Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-18
state News.
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Adjourned


Valuable property has recently changed
hands in Houlton, viz Residence of Hon, l..
Powers on Main street, TO Geo. Dunn of
Ashland; price, $1,000. The Henry Gray
house on Helleran street, owned by Stephen
Lake, to Fred Stimson of New Limerick for
$500. Homestead of Noah Chandler at the
Boundry Line, to David Thompson of Wood
stock; price, $4,000.
CUMBERLAND.
The republican city committee of Portland
haye decided to send delegation of citizens
to Boston to meet the committee of the
national republican convention appointed to
notify Mr.. Blaine of his nomination. The
gentlemen selected are f. S. Waterhouse,
Lorenzo Dyer and VIM. G.. Soule. who will
bear with them memorial signed by the
prominent citizens of Portland urging the
committee to accept the hospitalites of the
city either going to or returning from Augusta.
There was serious row on board the
schooner Waterfall, lying in Portland harbor.
fisherman by the name of Drake, went on
board drunk and in fight that followed,
several persons were severely injured
The body of Nicholas De Groot, who was
drowned as before stated in the Journal. was
found on Monday morning, diver having
been sent down by MIR. Dewitt, to search
the bay in the vicinity where the yacht was
among the weeds and kept under water by
20 pound weight attached to the neck. His
watch had stopped at ten minutes past ten.
Shortly after that time Sunday, Mr.. Smith
of the company, and some other gentlemen,
sailed past the yacht and fired salute. Mr..
De Groot not making his appearance, they
imagined he asleep. The body was
brought to Portland and prepared for burial
by Morse & Bunce. Coroner Hall viewed
the body but deemed an inquest unnecessary.
HANCOCK.
Surveys were made last week by revenue
cutter for the erection of light house at
Hancock Point on an island near the wharf
of the New England and Acadia line of
steamers.
KENNEBEc.
The new coliseum at Gardiner was opened
Monday night with an immense audience in
attendance. At 8 p. M. the curtain was
raised and Chambers Band played several
selections, which were warmly applauded, af-
ter which the gong rang up the skaters. who
soon filled the spacious floor. At z. M. an
exhibition of fancy shaking was given by
Miss Jessie Darling and MIR. Will Drum
The little lady is a fine skater and delighted
the audience by her many graceful move
ments. After this skating was resumed to
the splendid music of Chandlers Band until
III L. NJ. he building IS very fine one and
one of the largest in the State and will be
devoted not alone TO skating, but to all uses
of public hall, having a fine, large stage
with four sets of scenery, convenient and
spacious ante-rooms, and is lighted with five
electric lights of the Blush system.
OXFORD.
The Portland Argus is now entitled to the
belt for the biggest fish lie on record 1t says
A justice of the peace, his wife and oldest
boy went down to Lake street landing on
Thompsons pond, in Oxford, Friday evening
to fish for horn pouts. The boy had bite
and soon found to his utter surprise that the
fish was stronger than he, and that it was
pulling him into the pond in spite Of all he
could do. He called for help; his mother
who was nearest to him, came to the rescue.
But their united strength was not equal to
that of the fish. just as the line was almost
all pulled through their hands, and they
themselves almost dragged into the water the
justice reached them and new turn to af-
fairs. After desperate struggle the fish was
landed. 1t proved TO be an enormous black
bass estimated to weigh from IA to I6 pounds.
Owing to the law it was thrown back into the
pond as quickly as possible.
WASHINGTON.
James Christie, aged about 27 years, and
Dennis Casey, about % years, were drowned
in the river seven miles below Calais. Sun.
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