Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-06-01
State News.
ANDROSCOGGIN.

The committee of the Maine State Press
Association, to make arrangements for the
Associations annual excursion. met at the
De Witt House in Lewiston on Thursday.
The committee consists of Mr.. c. w. KEYS
of the Pennington Chronicle. DIR. W. b.
Lapham of the Maine Farmer. and G. II.
Watkins ESQ.,. of the Oxford Democrat. The
committee did not complete the arrangements
but decided to have the excursion rende- rous
at Pennington. Monday. August l>t. and
after spending the night there. leave on Tues
dav to visit the Rangelv region. stopping at
Phillips for dinner After making the tour
of the Lakes the party will return via Bethel
or Andover and the Grand Trunk railroad.
These plans are subject to further revision.
The committee will go over the ronte in
about two weeks and will then issue the usual
circular giving a full programme for the
excursion.
ARoosrooK.
At a recent meeting of the stockholders of
the AroOstook X. II. Co.. it was voted to ac-
cept the amendment to the charter granted
last winter and to increase the capital stock
of the company $500. 900. it originally stand
ing at $500. 900. On opening a new subscrip
ton book Messrs. I. &. +. II. Burpee sub
scribed themselves and associates the whole
amount $500 900. and offered to purchase the
shares already taken (l2l9) of the stock
holders of the old company. and broaden the
gauge and extend the road to Pressure Isle
this season.
CUMBERLAND.
tremendous thunder storm burst over
Portland about 4 P. NJ. Monday. The rain
poured in torrents such as are rarely seen
outside Of the tropics. About an inch or
more of rain must have fallen. Branches
a.
turned into rivers At one time the rain was
so dense it was almost Impossible to distin-
guish objects across the street
The large wooden mill on the north side
of the river at Saccarappa. occupied by
Messrs ID. Monson & Co.. for the mannfac-
tire of boxes is to he moved about two hun
dred feet north of its present location.
HANCOCK.
The body of Capt. Eben Roberts. who
accidentally fell from the Steamboat wharf
Feb 25th was found last Sunday in Moons
Cove. Hancock. about a mile and a hall
from the place of the accident. by Capt.
Moon.
The Mail saws that Norton & Purington. Of
Waterville. did not loose so, 900 brick in the
late storm. as was reported. There was very
little damage beyond the interruption of work.
Ttev are now running things lively in both
yards, with about sixty men employed.
KNOX.
A fire in the basement of the store of A.
F. Anies at the North End, Rockland. Sat
urday evening. caused by the explosion of a
barrel of benzine. caused considerable dam
age TO the goods Int the building was saved
Loss not yet ascertained.
OXFORD.
The Democrat saws that the last hostile in
vasion made by the Indians from Canada. or
the settlements in Western Maine. was ir
August, 1871, upon the Inhabitants of place
then known as Sudbury. Canada. now within
the limits of the village If Bethel Hill. The
raiders captured number of prisoners. ana
although pursued. escaped with their captive'
into Canada. The citizeas of Bethel Hill
propose to celebrate the centennial Of the
event
PENoBsCoT.
Mr.. Sidney B. Burnaby of the grad uatins
class at the Bangor Theological Seminary
has received call from the Congregations
Society at Lancaster. y. H.
WASHINGTON.
Wealthy Boston and New York gentlemen
have purchased Campobello island, near
Eastport. and will put up large summel
hotel and cottages. The island will b,
reached hy the International steamers.