Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-06-21
State News.
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HANCOCK.
The present 10 Commencement week at tn,
East Maine Conference Seminary, Bueksport
and the exercises promise to be Of mnch in
terest, Sunday evening the haccalaureate ser
mon was delivered BY the principal, Prof
Morris w. Prince. A portion of Monday ani
Tuesday was devoted to examinations. On
Monday evening, the prize declarations tool
place. Tuesday forenoon the annual meet
ing of the trustees was held and in the even
ing the address was delivered by Rev. DR.
Pierce, of the lions Herald. On Wednes.
day afternoon, the closing exercises of the
school was held and prizes awarded, and
Wednesday evening, the annual concert
came of in Emery Hall. On Thursday fore.
noon the graduating exercises will be held,
and a class reception will occur in the even
ing.
The Oxford Democrat saws that Mrs.
Clarinda Buck of Buckfield, is complained o,
for committing an assault on a man by the
name of Saunders, with butchers knife,
cutting his hand Saunders claims that the
said Mrs Buck had come into his house and
scared his wife into a fit, and that he went to
reason the case with her, which resulted in a
cash upon his hand.
The Democrat says there will be large
amount of hemlock bark peeled at Gilead,
this season. VIM. W. Manson of Bethel
has purchased large amount of land in Riley
adjoining Gilead, and will put a crew of men
to peel the bark, as soon as they can be
found.-W. E. Skillings & Co., have about
two thousand cords of poplar, up the Wild
river valley, which they will peel and drive
to Canton for pulp.
WASHINGTON.
The Eagle Preserved Fish Company, of
Eastport, continues to enlarge its business.
In addition Ito the purchase of one or two
sardine factories in the western part of the
county, the company has purchased Hartt's
lobster factory at St. Andrews. The sardine
business will be established there for the pur-
pose of supplying the English market.
The Commercial saws the log train on the
ST. John & Maine railway has been doing a
full business the past week in hauling the
logs of James Murchie & Sons from Maya
guadavic Lake to Vanceboro, where they are
To be put in the river to be foated to the
Midtown booms, The train has been max
ing five trips a day, with 10000 feet to a
load. There are still some three millions to
be transported.
YORK.
The people of Limington are making ex-
tensive preparations for grand reunion Of
the present and former citizens of that town
on the approaching Fonrth of July. Its sons
and daughters are scattered in nearly all Sec
tons of the Union, and an invitation has
been extended to them all to return and visit
the old homesteads and participate in the fes-
tivities of the day. Hon. Edmund Wilson,
of Thomaston, and A. A. Sront, Esq, of
Portland, natives of that town, are expected
to represent and deliver addresses on the oc-
casion. Limingtou is one Of the five towns
in the northwestern part of York county
known as 1.-THE Ossipee Towns" and is part
of the territory sold BY Capt. Sunday, an In
dian sycamore, to Frances Small, Nov. IS,
1868, lying between Great Ossipee river,
Little Ossipee and Saco rivers. 1t was one
of the earliest settled inland towns in the
State, and incorporated by the Massachusetts,
Legislature, Feb. 8, 1892.
The town of Lin.ington is noted for its fine
orchards. One farmer annually ships large
quantities of apples to Liverpool, Eng.
Frank Mcguire, of Biddeford, who is know n
in the professional world as Ajax" and who
is probably the best contortionist in the
country, is now travelling with a show out
west and receives a salary of $40 per week
There is only one contOrtionist who receives
a higher salary than this. This is Chsrles
Cheltrea who is paid $50 per week. Ajax
was formerly feature of Forepaugh's circus
AT LARGE.
Grand Chancellor Gibson of the Pythians,
has made the following appointments for the
ensuing year District Deputies No. J
Alonzo Leavitt, Alfred; No. 2, Caleb S.
Quincy, Kennebunk; No. 8, Ingalls, II.
Berry. Portland; No. 4, NJ. S. Gibson, g. c.,
ex otficio, Portland No 5, Henry G. Crosbie
Fryeburg; No. 6, f. w. Larrabee, g. v. c..
ex. officio, Bath; No. Z, VIM. A. Taylor,
Portland No. 8, S. II. Foster, Lewiston !;
No. ., W. A. X. Boothby, Waterville; No.
10, John Sabin, Lewiston; No. IL, II. X.
Colesworthy, Portland; No. IL, J. P. Cash,
Boothbay; No. 10. Charles f. Littlefeld,
Rockland: No. IA, Henry d. Williams,
Bangor; No. 10, -; No. Is, l.. A.
Baker, Bangor; No. II, f. NJ. Noyes, Gard-
ner; No. Is, Frank w. Cram, Bangor.