Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-05-27

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CuMBERLAsD.
The Cumberland Farmers Club will hold
their fair Oct. Ist and End.
The telephone line between Portland and
Portsmouth is in course of reconstruction,
and another wire will be strung between the
two cities.
A new post office has been established at
Point Village. Cape Elizabeth. to be called
Willard and Mr.. Edwin Cobb has received his
commission as postmaster
The order disbanding the Brown Light
Artillery is said to have created much excite
ment among military men in Portland. The
order authorizes the enlistment of another
battalion
ERASKLry.
The spring meeting of Franklin County
Educational Association WAS opened in Far
mington Friday With a rather small attend
auce. owing to the bad weather. The exer-
eises were however of great interest. Su-
perintendent Luce being unable TO attend,
DIR. Plummer of kenduskeag gave an excel
lent lecture in the evening, taking for his
subject The Care of the Mind and Body -
10 large audience.
HANCOCK.
The Maine Central Railroad has purchased
$4,000. The property was owned by Els
worth parties consisting of J. H. and E. K.
Hopkins, G. w. Fiske, S. X. Whiting, Lewis
Friend, Owen Byrne, Hall Brothers and
some others.
KNOX
II is supposed that Mr. Nelson Plummer,
of Boothbay, while out drawing his lobster
traps Monday. May Il, was drowned by the
sinking of his boat. as he went out that day
and never returned, says the Lincoln county
News.
LINCOLN.
The dwelling house of Nathaniel Lincoln
of Washington. took fire, recently from the
chimney and one room and its contents were
burned. 1t was discovered just in season to
save the house.
PENoBsCoT.
The Bangor Band has been reorganized
under the leadership of r. B. Hail. the
talented cornetist.
Officer Thomas Allen seized in Bangor
Friday night tank containing over 100
pounds of land-locked salmon and trou,
which were being sent to market in violation
of the game laws. The person who sent the
fish is liable to fine of $50. and a penalty
of S5 for each fish. In this case the fine
amounts to S595. to which will be added the
cost of prosecution.
SAGADAHoc
Bath hen fancier claims to have had a
pair of chickens hatched from a double
yolked egg.
The amount already contributed toward
the expense of building the new missionary
steamer, the ''new Morning Star" is Sl7,.
94l.44 as stated in the last number of the
Missionary Herald. The steamer is already
in course of construction IN Bath.
The captain of the tug S. J. Macy, one
evening last week, while walking on the rail-
road track from Iceboro to Richmond, was
stopped by four men, who said they we're go.
ing to "give him a licking" The men had
been drinking, but after the captain had
finished with them, they were not SO much
under the influence. They were given a
surprise party.
Chambers Band will accompany the Port
land Infantry on the excursion to Bath June
9th. The programme of the Bath Infantry
includes a sail to the mouth of the Kenu ebec
visit to Fort Popham, a clam bake, parade
of the two companies at Bath, and a banquet
at the Sagadahoc House.
WALDO.
Our Winterport correspondent writes that
on SATURDAY. morning John H. Carleton,
by falling post and very badly, though il
is hoped not seriously hurt. He was insensi.
BILE when taken home.
AT LARGE.
The work of blasting the Shore Line Rail-
road is rapidly progressing, two trains being
employed in transportation.