Daily Kennebec journal., 1883-06-30

Mr.. John B. Madigan, the youngest son o
the late Hon. James C. Madigan, recently
graduated with bonors at Georgetown. d. C.
and is soon expected to arrive at his home in
Houlton, where he will study Law.
CuNYIRIAxD.
The steamship Brooklyn, of the Dominion
Steamship Co., which ran on the ledge neal
Fort GorRes, Portland Harbor, April 6, was
doated at high water. Tuesday. and at P.
NJ, towed to the dry dock. At A. NJ. the
fires were started in the furnaces. At low
water the pumps we're set to work and IN q
few hours the steamer was free from water,
With the exception of the compartment which
contained the rent in the iron plates. At
high water the huge steamer had grown so
bouyant that she swung round as on q pivot.
A few minutes after, the tugs succeeded in
hsuling her off the rock and she footed free.
As the Brooklyn moved slowly up the harbor
crowds gathered on the wharves to see her.
As she passed along she was greeted BY
cheers. When she reached the dock she
was quickly entered She will be repaired
temporarily to enable her to cross the Allan
tic and she will then be taken to England for
further repairs,
HANCOCK.
Mrs. Zacbariah Chandler has arrived in
Ellsworth from Detroit. Mich, and will pass
the summer with her daughter, Senator Hale's
wife.
An affair that has caused quite a stir among
the friends of the parties was the marriage on
Sunday last, of Mr. Noah Boothby and Mrs
Augusta Crummett. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Mr.. Hamilton, at the house
of the bride and only few relatives of Mrs
C. were present.-Fairfeid Journal.
The affairs of the drug firm of Luce & Mil
Ter, Waterville, have been settled by the sale
of the stock by the receiver, to Chas. F. Mil
Ter, who buys it for Lewis w. Miller of the
late firm.
Hon. f. F. Webb of Waterville, has apent
much of his time lately in Providence, r. l.,
he being one of Sprague's counsel in the
noted suits between the Spragues and Trus-
tee Chaffee.
PENoBscor.
Nearly all necessary money is subscribed for
establishing the Eastern Maine fair grounds
in Bangor, and it is probable a track and
grounds will be ready for races and fair next
fall.
Tie Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad exten-
sion bonds are selling rapidly at 1924.
The annual meeting of the Maine Telegraph
Company has been held in Bangor. Albert
w. Paine, Albert Holton, George Stetson,
Noah Woods, John S. Kicker, Charles E.
Bliss, Ambrose C. Flint, John F. Colby, and
Edison F. Littlefield were elected as Directors.
The Directort chose Albert W. Pain, Secre-
tary and Treasurer. A dividend of 81. % per
share was declared.
SOMERSET.
This has been commencement week with
the Norridgewock English and Classical In
stitute. The weather has been most unpropi-
tious, yet the large interest of the citizens and
former graduptes in the school has been abun-
dainty manifested BY the laage audiences that
have gathered, notwithstanding rain and mud,
to participate in the exercises. The gradual
ing class numbered twelve with parts as fol-
lows: Latin SalutatOrv, Samuel Hopkins,
Noridgewoc essay, Moral courage net affect
ed by public sentiment, Nettie Maud Bell;
Grafton, Punctual scholarship. Albert Patten
Horn; Grafton, The true heroisn, Newell
Putnam Tupper; essay, The educational in
frences of Pictures, Frances Lowell Lindsey;
Grafton, The pen mightier than the sword,
William Henry Baker; essay, No royal road
to learning, Bessie Danforth; oration, The
use and abuse of money. Clarence Mason
williamson; Grafton, Life's great lesson
Learning, to do well, Fred Allen Spauding;
essay, The heroism of self-conquest. Mary
Lillian Tobey; oration, Industry an element
of success, Charles Boardman Davis; valedic-
tory, Weaving the web of life, Minnie Florence
Waugh