Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-03-20
state News.
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State NeWs.
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Houlton is making preparations for q grand
Fourth of July celebration
The snow is nov very deep in the woods Of
northern Maine. Advices from lumbermeu
who have come across from Nahmakanta to
Roach river state the snow there is six feet
deep.
CUMBERLAND.
One of the oldest and most respected citi-
zens of Portland is Mr.. Francis Radoux, now
"a years old. He was born in France in 1870
and entered the naval service in ls05. The
next year the vessel on which he served was
captured BY an English man-of-war and he
was kept as prisoner until 1912, when hav-
ing jumped overheard and saved the life of
an English officer, he was released In 1880,
he moved to Portland, where he taught
dancing. the poet Longfellow being one of
his scholars. Mr.. Radoux's second wife Was
Mrs. Sarah Manning. an aunt of Nathaniel
Hawthorne They moved to Raymond, where
they lived twenty years, Mr.. Radoux teach
ing dancing school. all over the State. Gov.
Washburn was among his pupils in Orono.
On his wife's death he returned to Portland
where he has since lived with exception of
three years when he was in 'Philadelphia as
curator of the Academy of Fine Arts.
The Oxford Bears have decided on April
18th for their reunion, Major Charles Walker
j. H. King and Harry Virgin of Portland,
were appointed dinner committee. and Gen.
j. ]. Perry and E. S. Osgood committee on
extending invitations outside the limits of
the society.
man belonging on the Deering poor farm
was in Ssecsrsppa, Monday. and was noticed
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seen afterwsrd. parties went in quest of him.
and discovered his tracks leading on to the
river directly to the edge of hole in the ice.
A search failed to discover the body, although
the circumstances give rise to the story that
the man was drowned.
HANCOCK.
Two barns, some out buildings, several
swine and about 20 tons of hay were destroy
ed by FIRE Monday night at Bluehill, at seven
o'clock. The fire was caused by a stove set
up in an out building for the benefit of swine.
KENSEBEc.
The Emwood Hotel Waterville, is soon to
change hands again. Mr.. Epen Murch, late of
the De Witt House Lewiston, is to take possess
sion as soon as the necessary preliminaries
can be arranged
Charles W. Smiley has been appointed
chief of police. of Waterville. and will also
serve as one of the night watch.
Mr. L. Miller, druggist: Waterville, was
convicted on Monday before the Municipal
Court of selling whiskey to boy only l6
years old and fined $50 and costs
Suits have been commenced against l..
Miller and L. j. Cote of Waterville, by
George ii. Phillips, detective, for carrying
on the drug business with out registering as
required bv law. Both have emplowed a reg
istered druggist as clerk, but they are not
registered.
The ladies' of the W. c. T. t., Water
vile are arranging for number of prize
essays on temperance to be written by the
high school and institute, the best of which
are to be read bv the committe at a public
meeting and the prizes awarded.
WASHINGTON.
Mrs Mary Benson at Mortified died very
suddenly March l3. She was about the house
in usual health and fell, dying Instantly.
A letter recently received at Pembroke by
Messrs. Hobart & Co., from Capt. Pattangall,
of barque "Syra." then loading at Rosario,
Argt Republic. for Boston, states that San
ford Smith, steward of that vessel. and res
ident of Pembroke. disappeared one day soon
after calling the officers and crew to dinner.
He left bis belongings untouched, not taking
coat or his watch.
The other day there were nearly 200 sail
and fishing vessels at Beaver harbor and
inside the Wolves near Eastport. in pursuit
of the herring. About 40 of them were from
St John and the remainder farm points along
the coast between ST. John and Boston
YORK.
A camp of the Sons of Veterans is soon to
be instituted at SacO.
AT LARGE.
At Congressman Diugley's request Hon.
Thomas W. Hyde of Bath, Hon. o G. Hall
of Rockland. w ii. Hilton, Esq, of Damaris-
Gotta, Major S. C. Belcher of Pennington.
I. Rounds. NJ. d.. of Paris and Prof. l.. G.
Jordan of Lewiston, will act as a board to
examine all applicants for admission to the
L. S. Naval School for the 2nd CongIession-
al District of Maine and make report to him.
The examining board will meet at High
school hall, Lewiston. Friday, April 4th, at 9
A. NJ. All applicants should be present at
that time. Candidates must be residents of
the second district. between IA and Is years
of age. at least FIVE feet in height, robust, and
without any physical defect, and must sustain
a satisfactory examination in reading, writing,
spelling, arithmetic, geography. English
Grammar. history and algebra 40 far as
algebraic fractions aid simple equations of
one or more unknown quantities. The ap-
plicant recommended by the examining board
will be nominated for examination at the
Naval Academy. May 18th, and immediate
admission as cadet if he shall pass the final
examination
Springvale Mill Company, Sanford, will
adjust their affairs in insolvency.
Warren c. Downs, dealer in general mer-
chandise, etc, WATERFORD. who recently failed
has gone into insolvency.