Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-18
State News.
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state News.
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Auburn IL organizing a rifle team
The Bates Senior exhibition will occur
Friday, March 20
caused on Lisbon street. FRIDAY evening,
mad husband took his wife BY the ear. it is
said, and led her cut of the ranks.
ARoosrook.
The Presque Isle Herald saws q petition i.
in circulation on Mars Hill for the reappoint-
ment of Joel Valley for postmaster at Blaine.
The opposition is circulating one for S. E.
Brown.
The Advertiser saws: With the Salvation
Army, several rink bands. Lyceum theatre
band, Prof. Csdwelrs advertising sleigh. sHd
the bands of a number Of travelling minstrel
troops. Portland has had a great plenty of
street music this winter.
Work is we'll advanced on the 100 ton
ship being built at the Skolfield yard Bruins
wick. The owners are Master Geo. Skolheld
and p. c. Merrymsn, of Brunswick, and out
side parties.
Capt A. c. S~eetser. DR.. A. T. Barnes
and wife, Guy A. Carlton and wife all of
Bloomington, Illinois, will come to Portland
in June TO attend the National Encampment
of the Grand Army. Messrs. Sweetser and
Carleton are both Maine bows. the former
from Portland, the latter from Dexter Dr.
Barnes represents the department of Illinois,
as medical director. and Mr.. S~eetser is a
delegate.
FRAskLIS.
Pennington ma. appropriated 8 ,Go1 tor the
purchase and fitting up oil the old meeting
house hitherto used a t,our, house. here.
after to oe town lau,
HANCOCK.
&c>r W H. 4 H. f Davis, af Els
worm. have sec. lived letter from Columns.
siontr Ham, in New Orleans. asking the
price of tn ir hutkb board nov an exhibition
AT the Exposition and stating that the COM
missioner from the Sandwich Islands wanted
to purchase 1t to take 10 his home in Honolu-
la - american.
kENSEBRc
Out of one class that graduated from the
Maine Wesleyan Seminary at Kent's Hill, six
young men have become presidents of col
ieges in the West and South and hold their
positions now. Three others became Sena
tors and members of Congress. twas Elihu
b. Washburn's class. Same ~ the country's
noted men were boys at Kents Hill. Senator
Lot NJ. Morrill, and Post Master General
Howe. were there together. and afterwards
studied law with Squire Belcher of Readfeld.
= LsViston Journal.
LINCOLN.
b. p. Brown has secured an appropriation
from the State TO build a breakwater and
clear the channel at the mouth of the stream
at the head of the pond, and has procured
dredging machine, and is now at work on the
job, says the Damariscotta Herald.
OXFORD.
j. A. kenney, of Paris has bought the
store by the Andrews House, of Mrs. w. L.
Brown, and will remodel the inside and move
his stock of boots and shoes there at once
HIS family will occupy the upper floors.
PENoBscoN
The Commercial says: Cundcskeag Lodge.
No. SO. Knights of Pythias, was organized in
Bangor, Friday evening. with twentv-one
charter members. Ii starts under the most
f1ourishng circumstances FRIDAY, March
goth, the lodge will be instituted by Grand
Chancellor Lewis A. Barker
SOMERSET
David Longleys buildings situated in the
edge of ST Adams, were burned. Saturday
barn and everything were burned, including
two cows and one horse. The Are was caused
by the exploding of lantern in the barn
SAGADAHoC.
At the last meeting of the Bath city gov
eminent, the street commissioners reported
81, 524.f expended during the year The
expenses of the poor department were IS, 1885,
p, or 1891 60 less than for 1888 More per-
lad
The committee on uncollected taxes reported
S21, O99.36, of which so per cent is consid-
cred worthless and some of the balance of
small value. The refunding committee re-
ported outstanding bonds to the amount
OF $3.50, $50. During the year the
treasurer has exchanged or purchased
$4,000. S23, $50 has been paid to the
reduction of city debt account. OF this
amount the commission had previously ex-
changed and purchased $1,000, leaving
balance paid on reduction of city debt of
Sl7.650; total amount bonds retired and
refunded, $50, $50; balance 6 per cent, and
bonds outstanding Feb. %. 1885, $500, O5G;
per cent. bonds outstanding Feb. 20. 1885,
S270,SS0. The amount of bonds issued in
aid of the Knox 4 Lincoln railroad was $685.
500; amount now outstanding, $500, $50.
WAsHISGToN.
The Boston Journal states that Washing
ton county clergyman holds Sunday school
in his skating rink every Sunday afternoon.
The scholars who Attend the school are
allowed the use of the rink one-half day
gratis,
The tanneries of +. Shaw & Bros. at
kingman, Vanceboro, Forest City, Jackson
Brook and Grand Lake Stream have started
up after an idleness of about a year and a
half, and those at Lincoln and Princeton will
probably resume operations soon. All the
extract works of the firm will be suspended.
and probably not used again as such. The
syndicate operating this extensive tannery
plant is represented BY Charles W. Clement,
trustee, and all business will hereafter be
transacted in his name.
YORK.
The Bddeford journal says; The Drum
mond ice company is cutting ice 2I inches
thick at its plant in Phippsbsrg, with which
to fill the last of its storehouses. The schoon-
er May Williams. laden with 500 tons of ice
sailed from there Friday, for Camden, n J.
A Savannah, Ga, paper states that the finest