Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-12-23
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| State News.
/ AsDRoscoGGiN.
William Tibbetts, Of Lisbon, who was re
Gently arrested on the charge of shooting
Granville Small, positively denies all knowl
edge of the affair.
A second meeting in relation 10 the organi-
ration Of a stock company for the establish
ment in Lewiston Of democratic daily new
paper was held at Room II, City Building
on Thursday evening. No organization wa'
effected Thursday evening An informal
talk on the subject was made, The commit
tee appointed at the previous meeting made
| no report.
| CUMBERLAND.
The Argus saws: Hon. Geo. Z. b. Jack
son, ex-President of the Maine Contra
ralro ad, has taken room 20, First Nationa
Bank building, Mr.. Jackson needs no CON-
incubation as a counsellor at law-his ability
in that line being widely and favorably known.
His seven years experience as the head OF
the largest railroad corporation in the State,
give him sp .cial fitness as a counsellor in
railroad and corporation business. No man
in Maine is a safer or more judicious adviser
in legal matters.
Rev George NJ. BODICE, formerly of Bridg
uate Of B,wdoin College. afterwards Princi-
pal Of b ethel Academy and Westbrook Sem
mary, has been installed as pastor of the
Church of Our Father, in East Boston, to
succeed the late Rev. Warren II. Cud~orth.
For few years past Mr.. BODICE has been
pastor Of lorishing church in Dorchester,
Mass.
Total value of foreign exports the past
week is $3.50, 1856, 10, including 65l ,403 feet
Of lumber.
HANCOCK.
The l05th birthday of Mr.. Phillip Pervler
of Sedgwick, was recently celebrated. The
citizens in the immediate vicinity made prep
arations and invited Mr.. p ervier and his wife
to be present at the hall near their residence
More than 200 persons assembled at the hall
where bountiful supper hal been prepared
and l47 partook of 1t.
KENNEBEc.
Mr.. c d. Austin. formerly of Belgrade,
now of Dakota, achieved a very gratifying
victory in the recent election in that State.
His opposition during the preliminary canvass
was extremely bitter, but when the time
came tor the district convention he was
looked upon as one of the most available
men for the upper branch of the legislature
the highest number Of votes cast for any of
the various candidates. La Moure Chronicle
pays him the following compliment: He is
a lawyer of ability and gentleman of high
character and fine address. He will prove to
be one of Dakota's most useful legislators.
A gratifying feature of his successful candi-
dacy was the hearty support given him in La
Moure county. He received the entire vote
of this county excepting three or four.
KNOX.
Last Tuesday while Dick Martz was cut
ting alders on his lot. he ascidently struck
the axe into his knee, making an ugly wound,
which was dressed by DIR Crowles.
Lyford & CHM, Vinalhaven, employ TWEEN
tv-ave hands in their clam canning establish
ment
Miss Lucy II. Hatch. formerly Of Rockland
is now engaged in fruit raising in Fresno,
Cal, and this year raised, according to the
Free Press, a crop of twenty-eight tons.
1t has been definitely decided that the next
department encampment of the Grand Army
Of the Republic is to be held at Thomsston.
Tillson Post has chosen the following
committee to take initiatory steps towards
arranging for the meetings of the encsmp-
ment DIR. H.. C. Levensaler. Thomas A.
Carr, VIM. X. Bickford, N. S. Fales, Sum
ner + Gushing, A. c. Strout, Dana Y. Dow
OXFORD.
Herbert Garland who has been CONNER
cisl traveller for the firm of Sabin & Page OF
Boston, was arrested on the charge of embez-
element, at Conway, N. H., last week. II
seems as though he sold goods, giving thirty
to sixty days time, but was not to do any
collecting. He broke this rule and collected
what money he could. Saturday, MIR. Gar.
land arrived at Oxford and went beyond the
village to Cyrus Wardwelfs. The next day
an officer in pursuit arrived here, but Mr..
Garland had departed with Mr.. Wardwell in
the direction of Canada. The officer, OBJ.
tanning aid at Oxford. followed on and over.
took them at Concord, N. ii. Garland and
his friends say that he had no evil intentions
PENuBscoT.
Wallis Pomeroy of Stetson, met with ar
accident, recently, which resulted in his
death three days afterwards.
VIM. j Five has lately received an addi.
tional pention of about $4,000, according to
the Dexter Gazette.
Mr.. VIM II. Abbott of Dexter has recently
established new industry, which is already
successful and evidently destined to attain
large proportions, reports the Industrial Jour.
nal. This is the freezing of fish and game
Immediately after taken and thus preserving
them fresh for market. The past week car
load of ll3 tons of salmon, each bex contain.
ing 200 pounds was placed in the refripera