Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-23
State News.
ANDRoscOGGy.

| Ihe Lewiston Journal says: The republi
can district committee, consisting " n
rennell. Esq, Androscoggin. J. s. WRIGHT
Esq. oxford. Hon. J. B. Morrison, Frank.
IN, ana D. u. Richardson, Esq, acting for
,ne oagadahoc member, met 1t the DeWirt
House. Wedne day forenoon. and unani.
'nousiv agreed to call the republican conven.
' ~. lot TINS district at Auburn hall. on
inn,sdav, June %. to nominate a candidate
Tor the Congressional vacancy.
ARoosrooK.
Inc spring term of the Houlton Academy
closed last week with a public examination
"r the several classes in the languages. high
er English, and the natural sciences which
showed very gratifying progress made in
those studies
CUMBERLAND.
The Press says: Mr.. c. II. Chandler. who
was employed by Mr.. A. d. Cole in the fur
niture business at 1O2 Middle street, accom-
panied his wife to Bangor Saturday and
started to return Immediately. Since leav-
ing Bangor nothing has been heard from
him. He had but little money about him.
A few days ago. ran giving his name as
george Sands, attempted to pick the pocket
OF Miss Nellie f. Hersey on Middle street.
Portland and was caught, bound over and
committed to wait his trial. FRIDAY a
Boston policeman arrived in the city in quest
OF him. He says that he was convicted at
Boston on an Indictment for pocket picking.
tie will be taken to Boston, where he will be
required to serve out a sentence in prison.
After that is over, the Portland authorities
can have him if they want him.
HANCOCK.
East Bluehill is now to have a daily mail.
We understand that heretofore the mails at
that place have been tri-weekly.- Wing.
KENNEBEc.
A Lodge of Odd Fellows was instituted At
Clinton Tuesday evening, May Il, with four
teen charter members, to be called Pine Tree
Lodge. No so. The following are the officers
for the presen: term e. Hammons, N. G.;
s. G. Roundy. V. G.; Manley Decker, Sec :;
f. Jaquith, Treas; l.. f. Butterfield. W..
DIR. G. c. Parker, c.. A. McNally, Chap :;
H. NJ. Bean, /. S. g.; Asa Holt, o. S. G.
ID. G. Richardson, X. S. n. G.; L. p. Roun-
dy, l.. 5. n. G.
The Free Post says that the tempest which
visited Martinsville, recently was terrific.
The lightning was sharp and thunder very
heavy. The height of the tempest was about
eight o'clock, when the rain poured down in
torrents, and in some parts of the town win
dows were broken by the hail, a circum.
stance not remembered to have occurred for
many years.
An aged couple recently died in Sweden.
Mary, wife of Henry ID. Smith, died very
suddenly on Monday forenoon, May 9th.
That night she had watched with her sick
husband until midnight. and then retired, ap-
parently in her usual health. At 8 o'clock
the next morning she was corpse The fol-
lowing Monday, 18th inst, Mr.. Smith, who
had long been in i'll health, followed his life
companion to the mystic land I'm life unit
ed; in death not divided"
PENoBsCOT.
The Wing saws The trunk ''tragedy" SEN
sation has exploded; the mystery has been
solved. Mr.. Murch, the supposed crimina-
tor, a medical student at New York col
lege, sent his trunk containing two skeletons
to Bangor, and on his arrival there the trunk
was not to be found. He now learns that the
ticket bearing the consignee's name became
detached, and the officers of the steamer not
knowing to whom the trunk belonged, carried
it back to New York. where it was broken
open, supposed accidentally, and the horrible
~ sight revealed-simply dry bones.
PIsCATAoUIs.
About 40 carpenters are employed in the
work of charging the Kineo House. Moose
head Lake: the addition will contain at least
so new rooms. The work will be finished
about July.
SOMERSET.
The Mail says Owing to the removal from
Fairfield of the chief of police, and the resig-
nation of others. the corporation assessors
have made the following appointments Chief
of Police, W. c. Simpson; Assistants, Albert
Emery, Robert Clifford, Samuel Jordan.
WASHINGTON.
The Union says that Burnham and Nor
rill's factory at Englishman's river, Geo.
Thompson superintendent, commenced bus
mess two weeks ago with a crew of 25 men
and Is women They can an average of two
Thousand pounds Of Holsters per day; lob
stes plenty and larger size than for the past
few years. At their factory at Portland last
winter, this company canned 40, 900 car cases
of mutton besides larger amount of other
meat.
Nine car loads of machinery have arrived
for the new shoe factory, at Kennebunk
Nearly $1,000 has been subscribed towards
the alterations of the Congregational church.
South Berwick and there is now a prospect
that the work will be be speedily undertaken.
Wicked for Clergymen.
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