Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-26

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AxDRoscoeGlx.
Another portrait of Ed~ard Little has bee,
ordered for the Edward Little High School in
Auburn. 1t will be painted by Coombs, who
painted the one burned in the building.
A second reunion Of the California excur-
sion party Of 1881, will be held At the Lake
Auburn Spring House, Thursday, September
Sd, 1885.
A Park street family in Lewiston, owns Q
dog full grown and weighing less than Q
pound. 1he dog isn't big enough to eat .
canary bird.
ARoOsrooK.
There is at present residing in Oakdeld.
according to the Aroostook Times, An old
lAdy who has been . resident of that town
since the winter of 1881. During all these
years she has never been away from her
home. She has been, and is at present, in
full possession OF her faculties. both physical
and mental. vet has not visited any neighbor,
nor been in any house excepting her own for
about twenty years.
A large and enthusiastic railroad meeting
was held at Presque Isle on Saturday. The
Town Hall was filled to overlooking. S. W.
Matthews, of Caribou, was chairman. Stir
ring speeches were made bv a number of
speakers. Getting down to business the COM
mittee to perfect q plan of action reported
that they had found it necessary to make
some changes in details and will report in
full at another meeting at an early day.
CUMBERLAND.
Mr.. Henry j. Furber, Chicsgo millionaire
and graduate of the class of 1885, was recent
" in Brunswick and, at the suggestion of
Prof. johnson. who has charge of the valua-
BILE art collection, though entirely without
solicitation. gave orders that one of the empty
panels on the south wall of the Chapel should
be filled at his expense, by the best talent the
country can afford The subject though not
fully decided upon, will be from the Old Tes-
lament. No definite arrangements have yet
been made as to the artist. Mr.. Frederic
Lathrop, was the artist last employed on .
similar task.
FRANKLIN.
Camp-meeting John Allen has only attend
ed three camp-meetings so far this season,
having been detained at home in Pennington
BY roor health.
Repairs on the Upper Dam. at the foot of
Lake Mooselucmaguntic, will begin next
Monday. Golfer dam will be erected. The
accident was caused by water working under
the apron beneath the deep gates. This
washed out the earth so as to cause one pier
to settle four inches. and the other q foot.
No part of the substantial work gave way, and
even the gates are unaffected.
KNOX.
The assessors valuation of the property in
Rockland, this year, amounts to 81, 1855, O27,
increase of S9s. 1876 over last yeAr; the num-
Der of polls is 2.ls4, q decrease Of 46.
Early Friday morning, the boarding house
and buildings Of Fred Irish, at Blackington's
Corner. were burned to the ground with their
contents, the occupants narrowly escaping
The insurance on the house is 81, 400; out
buildings, 5000; furniture, $500.
LINCOLN.
The bell in the Congregational church at
Wiscasset has tolled for the death of every
President since Washington's day, according
to the Lincoln News. This bell, according
to the inscription upon it, was cast by the
famous Revolutionary patriot, Paul Revere.
The church is one hundred and ten years old.
PENoBsCoT.
Another cannon was taken from the river
by the dipper of the dred0er II. F. Bothfield,
in Bangor harbor, Monday. 1t is not decided
as yet about the disposal of this one. 1t is
expected that others will be recovered
The death of Deacon Daniel Sargent, of
Brewer Village occurred late SUNDAY even
ing, at the advanced age of "A years. Mr..
Sargent was prominent man, well known
and respected throughout the country.
SAGADAHoc.
young son of Chauncy Frye, Of Bath,
met with serious accident last Friday after
noon. The boy, in company with another
about the same age, found a bottle contain
ing gunpowder. The Frye boy applied a
lighted match to the powder in the bottle, and
an explosion followed, which will probably
teach the boy lesson. His face was severely
burned and several pieces of glass blown into
the flesh of that portion of the body. making
a number of ugly wounds.
The Maine Historical and the Sagadahoc
Historical Societies will unite in an annual
field dav by q steamboat excursion from Bath
to the Lower Kennebec on September 9th at
8. 40 A. NJ, visiting localities of ancient his
torical interest, landing at Arrowsic-the
ancient Newtown-Stage Island, Indian Point
and Popham, reaching the latter place in
time for picnic. hotel dinner or chowder, as
the parties shall prefer.
Saturuav n1Rnt ABOUT tWelve O'CLOCK Om-
Ger Small of Saco, discovered man in cot
tsge owned by George Cslef at Ferry beach
He Immediately arrested the fellow Mon
day morning he was taken before Judge EN-
mons, plead guilty of being q tramp and was
fined $50 and costs, but in default of payment
City Marshal Littlefeld took him to the PORT
land work house for four months.
Bert, young son of E. Lane, of Saco,
met with mishap Saturday afternoon, which
came near ending his life. Late in the after
noon he was bathing 10 the river At Saco, and
ventured out too far in the water. He could
swim but few strokes and lost his head and
began to sink. Lane was about to go down
when boy who was standing in the neighbor-
hood saw him and dashing into the water res
cned him. He was taken to the shore and
then, after a considerable time, recovered
from the shock. 1t is said that Lane was
hardly unconscious during the entire accident,
but when he was taken to the shore a cramp
took him, and was driven away with difficult
ty.
A valuable young horse belonging to
clergyman in Cornish was stolen from his
pasture in that 'own Sunday evening. The
thieves we're tracked to the Eastern railroad
station in Sac6 where the trail was lost.
Joseph Libby of Saco, more familiarity
known to the neighbors as Uncle Joe," and
whose smiling countenance has been seen for
years about the streets of Saco, died at two
O'Clock Sunday morning at the age of eighty
two years and Eve months. He was the son