Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-01-09
state News.
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ASDROSCoGGIE,
The alumni of Bowdoin College in Lewis
ton and Auburn have been talking for severa
| years. OF forming Bowdoiu Alumni associa
ton in Lewiston. There are lots of old Bow
doin boys in the two ciies.
The Maine State Republican COMMITTEES
have taken rooms in the Phenix Block
Auburn. Col Henry VI. Sprague. secretary
of the committee, will be found in attendance
most Of the time. They have two very neat
Offices The headquarters of the Republican
State Committee will be in Auburn. The
treasurer's Office is in Portland. a
Quite little breeze was stirred up among
the horse men in Lewiston Monday. Mr.. G.
W. Bishop of New York, of Maine horse
buying fame, was an interested auditor, Mon
day, TO an exhibition of some of Lewiston s
flyers The exhibition, if il may be called
such, was held on Pine street in front of the
Dewitt House. Among the horses out were
noticed a handsome pair belonging TO Ed.
Fairbanks of Lisbon r S. Bradbury of
Auburn. Pompilly & Ryers0n, F. W. Dana
Henry Read, A. T. Neal and others were out.
Mr.. Bishop was accompanied by Mr.. E. ID.
Morgan of New York city, of the firm of
Morgan, Drexel & Co., the well known bank
ers. and one of the wealthiest young men in
America They have bought II horses this
trip, ar have visited Waterviile, Skowhegan,
Pennington and Lewiston.
There was a small fire in Lewiston on Sun
day afternoon in the dwelling house over Day
& Nesley's stable ON Bates street. 1t was
exiingushed without mach damage. H.
surei.
CUMBERLAND.
Considerable interest is felt 10 Portland in the
questions involving the title TO several islands
in Casc0 bay. but likely to become desirable
property as summer resorts, The Common
wealth of Massachusetts conveyed certain
remainders of public land to the ''proprietors
of Falmouth by proptietors meaning an
association of citizens in corporate capacity.
That grant included the islands in question.
As the title never passed TO the State of
Maine, it follows that the State could not
make a valid conveyance as has been at
tempted, when in one instance Pumpkin
Knob was sold to the blind Lieutenant Chase
SON of Scion Chase. The question is, will
the title be vested in the city of Portland and
the other town that once made up the ancient
town of Falmouth.
We are informed by gentleman saws the
Portland Press, that he saw at the residence
Of well known citizen within few days
the baby cap. skirts and lace mitts worn by
the Rev. Thos. Smith (''Parson Smith, at
his christening when infant, 1872
years ago. Also the wedding dress of bro
cade silk and under skirt worn by Mary Tying
when she married to the reverend gen.
tleman at Dunstable, Mass, in 1928. The
dress and petticoat would excite the admira-
ton of of the bellies of the present day.
A Brunswick correspondent says the winter
term of Bowdoin College began Tuesday.
Early Saturday morning. saws the Herald,
officer Nutter discovered a man in the attempt
to break into the iewelry store of f. F. Brown.
He crept along by Dennison's store. waiting
for the thief 10 make an actual entrance. His
companion, officer Coombs, however. know
ing nothing about what was up, came from
the seiectmens office, and it is thought that
the noise made by him frightened the intrud-
er, who started. Nutter started too. but the
thief escaped by way of Brien street. Nut
ter cried out to the man to stop or he would
shoot, but these words only made him skip
the faster. Nutter had no revolver and the
fellow escaped.
locomotive was recently Iun between
Boston and Portland in tSo hours and half,
the fastest time probably ever made between
the two cities.
kENNEBEC.
Among the appropriations wanted for pub
lie buildings in Maine this year are $50, 900
for Houlton and $4,000 for Augusta.
correspondent from Vassalboro says an
enterprising young merchant, Mr.. Charles
+. Croweil, commences the new year by
taking to himself a wife, Miss Hattie, daugh
ter Gideon Barton, Esq, of Windsor. The
pleasant event of the season was their recep-
ton, held at the residence of Deacon We'll
lington Crowell on Wednesday evening, Jan.
I'd, Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan NOVEL; assisting
IN the exercises .-Joseph Durgin, boot and
shoe merchant, and his son, WIN. g. Durgin.
dealer in confectionery, fruits, etcs., are
financially embarrassed The free evening
school for the benefit of those who cannot
GO to the day school, is well attended, from 60
to so being in attendance each evening. The
teachers are volunteers. all with the exception
of Mr.. Jones, principal of the village schools
being connected with the wooden mills.
call is out for the annual meeting of
the State Temperance Society to be held at
Union Hall, Augusta, on the 9th and 9Th of
February next commencing at ii o'clock
A NJ on the 9th. At the next September
election. the people are to decide by their
votes whether or not an amendment to our
constitution shall be adopted forever forbid
ding the manufacture ard sale of intoxicat
ing liquors in Maine. The interests of the
cause of temperance throughout the country
require that the proposition shall be adopted
BY large majority. At the annual meeting,
it is expected that measures will be taken to
bring the Importance of this subject promi-
nently before the people. All temperance
men and woven throughout the State are
cordially invited to be present The usual
arrange ments will be made for half fare on
the railroads. The call is signed by ID. w.
LeLacheur. ID. B. Randall, Joshua Nye, T..
r. Simonton, the executive committee.
PENoBsCor.
Mayor Cummings Saturday vetoed an or
der of the city council to change the clock in
Mercantile square to standard time.
1t is rumored that Il B. Hall the cornet So
loist. is to organize a band in Bangor.
Saturday evening the coasters were out in
force, says the Wing, and although the Their
mometer was down to zero, the fun went on
until midnight. The party didn't tire them
selves by walking up the hills, as they had
hacks and double sleighs in attendance to
haul them up to the top of each side. This
is an an improvement on the old way.
Quite large business is carried on in the
winter between the Provinces and Penobscot
county in the shipment of smells About the
usual amount of business, little less if any
thing is being done this " inter, from two to
three car loads day passing through Ban
gor on an average. Most of them go to Nes
York direct.