Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-10-27
State News.
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KNIGHTS OF LABOR ORGANIzATIoN-DRow
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ANDRoscoGGIN.
third assembly of Knights of Labor ha.
been organized in Lewiston, making three in
all and second assembly in Auburn
David Blanchard of Auburn, sentenced
last week to four years in State Prison started
for his new boarding place last Saturday
A female sneak thief has been making
raids in the Lewiston stores
ARoosrooK.
Rev. Father O'Suliivan, who has been pas.
tor of ST Mary's Catholic church in Houlton
during the past four years, has left that place
TO become pastor of the church in Machias.
He is a brother of DR.. OSullivan of Bidde.
ford.
The new covered bridge now being built q,
Fort Kent over the ST. John river will be OPP
ened in about a week. The old bridge at the
same place was carried away by the freshet
last spring. The new structure consists OF
two very long spans on new piers which are
six feet higher than the former ones.
CUMBERLAND.
The value of foreign exports from Portland
last week s30,937.09. including | ,066, All
feet of lumber Fifteen vessels braugh,
1915 barrels of mackerel TO this port last
week.
Ii is rumored that paper manufacturing
company is negotiating for a mill privilege
on Royal river at Yarmouth. The company
is composed of prominent Massachusetts, and
Maine parties.
The house of Miss Eunice Lord. who lives
in Falmouth. was entered BY burglars few
days ago and SIS, mostly in old coin, were
stolen from a bureau drawer.
Herdic cabs are becoming common in
Portland.
The l30th meeting of the Cumberland
Conference of Congre gational churches will
be holden with the Second church, Portland
Wednesday Oct 29th.
The extension of Shaw and Cos cotton
mill at Yarmouth is completed. The firm
has expended about 600 on the work.
FRANKLIN.
A very fine lodge of Good Templars with
80 charter members was instituted at Range.
ley, THURSDAY evening, Oct. 22d, by Rev. II
c. Munson, G. w. C. T. 1t is to be called
Rangeley Lake lodge.
A public temperance meeting was held in
Town Hall, Pennington, Friday evening
October 23d. Campmeeting John Aller
Opebtu Tue tuttllus, anu hSN. H. u
gave an address. Several names in favor o.
Lodge of Good Templars were obtained.
The North church society of Pennington
have extended call to Rev. Cyrus Thatcher
of Newton. Mass to become its pastor, and
MIR. Thatcher will commence his labors her,
the 1rst Sunday of November, says the
Franklin Journal
kENNEBEC.
E.l- n L
dence in Jamaica Plain, Mass, last week
aged nearly 20 years. was well known in
Waterville, As years ago as Otis Leach, says
the Mail.
While A. B. Fales, of Rockland, was gun
ming at McLain's Mills, Appleton, Saturday
in his travels he came across five-acre piec'
of land literally covered with box berries anC
the fragrant Mayfower, or more correctl,
speaking. the trailing arbutus, says tn,
Courier Gazette.
LINCOLN.
Two brothers named Tibbetts belonging il
Westport were drowned, Thursday Oct. 22d
at Green's Point, near the mouth of Eastern
river in Dresden. In going out of the rivel
their fishing boat had run aground, and they
had taken their dory to carry an anchor aheat
for warping purposes. In throwing it over
board the side of the dory was split of an(
the boat sunk, Neither being able to swim
they both went to the bottom.
PENoBsCoT
A terrible accident occurred at Palmer
mill, in Brewer, FRIDAY evening. Calvin
Kent, engineer, was caught by the coat in
shaft and, before the machinery could b,
loJ
the shaft. His injuries consist of sever,
conclusion of the brain and injuries abou
the spine, but there is thought TO be chanc,
for his recovery.
SAGADAHoC.
girl named Leavitt, of Bath, has beer
sentenced to the Industrial Home in Halo
well, by Judge Millay. She is fourteen year
Of age.
A p. Berry, of Bath. sold twenty head OF
cattle in Brighton. recently, receiving 80,
1904 The largest one tipped the scales a
1886 pounds.
News was received October 23d, of tn,
death from quick consumption, of Fred A
Greenleat, assistant United States Assayer il
Helena. Montana. The deceased was ma
tive of Bath son of Chas. T. Greenleaf II,
was 81 years of age.
phans' Home, in Bath.
WASHINGTON.
Wesley is becoming quite noted as a resor
for sportsmen.
Andrew Whalen and William Mcbride
two verv fine young men 90 years of age
left Seal Cave, Grand Manan, for Lubec in
small vessel loaded very deep with herring
on Friday morning the 9th inst, during
heavy northeast gale of wind. No tidings o
boat or men have since been received, ant
the relatives of the unfortunate young mer
have given up all hopes of their possible res
cue by passing vessels Edsfport Sentinel
According to a recent trade circular of tn,
American Sardne Exchange, there is a rattle
gloomy outlook for the remaining weeks o.
the sardine packing season in Eastport. Onl,
a few weeks now remain of the season, an,
the prospect is not all encouraging.
YORK.
II il said that people coming TO Bddefor
from Canada who are not provided with Ger
tifcstes of vaccination have hit upon a mean
of eluding the vigilence of the authorities
and are employing lit daily. They com
through Portland on the trains, and instea
of stopping at Saco or Biddeford, 90 on t
keDnebunk. where they alight and ar
brought to Biddeford by teams. The Bidde
that one day recently as MANY as fiftv reache
town III that way.
The Adventists are building a church a
Steep Falls on the Limington side of tn
river.