Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-18
State News.

State News.
AEDR0scoGGIN.
An inventory made by Col. Osgood, places
the value of the total property Of the Maine
State Fair Association at s43, 577S9
CUMBERLAND.
Frank B. Waite, youngest son of Joshua
Waite, Jr-, of Freeport. died suddenly, Sat.
urday last, while coming from Yarmouth.
He and his brother Arthur we're upon the
Maine Central track in a deep cut, and hear
ing train coming rau in order to reach 4
road which crossed the track. Over-exertion
brought on heart trouble. and Frank died
upon reaching the road. His age was l6 years
and 9 months.
HANCOCK.
There are seven men engaged in fishing
from the Verona bridge this fall, and thew
report fair luck thus far, says the Bucksport
correspondent of the Bangor Wing. The
fishing privileges are controlled bv the term
and are sold at auction each year, the
"berths" or intervals between the piers of the
bridge, ranging in price from five to fifty
dollars. The large "bag' nets which they
use frequently entangle some very curiou.
fish, from the rare rocking to the gaunt and
hungry salmon. All the fish caught of any
value are sent to Fulton Market, New York
city. while those not edible are sold to feed
to hens or to use for fertilizing purposes.
LINCOLN.
The Exchange Hotel properly at Waldo
boro, has been sold to Messrs E. 0. Clark,
U. s. Head and Walter B. Brown, saws the
News.
The Boothbay Register says: Mr. Best
who horse-whipped the editor of the Register
last spring. not appearing at the court this
term, his two confiding bondsmen. Mr..
Joseph K. Remission and Mr.. James C. Poole.
were defaulted for the sum of fifteen hundred
dollars. We understand that Mr.. Best will
spend the winter in Florida.
Mr. Otis Kennedy of East Jefferson. went
to the woods Nov l1th to cut wood. and not
returning as soon as expected his son went
to the woods and found him dead. The doc
tors verdict was, probably paralysis of the
heart
SOMERSET.
Our Norridgewock correspondent writes
II. H. Crosby has entered upon the perform
ance of his duties as Postmaster of the Nor
rdgewock Office, in place of George Sawtelle
resigned. Mr. Sawtelle has held the Office
y
therein were the subject of frequent COM
ment. Mr.. Crosby's place as toll -gatherer is
filled by Mr.. James Corson of Mercer.-We
are glad to learn that Mrs. S. d LINDSAY.
who has been confined to the house since early
in July with sprained ankles, is slowly improv
ing.-A movement is on foot to erect a three
| story building here, the first two floors to be
used for the manufacture of clothing, the
third as an Odd Fellows Hall; S25OO are
already subscribed, and it is expected that the
foundation will be commenced next week
The first floor will be occupied by H. Murphy :;
the other by the firm of Spaulding & Ingalls,.
The firm of Ingalls, & rockingham, cloth
ing manufacturers, has been dissolved, Mr..
rockingham continuing the business.-The
friends of NJ F. Spaulding are pleased to see
him about his business again. He is at
present assisting VIM. NJ. Hobbs & Son in
timing the roofs of the buildings of j. w
Hathaway,-A. L. Talbot. of Lewiston, is in
town in the interest of the Maine Mutual
Aid Society. 1t is the best and safest insur
ance in the country, being under State super
vision, with no high salaried officers to sup
port.
Our Canaan correspondent wri es few
of the influential ladies and gentlemen of
Canaan village met together at the Grange
hall Sunday evening, and organized a society
for the purpose of religious culture and social
entertainments of a moral, literary and re-
| ligious character. The society is to be Who'll
ly non-sectarian, and their meetings open TO
the public The following officers were
chosen DR.. Ivory Lowe, presidents T. ID.
Barrett, secretary; X. H. Nye, chaplain
| DR.. Lowe and T. B. Barrett and wife were
i chosen committee to draft by-laws.-W.
NJ. Hayden has come to town with a photo
graph saloon, and offers to copy faces, bic
and little, and makes a speciality of large por
traits and groups Several houses in the
village are vacant.-There is very little bus
mess doing.-Chase & Moody are having a
large trade at their store and with their ped
dler's cart-Henry Kicker, late postmaster,
leased his store to Chase & Moody, and is now
selling candy by the wholesale.-L. Morrill,.
who moved to Waterville in order to give his
daughters good education. still runs his
store in Canaan, and gets his share of the
trade. George Weymouth is doing a brisk
business at his store, with Eben Wyman as
clerks. Brown is looking after the affairs
| of the town as first selectman and running a
store with the aid Of Alpheus Mason as clerk,
who is town treasurer.-L. II. Corson, sec
ond selectman started Monday for Mayfeld
after town pauper paupers are plenty this
year.-Two men from Bangor, Frank Moves
and John Murphy, who came around selling
mackerel by the pailful, representing that
there were 25 lbs. of mackerel in each pail,
came to grief when they sold to parties in
Hartland. Officer Williams arrested them in
Pttsfeld on charge of fraud, and they re-
fusing to give their names, warrants were
made out against them by assumed names
When brought before the justice for trial
they gave their true names, paid the costs,
and settled with the detrsuded parties. The
pals represented to contain 25 lbs. OF mack
erel contained lbs, the rest being salt.
WASHINGTON.
petition is being numerously signed in
Cherryfield and Mlbridge, asking that the
government appropriate twenty thousand dol
lars for the purpose of improving the en-
trance of Narraguagus river. In 1880 Col.
George Thorn in his report relative to the i'm
provement of rivers and harbors in Maine
recommended an expenditure of fifty thou.
sand dollars for this purpose Mdchias Re
publican.
On Thursday evening last while Rev. Mr.
Harding of East Machias was returning from
a religious meeting at Hadley's Lake school
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