Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-20
state News.
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AT their meeting, Saturday, the State Fair
trustees appointed Col, Thomas Liuleaeld,of
Auburn, chief of the State Fair police for the
coming State Fair.
Strout & Fellows, Lewiston, are build
ing an engine of forty-fve horse power
tor the Maine State Fair, to furnish power to
run the machinery in the exhibition building
and also to operate the dynamo TO be used in
lighting the grounds.
MIR. Charles Gsrcelon, mail sgent between
Rsth and Lewiston, has closed his duties in
this position, making his final trip, Monday.
Mr. Garcelon has been in the mail service on
his route over twelve years.
CuMRERLANp.
The Sebago Steamboat Company has de-
cijed to build a new steamer next year, for
use on the lake.
The three wooden mills at Bridgton are
now running on full time The corn-packing
establishment will commence operations soon.
An adjourned town meeting was held at
Ssccarappa Monday in relation to the outlet
for Bacon street sewer. The selectmen were
instructed TO find q suitable outlet for the
sewer, and to relay the sewer at = cost not to
exceed $1,000.
Saturday night the new treating house of
the lndurated Paper Company At North Cor
ham was destroyed hy fire together with l2,-
600 new pals Loss on building $4,000; on
stock, 5000; uninsured.
HANCOCK.
Business on Green Mountain railroad At
Bar ilarbor is very brisk, and the train is
kept constantly at work Sixty two persons
went up over the road in one car on Satur-
day.
Rev. John =. Cushman, q graduate of
Union College and Seminary, New York, and
former pastor at Royalston, Mass, was in
stalled as pastor of the Congregational church
in Csstine, Thursday of last week.
Thursday. August 18th. was the eghtieth
birthday of Mr.. James Besnett, a highly re-
spected resident of Norway, and accordingly
seventv-four relatives and friends assembled
at his pleasant and roomy farm house 10 help
him Gel, brste the happy event Mr.. Bennett
was born on the same farm on which he still
resides, August l3, 1905. his father, Anthony
Bennett, having settled there thirty years
Irevious.
PENoBscor.
Messrs.F. w. Aver 4 Co. shut down every
saw which WAS running in the Prentiss
mill at Brewer. or in the mills Mt Orono, Sat
urday night. Mr.. Aver says that he shall not
start the mills ugain until lumber is one dol
lar higher or logs one dollar lower He also
states that at the present prices no mill on
the river can make money Bangor Whg.
When the morning passenger train from
Bangor TO st. John was between Danforth
and Eaton Tuesday, the locomotive struck a
large caribou on the track, killing the animal
instantly.
the late storm will cost the town of Orono
about $500.
SAGADAHoC.
Charles Anderson, a Norw gian sailor,
tells the Bath Times how he was kidnapped
at Charleston, :. c., a year ago, and went to
Falmouth, Eng. He returned, and with the
assistance of the Charleston Port Society
succeeded in having Philip johnson, the man
who druRged him, arrested and sent to prison
for twelve years. Anderson 10 now in Bath.
YORK.
ID. o. Bean, of Cornish, graduate of Dart
mouth, has secured a situation ~ principal of
Haverhill Academy, at = salary Of sl, 900 per
year, with prospect OF advancement.
l.. ii. Kendall was unanimously elected
Captain of the Biddeford Light Infantry, at
an election held at their armory Monday eve
ming. Col. +. w. Guptil of Saco Of the gov
ernors staff, presided, having been detailed
for that duty by the commander-in chief.
Rbea, the accomplished young actress, is
stopping at Goose Rocks, near Saco. She
is said to be hard at work upon piece with
which she is to open in a Philadelphia theater
this fall.
A fve-year-old daughter of Mr.. M. NJ. Al
len of Biddeford, was badly bitten by dog,
Saturday afternoon. Her head was badly
lacerated, her cheeks cut. one eye badly
bruised and both lips showed the marks Of