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

1 ANphoSSoUOiN-
The Journal says: The Grand Army fair
Melted 81 ,306 according to the treasurer's
report
The annual meeting of the Androscoggin
| board of underwriters was held at the Office
of Miller & Cummings in Auburn, Tuesday
forenoon.
| A Lewiston gentleman informs us of new
wrinkle in rum selling, says the Argus. A
certain fish peddler in that city has num-
Der of regular customers whom he supplies
BY putting pint or q1art bottles of whiskey
or other intoxicants into the insides of part
of the fish in his cart, having mark on them
so as to tell which is which. In this way he
has sold intoxicants in the streets of Lewis
ton for over Is months with no one to
modest him or make him afraid. If the
police of that city examine the fish carts
some day, perhaps they will find something
good.
ARoosTooK.
son fifteen years old, of Postmaster II.
b. Rice of Unity, has been arrested for steal
ing letters from the mails. He was detected
by means of decoy letter sent from West
Troy, containing marked bills. The letter
was stolen and the money found on the Rice
boy. He has always borne good reputa-
ton. The people of Unity are greatly aston
ished
CUMBERLAND.
Mr.. Richard L. SWEET, graduate of Bow
dom, class of 80, died at his home in Bruins
wick last Friday. He had studied medicine
and received his diploma last June. Too
close application to his studies is said to be
the cause of his death.
The Unitarian society at Brunswick. has
extended call to Rev. Edward G.. Guild of
Boston, and it is understood he will accept
KENNEBEC.
d. II. Swan of Waterville, left that place
! Tuesday morning. for Dayton, Fla. where
he WILL take charge of the Palmetto House
for the winter.
! Work of replacing the free bridge of
Warerville. with a new iron structure, will
be commenced soon after the first of Janua-
ry.
Oxford county does not ask for Superior
Court. but will seek of the legislature, this
winter, another term of the Supreme Court,
which would make three annually.
| A. A. Jenne is about to put 80 cords
of poplar on the outlet of Roxbury pond ac-
cording to the Democrat n. L. Marshall
expects to get 81 200 cords from the remain
der of the l.. Brown land, on the west bank
| of Swift river.
PENoBSCOT.
The business men of Bangor have general
lv signed the petition for road from Shirley
Mills to the Forks of the Kennebec.
! At the annual meeting of Bangor Lodge,
A. O. U. W., the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year Harry c. White,
| p. NJ. w. Charles A Blethen, M. W.. VIM.
| H. Edmunds, Foreman; Ed. F. King, Over
seer; c. Z. Pendleton, Recorder; L. G..
Bragdon, Financier; James Patterson, Re-
ceiver; S. S. Hubbard, Guide; H. W. Rowe,
Edward Jordan, Trustee for three wears !;
Harry C. White, Representative to Grand
Lodge; DR.. ID. A. Robinson Alterna e.
PisCATAQUIs
Mr. J. C. Blake of Dover, slaughtered an
eight months-old hog, few days since, that
weighed 40 pounds.
The Whittlemore boys of Dover have
threshed 1888 bushels of grain this fall in
three and one-half months, with a Little
Grant machine
WALDO.
The Belfast journal says: The wife of
James Gordon. of Liberty, has a little girl
child The difference in the age of mother
and daughter is about 10 years.
YORK.
! Through Mr.. S. NJ. Blake of Old Orchard,
president of the local organization, negotia-
tons have been entered into with Boston
shoe manufacturing firm known as the Globe
Lasting Company. They will require the To-
cal company to erect a medium-sized build
! ing, loan them sum of money, for which
they will give security paying interest at reg
ular rate and make their entire business free
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