Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-02-13

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The Journal SAYS that the honor paid ex.
Department Commander Haskell of Lew iston.
BY the Department Convention. in voting to
present him with valuable gold badge. upon
his retirement, is one never before paid to a
Department Commander of Maine.
Androscoggin county sends tws convicts
to Thomaston. this term Thirteen verdiets
were rendered in % working days.
Rev. DIR. Cheney of Bates College is in
Boston, pressing the claims of the college on
the generosity of the Bostonians. The Bos-
ton Journal, speaking of this work. says
Although the denomination has large men,
bership, il is confined to the country. there
being few churches in the cities, and con-
sequently little wealth among its communi-
cants. The friends of the institution are now
making strenuous efforts to raise 500. 900 as
an additional endowment Thus far only
one-tenth of the amount has been secured.
CUMBERLAND.
Bridgton is extremely anxious for a rail-
road more directly connecting her with Port
land. At present, Bridgton people have to
travel by stage. and team their freight IA
miles from the P. & o. railroad station.
The medical school at Brunswick opened
Friday. on which occasion the opening lecture
was delivered by Prof. Mitchell of Brunswick
After paving a worthy tribute to the deceased
.. American Medical Fducat;on The suh.
iect vas skiIfnllv treated and w.s l;s,ansi 10
with marked attention nv a large audiarca
The a,,ar5.rcs ma co., 10 he ,a,na ~.
wear
FRANKLIN.
The Pennington Herald sports compost
tor who is marvel of the age. He Quits
work at s D. m. walks three miles to his
boarding house. gets his sumner. button. on a
clean paper collar and walks nine miles ~
dance. He never misses a reel. Al three
a. M he pallantlv escorts a lively country
miss TO her rural home. and then ga,bers
himself for the home stretch Reacbinp tho
boardjno house at the breakfast bour he
snatehes a cup of coffee. and roll covers the
remaining three miles in less ,h,n an bour
learns that the thermometer shows % DEGREES
below. opens the Office. builds a fire from a
pile of green wood. and puts in ten hours at
his case.
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in his own town. and that without dismissing
a scholar or having occasion of calling anv
school officer Tn his aid in all those terms
The storm on Sunday the 5,b was the
mos, severe known for vears in Rootbhav
Considerable religious interest in the
Methodist church Mt Southport is renorted
At WestpOrt there are l25 men busily en-
gagged IN cutting ana shipplhg Ice at the
hnlckeroocker Ice roma Two three masted
schoohers were al the wharf ioading, last
week
PENoBscor.
The Oldtown Indians have succeeded in
themselves into a hand of min.
,tr.ls. They have adopted the name of
" american Ninstrels "-Vbio.
The Whip saws: While nearly all the
conntrx STAGES have been renortcd bebind
time during the recent storms. we are credi.
blv informed that the stages between Malta.
wamkeag and Patten. a distance of thirty.
four miles have arrived at both epJs Of the
route ahead of schedule time md have arriv.
cd at Mattawom.eag behind time only twice
in four Years These who are ar all familiar
with the tonooranbv of that bleak norton of
our state viii readily soc that the above ;s a