Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-10
State News.
ANDROsCOGGN


The Journal SAYS: The new Lewiston Mill.
picker house is nearly completed and repairs
will be commenced on some of the othe,
bulldogs Arrangements are being made to
receive large lot of new machinery. which
viii be put in inst as soon as ,hes can pc,
ready for it The goods made BY these mills
command high premium over the regular
market price for manufactures. of fthe tssme
class.
The Journal says: Mr. Charles F. Bangs.
Of Auburn a workman in Messrs. A. Cush-
man & Co.'S shoe-factorv. lost fine bay
horse. Friday. In a runaway, the horse broke
his ankle, and il became necessary 10 kill
him.
CUMBERLAND.
The Portland Co. has contracted with the
Richmond Danyille railroad for six loco
motives
Mr.. Henry Loring Of Portland has present
ed a cabinet organ TO the First Parish So
cietv of Falmouth.
The committee appointed 10 prepare a con-
stliution and bylaws for the government of
the proposed Home for A ed Men expect 10
be able to-report a, meeting Ia be held al
the City Council rooms. Portland. on Tues
dav next.
The Press saws: The Woman Suffrage
sessions in the Civ Hall Tues Law evening,
May 10. and Wednesday afternoon and
evening. May IL. will give the citizens of
Portland an opportunity of learning the OBJ
Ject and scope of the movement for the en-
frGnchisement OF women. from some of its
most well known and influential advocates.
kENSE8Ec.
Rev. Mr.. Vail, pastor of the Universali.,
oh, IA Al 4
sermon before the members of the Heath
Post G. A. r. of that citv. Sunday after
noon preceding Decoration Day. Nav 29th.
The kennebec Reporter SAYS: There is a
young man living in Farmingdale-a steve
dore BY trade-whn reads and speaks FIVE diff
ferent languages fiuently. viz Danish. Swed-
ish. German, French and English. He has a
few evening pupils in French.
LINCOLN.
Mrs. Ruth Hunter. 81 years old. has given
her recolleciions of ancient and notable Penn
aquid in her girhood: AS early as can re-
member, was then resident. The fort was
as high as house. with portfolios. There
were also good many houses standing
Going from the Fort To the graveyard was
the appearance of a paved road. MANY of
the houses were joined together in blocks
hundred or more-one story framed and 'front.'
ing to the water. The stones of the old Fort
were overgrown with yellow moss = Waldo
5oro' .Ners.
PENoBsCor.
Wages on the Penohscot river are said to
be from 81 so to 81 50 per dav
The deeds of the Lewis estate on Main
street. Bangor, passed into the hands of the
Bangor Opera House Company last Saturday.
and the work will now be vigorously pushed
forward.
The Wing says: Willard COMBS bow of
about nine years of age. son of Frank Coombs,
living Just below VIM Village. was missed
from home about eight o'clock Friday morn
ing, but it was supposed he was at schuo,
but on the return home of his sister, search
was made and his fishing pole and line were
found on the shore near home, and Friday
morning his body was found not over two
rods from the shore where it was supposed he
fell off of some loose logs he was playing on
PIscArAouIs.
The Observer SAYS that the town of Guil-
ford has refused to exempt the new wooden
mill from taxation for eleven wears.
The old saw mill in Guilford is being torn
down to make wav for a brick structure to be
used in the manufacture of wooden goods.
SAGADAHoC.
The Times SAYS: Charles W. Dunning
Esq of Bath. will soon erect on his lot, just
north of his Front street stable, substan-
tal and commodious wooden structure. fifty
feet wide and one hundred and twenty-five
feet deep. He intends to use the building
principally for skating rink, but there is to
be portable stage in connection. so that the
building can be used for theatrical entertain
ments, etc.
WAsHISGToS.
The little Mclaughlin girl who was Sc
verev burned in Machias last week. died on
Wednesday,
The Machias Republican says: Mrs. An
drew Grover of Beach Ridge. attained her
one hundredth birthday the 25th of April
She is hale and hearty.
YORK.
At a recent meeting of the Congreg ational
church in Cornish it was voted to extend a
call to the Rev L. Crowell of Houlton to be-
come their pastor.
The building well known As the North Par
islI church parsonage at Blackberry HILL
Berwick. owned by Samuel Wentworth, and
built about one hundred years ago, has been
torn down. 1t was used for parsonage a
great many wears. and some of our inhabi-
tants will remember well that here parsons
Merriam and Hilard resided a number Of
wears. Some of the timbers were perfectly
sound and are to be used in the barn now be-
ing erected on the site of the old building
Erening Times.