Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-17
State News.


ASDRoSCoGGIS.
The Androecoggin County Sunday Schoo
Convention will meet at South durham, Sat.
urdav. Sept. 26th.
ARoosrooK.
Last Monday. while gathering cherries
Nr. Samuel York, of Houlton. fell from the
tree, distance of thirty feet, striking upon
his head. sustaining internal injuries of the
brain and other organs. Although seriously
injured, his physician has hopes of his uri-
mate recovery Mr.. York formerly resided
in kennebee county, says the Pioneer.
Mail messenger service has baen estab-
lished as Route 60. l07, Van Buren,, Aroos.
took Co., from St. Leonard's Station. New
Brunswick. six trips per week, from Sept l.
The proprietor of the Caribou starch fac.
tory will commence buying potatoes next
week. The price paid will be twenty
cents per bushel
Presque Isle is booming town. The
people are all for making money and are fast
accommodating wealth 1t is truly model
town and could give a good many lessons in
push" TO older places Cor. Commercial.
HANCOCK.
1t is reported that thirty new cottages are
to be erected this fall and winter in Bar Har.
Dor.
The Rev. DR.. Tenney has now been a cler-
gvman in Ellsworth for more than half cen.
fury.
The Normal School fall term at Castine is
attended by 100 pupils. OF these 81 are in
the entering class.
kENNEBEC.
special meeting OF Kennebec county
Pomona grange was holden with Startling
Grange, North Fayette, on Wednesday
10th
The annual meeting of the Maine Peda-
gogical Society will take place at Waterville
on Thursday evening, Friday and Saturday
forenoon, Oct. 18th to l7th.
OXFORD.
The South Paris park commissioners have
ordered a grand new fountain from New
York.
Deacon Osgood Perry of Norway has prob
ably the oldest colony of bees in Maine.
They were purchased by Mr.. Perry in the
season of 1874. As to their age at time of
purchase he is not sure, but thinks it probable
they were swarm of the previous season
making the age of the colony AZ years thi.
season They have been in the same hive
and occupied the same stand summer and
winter for Al years, all the time in good con.
dltion, having this season sent out several
swarms.
The Oxford County Musical Association is
to hold it's fall session at Norway. 1t is the
tenth anniversary Of the society. and is to be
celebrated bv rendering of Handers "Crea.
ton" The Haydn Society of Portland i.
to be invited and many singers from Lewis
ton and other towns outside the county are
expected.
PENOBscor.
The Bangor Commercial says that the
other day while workmen we're enlarging the
cellar of house on Union street in that city
they came across marble gravestone ab0u
four feet BY two, in good condition, save
break at the upper left hand corner, and bear.
ing this inscription
Mrs. Nancy, consort
of Mr.. Elias Whiting,
who died June %. 1923,
aged 30 years.
"In faith she died. In dust she lies,
But faith toresees that dust shall rise
When Jesus calls, while hope assumes
And boasts her joy among the tombs."
There are now as prisoners at the count,
Jail, including five females. This is a com
paratively small number, as during the pas
! two or three weeks there have been "A pris
oners in Jail, which is the largest number
ever there at any one time Wing.
SAGADAHoC.
John Veague and W. F. Bowling o
Richmond have been consigned to Wiscasse
jail, the former for so days and the latter
| for 80, for liquor selling.
WALDO.
Peter Ames, of Belmont, had tooth ex
fra faA tba 9TH 81
found to have been in contact with metal
Ames had been wounded in the face at Spott
sylvania, Va, in the war, and the bullet wa.
never extracted. More teeth were drawn, q
part OF the cheek bone removed, and an iror
grapeshot, weighing one ounce, was taker
out. after being embedded there 81 years
Argus.
WASHINGTON
The Calais Advertiser says: Among the re-
cent arrivals of vessels in this port is the
schooner B Young, of Ellsworth This yes
sci was built in this city by Benz. Young
Esq, and named for him, in IS47, and i,
therefore 80 years old She is still a good
substantial looking vessel, and good for sew
eral years more of service.
The fall run of smelts is beginning t.
make its appearance at Calais.
Rev. w. II. Harthon has resigned the pas
torate of the Baptist society in Harrington
says the Machias Republican. His resigna
tion is to take effect in October.
YORK.
Randall Boothby, an influential and vel
known citizen of Emery's Corner, Limerick
died suddenly Saturday. He was a success
full farmer and leaves considerable property
An organization known as Saco Assembl,
of Knights Of Labor of North America, No
1890, was started in Saco last Saturda,
night. 1t starts with fifty charter members
AT LARGE.
Captain Henry Barnes, a veteran ship-ma
ter of Salem, Mass. died Monday mornin.