Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-17
State News.
CUMBERLAND.

CUMBERLAND.
The remains of ihe late Col George Fuller
of the Maine Sixth Regiment. who died at
Denver on the 10th inst have been brought
TO Portland for interment
Rev. n. C. Herrick of Freeport, has
received a unanimous call to the First Bap-
fist church of Sacramento, CAL. at salary
Of 1880. He has decided to accept the call,
aud will leave for his field of labor about
Dec. LIST.
The sloop Yacht which several residents Of
Munjoy Hill. Portland. saw capsize during
the gale of Tuesday. still remains in the
same position and whether any one was lost
or not is mystery. The boat is cst-rigged
! has an acorn on the top of her mast. and is
claimed BY no one.
In Portland Tuesday Mr. Amos c. Frye
was united in marriage to Miss Mary T..
| Thoms of Fryeburg. The ceremony was
performed BY Rev. DR. Fem. Mr.. Frye is
mail agent on the Portland & Ogdensburg.
| Portland is vigorously agitating the sub
jeet of abating its Back Cove nuisance. Mr..
J. Herbert Shedd of Providence. R. l., a
sanitary expert. has just made an elaborate
report. setting forth the best methods to ac-
complish the end desired, which now bid fair
to be adopted and acted upon by the city.
| The Portland wheelmen had a parade
Wednesday evening Each wheel was decor
ated with five Chinese lanterns, suspended
from the handles, pedals and hub. Thirty or
more wheelmen were in line, and as the pro-
cession moved over the Western promenade
the scene presented was at once novel and
beautiful.
PESoBsCoT.
Three car loads Of clothes pins from the mill
of the Vanceboro Wooden Ware Company,
SaI, III Tuas1ay fnr
the West
The steamer City of Richmond was run
into Monday night by fishing vessel, hole
stove in her side, and she was otherwise
slightly damaged.
The reunion of the students of Lee Normal
Academy took place at Lee, Oct. llth. About
800 persons were present. In the absence of
the president, Hon. Hiram Stevens of Carroll
was called to the chair
The Seniors at the Maine State College who
are studying Practical Astronomy have been
at Lincoln ascertaining the altitude latitude
and longitude OF that place, and from those
calculations ascertaining the altitude of Mt.
Kathahdin and OBSERVING it from Lincoln.
The class were accompanied by President
NJ. c. Fernald. The instrument used in the
observations was the vertical circle, an in
strument made in Germany expressly for the
college.
During the shower Monday a barn on the
Levant road. Bangor. was struck by lightning
and taking fire, was harmed to she ground.
Monday afternoon house occupied by
Edwin Kennsy of Bangor, took fire, the fire
being caused by children playing with match
es' in bed The beddisg was burned, but
the house was saved.
The Penobscot County Medical Association
hel4 its regular monthly meeting, Wednesday
afternoon at City Hall. Bangor. Many mem.
bers, including large number from out Of
town. were in attendance. This is one of the
oldest medical societies in the State. COM
mittee was appointed at this meeting 10 make
arrangements for the annual dinner to be
given next month.
SAsADAHoC.
The Bath Times says The Bath branch
of the Dennison Manufacturing Co., eiosed
its doors, Oct. 10Th. for the winter, about 80
girls being thrown out of employment Hear
ing various reports as to the reason of clos
ing we visited Mr.. VIM. Spear. the manager
at Brunswick. Mr.. Spear said that large
amount of staple goods for the jewellers
trade was made here, consisting of paper
work wholly.
WAEDo.
The October term of the s. J. Court will
open in Belfast next week. Judge Danfogth
will probably preside
Mrs. Annie West of Belfast died in that
city Oct. Sth. 1t was her desire that her
remains mis- ht be cremated after death, but
the family were unable to comply with the
request, from the fact that the only epematory
in the country, at Washington, Pa, has been
closed
Mr.. Dow. the egg man of Belfast, thinks
the export of eggs from Waldo county is
fully equal to- last year, when the best esti-
mates made it l.000,0 600 dozens. He has
handled between 10000 and $4,000 dozens.
The average price paid during the summer
was l54 ceats per dozen, which is somewhat
lower than last season.
YORK..
The York county Pomona Grange is to
meet with the North Berwick Grange some
time this month.
The management of the musical conven-
ton to be held at Alfred, Oct. 81 to &c. have
secured Chambers orchestra of Portland the
last two days of the convention. and Miss
Hattie Adams of Limerick, as pianist.