Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-07-01
State News.


The Journal says: The Auburn Light In
fantry have voted to attend the ith of July
celebration of the Lewiston Trotting Park
Under the supervision of Mr.. jenkins, the
Supreme Judicial court room at Auburn is
having new paint and carpets and is being
undermined considerably. The old carpets
have been in use for fourteen years.
ARoosrooK.
Extensive preparations are being made for
celebrating the glorious 4th at Fort Fairfield.
Hon. VIM. p. Frye is to deliver the Grafton.
There is to be grand procession consisting
OF veteran soldiers, reform club. juvenile
templars. etc. If the day should be pleasant,
They will have the biggest celebration Aroos-
took ever saw.
CUMBERLAND.
The Lewiston Journal says: I'VE learn
that Prof. Ladd who has so ably filled the
chair Of mental and moral philosophy at
Bowdoin. is likely to accept similar pro-
fessorship to which he has been chosen in
Yale College. Maine can i'll afford to lose so
fine a scholar
Pennington will do nothing about its debt
until after hearing from the Supreme Court
at Washington.
lie bOOuW III b1otueIs OF carthage, nave
recently made splendid improvements upon
their box factory and saw mill, by enlarging
the building and putting in more machinery.
OXFORD.
At n regular meeting of Aurora Eneamp-
ment No. % l. o. of o. F., South Paris, the
following officers were elected for the en-
suing term: C. p. Eugene Fletcher; s.
W. &. p. Tucker; II. z. S. NJ. King; Scribe
Leslie f. Keene; J. W., G. W. Brown:
Treas, A. E. Shurtleff.
PENoBsCoT..
Penobscot Bay is reported alive with
mackerel, which have struck in unusually
early this year.
PIsCATAQUIs.
lage, broke ground Tuesday for their new
hall, which will be built this season and will
be an ornament to the place.
SAGADAHoC.
The Lewiston journal says Mr.. John W.
Blake from Hallowell. is getting out large
quantity of quartz and feldspar of the finest
quality, from the ledge of c. C. Cone
BowdOinham. Mr.. J. NJ. Potter is doing
the same on land owned by jeremiah Mil
lay.
SOMERSET.
We are glad to hear that Frank Heselton
is to build on the site of the Turner House.
The new hotel will be l27 feet on the street,
nearly 100 feet deep and three stories high.
We have seen the plan which is an excellent
one. George Barnard, who has been so long
laid up, has recovered sufficiently to under
take the job, which means that it will be
pushed.-Somerset Reporter.
Canaan is preparing for celebration on
the Fourth, the chief attractions of which will
be the gathering of the Somerset Battalion.
procession of rag-a-muffins in the morning
and ball in the evening.
The day will be celebrated at Hayden
Lake. There will be a boat race for sill
yer cup. Entries to which must be made on
or before Saturday of this week. One of
Poland's celebrated swings will be put up
for the day to be managed by the owner.
There will also be tub races and various
other amusements. The Madison band will
furnish music.
The camp ground at Northport is looking
finely this summer, and there are several new
cottages building and to be built Mr.. Ed
Mahoney is erecting large, two story house
and ell on Northport Avenue just above So.
Shore. The North Searsmont Society have
built cottage in place of the one destroyed
by fire two years ago. 1t is Hext to the cot
tage of the Hampden Society, is two stories
high, 40x20
YORK.
The Press says The Pepperell corpora
ton has recommended work under very IA
vorable circumstances and the strike may
now be considered at an end At noon yes
terday 800 looms were running and other
work in proportion. The Laconia mills are
running in nearly the same proportion as the
Pepperell.