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

The Journal says: The meeting of the
Salvation Army at Lyceum Hall. Lewiston,
Wednesday evening, was seriously disturbed
by party of rowdies. These rowdies have
slightly disturbed previous meetings, but on
Wednesday evening they took advantage OF
the absence Of police officer to enact most
disgraceful scenes, which stopped the exer-
cises for some time. Thursday morning
ladies of the city circulated petition to the
mayor, which vas numerously signed by
citizens generally, asking that one or more
policeman be detailed to preserve order at
the meetings.
ARoosrooK
Rev. f. P. Eastman closed his lxbors with
the Congregational church in Fl. Fairfield,
last Sabbath The community part with him
with great reluctance.
CUMBERLAND.
The schooner Elsie NJ Smith of the Port.
land fishing neet, has arrived in New York
with cargo of Sc ,795 msckerel which sold
for s594,45. She is the first of the Maine
fleet TO arrive. She is owned by A. NJ. Smith
& Co.
The steamship Toronto, Capt. James Nc
Anley. of the Dominion Line. arrived at
Portland, Wednesday. The vessel brought
q cabin and 40 steersge passengers. Most
of the latter are laborers bound for Canada.
Among the cabin passengers are Mr. L. Mont
gomery, of the firm Finn, Main & Montgom-
cry of Liverpool, managing directors of the
Dominion Line of steamers Mr.. Montgom-
cry will make tour of the United States and
the Dominion. The vessel brought q cargo
of 1910 tons, l26 tons being for Portland
parties.
FRANKLIN
A letter has been received from Rev. L..
Small. formerly pastor of the Congre gatonal
church. Wilton. now of Onida, OAK, saying
that since the 4th of December, Rev. Mr..
Small's son Forrest, has not been seen or
heard from by any of his friends, and it is
now almost certain that on the afternoon of
that day he was wsylaid and killed while CO.
ing on horseback to a neighboring town TO
attend law suit Neither he nor the man
against whom the suit WAS brought appeared
at the place of trial. The other man re-
turned home that evening and reported that
he had settled the case, and is now in Jail
awaiting trial. Another man suspected of
being an accomplce has fed. Circums tan
tial evidence is very strong against both of
them.
At the annual town meeting, Rockland,
the amount of money voted was 25,775,
!.
$3.50 was voted for hook, and! ladder truck
for company that is to be formed. Voted
to tax dogs 81, and to dispense with the street
lamps.
The Transcript says Judson Tarr of Bris-
tol begun work at his canning factory the
cath. He is giving employment to a large
number of men and boys, who are receiving
| 9S nor hushal for ole
the factory. The work in the factory is done
largely by girls.
A correspondent writes the Oxford
Democrat as follows After court at Paris
Hill adjourned Judge Virgin visited Norway,
his former home and friend anxious as to
his health. said to him that he was
not looking 80 stout as usual when the Judge
replied that if he were to take hold of him
lat the backs he would find there was some
buckram left yet; which reminds me of a
contest that occurred at Rumford at the time
of the building of the railroad. in which the
Judge figured conspicuously. Three men,
strangers, stopped at one of the hotels (there
were two then) and gave out word that they
had followed the line from Portland stopping
at the principal villages, and had come off
victors. so far, "liftng at stiff heels" wrest-
ling and pulling fingers" The challenge
soon drew crowd and Judge. then Writ. Vir-
gin was selected to 'lift at stiff heels" Their
best man lay down, and Writ lifted him easily
with one arm; then Writ lay down and told
two of their men to lift at him, one at each
leg, and they could not raise him; after that
they did not care to try him sat the backs -
PENoBsCoT.
The Catholic Society of Oldtown have pur.
chased a lot of land adjoining the church
property and contemplate erecting convent
/ this year.
SAGADAHoC.
An exchange libels Baths musical talent
with the story, slanderous of course, that a
Bath boarding mistress surprised one of her
boarders, who was learning to play on the
banjo. by reducing the price of his board on
the ground that his singing and playing had
frightened away all the rats. The compliment
has discouraged the young man so that he has
given up practice.
SOMERSET.
The Fairfield journal saws +. Totman &
Cos. logging teams came home Tuesday.
| N. Totman & Co. break camp on dead river
next Monday. S. A. News teams will leave
camp next week. Nearly all the men have
come out of the woods.
The Peltoma bridge will come up before
the law court at Augusta, next month for f.
nal action. J. o. Bradbury, ESQ, County
Attorney, will represent the petitioners 1t
now looks as if the matter which has been
agitated for so many years will be happily
settled at last, and q new bridge across the
Sebasticook will be an addition to the scenery
at Peltoma Point before long P,hsfcld Ad-
re,tiser.
WALDO