Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-03

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Mrs. Herbert Parker. formerly of Lewis.
ton, is singing in opera with success thi.
season.
A Journal correspondent met Mrs. Mary
E. Sands. sister of James Sands, Esq, of
Lewiston. at Atlanta, Ga. last week Miss
Sands has been instrueting the coIored chill
dren at Atlanta University the past eigh,
years and gives glowing accounts of the intel.
lectual progress of the colored race
The last tribute was paid to the remains OF
Hon. II H. Dickey. Friday, At his residence
in Le~iston. The house Was filed with
friends The services we're conducted by Rev.
W. H. Washburn. rector of Trinity church.
The Masonic services we're held. The city
government of Lewiston and several Ex-
Mayors we're present.
Stevens and Saunders store in the rear of
Asa Cnshman's factory in Auburn, was
broken into Thursday night and the safe
blown open. and rified About s75 was tax
en-. The burglars feassed on bananas and
oranges. The Auburn police got on the track
of the burglars and captured them at Var
mouth with all their plunder. Friday after
noon. They say their names are Thomas
Dow of Bangor and Charles H. Brown OF
Montreal. They are now in ail-yoHrnai.
The Journal says a water spout or some
thing of similar nature was seen from Lew
iston. Friday. in the direction of Poland. A
column of water or mist rose in the air, hav-
ing a waving motion aud spreading out into
larger dimentions as it reached the clouds in
TO which it dissolved. After rising part OF
the distance it separated from the ground and
rose bodily in the air. Ii probably came from
some of the lakes or ponds Of Oxford county.
CUMBERLAND.
Mr.. William LIBBY, the veteran bank CASH
ier, died in Scarboro. recently. aged Go years
and nine months. He was cashier of the Au-
burn Bank from 1856 to 1874 and also treas
urer of the Auburn Savings Bank. He was
cashier of the Manufacturers National Bank
in Lewiston from rs to 81. Mr.. Libby was
a Jealous church worker and had the respect
of all.
Four packages of liquor were seized recent
ly, at the Grand Trunk, Portland.
HANCOCK.
The Merrick Thread COMPANY, which has
been doing a large business at Egypt, in the
town of Franklin, manufacturing spool tim
Der. propose putting steam power into their
mill, thus enabling them to saw out their ma
terial the year round, says the Industrial
Journal.
r. Homer & Sons saw mill at Duck
Brook, near Bar Harbor, was burned down
at three o'clock, FRIDAY morning. Loss,
$4,000. No insurance.
OXFORD.
Mr.. Geo. f. Knox, for some years connect
ed with Tiffany & Co.. New York. has con.
tributed paper on 1.-The Mining Resources
of the United States" which has been pub.
lished in government report. He states
that systematic mining for precious gems is
only being carried on at two points in the
United States, Paris, Me-, and Stony Point
North Caroline. Some twenty-eight minerals
occur in the United States which have been
used as gems and of this number twelve occur
in the United States only. 1t is intimated
that the value of the tourmalines taken from
Mt. Mica, Paris, is between $50, 900 and $685.
O.-Erehange.
WALDO.
The Industrial Journal says, Matthews
BrCs.. Belfast, have received an order for
doors are to be shipped all supplied with
locks, hinges and handles. and done up in
packages of not more than two hundred
in Turkey they can be taken into the interior
of the country on the backs of camels.
WASHINGTON.
The Pembroke Iron Works are in sue
cessful operation. The continued arrival OF
cargoes of stock, and the great head of wa
ter, make the prospect excellent for good
: seasons work, says the Industrial Journal.
Says the Lewiston Journal, ID. S, Farrar
& Co., West Pembroke, are building a steam
grist and saw mill. The engine, boiler and
other machinery arrived last week, and work
upon the buildings is progressing as rapidly