Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-12-31

The installation Of Rev. G.. A. Hayden,
pastor Of Elm street Unyersaist church,
Auburn will take place on the evening OF
January, Sd. Sermon by Rev. G. II Eaton
Of New York. Prayer by Rev. d. T. Ste
vens. Charge to pastor. Rev. j. +. Weston.
d. ID. Right hand Of fellowship, Rev. G..
G.. Hamilton, Charge to the parish, Rev.
w. X. French. The pastor and his parish
toner's will be glad TO see and entertain any
friends in the State who can be present
Neighboring Towns especially are expected
to be well represented on this occasion.
CUMBERLAND.
A Christmas dinner was given to coo poor
children, at City Hall, Portland. by the
Children's Christmas Club. After dinner a
distribution Of presents were made. Remarks
were made by Mayor Deering, Rev. Mr.
Blanchard and Judge Goddard, and comic
songs were sung by Mr.. Geo. A. Thomas.
KNOX.
Hon. F. +. Richards and wife of Rock
port, intend spending the winter in Portland.
They will stop at the Falmouth House.
A stave and heading mill belonging to Ly-
man s. Foger, of Hope, situated in the edge
of Union, was burned Saturday night. Loss
about $1,000. No insurance.
British Schooner Eureka, of Weymouth,
Levi Goudet master sailed from Rockland
Sunday morning for home, when few miles
out, wind increased to a gale and vapor very
thick the vessel run for Fox Island
Thoroughfare, but making to leeward ran
onto Dogfsh lodges. For fear the vessel
would break up. the crew with difficulty left
in the boat and landed on Leadbetter's
Island; the crew were badly trost-bitlen.
The vessel has been foated and taken to
North Haven with five feet of water in hold
and badly chafed.
PRNoBsCor.
It's repored that Rev. THEODORE Gerrish
is to assume the edtorship OF the Bangor
Messenger.
Rev. &. w. iIincNey, of Bangor, is associ-
ate editor of the Maine Sunday School Re
porter, II new paper. started in Portland.
Miss Anna b. Snowe. the Bangor elocutiOn-
ist, is now studying in Boston. She has
several engagements to read in Maine this
winter.
Mr.. A. +. Neigs, formily of the Bangor
Wing, has severed his connection with the
New Haven Palladium and accepted the night
editorship of the Omaha Bee. The Bee is
published morning and evening and Is one of
the live papers of tho West.
Mr.. A. J. Darling claims that Cold Stream
Pond. is the town of Enfield, in this State,
was the last body % fresh water to freeze
this season. says the Bangor Wing. This is
thought to be due to the depth of water and
the fact that it is largely supplied by boiling
springs.
Judge l.. A. Emery, of Ellsworth has just
returned from n two months trip tn Europe.
He visited London, Paris, Berlin, Dresden
and Cologne. In London Lord Chief Justice
Coleridge, whom Mr.. Emery had met at
dinner in this country. extended to him many
courtesies. Mrs. Emery and her Children
stil har hoy in
for some time.
Chas. Hutchinson made his escape from
Bangor Jail Friday morning as noted by tele-
graph Ii is customary to let the prisoners
out of their cells into the corridor in the
morning. Those sentenced for slight Of
fences are taken to the work shop by a guard.
Friday morning Hutchinson concealed him
self 10 an empty cell near the iron door which
leads into the walk to the work shop. The
door was opened by the guard and Hutchin-
son slipped through. He broke in a wooden
door and entered the work shop. There are
slides through which the debris is run out
Through one of these Hutchinson slid to the
ground. He is % years of age, feet In-
ches tall, smooth face and dark brown hair.
Some years ago he escaped from the same
Jail in similar manner.
YORK.
In the ancient Town Oh 10TH. tiOu IT, -
Moody has in his possession clock brought
from England in the year 1923 by fnis ances
tors, made in 1920, with the date and the
makers name on the dial. and which is still
keeping good time. The clock is very hand
some. 1t has brass dial and the case is
handsomely inlaid with flowers, tigurs. etc.
Ii is in good state of preservation. Mr..
Moody has had several offers for, it, but re-
fuses to sell it at any price. MANY visitors
call on him to see this clock, and many other
valuable antique article in his possession.
Mr.. Hamilton Counsel for Mrs. Francis
N. Rummery, the postmstress at Dayton.
lately found guilty of making false returns
Of postage stamps to the government and whose
case was appesled) was in Portland, Friday,
and Mrs. Rumery was entirely Frustrated
from the effects of the trial and not expected
to live. and that her husband attempted to
commit suicide Thursday, but was cut down
before life was extinct. II it reported that
insanity runs in the Rumery family.
AT LARGE.
Under provision of the last appropriation
bill. that when the compensation of any post
master Of the fourth class reaches $3.50 for
four consecutive quarters exclusive of COM
missions on money order business, he shall
be assigned to the Presidential grade, follow
ing among other forth class .fficers that have
been placed upon thes,ast of Presidential
omcee With the salaries of postmasters as
st-seec kennebEnk. Me-, 81 100: Saccarappa,
Me-. l,fu0: Oakland, Me-, LOO: South
Berwick, Me-, 81 100.