Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-01-10
state News.
CUMBERLAND.

LIE annual dinner OF Tue dow uOlu Aiumu
Association of Portland and vicinity viii b
held at the Falmouth Hotel, Thursday, Jan
18th.
The remains of Capt, Simon Ross, former.
ly of SearspoIt, and late master OF ship Chan.
dos, arrived in Portland Tuesday on the
steamer Sandman. Capt. Ross died sudden
ly at Liverpool on the 2lst ult., of heart dis
ease.
The Allan steamer Sandman, Capt. Dut.
ton, from Liverpool ii days via Halifax, ar
rived in Portland Tuesday morning. She
brought ii passengers and good cargo. The
Allan steamer Austrian. Capt. McEiehol,
from Glasgow IA days, arrived in Portland
Tuesday afternoon. She had % passengers
and large amount of freight. Two valuable
Clydesdale horses bound west came on the
Austrian The Dominion steamer Sarnia,
Capt Lindall IL days from Liverpool, also
arrived Tuesday morning. She had ii pas
sengers and very heavy cargo. All the in
coming steamers report heavy weather.
HANCOCK.
The hearing before the railroad commits
sioners on the Mount Desert railway will be
inst.
KENNEBEc.
Mrs. Sarah Augusta Luck, wife of Mr..
Augustus Luck of Fayette, died Jan. I'd, of
consumption, aged SO years. She was most
estimable lady and her husband and four lit
tie children have the sympathy of the entire
cormunity.-The week of prayer will be OBJ
served by meetings every day and evening
The nice farm formerly owned by the late
Mr.. Benjamin W oodsum, has been purchased
by Mr.. Pratt of Livermore.
OXFORD.
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candidate for the place on the Maine Supreme
bench, to be made vacant by the retirement
of Justice Barrows, upon the experation of
his term. Mr.. Foster has undoubted quail
fcatons for the position and if appointed
would command the esteem and respect of
the bar and the people.
The county Commissioners of Oxford Co,
closed up their years work, Monday night,
Dee 3lst, making their settlement with the
Treasurer, assessing road taxes ETC., as
usual, saws the Oxford Democrat. The
treasurer's statement shows a cash balance
in the treasury of So, 3S9.75. The resources
of the county exceed the liabilities by So ,337.-
40. This amount is in excess of all liabili-
ties, as all old bills for 1883 were audited
before the settlemet was made. The County
Commissioners did not reorganize Jan. LIST,
as there was no change in the Board. Hon.
Waldo Pet;engill is chairman, and Hon.
Frank Y. Bradley and Hon. Geo. H. Ham,
mond are his associates. There will be no
change in the Board for three years. Hon.
Geo. A. Wilson of South Paris, qualified as
Judge of Probate before Dedimus Justice H.
C.. Davis, Jan. lst.
PENOBsCoT.
Mrs. Rider. mother of Capt. John Ryder,
of South Orrington, celebrated her Tooth
birthday on Saturday, 9th inst. She is a
woman unusually well preserved, and attends
to the active duties of housekeeping with as
much interest and vigor as most women of
half her age.
The heirs of the late James Butterfeld, of
Springfield, it is reported, propose to contest
the will. Mr.. Butterfield left between 500
600 and S200000 worth of. property. Mr..
Butterfeld was twice married and by his first
wife had several children. He left his entire
property to his son by his last wife and his
widow His daughters by his first wife were
left only stipend and they will try to break
the will.
The work of gathering the Penobscot ice
crop is now fairly underway. The Katahdin
Company has field of acres cleared and
will begin to cut ia a few day. Pitman, Sar-
gent and StetsOn also have felds ready for
cutting. The ice is now twelve inches thick.
and was never of better quality. 1t is free
from dirt, and this years crop will well up
hold the verdict OF good judges that Penob-
scot river ice is as good as there is in the
world large crop will be gathered this
season, and it will find a ready sale, as Pc
nobscot ice is now so favorablv known.
SAGADAHoc.
Among the prominent gentleman who are
expected to be present at the Bath Light In
fantry exhibition drill and BALTIC be held in
Bath, JAN 18th. are Gov. Robbie and staff,
Gen. Brown of Portland, and staff, Col.
French of Augusta, and staff. The militia
companies that will be present, are the Mont
gomery Guards and Portland Cadets of Port
land, Jameson Guards of Lewiston, Bath
High School Cadets, and Bath Light Infantry.
Chambers full military band will give grand
concert and furnish music for the ball.
WASHINGTON.
Mr.. Charles O. Cousins. second pilot of the
steamer Lewiston, and Miss Addie j. Robin
son, daughter of Capt. Charles w. Robinson
of Macbiasport, were married at the residence
of the brides father, on Wednesday evening,
the I'd inst, by Rev. Daniel Greene, and left
on the steamer Lewiston on their bridal tour.
AT LARGE.
The regular monthly meeting and dinner
of the Bowdoin College Club of Boston,
occurred At the Revere House, FRIDAY even
ing, Jan 4th. Among those present were
Prof. Chapman: Chandler, '6S; CoOmbs and
Payson so; Coggan, u; Elliott, 49,; How
ard IA Sargent, rs; Wright and Stevens,
70; besides good representation from sew
eral of the recent classes. Although speeches
are not in order at these purely social gath
erings, Professor Chapman responded to the
desire of all present and spoke in very
pleasant manner of the affairs of the
college, which are surely in prosperous
condition. The mention of Prof. Packard's
name was the signal for a universal express
sion of pleasure at the report of the contin-
ued health of that beloved and reverand
friend of the college, and its Alumni. After
a few hours of social conversion this success
full meeting of the club terminated, and each
one present departed with renewed pride in
the past and present of mis- Alma Mater and
increased hope for its future.