wharf, return
ing in time 10 take the $50 train for Bangor
whence they go TO Mt. Desert.
FRANKLIN.
The Chronicle saws Phillips and Strong
have elected delegates to the Congressional
convention in Auburn the 23d inst and in
structed them to vote for Nelson Dingley.
Jr
The Pennington High school has adopted
three well considered courses of study, viz ::
business course designed to prepare Young
men for active business life; an English
course. and a classical course thoroughly
preparing for college. The time required to
complete these is respectively, two, three
and four years.
HANCOCK.
Supt. H. H. Emerson, of the Golden Circle
Mine, says that the report that work is to be
suspended on that mine is incorrect There
has been only a slight delay in the payment
of the hands, but three of the men who had
lost pay in other mines, became dissatisfied
and left and it is propable the rumor started
from this.
PENOBsCoT.
The Commercial says: The Pentagoet
Mining Company was organized in that city
Wednesday. to prosecute mining operators
in the Bagaduce region. Some of our leading
citizens are interested in the enterprise.
PIsCATAoUIs.
The Observer says that Monson is to be
with the outside world by rail-
1t understands that a narrow gauge road from
SkOwhegan to that place is now assured,
which will be likely to receive the large
freight business of the Monson slate Quarries.
together with considerable portion of the
Moosehead Lake passenger traffic.
SOMERSET.
There will be grand military celebration
of the Fourth at Canaan, directly under the
auspices of the Canaan Light Infantry, but
in which all the companies of the Somerset
Battalion will participate.
The Lewiston journal says Elias NJ
Smith of Flagstaff, late of Fryeburg, aged
PC years, consisted suicide last Tuesday
morning, by taking strychnine. Disappoint-
ment in love is reported to be the cause.
Somerset Congregational Conference was
held with the church at Madison Bridge,
June 9TH and sth. Rev. B. Tappan, d. D.,
n. II.
Opening sermon was preached by Rev. A. J.
Racliff of Skowhegan, late graduate of Ban
gOr Seminary. Closing sermon by Rev. DIR.
Tappan. There was a good attendance, and
all of the services were interesting.
WALDO.
Mrs. Littlefield, of Monroe. was badly bit
ten by dog last week.
The cheese factory, at Monroe, is orerat-
ing This is one of the successful factories
of the State.
The Mount Waldo Granite Quarry at
Frankfort is now the scene of very active
operations. Over one hundred men are
employed and the crew will probably be in
creased in short time.
WASHINGTON
The Sentinel says: The run of aewives
up the river at Dennysville during the past
week has exceeded that ever known on this
river During one day last week about one
hundred barrels were taken The alewives
are mostly sailed and shipped in barrels.
The salmon have also commenced coming up
the river. Several of the latter were hooked
by the fly fishermen but none have been cap
tured by them this season, though a number
have been caught in the weirs down the
river.
IoRK.
The Biddeford Times says; The old
Merrill house, so called, situated on the Pool
road, was destroyed by fire Thursday fore
noon. The house was owned BY Frank W.
Roberts and occupied by the widow Stack
pole. The fire caught around the chimney.
The house was insured.