Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-01-08
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The Androscoggin Agricultural Society
held q meeting on the 9Th and made choice Of
the following officers B. F. Briggs of Auburn,
president; Daniel Field and Dana Golf of
Auburn. vice presidents; W. r. Wright of
Lewiston, secretary; David Farrar of Lewis
ton, treasurer; James Clark of Lewiston,
agent; VIM. d. Pennell of Lewiston, d. p.
Field of Auburn, J. H. Jordan of Sabattis,
L. H. Blossom of Turner. A. G. Thuriow Of
West Gloucester, Eli Hodgkins of Greene,
and S. w. Shaw Of Minot, trustees; Nelson
Ham was chosen q member of the Board of
Agriculture.
Councillor Bolster informs the Lewiston
Journal that Governor Robbie desires to ap-
point Maine Commissioner to the New Or
leans convention of manufacturers, from
Lewiston. He wishes the manufacturers to
designate one of their number who will ac-
cept the position.
Sabattis had . narrow escape from serious
fire on Friday, which broke out in the Davis
store. 1t was soon extinguished.
While it has been in general . year of de-
preston in wood manufactures, Lewiston's
three wooden mills have run uninterruptedly.
Cowan's mill has been enlarged in power, the
Home has been improved, and business has
been steady at all. 1t has been great year
in the saw mills The Lewiston saw mills
have sawn q. OO0. 600 feet of long lumber. 81
100000 more than last year. Have made
s,OOO.0 900 laths, 1900. 900 shingles. There
cases of shoes besides mill, machine work,
looms, carriages, cigars, felt roll, etc. The
shirt manufactors have made l5O, 900 shirts
this year. 1t has been year of prosperity.
A case about the laying out of a road that
has excited great interest in the towns of
Leeds and Greene has recently been decided
in the law court at Portland, in favor of the
town of Greene.
CUMBERLAND.
All the mills at Ligonia, Cape Elizabeth,
started up last Wednesday.
Total value of Portland's foreign exports
for the past week is s540,672. The exports
for the month Of December were over $780,
600; foreign, over 81 900, 900, domestic over
81, 0OO, 900
The anniversary of Gen. Jackson's victory
at New Orleans, was celebrated at City Hall,
Portland, last evening. Chambers band
gave grand concert at 7.30 o'clock, lasting
half an hour, after which short speeches
were delivered BY prominent citizens. Mayor
Deering presided.
Mr.. Jacob Milliken of Scarboro celebrated
his Tooth birthday. Friday. About 75 of his
neighbors, with his relatives, were preaent
on this occasion, also several from Portland
and Saeo. Original poems we're read. He
insists that he voted for Thomas Jefferson
though he lacked two months of his majority.
"People were not so particular then as they
are now" says he ''besides my uncle was one
of the selectmen that year"
The Postmaster General has decided not to
re-appOint Postmaster Goddard at Portland.
Goddards only chance will be by appealing
to the President over Judge Gresham's head.
President Arthur will adopt very different
policy from that which he is now following
if he appoints Goddard or any one else over
the head of Postmaster General Gresham.
The Postmaster General does not approve
Goddards course with respect to the use of
the money appropriated for the money order
business Of that office, and will probably bring
a suit to recover the $1,000. The following
derived from an authOritive source, 10 be- |
lieved to be the exact status of the case: In
1874 Congress passed an act reducing the !
salaries Of postmasters. At this time the
salary of the postmaster at Portland, Me-,
was $4,000. This salary was reduced to $4,000. |
Under this act the postmaster of Portland has
been allowed $1,000 per year since 1874 to
enable him to employ necessary clerical as
sistance to do money order business. Instead
of using the money for this purpose the post |
master has appropriated it to his own use, |
that he had right to do so, and
has required clerks in the post Office proper. |
who were paid by the United States for their
full time, to perform clerical duties in the |
Money Order Department.
At q meeting of citizens of Halifax, Satur- |
day evening it was resolved THAT the pro- |
jected location of the Atlantic winter termi- !
nus of the Canada Pacific railway at for |
eign point (Portland) would be an outrage on
the people of the lower provinces, and that
it Is the imperative duty of the government
of Canada to take steps to secure the location |
of the eastern winter terminus of our great
inter ocean railway in harbor within our
own borders"
As Mr.. j. A. Bennett was closing the de-
pot at Bridgton, Wednesday evening. he
heard groans near the railroad track. A |
search with lantern resulted in the finding |
of an old gentlemen named Newell nearly |
covered with snow. On getting from the car
he had fallen and rolled down the bank, near
the car-house, where he became unconscious, |
and must have persisted but for Mr.. Benefits |
discovery, says the News.
KENNEBEc.
Rev. E. E. Davis, late of Gardiner, is
called to Hamilton, Mass, says the Christian
Mirror.
The Waterville National Banks made semi |
annual dividends as follows: Peoples, per
bent; Ticoaic, per cent, and Merchants, 3
per cent.
LINCOLN.
The heirs of the late Geo. Weeks have sold
their interest in the saw mill and privilege at
Jefferson village to e. Y. Meserve, who is
now sole proprietor, says the Herald.
The oldest widow in Newcastle according
to the News is Mrs. Anthony Freeman OF
Sheepscot Bridge, whose agk is 1902 next
bright, smart, worthy lady.
Each operative in the Georges River Wool
en- Mills, Warren, was the recipient of a
Christmas present of IS gold piece. This
custom was established three years ago and
has continued says the Industrial Journal.
PENoBscoT.
Mr.. Samuel w. Richardson of Bangor, has
been appointed hospital steward in the U. S.
Marine Hospital service, and ordered to re-
port at once for duty at New York city.
bill has been prepared in Congress to
change the time of the sitting of the June
term of the United States District Court,
Bangor, from the fourth Tuesday to the first
Tuesday in the month.
Herbert J. Banton of Bangor, denies that
he has any connection with q State lottery,