Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-05-16
State News.
CUMBERLAND.

StAokkLASO
The Portland Yacht Club is engaged in
preparations for the summer campaign in fit
| ting up its boats. etc. The annual regatta of
the club occurs the 26sh, and the spring cruise
the following day. A new feature in yacht
ing is to be introduced this season by the club.
in the form of monthly races for small cash
prizes.
The Press says: All yestiges of the fire
at Cumberland Paper Mills are nearly oblit-
Grated. and the work of repairing is going
rapidly forward. The five paper machines in
the lower story of the building in which the
fire ragged are all running. and the enameling
machines will be in operation as soon as they
can be procured.
The rain storm that began Friday night
was gladly received in Canton. The ground
was getting very dry and the grass was look
ing badly. 1t has winter killed in many places.
Hay is somewhat scarce. Farmers are well
under way with their spring work. The corn
factory at Canton will be operated this sea-
son.
PENOBscoT.
The Wing saws Josiah NJ. Mayberry, who
attempted suicide, arrived at his Bangor
home from Fort Fairfield, Friday. Mr.. May
bCtIS Is quuc Wcdk. Dul HIS COHultlDU SHOWS
marked improvement.
1t is estimated there about 20O0 dogs
in Bangor and it is expected the city will get
quite revenue by the license Law which is to
be enforced.
A fire which caught in stable belonging
to a Bangor house, on Saturday. destroyed
the house. ell and stable. with most of their
contents, including a horse. The fire is
thought to have been 'aused BY BOYS smoking
in the barn among the hay. The loss is prob
ably about $500 to 5000 Wing.
PIsCArAoUIs.
The Imperial Slate Quarry property at
Monson was sold at public auction, May 9th.
by Deputy Sheriff s. S. Cole to Col. J. w
Spaulding of Richmond, for $1,000.
SAGADAHoC.
Rev. Z. w. PEBBLE of Bath will talk to the
inmates of the State prison at Thomaston on
Memorial Day.
The Bath Times says the Madison Square
Theater Co. have engaged Columbian Hall
for the evening of April 9TH, 1883, nearly a
year ahead.
David II Clark of Bath dropped dead from
heart disease on the street Friday night while
returning from work.
WASHINGTON.
Mr.. Joseph Lakeman writes the Eastport
Sentinel. saving that the items lately pub
lished about the ''Mormons at Jonesport,' -
are not wholly correct. He affirms that ''the
society referred to as Mormon was organized
by the writer; and was then. and has ever
since, been known as The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints" According
to him, they believe the Bible, and do not
put the Book of Mormon above it. That
tbaro in ha nburch hf, 70
Palestine and returned, is true; but only a
small minority Of the church are of this num-
Der. 1t is not true, that any of this number
were "brought back by the government" or
at government expense. In closing he says :
81 am accountable to the public for nv state
ments made above, aud, if called upon, am
prepared to defend them as true
Judge Danforth has issued decree to the
trustees of the Calais Savings Bank, au-
thorizing them to close the deposit account
of 1873, on a basis of 96 per cent. The as
sets realized much more than was anticipated.
The depOsitors have received 30 per cent.
AT LARGE.
Patents have been issued to inventors as
follows Frederick J. Babcock, Bangor. de-
vice for securing, ETC., the cloth of billiard
tables; Algernon S. Bangs, Augusta, window
frame pocket; Willis ID. Hatch, Bath, log
dressing machine; Merrill J. North, Wilton,
safety tie for cattle.
The following business changes and diff
culties are reported:
Portland-John l.. Best & Co, wholesale
beef, dis, now John l.. Best; Bucknam &
Coley, furniture. dis, now each for himself.
Augusta--E. +. Davis. clo., w. II. Davis
admitted now f. f. Davis & Co. Belfast
Swan & Sbley Bros. flour and gro. Ralph
Emery adm. Biddeford-Abel II. Jelleson,
gro. Daniel l.. Jelleson adm. now A. II.
Jelleson & Son. Edward c. Hale, dry goods,
groceries, ETC., Norridgewock, Me-. has been
attached. f. n. Mccain, fancy goods,
Saccarappa, Me-, has failed offers % cents
on 81. Joseph ID. Sawyer, lumber, Old
| town, is reported in insolvency. Mrs. F. A.
Cobb. millinery goods, Winthrop, is report
ed failed Liabilities, $4,000. 1t is thought
that about so cents on 81 will be realized.
II. p. Whiting, tailor, Bluehill. is reported
in insolvency. w. p. Bailey. dealer in
groceries. dry goods, etc. South Harpswell,
has failed. He will settle in insolvency. He
bron NJ. Wentworth. manufacturer of bolts
nuts, etc, Gardiner, has failed. He will set