Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-06-23

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Commencing July LIST, there viii be two
mails per day between Houlton and Ban
gor.
The Baptist society of Houlton have near
~ completed their arrangements for an en-
terfainment at the skating rink, on the 4th of
July. There will be dinner at IL O'Clock.
fancy table containing ornamental and use
full articles will be spread caring the AFTER
noon. In the evening there will be = grand
entertainment consisting Of music BY the
best vocalists in town, q short drama and
tableaux
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A formal application for the letter carrier
system in Lewiston will be forw arded TO
Washington BY Postmaster Little, as soon as
the receipts of the post-ofice for the fiscal
year ending June 30th, become known.
HANCOCK.
Ira Berry. ESQ.,, of Portland, Grand Secre-
tary of the Masonic Lodge of Maine, vas at
Bar Harbor, last week, and assisted in con-
shutting Masonic Lodge. Notwithstanding
that Mr.. Berry is nearly 81 years of age, he
mountain, a distance Of FIVE miles, and re-
turned in a single day. What man, of Mr.
Berry's age, can beat this?
Search for the bodies Of young Lyon and
Captain Turner at Bar HarbOr. has been given
up As useless.
Schooner Samuel Lewis. IS tons. lumber
laden, from Ellsworth to Boston. went ashore
at Sheep Island on Saturday night. She was
towed to Rockland on Monday. hole was
stove in her bottom. She will repair here
and then proceed.
An adjourned meeting of the stockholders
of the Rockland and Mount Desert Steamboat
Company Monday evening, voted las to IS.
not to sell the steamer Mt. Desert to the
Portland. Bangor and Machias Company
Subsequently it was voted to authorize the
President and directors to sell the steamer to
any COMPANY or corporation for a sum not
less than s45, 800. The Boston and Bangor
company have named liberal offer for it.
SAGADAHoC.
The Lewiston Journal says Willie Stacey,
the little boy who fell into the pond at
Parker's Head, fingered for 10 days In in
tense suffer ing, and then died. He was two
years and 10 months old
SOMERSET
The Journal says: The convention of
at Bingham, Thursday last. The convention
was organized in the choice Of Chandler
Baker. Esq, of Bingham, for President, and
5. +. Emerson of Madison. Secretary. The
convention was one of the most harmonious
and earnest We have thus far held. The elo-
quent and stirring appeals in behalf of
the temperance cause, made by Capt. Moses
French of Scion. and n. B. Buxton, Esq, of
Arson. were well worthy of the men and the
cause. The veteran temperance workers of
Somerset county were in line in full force,
and are determined not to be conquered in
the contest. Reports that come from differ
ent sections of the county are encouraging
The next convention will be held at Hayden's
Grove, Madison Centre, Thursday, Septem-
Der 14th, 1882.
Rev. A. J. Racklitf, former resident of
Searsp0rt was installed at SkOwhegan, Tues
day.
Mrs. Thomas Larry of East Belfast drew
some water from a cistern on Tuesday fore
noon, and neglected to shut down the cover.
Shortly after, her little son, Peter, four years
old, came in alone from the field, and fell
through the trap door and was drowned.
YORK.
The Good Templars at Old Orchard have
procured q hall of Mr.. Leavitt over the Smell
store and are remodeling it and will soon
hae a cosy home.-GeO. Knight has been ap-
pointed agent for the American Express
Company here.-The Advents are to build a
chapel opposite the Revere Houae.--Journal.
The freight engine "Dover, F" on the Boston
and Maine, ran of the track Tuesday, just
above the station in Biddeford.
AT LARGE.
John w. Whitehead, grocer, Saco, has
failed; owes about $500: nominal assets
about $1,000.
Benjamin Howell, boots, shoes, clothing.
ETC., Brewer, will probably pay but a small
dividend.
The pooling agreement between the East
ern and Boston and Maine railroad companies
expires by limitation next week. As yet no
measures looking to q new contract or a re-
newal of the old have been taken.