Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-10
State News.
ANDROSC0GGN.


The Boston alumni of Bates College of
Lewiston held their first reunion at Yonns's
Hotel, "Wednesday night. Six years ago a
reunion Was planned, but the sudden death
of Mr.. Bates, for whom the college is named
postponed the gathering. "Wednesday night
twenty-one alumni were present. and an
association was formed, with Greenville c.
Emery, '6S, now connected with the Boston
Latin School, as president; Rev. F. W.
Baldwin, -, of Chelsea, vice president: and
George E. Smith rs, of Boston, secretary
aud treasurer
A man got aboard Conductor Cobb's up
train at Lisbon Falls, Thursday morning, and
refused to pay his fare. He gave a curious
reason. He said: Il live in Winthrop. Last
spring | ordered some seed corn, and the
Maine Central railroad instead of delivering
1t at Winthrop took it to Augusta, and did
not receive ii till too late for planting. The
delay was great damage TO me and | pro-
pose to take it out in rides" Conductor
Cobb had little argument with him, but the
passenger remained obdurate until he caught
on to the idea that it might cost him S. and
costs in the Lewiston police court Then
the passenger paid his fare and concluded to
get back his seed corn in some other way
Journal.
CUMBERLAND.
Recently as parties were blasting from the
ledge near the corn factory at West Scarboro,
a stone weighing seven pounds was thrown
into the air, and in its descent broke through
the roof of Hon. Seth Scamman's house, and
was found upon bed in one of the chambers.
The State street church OF Portland has
Contributed $3.50 in renewal of their free bed
in the Maine General Hospital.
HANCOCK
The Secretary of the Treasury has author
lied transfer of the Custom House from
Sullivan TO Mount Desert Ferry. 1t will be
under the charge of Deputy Collector Gilbert
+. Simpson.
Forcibly taking an umbrella from an Els
worth boy, one stormy night, lately, cost the
Young man who did it four and half dollars
in costs, and the return of the umbrella, says
the American.
The special mail service from Ash Point
to Owls Head has been discontinued, and the
route between Rockland and Owls Head will
hereafter embrace Ash Point.
LINCOLN.
A new postoffice has been established in
Alma, called Head Tide, with Henry Gould
as postmaster.
PENoBsCoT.
M. B. Smiley has been appointed deputy
sheriff at Patten.
Owing to to the opposition of the smelt
fishers on the Penobscot river, aud the mag
nitude of such an undertaking, the project of
breaking up the ice fields at Bangor has been
gwen up. From experiments made it has
been concluded that the effect of the oil upon
the ice is only transitory, and the damage is
not so serious as was supposed.
SOMERSET.
The will of the late ex-Gov Coburn will be
presented for probate at the Somerset County
Court in Skowhegan, on Wednesday the 18th
INST. 1t is understood that a large part of
the great estate will go towards the education
of the people at the South, and be under the
management of Baptists of prominence.
WASHINGTON.
A large number of buildings have been
erected in Jonesport since March last, the
list including 81 dwelling houses, not to
mention less important structures.
Eastport business men are discussing the
matter of employing the winter season, dur
ing the close time for sardines, in canning
mutton, beef and baked beans. The largest
patent ovens employed in cooking sardnes
could be used well in cooking beans, and
all of these articles are much easier packed
than sardnes.
John Dow of Waite captured young cub
last spring, and undertook the task of tanning
it. The cub behaved well enough until few
days ago, when he attacked Mr.. Dow's boy,
and would have killed him had it not been
for the house dog, which assaulted the bear
and diverted its attention from the boy until
Mr.. Dow came to the rescue. The bear was
killed at once.
In the Machias District, J. w. Sawyer &
Sons of Milbridge have a vessel frame in
their yard l45 feet keel, So feet beam, ia
feet depth which they will build the coming
wear.