Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-08
State News.
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meeting of the Androscoggin county
Sunday school conference IL to be held With
the High street NJ. E church In Auburn, in
May.
Saturday, Elmer H. Harris of West Minot
while endeavoring to remove the cap from q
loaded she'll, was injured by the explosion of
q shell. The charge entered his forhead,
fracturing the skull. He will probably die.
ARoosrook
Hon. Nicholas Fessenden, clerk of the
House, has been sick ever since his return to
his home il Fort Fairfield. He is now on
the way TO recovery, however.
During his absence, to town meeting
at Mars Hill, Monday, the house of Mr.. j.
W Fulton, took fire, and was considerably
damaged. His buildings were saved princi-
pzlly BY the presence of mind and efforts of
his daughter, fourteen years old, says the
Herald.
CUMBERLAND.
DR.. Thomas Fillebro~n of Portland, has
been appointed member of the council on
dental and oral surgery by the International
Medical Congress
Ii is reported that Rev. Father Finn of
Concord, n. II will be transferred to Port
land, and be succeeded by Rev. Father Fee
ney of Manchester, whose place will be filled
by Father La Fortune of Salmon Falls, n. II
The owners of Cushings Island have ten
dered to the G. A. R. the free use of the
island. except the hotel grounds, during the
week Of the Encampment.
FRANKLIN.
The Wilton Record has again changed
hanged hands. r. A. Morrow. of Farming
ton. is the purchaser this time.
Wednesday, Capt c. W. Keys. of the
Chronicle, had rough fall on the icy side
walk. That he escaped without serious in
jury seems almost wonderful, says the Lew
iston Journal.
HANCOCK.
Roliston Woodbury., Esq, principal of the
Castine Normal school, who has been spend
ing the winter at Aiken, S. c., en- account of
ill heath, will return home next May. His
health is considerably improved, and bis
friends hope that a complete recovery may be
announced before many more months elapse.
Mr.. Woodbury. came home a few weeks ago
and will not return 10 Aiken unless her hus-
band should have a relapse.
KENNEBEc.
The seniors of the different courses at
kent's Hill, held joint meeting last week to
make the necessary arrangements for COM
mencement- Committees of music, printing
and arrangements were chosen. +. 5. Mer-
Till sas elected poet A slight explosion oc-
cure on Tue sday in the chemical labora-
L, ~. The students of the class were irving
Il rather dangerous experiment with
jured and a few pieces If apparatus de-
,trnyed.
at the annual meeting OF the Citizens's Mu-
tnal Benefit Association of Norway, it was
voted to pay the money now in the treasury,
some less than $50, at the next death, and to
suspend business for the present. The Assoc
citation contains some less than 100 members
Miss Annette G. Waltz, the former pastor
of the Universalist church in Brownvlle, has
returned from Chicago, where she has been
stopping the past year, for her health. She
will commence to preach every alternate
Sunday from April LIST.
PENOBscor.
N Frede rick Abbott. for many years con-
fidental statesmen for w & J. Sloane Chicago,
died Wednesday, of the enlargement of the
heart. He was born in Dexter, Me.
The Portland Division, Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers, held meeting in Ban
gor, Sunday. Routine business was transact
ed In the afternoon they visited the Bangor
water works, being provided with special
train by General Manager Tucker of the
Maine Central.
SAGADAHoC.
lively town meeting was held at the
opera House, Richmond Saturday afternoon.
Among the most important of its acts was
one re-establishing the school district system,
discontinued at the March meeting; and one
establishing town liquor agency. 1t was
also voted to bnild a new receiving tomb.
WASHINGTON.
The Republican SAYS: News was receiv-
ed by his relatives in this place on Wednes-
day of the death of Mr.. John Hollan in Den.
yer, Colorado, where he went last December
for the benefit of his health, which had been
poor for a number of years. He belonged to
a consumptive family. He was a printer BY
trade. having learned his trade in the Union
office.
YORK.
The publitatio of a new eight page n, nth
ly paper, The Joker. has just been commen-
ced by w. Lester Watson, editor and pro-
prietor of the Kennebunk Star. 1t is devo-
ted exclusively to numerous literature.
Last Monday, Mrs. Ivory Chick. of Kenne-
bunk. died at the age Of II years. months
The dav following, the husband, Ivory Chick,
aged II years, also passed away. The couple
had passed happy welded life of fifty -four
years.
Ar LARGE.
1t is estimated that the river drivers on the
Penobscot and It's principal branches will
bring down this spring Ito, O0O, 900 feet of
In he q Of