Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-12-20
State News.
AupRoeooo0IN.

Nellie b. Allen writes from Lawrence. Mass,
to the Lewiston Journal to say that she invest
ed $40 IN lottery which was alleged to have
its headquarters at Augusta, and has not
heard from it since. She will not.
Mr.. A. +. DeCoster of Wet Minot met
with serious accident. Saturday evening.
He was returning from Paris with three others
in . two-sested carriage, when about three
miles from his home, the forward axletree
broke, and In the confusion that followed Mr..
DeCoster suffered . fracture Of the bone
of his left leg.
ARoOsrooK.
Twenty-Five hundred cords Of bark, peeled
on Linneus under contract between s. T.
Mibury and Shaw Bros, has been sold to
C. w. 1. Shaw of New Limerick. Dir. Mil
bury has q contract to haul 1900 cords to
Midway for II. Poor Sons.
The new station building at Fort Fairfield,
on the N. b. Railway will be completed in
about week. Its dimensions are 75x25 feet,
and 1t has two waiting rooms, ONCE and bag
gage room, thus giving more accommodation
than the structure recently destroyed by hre.
Mrs. Lucy, the "oldest inhabitant" of
Houlton,is in the l05th year Of her age, and re-
sides with her son in Oshkosh. Wis. whittier
she went without escort last May. The
Western climate agrees with her whose
health 10 quite good for an old lady. She
has daughter in Houlton. (Mrs. Feelsy)
whom she promises to visit in . few years.
CuMDnRLANp.
The Sagadahoc Historical Society are to give
four historical lectures in Brunswick, on ~
many "wednesday EVENING" in January. The
speakers appointed are Hos. c. Gilman and
A. J Tenney of Brunswick r. X. Sewell Of
Wiscasset and others. The proceeds Of these
10 h. tod a. hU r..
frc-proof vault for the storing Of valuable
papers and records of the society
KNOX.
Mr.. +. Wood Pendleton Of Rocklaud died
the 18th inst, suddenly. Of heart disease.
Mr.. Pendleton was at one time prominent
business man in the city.
OXFORD.
The Oxford Democrat says that james 8.
Wright, Esq., who 10 . member Of the State
campaign committee Of the Maine State
Temperance Alliance, has begun active work
to assist In securing the passage Of the pro-
hibtory constitutional amendment, in Oxford
county. He has appointed the3following coun-
" committee: Henry W. Park of Mexico, A.
E. Herrick Of Bethel, John Dsvins of Nor
way, Carlton H. Walker OF Frveburg, Chas.
B. Brigham, II. D.. Of Buckheld. Mr..
Wright thinks there 10 no doubt that there
will be good majority for the amendment
In Oxford county.
PnNopscor.
A correspondent says. On Friday even.
ing the 18th inst, Rev. c. F. Penney Of Au.
gusta, delivered . very practical and interest
ing lecture in Union Hall, PittsAeld. On the
subject Of "Unconsious SelAshnsss." The
next and last lecture in the Institute course
will be given At the same place next Thurs-
day evening BY Rev. J. J. Hall Of Auburn;
subject: London and Life There" Mr..
Hall has spent quite . portion Of his life in
that city.
Ar LARGE.
An Augusta correspondent Of the Boston
Globe learns that Hon. E. X. O'Brien will
be pressed for place on the national demo-
cratic committee, and says that gentleman
'would make splendid run" % . candidate
for governor.
The Temperance people of Maine are wide
awake, and will wage an active campaign in
behalf Of the prohibitory amendment. The
member Of the Temperance Alliance have
organised in several counties for practical
work. and have already accomplished much.
Oxford county, Temperance stronghold, has
just been organized for the campaign. A
Systematic effort 10 bring out q full vote for
the amendment, will be made in every county.