Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-23


Name Board of Agriculture. wss in Lewis
ton Tuesday Mr. Gilbert took the afternoon
train for Boston for a weeks tour among
the butter factories in Massachusetts, Con-
neesient and other points in New England.
The Lewiston police are on the lookout Tor
a man named Daniel F. Snow, wanted near
Boston for forging and believed TO have fed
into this section of New England. He is Al
years of age. 5 feet inches in height. weighs
1875 pounds
CUMBERLAND.
All recent meeting of the Cabot Manu-
featuring Co, at Brunswick, the treasurer
reported the product of the mill was :. 100, 900
pounds for the year. The profits $4,000
The following officers were elected: Presi-
dent-John f. Anderson; treasurer-Francis
Cabot.
The GRAY Agricultural Society held their
fair on "wednesday. 0cS. 18th, 1884. at the
beautiful village of Gray. This society is
about to organize themselves into a stock
company for the purpose of purchasing land.
bailding track and hall and inclosing the
same with substantial fence. The sum of
81 500 was subscribed.
Mr.. John G. Downing. of kennebunk,
while in Portland, Saturday last his pocket
book containing marty 500.
Fifty bows from the reform school attended
the opera in Portland City Hall, Saturday af-
ternoOn.
kENNEBEC.
Mrs. Abigail Clark died at Bradford Octo-
Der 18th. Mrs Clark was born in the town
of Rome, Kennebec county. Sept Both, 1914,
her age being 20 years and Is days at the
time of her death. She was united in mar
rage April oath 1888. to Mr.. Ebenezer Clark
So - IL. III
in Augusta where she became a chatter
member of the Free Will Baptist church.
organized by Rev. Silas Curtis, and of which
she was a member at the time of her death.
In the year 1887 she removed with her
husband to Bradford, where sh- has since
resided. Mrs Clark leaves husband, four
sons and three daughters.
KNOX.
The house and barn Of Nathaniel B. Doe,
Washington, was burned Monday with furni-
ture, clothing, farming tools. Total loss, no
insurance.
| +. S. Hastings of Damariscotta, has been
suspended and fined by the National Trotting
Association, by order of the Eastern Maine
| Fair. Bangor.
The Boothbsv Register states thse the
dividens of the Boothbsy Savings Bank for
the six months ending Sept. Both. were ST.
900. making the dividends for the year 49,
$50.
OXFORD.
| Mrs. Edgtcomb Thorne of Brownfeld,
died Oct. 7th, in a CONFUSION, after ar i'll
ness of only one hour She was about sixty
years of age, and leaves a husband and one
daughter to lament her sudden death.
! A barn owned by Geo. Fox of Porter, and
| Freeman Gould of South Hiram, was burned
Sunday night, about nine o'clock Oct. 18th,
during the thunder shower. The lightning
struck tree about forty feet from the build
| ing, and went in three channels to the barn
setting it on fire. There were some six or
seven tons of hay burned and two bushels of
beans that were not winnowed. The prem
ises were occupied by Frank Gould
PESoBsooT.
| A party will probably leave Bangor for
California about November 4th.
The PenoDscOt County Sunday School
/ Convention will hold its annual session with
Essex Street Free Baptist church at Bangor,
on Tuesday afternoon and evening, Oct. 20.
! beginning at two and seven o'clock.
/ Enterprise Grange Hall. Orrington. will
be dedicated by Worthy Master Robbie on
! Thursday, Oct. 30th at 10 o'clock. The
afternoon will be occupied by Richard Nut
ter, Past Lecturer of the Maine State Grange
and other prominent members of the order.
SAGADAHoC.
Mr. Alpaeus Graves of Topsham, whose
/ death has been recorded, was Secretary of the
Patrons Mutual Aid Society. an insurance
company organized among the grangers of
/ Maine
! The meeting of the Maine Geological So
ciety announced for MondIy. the 10Th inst,
in Reception Hall, Bath, is postponed to
Saturday. Nov. lst. at l2 o'clack p. NJ.
SOMERSET.
/ day OF two ago man was seen to ap-
proach another man in one Of the business
streets of Skowhegsn. and. pointing revolt
yer to his head he demanded the payment of
fifty cents OF he would shoot. Without
stopping to talk, the debtor promptly paid.
WALDO.
The house and barn of Rufus Kenney. at
Frankfort. were entirely destroyed bv fire
Monday afternoon about one O'Clock All
the farm crops were lost and only a part of
the furniture was saved The total loss is
about four hundred dollars and there was no
insurance.
WASHINGTON.
Miss Dora Farrar young lady belonging
in Prospect Harbor. who has been passing
the summer in Addison, recently attempted
suicide by cutting her throat while in tenn
porary fit of insanity. She is rapidly recov-
ering.
For the past few DAYS the ssrdine factories
in Eastport have been running to nearly their
full extent In one week during the present
month Sl2 600 we're paid ont as wages.
Ar LARGE.
Many of the militia companies will have
exhibition drills and balls and other enter
tainments during the coming winter.
r IL Dnurlass & Sons Cansicnm Couch