Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-05-17
State News.
ANDROSCOGGIS.

Nav I'd, at the church. The occasion will
be made memorable. The installation ser
mon will be preached by Rev. j. C. Adams
At a meeting of the finance committee of
Lewiston. held Wednesday it was voted to re-
port to tn City Council in favor of An appro-
priatiou of $500 for a fourth of July cele-
bratlon, providing that the citizens will raise
$1,000.
CUMBERLAND.
An aged lady by the name of Sampson fell
on the sidewalk in Portland on Thursday and
broke her hip.
Capt. Edward Hall, of the brig Andrew ].
Pettingill and well known ship master,
dropped dead in the office of Mr.. Kinsman on
Doane street in Boston, Thursday afternoon,
where he had called for his letters Capt
Hall resided in Portland and has sailed for
many years.
A meeting of the Cumberland democratic
county committee was held at the Preble
House, Portland, on Thursday morning for
organization. Col. A. W. Bradbury of Port
land. was elected chairman. and A. +. Moul-
ton. Esq, Of Scarboro, secretary.
The Argus tells of a man who entered the
shoe store of Mr.. Dearborn on Congress
street and tried to mesmerize the clerk. it is
thought in order 10 obtain money.
The farmers OF Gorhan met at Gorham
Grange Hall Oh Saturday, May 10. and
organized dairy corporation for the manu-
tacture and sale of creamery butter. This
promises to be one of the largest butter fac
tories in Maine. being centrally situated in
one of the best grazing and hay producing
regions in Cumberland county. 1t is pro-
posed TO gather the cream from the towns of
Gorham, Buxton, Scarborough, Westbrook
and Windham.
Peter II. Conley, the oarsman, with his
trainer William Spelman. left Portland,
at l 80 o'clock Thursday afternoon for Pull
man, ILL.,, where he will row on Memorial
Day with John Teemer of McKeesport, Pa.
Conley will arrive in Pullman to-day, and
will at once go into practice. Conley said
on the day of his departure that he was
not in first class condition.
Another check swindler has showed up in
Portland On Thursday boy named Fuller
was walking along the street when he was asked
to take note into T. w. Buxton's store
and return with the answer. The check was
for SIS, drawn on the Casco National Bank
VIM. H. Woodman. Mr.. Buxton thought
he would take the note over to Mrs. Cum
mings and see if the affair was perfectly
straight" Mrs, Cummings knew nothing
about 1t. The boy went with Mr.. Buxton to
the spot where he had left the stranger, but
that person had taken the alarm and disap-
peared.
HANCOCK.
The Baptist church at Franklin, has extern
ded a call to Rev. A. A. Cambridge. a recent
graduate of Colby, and now laboring tempo
rarily at Bowdoinham.
Preparatory work has commenced at the
Deer Isle Silver Mine. As soon as the ma
chinery is ready, work will begin at pumping
out the shaft which will be quite an extensive
job, as it is called 25O feet deep and is in
places from 10 to l2 feet in diameter, and
has drifts to the length of perhaps $50 feet
averaging about feet in diameter.
KESNEBEC.
Edwin Moves of Waterville. and wife re-
turned home recently, having been absent
during the winter in Boston and Fortress
Monroe.
The rumor that the Lockwood Co., OF
Waterville will shut down is unfounded.
The agent tells US that the company have
cotton enough to last until October, and this
they propose to make into cloth.
We learn that A. +. Merrill of Bangor, has
leased Col. Bangs water privilege. etc., al
Waterville, for five years, and will put into
the lower end of the store house that stands
next the burned gYist mill, two sets of small
stones and an iron cracker for cracking corn.
The starting of these stones will be grea1
convenience for Winslew and Watervills
people.
The marriage of Mr.. Asbury E. Earl o.
Litchfeld, and Miss Carrie C. Adams Of Bow.
doin, took place at the home of the brides
father. Mr.. Nathan Adams, in Bowdoin. Fri
day P. M. Rev. Joseph Nickerson Of Bow
doinhsm. officiated. Many friends of the
happy groom and bride we're present, who
brought many tokens.
The blacksmith shop of W. P. Brown o
Clinton slid from its blocking, recently, bach
into the brook.
The selectmen of Oakland report that they
have completed the assessment of taxes. The
total valuation is 1896, 743; number of polls
| sol rate of taxation. 6 Clio mills.
A part of Cascade Woolen Mill, Oakland
shut down Saturday, May 10.
Friday last, Mr.. .Abram Bachelor of Oakland
while helping to run some birch lumber
which was loaded upon q car. into his mill
the car ran off the tracK, jamming his ankle
quite badly.
The officers of the Prescott Lodge, 1. O
G.. T., No. 249, of North Monmouth, were
installed, May 9Th, by j. L. Orcult, L. d. in
the following manner: Sanford Adams, w
c. T.; Mrs. NJ. A. Walker, W. v. T.; Mitti,
A. Stanton, w. S.; E. q. Bent. W. c.; J
Maxrell. W. F. s.: J. Gorden, W. T.; A
NJ. Turner, W. NJ; Nellie Gorden. W. I. G.
John Shepherd. W. o. G.; G. L. Lowell, p
W. c. T.; Clara Lindsey, W. A. S: Lydii
Robinson. W. R. H. s.; Mrs. J. L. Orcult
W. L. H. S.; Jennie Wing. W. A. NJ. Aftel
the installation, encouraging remarks wer,
made by Brother Ladd Of Gardiner.
| KNOX.
Ou a recent evening . bullet crashed
throuh q window in the house OF Simor
Trueworthy, of Rockland, going within Al
inch of the head of lady sitting near. Por
tions of the broken glass cut through hel
dress and lacerated her bosom, some of th,
slivers penetrating 90 deep that they re
mained imbecded in the flesh until pullet
out. The woman declares she heard foot
steps approaching the house just preceding
the discharge of the gun and afterward
heard a person or persons running rapidly
away. The police are investigating tn,
matter.
SAGADAHoc.
The speech of presentation at the unveil
| ing of the statue OF Hon. T. j. Southland o
Richmond, was made by Judge VIM. T. Hal
of Richmond, and not Judge VIM. g. Hal
of Rockland.