The Portland daily press., 1884-12-20
BELFAST.

Among the Candidates for the position OF AS.
slstant Cle of the House of Representative es
az Augusta, at the coming session OF the Leg.
lslatore, ia Geo. E. Braekett, of this CITY Mr.
Brackett i well known throughout the State
and is we'll qaalifisd for the place. He ia The
only Candidate named for either clerkship who
has hsG any experiences IN their daties having
been tff1cial reporter OF the Senate, and having
reported both branches several sessions. Ia
view OF the kfact that Waldo county made
such splendid gains and redeemed hersslf al
the State election it would sem as though
some recognition of the fact would not be- cut
OF place.
FORT FAIRFIELD.
The Aroostock Republican says there ara
10000 bushels of potatoes stored in cellars aud
store-houses in Fort Fairfield village waiting
better prices
For the winter term in the Academy. 10l
students have already been enrolled, FIVE of
the number will not attend rocitations until as-
ter the holidays.
On Tuesday, tae third lecture Of the Acad-
emlc course was delivered by Prof. f. G. Rob-
insoD, A. NJ. of Bowdoin College. The lee
taFe was accompanied by illustrations from the
etereoptioon aud wes interesting and instruct.
re. The subject was Form and StrRctare in
Nature"
KTTTERY POINT.
Rev. Clifford M Anderson was ordained pas-
tor Of the Kitsry Point Free Baptist chufch
Wednesday evening, The order Of exercises
was as follows: Sermon, u. Waldrdn of
portsmouth; ordalning prayer, Rev. e. P.
Monitons kochestes; charge to pastor, II. Il
Pecknam, Great Falls; rgat hand OF fellow
ship, Rev. B. It. Jefferson, New Market:
chsrgs to tbs people, Rev. H. +. Wood, Dow
er. The attendance was large and the exercis-
es of deep interest.
LEwHToN.
a Il
zauon OF stock Company for tae establish
ment IN Lewlstoa OF Democratic daily news
paper was held st room II City Building, on
Thursday evening. No organic alton was ef-
ieeien AID only an informal talk on the sub
Ject was made. The COMMITTEES appointed at
the previous meeting made no report.
MUTTON
Mr. John Richardson of Zircon Hill. has
recently lost seventeen sheep aad lambs in
pasture.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
Rev. j. L. Scoootia, pastor of the Universal
list society of this town has accepted call to
East j frey, N. n. He left here Thursday.
he and his wife will carry the esteem and best
wishes of many sincire friends in THIS vicini-
ty.
The shop breakers who broke into the store
Of ". 81. Conant, Thanksgiving ngat, brought
back the stolen goods and left them rear the
store in bag.
Mr.. Joel White has recently received pen-
Sion OF VI, 100 from the U. S. Government.
RoCKLAND.
The long delayed n,ract for the building of
orioge by and betweea the towns of Rock
land aud Thomaston has been drawn and
signed for an iron draw bridge, to be- furnished
by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co., OF Berlin, Conn.
wATERvILLE.
Frank Hanson, sou Of DIR Hanson, principal
of Cobnin Classical Insiitu e, a graduate of
Colby, class of '8S, has been slected principal
OF tho Grammar school in Atlantic City, N. j T.,
at Z good salary.
sAco.
Flemming Hill man about 60 wears of aga
father OF D. B Hill OF Saco was badly Injured
by fan in North osco Thursday. He was
butcherpg hogs in the barn, and in going be-
tween the house and barn he slipped aud fell.
disocating his shoulder and badly iniuripg
his bip.
Walter Bowers, son of Hon. Roscoe Z. Bow
ers OF Saco, has received the appointment OF
nigg clerk in tue leading hotel at Jackscn-
vile, Fla, and lett Friday to assume the du
ties of his new positions. Young Bowers has
many friends among the young psople in Bid
deford ard Saeo ali OF whom wish him SUCCESS
in his new position.