Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-05-15
State News.
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The Lewiston Journal says The creditors
IN this vicinity of Mr.. c. G. Sawyer of Will
ton, the corn packing man who recently failed
LOT SIG, 200, are signing of at forty cents on a
dollar
The republican county convention will be
held the first of August. On the basis of one
delegate for each city and town and one adj
ditional delegate for every 40 votes or major
lty fraction thereof, thrown for the republican
candidate for Governor in 1880, Lewiston will
send 80 delegates. and Auburn 80 delegates
The wife of Rev. A. p. Tinker of Auburn
died Friday morning, after a very short and
! painful illness. Mrs. Tinker took a severe
cold Tuesday, but was about the house on
wednesday. when she was attacked With con-
gestl"n followed by commissions. By her
death Rev. Mr.. Tinker becomes a widower
for the second time within three wears. his
flrst wife having died Jan. goth, 1880.
CUMBERLAND.
gentleman at Woodford's Corner while
ransacking an old chamber, found a COPY of
the inaugural address of President Jackson.
printed on white satin This. doubtless, is one
OF the few copies of this kind now in existence.
| 1t Is stated that those members of the Pine
| street Methodist church, Portland who were
satisfied with the preaching of the Rev. Mr..
LeLacheur, and opposed to the course that
the other members of the church took to get
rid OF him, have seeded from that society
| and formed another society-Arqus
The Telegraph says it is stated that another
| addition is 20 be made to the Cabot Company's
mill in Brunswick
The Dennison Manufacturing Co has or
ders for 1900 dozen of boxes to be done by
fall, of morocco and plush work. outside of
the cabinet boxes, which are large and cost
ly.
The Argus says John Archibald, indicted
for an assault upon his wife, in Portland,
with intent to kill, armed with dangerous
weapon, pleaded not guilty. Thursday In
the afternoon, he retracted his plea of not
guilty. and pleaded guilty of assault with in
tent to kill. but not as to the allegation that
he was armed with dangerous weapon. The
County Attorney entered a mol pros as to the
latter allegation. As the indictment now
stands, the maximum punishment is 10 wears
in the State Prison.
PESoBsCOr.
The Commercial says Bangor lawyer
has brought suit against the proprietors of
the recently issued History of Penobscot
covnty,'' for $1,000 damages, to recompense
him for being reported in the book as dead
Mt. Katahdin in Piscataquis county, COW
cred with snow, has been seen from Bangor,
the Wing says.
SAGADAHOC.
Richmond has 81 inhabitants who are 80
years of age and over; two of this number
being 95 years.
District No. in Richmond is planning for
new schOol-house, at a cost not to exceed
$1,000
The Bee says The superintendent of the
shoe factory has put man on guard, to pre-
vent fellows from visiting their best girls
during working hours. The arrangement is
hard one. but business is business.
Rev. DR.. John o. Fiske of the Winter
street church. Bath, expects to sail for Eu-
rope the last of this week. to be gone until
the last of August or the first of October.
WASHINGTON
Margaret Francis, daughter and last child
| of the late Governor Joseph Francis, of the
Passamaquoddy tribe of Indians, died at
Chase's Mills, East Machias, Nav /, at the
great age of 90 years. She was born at
Pleasant Point Perry, in 1884. The Gov
ernor was a friend of the white settlers in
the Revolutionary war and rendered valuable
service.
The Biddeford Journal has been trying its
hand at a census of church-goers in that city
and Saco. The statistics, covering Is
churches and organizations, show that the
grand total of the attendance at one service
(includng the estimates of the average at
tendance at the Methodist churches and Y
NJ. C. A. meetings. was 5436, or in round
numbers. $500. of this number 1892. or
nearly SO per cent, attended services in Bidde-
ford.
At Elliot Me-, was celebrated. May 3D.
the 9th birthday of Mrs. Sarah Mason. At
this gathering there were five generations,
relatives, neighbors and friends, numbering
in all 43. The black silk dress in which she
was married 73 years ago, was worn on the
OCCASION Bath Times.
The Biddeford Times says some evil mind
ed persons have been catching young salmon
out of the Saco river. About $4,000 were
put into the river at Fryeburg by the State
commissioners last year. and now they are
about two inches long. The young fish go
up the small streams, and nets are put across
the mouths of the brooks, and the fish driven
into them.
AT LARGE.
William Haggett, provision dealer, Port
land, has been attached.
The following Insurance Companies have
been recently admitted to transact business
in this State Franklin Fire Insurance Com
pany of Boston: American Fire Insurance
Co, of New York; City of London Insurance
Co, Oimited) of London, and London &
Providence Insurance Co., Qimited) Of Lon
don.
ES-Persons wishing a first-class suit of
clothes, fully equal to custom, at reasona-
BILE price, will please examine new goods at
f. +. Davis 4 Co.'S. smws
ALIENS BRAIN FooD-Positively cures
Nervous Debility and all weaknesses of gen.
erative organs. Price Sl-6 for s.. All
Sand for c,sc,al Allan,s phar.