Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-05-17

ARoosrooY.

Mr. George E. Lowden. Of the Bates The
illogical school, has received and accepted a
call to become pastor of tie Hoult0n Free
Baptist church with a salary of $500 He
will begin his labors in August
Wiuslow Hall, one of the early pioneers
of Aroostook, died At his home in Washington
May Sd, at the advanced age of 81 years and
ii months. The deceased came from Oxford
county to Aroostook in 1912, and settled in
township H. Range 2, now Caribou, where
he engaged in farming and trade.
PExoBscor.
The Boston Journal SAYS the head of q
prominent Bangor lumber firm says that the
brook drives are not one-tenth As far adj
vanced as in the spring of 1882. and that the
men must be nearly out of provisions. 1t
would be hard work to get supplies to many
of the drives. There was a rain Saturday
night and Sunday forenoon. May and g.,
but now the depth of water running over the
crest of the dam at the Bangor Water Works
is not much higher than it was last week
The rain is said TO have so risen the Malta
wamkeag and Fest Branch that the drives on
those waters are coming along, but much
heavier rain than this will be required-sev-
eral of them-to make what is usually called
a good pitch. 1t is reported that the drives
on the Upper st. John river (in Name have
been abandoned. The logs will probably
come out of the easy driven courses of tn.
Penobscot system, but there is much doubt
in regard to the others. There were not over
100000 feet of manufactured lumber left
over at Bangor in the fall of 1882, and this
has about all been shipped this spring. TIE
mills are now all engaged in saving on the
logs left over, about forty millions, and the
shipments are considerable.
Wbtn have hpan
perfected by which applicants residing in
sections remote from the State College may
be examined for admission to the institution
without mourning the expense of going to
Orono. The gentlemen named below have
been appointed examiners for the sections
of the State in which they severally reside :
c. p. Allen, Prespue Isle: H. NJ. Estabrooke,
Pembroke; f. +. Danforth and S. w. Gould,
Skowhegan: Principal IIoyt and o. C.. Far
rington, Greeley Institute, Cumberland
S. X. Hitchings, Biddeford. aud A. z. Soule,
Oakland. Arrangements have also been
made with the Seminary at Bucksport
by which students from that institn
ution may be admitted TO The College
on certificate of qualification by the princi-
pal, Rev. Nj. w. Prince.
SAGADAHOc.
The Bath Times says many of the houses at
Woolwich have articles which would delight
the heart of the antique man, such as antique
furniture, rare old china and pensile ware
much of it brought from over seas. We have
in our mind especially an antique chest Of
drawers set upon claw shaped legs which is
made of solid mahogany, that would grace an
elegant room. also the rare spider and twisted
legged furniture, all Of which are carefully
treasured by the possessors and shown to Wis
itors and with pleasure.
WASHINGTON.
The Republican says a number of sheep
belonging to Mr.. Bradford Varney of Jones'
boro having been killed last week, Mr.. v.
mistrusted bruin as the guilty party, and
accordingly set two guns with tempting
bait and last Tuesday morning very large
black bear was found shot through both eyes.
YORK.
The Times says that the brown mare owned
by DR.. Grafton of Biddeford, while being
taken out of the wagon before his stable, last
Thursday, suddenly dropped dead. The mare
had been suffering from heaves, and this.
probably was the cause of her death. The
doctor valued the animal at 5000