Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-16
State News
ANDRosCOGGN.

The annual meeting of the board of trus
tees of the Eclectic Medical College wa!
held at the Dewitt House Lew iston, Monday
commencing at $50 P. NJ, the President
John Swan, NJ. D., being in the chair.
committee was appointed TO nominate boxrd
of officers for the ensuing year. They re
ported the names of Issac A. Hayes. ESQ.,. TO,
president: W m. Akin, vice president; Chas
| S. Emerson for Treasurer. land .. NJ. Buzzell
N. d., secretary, all of whom were elected
ARoosrooK.
! Houlton and vicinity is distressed with 4
| feet of snow and il is in such condition thai
travel everywhere has to be entirely sus.
| pended.
A passenger car and smoker of the mixed
| train from Presque Isle. was thrown from the
| track two miles above Caribou Tuesday
| morning. The passengers were badly shaken
| up, but none seriously injured. The cars
were wrecked and the train delayed all day
The cars had narrow escape from cspsiz;ng
into the river many feet below. A broken
rail was the cause of the accident.
CUMBERLAND.
Rev. Mr.. Munson is at the head of the
Maine Good Templsrs but it is reported tina,
an effort will be made to defeat his re-elec-
ton at the coming session of the grand lodge.
-4drertiser.
Rev. John Mckinney died in Portland
Tuesday April IA, at tine age of 70 years.
Deceased was for a number of years deacon
in the Catholic church in Lewiston. and for
some time previous to his death filed the
same Office in St. Dominic's.
KESNEBEc
II is understood that 0 NJ Moore of Wat.
erville, editor and proprietor of the Water
willie Sentinel, will be a candidate for grand
secretary of the Grand Lodge of Good Tenn
rlars of this State. The present incumbent,
Geo. f Bracket of Belfast, will also be a
candidate for reelection. The place pays a
salary OF 5000 per annum.
Eastman johnson, the artist who is under
stood to have been engaged TO paint portrait
of President Cleveland, was born in Lowell,
| and spent portion of his early youth in the
adjoining town of Fryeburg.
Charles Kimbal Of North Albany, died
suddenly. TUESDAY says the democrat. He
was out driving a team a week ago His
trouble commenced with an liberated tooth
and ulcers kept gathering IN his throat till he
| died
PENoBsCoT.
| About a month ago Colorado man came
to Bangor to settle saws the Wing. Tuesday
morning he left for his old home again. He
saws the Maine climate is not The right kline
to he appreciated by Colorado men
| There are very numerous financial Difficult
ties among people doing business in Old
Town caused by the loans made to the alb
sconding Town Treasurer, J. w. Waldron
Several assignments have been made.
PIscATAoUIs.
| Post Gerry of Monson. have engaged w
f. Parsons, Esq, of Foxcroft, to deliver the
memorial address in that town, May 80.
The slate workers of Monsoon receive $40
900 per month
SAGADAHoC.
| Operations were began at VIM Rogers
ship-yard, Bath Monday, preparatory TO the
building of a 700 ton vessel, says the Lewis
ton Journal.
| SOMERSET
The furnal of DR.. J. c. Manson on Satur
day last, was one of the largest that ever oc
Cured in Pitt.feld. The funeral was under
the auspices of the Odd Fellows. The stu
dents at NJ. c Institute also formed in the
procession. DR.. Manson leaves widow anC
two children, a son and a daughter. The
former is promising young LAWYER of Pitts
filed and the latter is a teacher of French an(
German in the Maine Central Institute
WALDO.
After july lat the mail service from Belfas
to Freedom is to he increased to six timer PEI
week. The route is now from Belfast L
Albion but that portion between Freedom
and Albion will be discontinued.
WAsHrNGToN.
1t is estimated that there have been l2O(
barrels of clam bait shipped from J"nespor
since the commencement of the winter season
which has been principally marketed at Port
! land and Harpswell says the Republican.
YORK
I Mr.. John Bowers of Sacn, son of Mavol
Bowers, and a recent graduate of a medica
college in Baltimore, left home Monday Apr
"A. for Boston. He will ssil the I5th in the
barque Sarah, in the capacity of surgeon. fol
Fayal, one of the Azores islands, and will be
! absent about three months.
AT LARGE
G. A. X. Post 81, of Waterfowl, Mass
Sunday, the 18th inst, attended the funera
of Capt. Thomas Smith, who was come cteC
with the Post and Masonic Lodge of Cam
den. For forty years he served in the United
States navy, many years as boatswain, anC
he rived with credit during the Mexican
! war and the rebellion He was born il
Thomaston nearly "a years ago. In 1872, OF
account of injuries, he was retired on hal
pay, and for several months past ne had re
sided in Watertown.