Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-13
State News.
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| The school committee Of Lewiston has
voted to take ST. Joseph's Parochial school in
charge and pay the teachers. The school
has $50 scholars, all girls. and 10 taught BY
eight nuns who will be retained by the city.
| The Journal says: The usual spring rush
for the West has set in. About fifteen per-
sons have gone vest from the Lewiston upper
station, this week. Mr.. Chas. Keexar and
family went to Enterprise, Kansas, Tuesday.
They have shipped household goods. Mr..
Henry Norris of Wayne, and A. L. Hodgdon
of Lewiston vent to California, Tuesday. A
party of two went Saturday, to Quincy, ILL.,,
and two the same day to St. Paul.
CUMBERLAND.
| The Advertiser says: Building is going
to be lively 10 Portland this spring.
! The Argus SAYS: The fishing wharves are
now presenting lively appearance with ves-
sells fitting out for spring business. Three
vessels have already left for the Southern
mackerel grounds via Gloucester. and 9 num-
Der Of others are nearly ready. Portland
will have larger feet engaged in mackerel
fishing than ever before.
FRANKLIN.
| Pennington appropriated 1000 for the
purchase and fitting up of the old meeting
house hitherto used as a courthouse, here
after 10 be town hall.
HANCOCK.
! In Ellsworth. at place where intoxicating
liquors are supposed to be sold, the ''true
and the tried" so goes the story, we're accus-
toned when they went into the office to give
the words Gee Buck" as a token of fraterni-
| ty, and to pass on, where they were followed
BY the bartender who supplied their de-
mands On one occasion an unintiated OBJ
server of the proceedings thought he could
pronounce the 'shbbaloth," which would en-
title him to a drink, but his Nv ohish Buck"
| proved him an imDoster. and he was advised
to depart. Leriston Journal
KENSEBKc.
Lewis Lane of Monmouth. who recently
went West, writes us from Kansas that he
thinks it a splendid country for farming. He
is bound for Indian Territory.
Chelsea Grange, No. 2l5, is in q flourish
ing condition, has seventy members and
meets every Thursday evening.
The Sons of Temperance have q lodge at
Searls Mills which has a membership of 100.
They have meetings Saturday evening of
each week and are doing good work in the
temperance cause.
LINCOLN.
The best HOLSTERS taken on our coast come
| from Monhegan. They go to New York and
Boston, where they bring from So to 50 per
hundred more than the smaller Holsters
taken further in shore.
PESoBscor.
| B. l., Smith, ESQ.,, prosecuted a case in
Alton day or two since, against a French
man named, Peter Baker, who WAS arrested
on a charge of killing a deer during close
| time. He was found guilty and bound over
to the August term of court in the sum OF
$3.50. p H. Haynes. Esq, of Charleston,
was counsel for the defendant.
SAGADAHoc.
| The Cheyenne (W To- Sun SAYS; Gov.
| Warren appointed w p. Gannett, Yesterday
territorial treasurer, to fl the vacancy caused
by Treasurer Wsrren's resignation. MIR.
Gannett came to Cheyenne in 1876, from
Bath, Maine. The selection will BE- general
ly commended bv the people of the territory,
and the finances of Wyoming are without
question in safe hands.
SOMERSET
| The Holbrook House. at Bingham. has
been closed to the public as a hotel.
| Mr.. l. c. Bracket of Norridgewoc., has
sold his stand at the Corner to Mr.. A. ID.
Brown of Portland. for $4,000 Mr.. Brown
has purchased the place for his son-in- law.
Mr.. Stephen rockingham. This is one of
the best stands in the village and is pleasant
ly located.
Mr. Philip Lindsey and Miss Julia Lind
sey, son and daughter of the late Hon. s. d.
Lindsey, sailed from New York, Thursday
morning. for Bermuda, where they will re-
main several months. They take the trip to
improve their health.
Mr.. w B. Gould, son of Joshua Gould,
Clerk of Courts in Somerset county for sew
eral years, is visiting in Norridgewock. He
commenced the practice of Law in that town
then sold out to the late S. ID Lindsey. He
since that time. He has been engaged in
has been located in New South Wales. He
intends to locate in Boston.
WASHINGTON.
| James Wood of Centreville attempted sui
eide last Sunday by cutting his throat A
low state of health was probably the cause.
He has a wife and three children, rep lrts the
| Machias Union.
Ar LARGE.
| From the Baptist Year Book for 1885 we
learn that the denomination now has Is, 599
churches, with 1861 ordained ministers
The total membership of the churches 10
2,507.753. The lumber of baptisims report
ed is 1875, $40. There are 1894 Sunday
schools with "a PAT officers and teachers,
and 1872. $50 scholars. The amount of money
contributed for missions was 1861, l66 25.
| for education SlO4, l5s. 30. and for miscella-
neous purposes 81, 292. 1861.
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