Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-10-22

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The new Episcopal Seminary builiing n
Presque Isle sill be completed BY the com
mencement of the new year.
CuMHERLAxo.
DR.. Charles Morse dIed at his residence on
Free street, Portland, FRIDAY morning, at the
age of eighty years. DR.. Morse vas born
in Providence and came to Portland ;rsm
that city upwards OF thirty years ago. He
was the founder Of she Citizens Relief Asso-
cia,ion. and was the president from the time
Of its organization in 1875.
The triennial festival of the Maine Char
liable Mechanic Association. Of Portland,
took place Thursday evening. An address
vas delivered by Mr.. VIM II. Pennell
Toasts we're responded t. BY Gen. Neal Dow
G. L. Bailey, Esq Col. ]. NJ Adams Hon.
W. 5. Dana and others
Ancient Brothers Lodge. l. o. 0. F., of
Portland, celebrated its fortieth anniversary.
Thursday evening.
There came near being q serious fire in
Portland recently. man who was black
ing stove at Mrs. Alder, Smiths, on Will
mot street. upset q can of naptha and set it
on fire He tried to throw il ont of the win
finally threw it through screen and all 1t
rolled down and set shed on fire, but was
finally extinguished with trifiing damage.
The polceman's ball at Portland, Melted
81. 35l So which will give each member of
the force a trifie over s37.
FRANKLIN.
FRIDAY the IL inst, John Young of Farm
ington was brought before the municipal
court, charged with cruel and abusive treat
ment of his family and repeated threats to
take his wife's life. Judge Chandler held
him in $500 bonds to keep the peace, in de-
fault of which he was sent to Pennington Jail
for one year. The next Monday prominent
lumberman of Franklin county bai;ed him
out and took him to the Dead River region.
HANCOCK.
The Ellsworth law firm OF Hale, Emery
Hamlin has been dissolved. Mr.. Emery retir-
ing, and a new firm formed under the name
of Hale 4 Hamin.
kENNEBEC.
The Hotel Smith at Waterville which has
been under the management of A. 0. Smith
for twenty years, is to change its proprietor.
Mr.. w. A. Farr. this season at .Samoset
House" Mouse Island, having bought the
furniture and leased the House, will take
possession soon.
OXFORD.
The Norway Savings Bank has paid a "A
per cent dividend the past year.
A large delegation of the Masonic brethren
of Norway, paid visit to members of Mt.
Tiren Lodge of Waterford on Tuesday even
ing of last week, says the Advertiser. Mem
bers from Crooked River Lodge at Bolster's
Mills and others were present.
PENoBsCor.
The Bangor Commercial says: The partic
ulars of a brutal fight which ccurred in this
vicinity few days ago has just come to
light 1t appears that Joseph Elliot of Le-
want and Ruel Curtis of Exeter, met in this
city and being old acquaintance imbibed
quite freely of liquor. In the evening they
started for their homes. Each man had
team. On their way to Levant, which is
eight miles from this citv. the men engaged
10 brutal and bloody row. 1t must have
been a terrible struggle as both men were
beaten and bruised in q horrible manner.
According to the report the fight must have
taken place about midnight at a lonely place
on the road 1t seems hardly possible that
two men in the darkness of midnight would
engage in such row. They bit. scratched,
and tore each other like savage animals, and
the contest did not end probably, until both
men were exhausted. Curtis managed to get
to the house of physician where his wounds
were dressed. His head was dreadful look
ing sight. There were about twenty wounds
which looked as though they had been made
with knife. and besides his head was badly
beaten. The condition of Ellis was much
the same. Both men are hard characters,
Curtis has served a term in the State Prison
and has been in jail number of times. The
fight was oae of the most brutal that ever &C.
curred in This mart of the State
An eight column weekly paper is soon to
be started at Lincoln.
The next season of the Penobscot county
bee keepers association will be holden at
East Ccr,nth on Thursday, Nov. LIST.
The boys Of the State College at OroBo
have contributed and collected from other
sources funds TO build q gymnasium at the
college grounds, which is now being erected
and finished
The Penobscot County Commissioners
were in session, Wednesday, at Bangor, SAYS
from the Shore Line Railroad hearing. The
cases heard were those of Samuel H. Blake,
Mrs. Ellen Doane and James NJ. Nealey.
The enterprisng town of Lincoln proposes
to have new town hall. lot of land has
been purchased and work on the cellar is un-
der way. The building will be 62 feet long
and two stories high. The lower story will
be used for a town hall. and in the upper
story will be an Odd Fellows hall.
Complaints are still made that it is difficult
to obtain rents in Bangor. Houses that
would rent from 500 to $500 a year would
be in great demand. We are glad to report
that another season there will probably be a
dozen houses bulls on High Head.
PIsCArAQUIs.
The widow of the late Thomas Crooker of
Monsor, while driving through that will age
on Tue 'dsv, the 10th inst. with her son. was
thrown violently fron the carriage, breaking
her leg and collar bone.
The Shirley dam company have expended
az, 900 on the Bog, Bald Mountain and Grand
Falls dams on the west branch of the
Piscataquis.
Mr. Cook, Register of Deeds for Waldo
Co., has received letter from Boston Jour
nal correspondent who wants to know the
condition of farms in Waldo county in regard
to mortgages. He also stated that a regis
ter had informed him that three-fourths of the
farms in certain county of Maine were
mortgaged. Mr.. Cook says that in his opin-
ion not one farm in twenty in Waldo county
is mortgaRed; that he is discharging about as
MANY MORTGAGES as he il receiving ether in