The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-10-25
AUGUSTA.

AUGUSTA.
Kennebec County Pomona Grange held its
regular monthly meeting with Capital Grange
of Augusta, Tuesday There was full at
tendance. The total county membership now
amounts to about 1900 persons.
At the meeting of the Winthrop Street Uni
versalist pewholders held Tuesday evening, it
was voted to extend call to Rev. Mr.. Gled
hill to become the pastor of the parish at sal
ary of $1,000.
Venison in the Bangor market now sells
from shilling to twenty-five cents per pound.
The rails on the Shore Line Railroad are now
laid distance of about fourteen miles from
Bangor.
Last Sunday morning, Mr.. Freedom w.
Gould of North Leedsswas informed that q fire
had been started in his woods. Taking hoe
and pail he proceeded to where the fire was
burning and threw pail of water on it when
from behind bush close by, jumped the most
degraded specimen of humanity he ever saw,
without hat or coat, and snatching stake
from the burning embers, came at him with
oaths and threats. Mr.. Gould warded off
the blows with his hoe and defended himself as
best he could, till his dog came to the rescue,
when he turned and ran. The rascal followed
some distance, but not being able to overtake
him turned back Mr.. Gould thinks the dog
was the means of saving his life.
sANeERvILLE.
Edward Jewetl, a prominent citizen of San
gerville, died Sunday. He was Sheriff OF the
county for several years, and member of the
Legislature in the winter of 1880.
CORNISH.
A little son of Albert Saddler, one year and
a half old, few days ago, fell from q chair on
to the hot stove, burning his face and hands
badly. Erysipelas has set in and it is feared
the child cannot recover.
Fannie M Rumery Is postmistress at Day.
ton, says the Argus. 1t is an Office where the
pay is SO much per cent on the amount of
stamps sold. Last year there were twenty
dollars worth of stamps sold, and in her return n
to the government she certified that there had
been eighty dollars worth sold, and received
compensation accordingly. This coming to
the knowledge of the officials she was arrested,
and Tuesday was brought before United
States Commission. She was bound over for
trial at the October term of court.
GARDINER.
Rev. Fl. G. Munson, secretary of the Maine
State Temperance Alliance. writes: A large
temperance meeting was held 10 Gardiner,
Monday evening, Oct. 81. at which time it was
decided to organize an auxiliary alliance. The
following officers were elected: Rev. B. Min
ard, presidents S. E. johnson, G. Lawrence,
and ex-Mayor j. e. Ladd, vice presidents; G.
B. Clason, secretary; A X. P. Buffum, treas
urer; Rev. Mr.. Newport, chaplain Rev. l.
Luce, Miss Eleanor Lawrence and J. Thomas,
executive committee. There is quite an awak-
ening in Gardiner upon the subject of temper
ance. This is the second auxiliary alliance
established within few days, and tits organ
lied under the auspices of the Maine State
Temperance Alliance, of which Rev I.Luce of
Gardiner is president.
HALLowELL.
The beautiful statue of Rock of Ages has
Just been completed at the quarries, and on
Monday afternoon was brought to Hallowell Il,
where it will be on exhibition at the yard of
the Hallowell Granite Company for a short
time before being sent to its destination. Day
ton, Ohio.
Miss Julia A. Stanley, until recently Maine
news editor of the Lewiston Journal, was
married to Mr.. James D. Gibbs of Turner,
Tuesday.
IN GENERAL.
Farmers Institutes are to be held by Secre-
tary Gilbert at Caribou, Nov. 7th, and at Lin
neus Nov 9th. Prof. Walter Balentine, of the
State College, will be in attendance and de-
liver addresses on "Soil Exhaustion
The name of the young man drowned at
Wlnterport on Sunday last was Charles
O'Brien of Verona. None of the bodies of the
three sailors recently drowned in the Penob-
scot have been recovered.
Rev. j. B. Hawes, of the Bangor Theological
Seminary, has engaged to supply the pulpits of
the Congregational churches at Holden and
Dedham until June next. He will begin his
labors Sunday, Oct. %.