Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-06-05

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The fitting inscription on the Auburn SOL
diers' monument was written by Rev. j. ].
Hall of that city, and was selected from \
number Of proposed inscriptions sent in BY
various gentlemen.
Miss Millett, the city missionary, recently
discovered in Lewiston 4 case where i've or
six Young children we're locked mp in house
| without any one to care for them, by their
mother, for several weeks, While she was out
of town At work. How they subsisted in the
meanwhile is = mystery. Many kindnessee
we're done them by neighbors, AFTER they
we're discovered.
ARoosrook.
Beginning Thursday mail il nov forwarded
on the train from Bangor TO Houlton. Presque
Isle, Caribou, Fort Fairfield and Calais.
| Previously there has been only one mail .
day between Bangor and those points.
A great quantity of lumber will be got out
of the tributaries of the st. John this season.
River drivers do not complain for lack of
water.-Times.
Peter Gibbons, a potato buyer in Fl. Fair
field. has planted 80 acres of potatoes this
| season.
1882 shows real and personal estates, $751;
47s, an increase over last year of about s17,-
900; number polls, $50.
CUMBERLAND.
The letters taken from the United States
mail bag which was stolen at Brunswick last
Saturday have been found. man in Tops
ham, about two miles below the depot, at
work near the river. fshed out bundle and
found it was composed of letters. Every let
ter had been opened and the contents ex-
amined. They had then been tied very tight
ly into a bundle and thrown into the river
but were packed so snugly that they could not
become water-logged and the bundle there
fore foated. A package of circulars was
found in the river a short distance below
this spot The matter has been forwarded
to the department at Washington. No clue
to the mail-robber's identity has been found
by the detectives.
Two more numbers of the True Religion
will be printed at Norway, after which the
place of publication will be changed to North
Conway. N. H.
Mr.. Cyrus Hutchns of Canton not return.
| ing to his house after 10, Tuesday night,
fears were felt that something had happened
| to him. Thorough search was made and he
was found at four o'clock Wednesday A. NJ.
in the bulkhead between the saw and grist
ului AS tnere Is u passage way OetWeeu the
two mills, it is supposed Mr.. H. must have
slipped and fallen in as he was passing to or
from his tannery, which is located just below
the saw mill. Mr.. Hutchins was " years of
age, and highly respected citizen.
PENoBscor.
Forty-eight car loads of potatoes were
bought above Lagrange and shipped in the
month of Mav-an unusual quantity.
Il ny PhiDnQv and n GiAord
chosen delegates to the republican State Con-
vention at Portland from Plymouth, Thurs
dav
The combined first and second Mattawam-
keag drives have just passed VIM, with
about 20 men and Is to 20 millions of logs.
Joseph Barker of Oldtown was drowned in
a stream in this vicinity on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON.
The Eastport BARRIERS have all agreed not
to open their places of business on Sundays.
The little son of Edward Cross of Eastport,
who had his eyes so badly injured by the
breaking of glass bottle some three weeks
since, is still in critical condition and suf-
fers terribly.
The Times says there are more fishermen
| at Grand Lake Stream this spring than for
several seasons. The salmon are numerous
and average remarkably large. One Calais
party brought down rs fish this week, and
another party $50. One of the Calais parties
| captured deer in Grand Lake.
Ar LARGE.
Gen. George Thom's annual report upon
the improvement of harbors and rivers in this
part of the country is very important and in
| teresting. The work under his charge in
cludes breakwater on Saint Croix River.
near Calais, the improvement Of the channel
at Lubec, the improvement of the channel at
Jonesport, by cutting across Moose-a-bec
Bar; the improvement of the harbors of Bel
| fast, Rockland and Richmond, the improve
ment of Cathance River, the Gut opposite
Bath. the harbors at Portland and Richmor d's
Island, and the Kennebunk River, all in Maine.
George w. Phelps, grocer and provision
dealer, Lewiston, has been attached.
The liabilities of F. H. Wentworth, manu-
facturer of bolts. ETC., Gardiner, are about
$4,000, with light assets.
| The liabilities of W. p. Bailey, dealer in
groceries, dry goods. ETC., South Harpswell.
are about $4,000. with assets of no account.