Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-06-26

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The class Of IS Of Bowdoin College viii
hold it, annual reunion at the Falmouth Hotel
Portland. on Thursday, july 18th. The class
Of '83 will also bold its reunion on the follow
ing day. Friday. July 18th At the same hotel.
The Portland liquor deputies have made
l02 seizures this month. $500 has been paid
in fines into the Municipal Court. and there
have been II appealed cases. The past week
they made 20 seizures and secured 3S7 gal
Ions of lager, and SO gallons of hard liquors
Commencement week at Westbrook Sem
mary commenced Sunday last, the President,
J. p. Weston, preaching = sermon to the
graduating class. The church was filed
W it'll an attentive audience. Monday. Tues
day and Wednesday the examination will be
carried on, and in the afternoon of the latter
day tn re will be a meeting of the trustees.
and in the evening the Junior exhibition
Thursday will occur the exercises of gradua-
ton. 1t is gratifying to the friends of this
institution to know and realize that they are
now out of debt and have fund of IS. 900.
The trustees have the promise of $1,000
more, the nucleus of $4,000 subscription.
Three boys, aged l5 years each. ran away
from their homes in Boston Friday night and
were arrested in Portland by the police.
They were sent back home.
The Portland Steam Packet Company has
just added new steamer, the fremont, TO
the list. The Press calls it a floating palace
The fremont is a side-wheel steamboat,
built of the best selected woods, put together
with great care and strength. and is of fine
model and good carving capacity. She is
260 feet long. 81 feet beam: over all, "a feet,
and l2 depth of hold. The machinery is
very thoroughly and beautifully made. She
has been built under the personal superin-
tendence of Capt. J. B. Coyle. president of
the company, and he has taken careful pains
to have her the best steamer plying on the
New England coast. Entering her port
gangway, you are ushered into the the social
hall, which is to be used exclusively for
passengers, no freight or baggage being car
ried here. as on her sister boats, and the
change will be marked by the patrons of the
line. This hall, elegantly furnished in hard
woods, deliberately carved, will be one of the
noted features of this elegant steamer. Moth
ing superior to it can be found on any steam
er afioat-
HANCOCK.
The Douglass copper mine at Bluehill sent
about l0, 900 pounds of ingot copper to Boston
Monday, and will hereafter make regular
shipments. The best ore whichthe mine has
ever shown is now being hoisted.
KENNEBEc.
The report that Hon. John May of Win
throp, has fallen heir to a large fortune in
Indiana, is incorrect, as tar as Mr.. May him
self is concerned. . The fortune comes from
brother of Mr.. Mays late wife, and will
be divided among seven heirs, three of whom
are the children of Mr.. May.
Portland Commandery, accompanied by
Chambers Band, went to Lake Maranocook
Saturday on their annual excursion. The
Commanderv turned out about 80 Sir Knights.
They were joined at the depot by their ladies'
the special train leaving shortly after nine
o'clock. The programme at the lake was a
general good time and banquet. They ar
rived home at 80.
PENoBsCoT.
The Wing says the Penobscot Spiritual
Temple have purchased grove at Verona
The location is about a mile distant from Fort
Knox and is very picturesque spot. 1t is
proposed to fix the grounds up for camp
meening purposes.
AT LARGE.
Many reports HAVING been made lately con-
corning the closing or partly shutting down
of wooden mills, the Boston Advertiser has
made an effort to collect from all the mills in
New England information regarding the
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