Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-01-12
state News.
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4 hE1NE6EC.
Colby University has recently been pre-
| scented with three valuable portraits of distin-
guished men who we're formerly in some way
connected With it. That of Rev. Avery
Briggs, deceased Oct. %. 1888, presented by
A. d. Briggs of Chicago. Mr.. Avery Briggs
was the first professor to occupy the chair of
learned languages in waterviIle College from
1922 TO 1927. L hat Of Rufus Babcock, pres
ident of Waterville College from 1888 to
1886, presented by Mr.. Scott of New York,
and the portrait of David S. True. just re-
ceived from Davenport, Ia
Mr.. AID Mrs. Thomas S. jackson of Win
throp, have gone to Florida to spend the win
ter. Mr.. ]. Is in poor health. 1t is hoped
he may be benefited by the change.-The
skating rink is reported 70 be doing good
business.-At the silver wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. George W. Fairbanks, Jan. ist, poem
was read by L. P. Moody, which, in the opin-
ion of those present. would be no discrdit to
a poet of greater aspirations and renown than
the writer aspires to- There was also let
ter. accompanied by present in silver, from
Mrs. Eliza Upton, former neighbor. which
and finely rounded sentences, cannot be ex-
celled by any of her age, (she being more
than four score) in the State.
At the annual meeting of the Wayne Dairy
ing Ass ociaiion, the following officers were
chosen: President, T. L. Howard; Vice
President. Sewall Pettingill; Secretary, c. S.
Haynes Treasurer and Collector, P. T. Pike
Directors. G. NJ. True, A. D. Wing, ]. NJ.
Pike, w. NJ. Besse.
Within the past three months, Mrs. Abby
Turner of Rome. has knit one hundred pair
of stockings on her knitting machine, besides
doing the work for family of four.-The
oldest person now living in Rome, is Mr..
Joseph Warren, who is ninety-three years
old. The next oldest is Mrs. Hannah Clark,
who is eighty-eisht years old. Mrs. c. is
around the house, washes dishes and does
some sewing and knitting.
PENoBscoT.
The present term of the Supreme Judicial
Court Penobscot county will probably be q
brief one, as comparatively few cases seem to
be ready for trial.
There will be conference of the Congrega-
tional churches Of Penobscot county at Orono
the 18TH inst.
Oldtown is one of the largest country towns
in Maine. As q feeder of the E. &. N. A.
brance of the Maine Central r. r. it is
among the first. The station agent, Mr.. F.
F. Hagarty. says that %, 696 passengers were
ticketed from Oldtown over the NJ. C.. r. R.,
for the year ending Sept. 80, 1883, besides,
possibly 5000 over the B. & P, road.
WALDO.
A singular accident occurred in West Jack
son. A. Davis was using yoke of oxen,
belonging to his father. He put
them in his barn, and fed them for their noon
ing; but on going to the barn afterwards,
found one of the oxen with blood flowing from
his mouth. On examination he found the
nd rohinU tho
hay in the crib found one and halt inches
of the tongue which had been bitten off.
AT LARGE.
The work of Good Templary in Maine is
moving along New lodges are being institu-
ted upon every hand by goodly number of
organizers. F. A. Marson of Oakland has
been doing excellent work in Somerset and is
soon to go into Piscataquis He will devote his
time to the interests of the order from now I'M
til the close of the grand lodge year in April.
M. ]. Dow of Brooks, G. w. T. is doing
good work in Waldo and Knox. G. L. Mont
gomery of Troy is laboring in Waldo and
Hancock Rev. j. II. Taylor of Sedgwick is
doing work in Hancock. Mrs. H. M. c.
Estes of Waterville is in Lincoln. These
with other workers now in the field and to
enter the field Immediately are doing and will
do work that will result in great benefit to
this order and the cause of temperance in the
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Lodge OF Bangor ana tound tnem 10 eooo
CONDITION ana doing = geo1 work. Aney are
to meet IN the future on iuesosy evenings
Friday evening ne sstended meeting OF Use-
town Lodge previons 20 puoac messing WHICH
he addressed at later hour. Inc pnDnc
meeting was held at Town nan. a gooed
audience was present. ). d: MORRISON caiieo
croft PRESIDED. Rev. Mr.. Freeman offered
prayer. The Lodge al oidtcwn Is is sooo
condition Tor future WORK. great cnange
has taken place WITHIN year IN Relation "