Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-07-19

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On Saturday, VIM. Burnham and l. c.
Wing, At work for H. NJ. Brewster. At Curtis
Corner, we're moving near the road. when
they saw . swarm of bees on limb of q
small tree. Procuring barrel they held it
under the limb, cut of the limb, and it
dropped into the barrel With the bees They
quickly covered it. and sold the bees 10 a
man in Monmouth for S3.-Lekisfoa Journal.
A State appointment and intelligence
bureau for Canadians, which Was talked
about during the sessions of the recen; French
Canadian convention in Lewiston, has been
started. The central bureau will have head
quarters in lewiston j. D. Montmarquet 10
President. Corresponding bureaus will be
established in every French community in
this State, and they viii report to the central
bureau.
A dark brow horse with a SPAWN on his
left hind leg. IL wears old, and alow-wheeled
phaeton, we're stolen from Portland Monday
noon.
CUMBERLAND.
Tine splendid new building of the Union
Mutual Life Insurance Company at Portland
was last evening thrown open for public in
spection, and a more magnificent building
cannot be found in New England, not even
among the palatial business edifices of Bos-
ton.
The excursion to Lake Sebago. under the
management of Winship and Collins. will
take place Thursday July 9th. Fifteen
bands will be present and give a consolidated
band concert. There will be potato and sack
races and a fine sub marine explosion.
Stephen Grant. a well-known citizen of
Brunswick, and owner of Grants Hotel, died
from dropsy, last Tuesday. He leaves a
widow and five children.
Mrs. John B. Brown has donated $3.50
for free bed at the Maine General Hos
pital.
Little Kittie Merrill of East Deering. was
run over by team Saturday night and very
badly injured.
Blueberries are now being picked on the
plains at Brunswick.
The jantor of Bowdoin College. Maine,
receives larger salary than some of the
tutors. and the jantor's salary is not too large.
Even the venerable Prof. Alpheus S. Packard,
who is loved and venerated by all the grad
yates of the past half century, receives only
Sl.700 per year, but he is happy and con-
tented with this-and his work.
Work has already begun on the new Bridg-
ton academy building, which is practically
paid for. 1t will cost $1,000. 1t will con-
tain library, dining and recitation rooms.
with study and sleeping rooms. 1t will
measure 3s by 90.
Miss Ag mes NJ. Lathe of Mass, has been
appointed preceptress of Hebron Academy.
Miss Lathe is a graduate of Smith college
class of 1881. and for the past year has been
teaching in Michigan. the fall term of the
Academy will begin August %.
The crime of infanticide is becomin g
alarmingly frequent in the vicinity OF Port
land.
FRANKLIN.
Rev. ]. $. Swift, the Oldest printer and
publisher in Maine. now editor of the Will
ton Record, is in failing health.
HANCOCK.
Saturday last, a tobacco drummer by the
name of Wright was going from Belfast to
Bucksport. with a team belonging to John
Tillock Of Bucksport; he arrived at the ferry
on the Prospect side all safe. when Mr.
Wright got out of the carriage and went into
a store to sell some goods and await the ar
rival of the ferry boat. leaving his horse
standing unhtched. While there the horse
deliberately walked down upon the beach and
out into the river and drowned himself.
Five dollars day is the price to guests at
the new Malvern House at Bar Harbor.
KENNEBEC.
The Reporter says Capt. Grape. who was
the first man to cross the Atlantic in a dory
is at present master of schooner Adele Felicia,
which is now lying in the river at South Gar
diner waiting to load.
PENoBsCoT.
A little boy aged about 10 years, named
Tommy Gagne, living in Orono, went in
swimming last Sunday afternoon, with an
other little boy and losing his presence of
mind got frightened and was drowned. The
alarm was given as soon as possible, but not
in season to rescue the little fellow.
PIscATAoUIs.
On Friday last one of the check valves OF
the heavy blowing cylinders of the Katahdin
Iron Works broke suddenly. thus taking the
blast from the furnace for some hours while
new one could be fitted.
WASHINGTON.
The new Catholic church at West Lubec
was solemnly dedicated Thursday. by Rt.
Rev. James A. Healey bishop of Portland,
assisted by his brother, p. F. Healev. en-
president of Georgetown College, ID. c..
Rev. John Canning of that town, and the
Dominican fathers of Passport. The usual
ceremonies were performed. The able and
scholarly discourse was well received by the
large concourse of citizens assembled from
surrounding towns.
YORK.
The house and barn of Cyrus Boston, to-
gether with the furniture, hay and farming
tools, situated in Kennebunkport, about two
miles from the village, was wholly destroyed
BY fire Saturday afternoon about three
o'clock. Mr.. Boston had nearly finished hay
ing and some think the fire caught by smok-
ing while getting in the hay. Insured.
very neat Episcopal chapel has just been
completed at Old Orchard beach on a lot
given by lady now deceased. 1t is finely
located fronting a beautiful grove of pines
in the rear of the Staples house. The chapel
is so by 60 feet and will seat 200 persons.
The whole cost will be about $500.
Lily Hutchins. of Kittery Point, is a bad
girl. She is l6 years old, and a year ago
ran away from home, and went to work in
the mills in Lawrence. She stole SlS and
some jewelry from her boarding house and
went to Portsmouth to visit her sister. She
stole $40 from a house at Kittery Point,
hired team and went to Hotel Wentworth
with her sister. The police were put on her
track and the Marshal saw her on the street
in Portsmouth She led him a hot chase
through lanes and alleys and side streets,
and over fences and through back yards, until
he at length freed her on the roof of house
on Dover street After some tine she was
hunted from the roof, and was finally found
in an upper room of the house hidden be-
tween two mattresses and almost roasted.