Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-30

ARooeFoox-
On Mooday sd. H. honse and bafn Of B !
J. kiDbaH Of Bndgswats1 vere burned. The
los il nearly covered - insurance. Alse
de hosse, barn. and ostd1ildings Of George
Allea were harmed, H. harm beIoagine q
Cornelius Desmond. NJ. Allen i the hesv.
iess loser. - be vas not Insured, and loet
nearly all his fdrniture. The Times learna
that the fire caught By sparks from chop
ping.
large party Of Portland merchants vent
to Bar Hsrbor on Q special train Saturday
and remained over Sunday. They return to
Portland TODAY. Manager Tucker accom-
panied the party.
At . needing Of the Alumni association of
WestbroOk Seminary Thursday afternoon,
the following we're chosen officers for the
ensuing wear: President, DIR. E. NJ. Fuller,
Bath: Vice President. c. B varney, Deer
ing; Secretary and Treasurer. Miss Minnie
Meserve. Wilton; Executive Committee, j.
W. Folger. Miss Rose Leland. Miss Jennie
Hiscock; Chronicler, Miss May Roulston.
Searsport.
John Teemer and Eph Morris passed
through Portland Friday, on their way to
Sebsgo Lake. where Teemer and Peter II.
Conley are to row 5 mile scullers' race for
$1,000 side on the Fourth of July. TEEN
er's wife accompanied him. The McKees-
port sculler looked as we'll conditioned - il
is possible for q man to be, and is ready to
row a race as an hours notice. Will Spell.
man, Conley's backer, was in Boston Thurs
day. with Morris. and both parties made the
final deposit Of $500 q side to complete the
L.. - Ill
Teemer BY Conley for agreement to row the
decided, Teemer will start for Lake Con-
neaut. near Meadville, Pa, to engage in .
regatta at that place. He expects 4 new
racing shell from Ruddock in . few days.
The principals to this match have not vet
agreed upon q referee. but will most likely
accept George Faulkner, who 10 satisfactory
to both.
KENNEBEc.
graduate of Colby in class 'S3, now in the
employ of Chase Brothers, Rochester, N. Y.
10 home on q visit.
The remains of T. B. Greeley. whose sud.
den death at the City Hotel, Portland, was
announced Friday, were taken in charge by
his brother and conveyed by train Friday
noon to the family home in Oakland.
The Waterville Mail says: Among those
who will be here to attend commencement this
week are-Hon. J. G. Blaine, Prof. VIM.
Mathews. Rev. DIR. Stearns and wife. Gov.
Coburn, Rob't o. Fuller, President Caldwell
Of Vassar; Rev. DIR. Elder, Rev. j. G. Rich.
ardson Of the Vermont Baptist, Prof. C. E.
Hamlin. Rev. Mr.. Cook Of the Baptist Bethel
church of Boston. Gov. Robbie and STAFF
will be here on Tuesday.
OXFORD.
The latest excitement in Grafton, accord
ing to the Oxford Advertiser, is q large ca
gle capturing little girl belonging to d. S.
Abbott. lie had often been seen about the
place with his eye on the child, and on Sat
urday he secured his prize but the latest ac-
counts ars that ]. d. Tenney, with his usual
dexterity. threw quilt over them and secur-
ed both eagle and child unhurt, and will try
and keep the bird.
Jonathan Stickney arrived at Brownfield
June 18th. after passing thirty years of his
life in South America engaged in stock rails
ing, reports the Advertiser. He sailed from
Buneos Ayres to Italy, in April, and after
interesting places, sailed for New York. He
intends to remain at the old homestead with
his mother, Who has long been eagerly wait.
ing for his home coming.
SOMERSET.
little child belonging to Mark Griffin Of
Hartland. fell into a we'll the other day and
was drowned.
Mr.. Luther Cleavland, says the Fairfield
Journal, an old and respected citizen of this
place died very suddenly Saturday the 2lsi
inst. Mr.. Cleavland has been out Of health
for the past year. He went from the town OF
Embden, where he was born. when young
man to Gardiner. Me-, and came to this town
nearly 40 years ago.
The Fairfield Journal says Mr.. Daniel
Stevens of Smith6eld lost q very nice horse
recently. 1t was valued at $500, and was
taken sick at Augusta, and died Immediately
Mr.. Stevens has met with number of losses
in his lifetime. having had two saw milll
burned and no insurance and some years age
lost Sl5, 900 by the failure of Fairfield lum
bermen, but he is full of courage and has
something left to show for a life of hard
work.
Ar LARGE.
Hon. Neal Dow spoke on temperance, il
Lew iston, Sunday night.
Gen. John j. Lynch has received the de-
gree of Master of Arts from Holy Cross Col
lege.
| The coal dealers are anticipating an ad
vance of 25cts q ton on coal the cominl
month. Biddeford Journal.