Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-08-25
state News.
ANpRusCOGGN.

About half of the students are in attendance
at the tall term at Bates College, which CON-
menced, Tuesday. Many of the students are
still at the summer hotels. The new Fresh
man class will number about forty
ARoosTooK-
The present has been one of the worst sea
sons to secure hay ever known at Sherman.
The hay crop is larger than las; year. but be-
low the average, and at least one-third of il
is secured in a damaged condition There is
still grass to be cut. Some pieces of grain
are already harvested. and much more ready
to cut. The potato crop will not be so large,
nor so good quality as last year. Some piec-
es have already begun to rust. of both pota-
toes and grain. The past week has been wet.
the past two days raining.
CUMBERLAND.
The Argus saws Artemas Richardson of
Deering Center. has small peach orchard.
from which he picked quantity of ripe peach
es Sunday. He thinks he will gather twenty
FIVE bushels this season.
The Portland Company has had an offer of
81 600 from an Ohio road for another loco
motive. and delivered a 3S-ton one TO the
Canada Pacific. Saturday. Saturday the
payroll Amounted TO the largest sum ever
disbursed in a month-s36, 600
HANCOCK.
The Lewiston Journal saws: Geo. Cum
ningham, dealer in paper hangings. etc. has
suspended. and his store has been closed.
Mr.. Cunningham. whose name is a SYNONYM
for probity and fair dealing. has the sympathy
of the entire community in his financial mis-
fortunes"
The Democrat says: E. X. Harrington's
daughter of Mexico, died recently. making
five persons who have died of diphtheria in
9TH school district of that town. Sarah Rich
ards Ga twin) daughter of J. W. Richards of
the town, was buried Sunday the 18th inst.
PENoBsCoT.
The Whig says that the flooring of the
Opera House was laid Tuesday. The stage
will be III feet deep by 63 feet wide.
The Whg saws Mr.. and Mrs. George W.
Willard. after an absence of nearly twenty
two years in San Jose, Cal, have returned
to their former home in this city and are Wis
iting their brother, Mr.. Vincent willard.
PIsCArAoUIs.
The Piscataquis Valley Camp Meeting will
commence Sept. 5th, at Foxcroft. These
grounds are very pleasantly located and are
destined to become the best camp meeting
grounds in the state. During the past week
the woods have rung with the hammer and
saw of the wOrkmen engaged in erecting new
cottages. New streets are being laid out and
the grounds thus enlarged. 1t is expec-
ted another year telegraph Office will be es
tablished on the grounds for the convenience
of business men.
The reunion of the First Maine Cavalry
will occur in Dover on Wednesday, the 3lst.
large attendance is expected and the exer
cises will doubtless be very interesting.
There will be services at the grave of Col.
Douty in Dover Cemetery and MAJOR ThaX-
ter will deliver an Grafton. In the evening
there will be a banquet after which Col.
Peakes will give an Grafton and speeches will
be made by many present.
SOMERSET.
The Lewiston Journal says: One of the
farmers of Plymouth lost several sheep few
DAYS ago. it is thought by sheep-killing dogs.
The bodies were found much torn and mutt
lated.
Two deaths occurred in Pttsfield Sunday,
An aged lady by the name of Symonds had
paralytic shock Sunday morning and died in
short time She has been subject to the
shock for some time. The other one was
young child of Mr.. Grant. who has been sick
with cholera infantum. and died Sunday
noon.
Several Scots arrived in Pittsfeld few
days ago and engaged work in Dobson's mill.
They are from the ''border.' one being from
Selkirk. They are well educated, well read
young men.
WASHINGTON.
The Whig saws that comrades of the old
Sixth Maine Regiment will have a grand re-
union at Machias in response to an nvertation
of the citizens of that place, on Thursday,
Sept Sth
The Union says: The Ellsworth Camp
Meeting will he held in Floods grove. Aug.
29th Sept. Sd, under the auspices of the
Methodist church.
r. A. Crabtree. of Franklin, fell from the
scaffold of his barn, last week, and striking
the wheel of wagon, fractured a rib, and
was considerably bruised on other portions of
his hodv