Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-05-09
State News.
AxpRoscoseu.

AxDRoscosers.
The Lewiston Zouayes held a meeting,
Tuesday night, TO look over the prospects 70,
recruiting. The company can At the present
time recruit to the number of Sc men Special
order No. ii issued May 9Th. from The head.
quarters of tie Maine Militia authorizes Col
A. B. Nealey of Lewiston, to recruit q CON-
panv of Light Infantry at Lewiston for the
Volunteer Militis. The entire company will
be mustered in again.
KESSEBEc.
regular meeting of the Gardiner city gov.
eminent vas held Monday evening. The re.
port of the committee on finance was amend
ed BY adding $500 for vocal music in the
schools, $500 for puolic library and 500 for
improving the common. The report amended
passed both boards. A. L. Perry. ESQ.,, was
elected president of common council in place
of ii. G. White, Esq, resigned on accoun,
OF i'll health.-Several citizens of Gardiner
talk of attending the republican national
convention at Chicsgo.-City Marshal Stin-
son is proving himself TO be capable and
efficient officer. The streets were never more
orderly than they have been this spring
Nr. Warren Reed has made extensive repairs
upon the old Bachelor house and intends tO
move into it in about q week.
hNOX.
The fan offered BY the Rockland Courier
Gazette to the young lady in that city, to be
decided by popular vote, has been awarded TO
Miss Helen Snow, who received $40 more
votes than the next highest competitor.
PEsoBscoT.
"Wednesday forenoon q pile of board:
containing about 90, 900 feet of pine and 40,-
900 feet of hemlock, which was piled up near
the Orcno cemetery, on the Saltwater branch
was set on fire, it IS supposed by spark from
an engine The boards were nearly con
sumed The loss is estimated at betw eer
$1,000 and $4,000.
Henry Page, who attempted suicide il
Brewer Village last Tuesday was alive Wed
nesday, but it was not believed he coult
recover. His windpipe is completely sew
cred.
lions Advocate says Rev. c. G. HarwooG
of Camden, has declined his call to the pas
torate of the Baptist church in Skow hegan
Memorial Day will be observed in Skow
hogan BY the usual decorations of graves b,
the new Russell Post. G. A. R, Isaac Dye
commander, preceded by an address at tht
Methodist church by Rev. A. J. Rscklitf, a
| half past one o'clock p. NJ. The procession
will be formed Immediately after the addres
and march to both cemeteries, accompanie'
by full band of music. The Sons of Veter
ans. Fire Department and schools will join
the whole under the escort Of Co. E., Skow
hogan Light Infantry, Capt. Wing command
| ing.
WALDO.
Mr.. George W. Burgess, Job printer G
Belfast, is printing the annual proceedings G
the Grand Lodge of Good Templars. Th
pamphlets will soon be issued.
The Belfast Journal says A young ma
who drives q candy cart from this city, say
referring to a recent item in the Journal cor
cerning fat girls. that he has seen one on h
travels that is entitled to the biscuit. He
name is White and she lives in Waldobor(
She is 10 wears old and weighs 265 pound:
Her mother weighs 335 pounds. The mothe
and daughter together tip the beam at an eve
600.
Mrs. Emily Forbes Of Brooks, was take
violently insane on Sunday, May 4th, an
created considerable excitement by runnin
through the street only partially dressed
She at last took possession of q room ia ii
attic of II. o Dodge's residence, and fastene
herself in, and could not be persuaded I
open the door. She remained there unit
about Z. NJ, when she suddenly threw u
the window, jumped out and fell to tf
ground, a distance of about 20 feet. Sh
did not al pear to be much injured by the ia
but getting upon her feet attempted to rui
but was secured by the selectmen, who ha
been watching at the door of the room du
ing the afternoon in hopes that she woul
venture out. She was taken in charge b
Joseph Ellis, On Monday and is now a ravin
maniac.
AT LARGE.
Gov. Robie will not go West this week
has been reported in the papers.
Frances Murphy of Name. the apostle
temperance who started the bue-ribbon NOV
ment which swept over Pennsylvania, Obi
and other states several years ago, is now
, Chicago, about to begin crusade against il
temperance under the auspices of Il
Womans Christian Temperance Union.
, The lumbermen report that notwithstan
; ing that very little rain has fallen for som
, time, the streams are yet high enough ft
driving out the lumber The water, howeve
is falling aud rain is needed by some partie
to bring out the lumber.
The babies are not forgotten at the Eas
, eru Maine State Fair. Tea White, who
especially fond of babies, has offered tvs
prizes to be competed for by the handsom
} infants of the State. The first prize will
a handsome chain and locket; the second
large doll.
We are glad to learn that Mr. kHeywal
: Pierce of Frankfort. is improving in healti
The Seth Thompson Post, of Springfield
has secured the services of Hon. J. W. An
brose of Sherman, to deliver the address G
Memorial Day.
The Rockland Courier Gazette saws: O
her down trip from Bsston last Monday,
about midnight. while out at sea, the steamt
: Penobscot ran into big flock of sparrow
great numbers of which we're killed by tl
gasses issuing from the smokestack. The
dead bodies lay thickly strewn on the hurr
cane deck the next morning, several wrer
being among the number,