Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-02
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State News.
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The Bailey Praying Band have finished
their labors At the Court street Free Baptis
church ia Auburn
1t il said that the proprietor of the Lewis
ton rink has sunk over 81 900 the past wear
He has q Eve years lease of the land OF
which the building sets, at 81 900 year. H,
10 stuck.
The total value of foreign exports from
Portland last week. was el96, 9Sll5.
The Dominion steamer Brooklyn, Capt
Dale. sailed Sunday forenoon for Liverpool
With five passengers, and a cargo valued Al
about Sl60, 900 including over 10000 bushels
Of grain and 554 head of cattle.
FRASALIx
Mr.. Nelson Gould of Pennington, has sole
his potash mandatory TO George w. ant
Nelson Norton of Rome. The Norton Bros
are enterprising young men and purpose I,
considerably enlarge the business. They
take possession the first of April.
Mrs. Capt. Ernest H. Marwich and family
left Pennington Monday morning for New
York to join her husband on board the barqu,
Rose Inness to make the voyage with him &c
Valparaiso and Callso. Otis s. Gould AND
Charles Stewart, who are also to make the
voyage, lett at the same time.
KENxEBEc.
The new building of the Industrial Schoo
at Hallowell. is to be completed next summer
With the funds provided by the State, and ait
from benevolent individuals and societies.
There ia a oh hns0 ID IN
estate in Readfeld this spring. Mr.. Henry
Greeley has bought the Levi Collins place
and Mr.. Collins is looking for smaller place
to purchase. The Pierce place is sold t
parties out Of town. Mr.. Dudley Haines ha,
sold his place to Mr.. Lyman Dollaff OF Mt
Vernon.
In 1902. Daniel Webster was a school-ma
ter in Fryeburg and was paid a salary O.
$3.50 year. The old ledger which contained
Mr.. Webster's store account while precep
tor at Fryeburg is still in existence. Among
the charges are ''soap. one sixpense, "quili'
one and sixpense" and lone pair silk hose
fourteen and sixpense."
PENOBscor
A company has been formed in Bangor to
build a steamboat and navigate the Penob
scot river above Oldtown. Work on the hull
of the boat has already been commenced al
that town. The Penobscot River Steam
Boiler Works will build the boiler and the
Bangor Edge Tool Company will furnish the
machinery. 1t is expected the boat will b,
completed about MAY 18th.
Capt James Jenkins Of Oshkosh Wiscon.
ain, formerly of Bangor, died in New Orleans,
last Sunday. While engaged in the Lumber
htratu in pan kaa
of quarter of q million dollars, which wa,
swept away in a single night by a great
freshet and he was left penniless. Since hi.
removal to Oshkosh he has been engaged il
large and successful lumber operations. III,
was mayor of the city in 1872 and was the
first president of the Oshkosh & Mississippi
Railroad.
The Commercial says: The brickworl
about the electric station is nearly completed
Probably 200, 900 bricks will be consumed
in erecting the electric works, and they are
being furnished by A II. Gould of Brewer.
PIsCArAoUIs.
Major Isaac Blethen, the founder of tn,
popular and far famed Blethen House at Do
yer, is one of the Oldest hotel men in Maine
and is well known to the travelling public al
kind and genial gentleman. He was borr
yer when 10 years of age.
SAGADAHoC.
Thomas Dunn, IS years old while leavins
the Office of Trial Justice Cone, at Bowdoin
ham, Saturday afternoon, fell down a stair
way. distance of about twelve feet, causing
injuries that it is feared will result fatally. HI
was taken to his residence in an unconsciou,
state, and had not regained consciousn es.
Monday morning.
The Denison Box Shop Branch esta blisheG
in Bath last year, is to be removed to Bruins
wick, and the stock and fixtures were taker
away on Monday. Mr.. +. A. Chandler
superintendent of the Brunswick shop say.
the branch in Bath was given up or
account of there being no demand for the
grades manufactured there.
The teacher at the Lower Grammar school
in Belfast. was recently exercising her elias.
in geography, the lesson being on the State
of New York When the city of Buffalo was
reached the teacher said to the class Can
any one tell me what noted man came from
the city of Buffalo?" Up goes the hand of q
youngster. well, who was he 2" asked the
teacher. Buffalo Bill :" replied the urchin
WASHINGTON.
1t is rumored that unless there is a revival
in that branch of business, the sardine facto-
~ at Millbridge will not be worked during
the coming season.
YORK
At the meeting of the Salvation ARMY, san.
day, Mr.. Fred Sweetser presented detailed
report of the receipts and expenditures in
Srco for the six months of the Army's work
there, which showed that the amount of 81,
400. 90 had been received, of which 1898 had
been contributed to the war chest for the
general mission work of the army, nearly
1890 had been paid for rent, fuel and lights,
&2l6.50 for salaries of three officers S47l
for general expesnes.