Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-05-02
State News.
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| ASDRosCOGGIy.
| The willard Shooting club of Portland
venr to Lewiston Wednesday to shoot With
the Androscoggin Gun club of Lewiston, for
the championship medal 1t ~as . good day
for the match and some good shooting vas
done. There vas quite crowd of interest.
ed spectators. The Lewiston elab won by q
score of 73. to the Wiilards 704.
KExxEBEc
Mr.. 4. J. Parker. formerly of Oakland,
j. going to Try farming in Aroostook. He
has located at Fl Fairfield.
DR.. Fields party, with which is Miss Jen-
ME A. Philbrook. of Augusta, that has been
travelling in Europe for wear past, started
Thursday on their return voyage to this
country.
Charles Morrell. Who resides on the Brock
road. in Augusta, fell from . beam in his
barn Sunday. striking the floor on his head
and shoulders. He vas insensible for .
while and suffered from conclusion of the
brain. 1t is thought that he will recover.
The trustees of the old Kennebec Agricul-
tural Society have secured President Fernald
of the State College to deliver the annual
address at the fair next autumn. The society
hope to make some permanent Improvements
on their grounds.
L. X. LitchHeld, of Winthrop. addressed
the farmers of vassalboro on Wednesday
afternoon Of last week on the subject of
creamery butter making. The farmers are
considering the propriety of starting an
enterprise Of this kind.
The Methodist Sunday school At North
Monmouth was recognized last Sabbath. ].
L. Orcutt. Esq, was elected superintendent
BY q unanimous vote. Mr.. Orcutt is an ex-
perienced superintendent, having served this
school accepsably for nineteen years in all.
On the evening of April 2sth, over forty
grangers visited the home of Deacon H. o.
Pierce of Monmouth, (himself q eranger), to
celebrate the twenty fifth anniversary of their
marriage. Chaplain Smith, in we'll chosen
words, conveyed to the family the greetings
and congratulations of the Grange, and pre-
sented, in behalf Of the company, Is tokens
of esteem, hanging lamp. silver cake basket,
silver pickle dish, tive silver spoons, q book.
photograph album and some money. Mr..
Pierce responded in very feeling manner,
thanking the donors.
CUMBERLAND.
Wednesday the winter force of inspectors
at the Portland Custom House, twelve in
number, were discharged. and the
winter business" may be considered over.
The salt, coal and sugar trade will however,
keep the regular force at the Custom House
busy.
Gov. Chamberlain was an owner of one
eighthth of the ship Bombay recently lost on
q voyage from New York to New Orleans,
on which he had no insurance, says the
Brunswick Herald. The Governor has usually
kept her insured, but. as of late years her
remittances have been small, he concluded to
risk her on a short voyage. BY the recent
severe freeze in Florida, the Governor also
lost one thousand orange trees on his orange
plantation.
The twenty fifth quarterly convention of
the temperance reform clubs of Cumberland
county, convened at the Methodist church in
Ferry village, Wednesday forenoon, at pre-.
csely 10 o'clock with Lemuel Rolfe of Deer
ing in the chair. President, G. H. Went
worth, Saccarsppa; lst Vice President, N
B. Knight. Ferry Village; I'd Vice Presi-
dent, l.. Rolfe. Deering; Secretary and
treasurer. r. Ward, North Gorham, were the
officers elected.
The Bowdoin nine &c to Massachusetts
next Monday to play with the Howards and
perhaps the nine of Holy Cross College, at
Worcester. Before they return they go to
Dartmouth and play two games. The object
is practice. The Howards and Dart
mouth are two strong to be defeated by them.
But it will he excellent discipline.
Mrs. Phebe Mcbride cut her throat at For
tune Rock. Wednesday. and it is thought she
cannot live. There were ten separate cuts in
her neck. She has been keeping house for
John Thomas, from whom was stolen Sl70
a few days ago, aud it had transpired that
Mrs. Mcbride had stolen the money.
PENoBscoT.
Washburn, who recently shot himself in
Bangor, is new dangerously insane and is at
the police station for safe keeping. He will
probably be taken to Augusta.
James Hurley while in an intoxicated con-
dition Wednesday night. fell off a wharf at
Bangor into the water and came near being
drowned. He belongs in Woodstock.
SAGADAHoC.
new post office has been established in
Richmond between the village and South
Gardiner at the Haines & Co.'S ice works.
callei Iceboro, and f. W. Blanchard has
been appointed post master.
SOMERSET.
The following are the appointments recent
ly made by the assessors of the Skowhegan
village corporation to serve the ensuing year
Chief Engineer. James p Blunt First As
sistaut, r. l.. Mitchell; Second Assistant,
NJ. c. Gushing. Night Watch, Charles C.
Whittier Fire wardens, F. r. Buck; w.
f. Knight; Benz. Stinchfield. Police, H. H.
Tufts II. p. Thing; H. NJ. Weston; s. B.
Steward; C. c. Whittier; Joseph vigue.
WALDO.
The wharf at the Spiritualist Camp Ground,
Northport, will be put in good repair, and
work on the new ground will soon be begun.
In consequence of unexpected engagements
of Gen. Neal Dow his series of lectures,
which we're to have been gwen in Waldo
county the second week of May are postponed
until further notice.
The contract for building the new road
across the bluff at Northport, from the
Methodist Camp Ground to Saturday Cove
has been awarded to Frank Hawkins, of
Waldo. The distance is $40 rods, and the
price is So, 100. The work will begin i'm
mediatelv, but Mr.. Hawkins has until Nov.
|, to complete the road.
Mr.. Rufus Hanson of Palermo hung him
self Saturday. and when discovered he vas
dead Deceased was about 65 years of age,
owned good farm. and had wife and four
married sons and daughters. His domestic
relations we're pleasant, but his health had be-
come poor and for some time past he had
suffered considerable pain from kidney troub-
les.
The next meeting of Waldo County Medi-
cal Association will be held at Belfast Nav
9Th, with the following programme: Papers
on ''The Germ Theory" by DR.. Z. A Por-
for. uReTex Action hv Dr + Craig