Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-03-18

CUMBERLAND.

drowned in Back Bav, Portland. some time
ago was found Saturday. not ten feet from the
place where he broke through the ice.
Petitions bearing the names of 725 lead
I ing shipmasters, pilots and owners engaged in
business on our coast. praying fer the restora-
rion of Portland Head Light to the first class,
| have been forwarded to Conreseman Reed.
valuable library belonging two the late
Charles A. Lord formerly editor of the
Christian Mirror. was sold at auction in
Portland last week.
-Four tramps we're committed to the Brun-
s~ick lookup on Monday night of last week.
| for breaking ard entering the depot at Hard
ings Station During the night they broke
out and made their escape.
Additional suits were entered Saturday by
Mr.. Phillips against Charles Cooke of W. F.
Phillips & Co. Joseph E Gould of Z L.
Stanwood & Co., w. KYLE of J. W. Perkins
& Co.. all of Portland. r. H. Hurd of North
Berwick, and Mr.. Walker of York. for
violation of the pharmaceutical registry Law.
These gentlemen are all prominent druggists.
The ~rits are returnable at the April term of
the Superior Court
The Portland Provident Association during
the past year has paid for provisions, fuel,
boots and shoes the sum of 1865 Is and has
assisted l5S families composed of 41e per-
sons.
DIR. Goodwin of Portland departed this life
on the l4tE inst. He WAS the youngeat of
eleven children of the late Gen. Ichsbod
Goodwin. of South Berwick, Me-. a sion of
the most prominent families Unidentified with
the history of Maine and New England from
the earliest colonial history, and Astounding
in men distinguished for personal intelligence.
public spirit services to the community and
the State. Born in South Berwick Nov. IA,
1898, DIR. Goodwin graduated at Dartmouth
College in 1914, and at the Dartmouth Medi-
cal School in 1914.
KENNEBEc.
would seem that the charge of cupidity can
not be- justly laid at her door. Within a
little time she has had an offer of $1,000
towards the establishment of town library,
which she has quietly allowd to lspse; and
the offer of a farm of eighty acres is very
coolly received. and the question of its ac-
ceptance postponed for year.
! rhe spring term of sixteen weeks at Colby
| University opened on Wednesday OF last week.
Nearly all the students are back and prof.
table term is expected. TIL, seniors will take
Political Economy under Prof. Small this
term and Moral Lcience under the President
besides the usual elections. Prof Small will
also have the juniors in Political Economy.
which study is hereafter TO be taken in the
| Junior vear-The nine will at once 90 into
the gym in preparation for their summers
work The team will be much stronger this
wear than it has been for several years .-Dr.
Joseph F Elder of the Madison avenue Bap-
fist church. New York. has accepted the invi-
tation of the Colby Y. NJ. C.. A. to preach
the annual sermon before them at the next
commencement
OXFORD.
f. X. Holmes. of East Oxford, has
bull years old the oath of last April, which
weights 2059 pounds. His girth is feet 6
iuches. He is a thoroughbred Hereford
from Mr.. Holmes improted stock. His color
is dark red. with white strip on his face.
He is marred by no physical defeat. Stock
fanciers from all parts are focking to see
this bovine wonder though the Argus was the
the first paper that found him. Many say he
| is the handsomest animal they ever saw.
PENoBscOT.
Mrs. Moses Gliding. of Bangor collected
$500 there for the aid of the Maine Industrial
School for girls, at lIallowell.
Oldtown according to the Bangor Comm r
cial has gone crazy over roller skating. The
people all skate says the Commercial from
the very small boy to old people whose hair
has long since silvered Bad boys steal their
fathers razors and sell them to raise money
to buy rink tickets, young men and women
use all their pocket money for the same pur-
pose, and it is reported that there is one well
authenticated case where an old lady pawned
her glasses to obtain money to attend an at
traction at the rink. From early morn until
late at night the rumble of the roller skates
is heard in the town, and rumor says that
few very conservative people will have the
matter discussed in town meeting t. the end
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people from skating more than a certain
number Of hours each day.
Company G., of Bangor, shows the high
est percentage of attendance at the drills
during the months of January and February
| of any company in the two regiments.
YORK.
| Chas Deas, a seventeen year old boy Of
Saco. has been bound over for trial for steal
ing 500 from his father.
Although the wrestling match in Biddeford
on Friday evening was won by Geo. Emery
| of Saco. some still think that the unknown is
the better man. His limited experience as a
professional wrestler was against him.
A boy about nine years old came to Saco
from Buxton, a few DAYS ago to attend
school. The larger Toys hectored him, tell
ing him he was 'too fresh and needed dip
ping in the pork barrel. The day after he
| disappeared anu cOulu not De 1OunO any
where. Later that afternoon it was discov-
cred that he had been hard at work in the
cellar removing the pork from the barrel.
and had dipped his clothes into the brine in
order not to be too fresh. The item, accord
ing to the Biddeford Journal is vouched for
by a Main street business man who knew the
| circumstances.
! AT LARGE.
The Flying Yankee" train. between Port
land and and st. John, n. B., will be put on
about June l.
The commercial travellers whose route in
cludes the State of Maine, are to hold re-
union at the Lake House, East Jefferson, in
August next Preparations are to be made
for a grand affair.
Saturdays Boston Journal says that paper
has information from reliable sources that
Insurance. Commissioner Tarbox will REIN
state the Union Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of Maine in Massachusetts,.
The contributions from Maine to benevo-
lent societies, acknowledged by the treasurers
of the various associations in the March
periodicals. are s5.35l. of which s2,6l7, was
for the Maine Missionary Society.
There is a movement looking towards the
purchase of fine silk flag to be offered as a
l. l.