Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-05

Inc District Ministerial Association of
the M. E. society will hold its meeting at the
Hammond street church, Lewiston, about
the middle of February.
At meeting of the Androsscoggin Bar
Association held Thursday evening, Col. f.
n. Drew, S. n. Carter, Esq John A Nor
rill, Esq, were appointed to draw up a bill
to the legislature peti;ionin9 for a Superior
court it Androscoggin county. A committee
of ten, of which Hon. A. r. Savage is chair
man, was appointed to secure legislative
action in the matter.
ARoosTOoK.
The Herald understands that Mr.. J. H.
Phair has commenced getting out material
for the foundation for q new hotel to be built
next simmer on what is known as the Don
neiley Lot" on the corner of Main and
Academy streets. Presque Isle. 1t is to be
about the same size of the Presque Isle Ho-
tel.
CUMBERLAND.
With its issue of Thursday the Portland
Advertiser publishes fac simiie of the first
number of the paper, bearing date OF Satur-
day, Jan. /, 1885. 1t was of course impossi-
BILE to reproduce the old-fashioned type used
at that time, but BY a curious process known
as 'photo-electrotyping" perfect copy ofthe
original issue is said to have been produced.
The paper bears the names of Benz amin
Titcomb and Thomas Watt, as publishers,
and is entitled The Falmouth Gazette and
Weekly Advertiser" The fac sim,ie is in
marked contrast with the newspapers of
to-day, and it's publication at this time is an
evidence of the enterprise which character
ICES the management of the Advertiser.
HANCOCK.
Ellsworth has been uncommonly lucky the
last year in not losing vessel, and has added
several to the fleet by purchase.
The Committee on Naval Affairs of the u
S. House of Representatives have agreed to
report favorably on bill for the relief of the
Ceannette survivors, giving Herbert Leach OF
Lamoine. 5000 instead of $500
Stranger things have happened than that
Mount Desert Ferry should become the ter
minous of an important line of ocean steam
ers. Mr.. Psyson Tucker has a big, but very
plausible scheme on his mind.-Boston Post.
KNOX.
The Rockland Free Press reports a great
amount Of sickness in Thomaston, measles,
scarletina and lung troubles being predomi-
nant. One physician of thirty years practice
saws he has never known so much sickness.
The dinner given by the Christmas Club to
the poor children of Rockland, Wednesday.
was a success. About o'clock over 200
children assembled at Farwell Hall. The
tables were bountifully spread with roast tur-
key, cold meats, cakes, pies, doughnuts,
fruit, etc. Probably some of the children
never enjoyed such dinner before.
LINCOLN.
~. AZ H. d.,
sons of Friendship. removed a cancer of the
Waldoboro, Tuesday. The operation was
successfully performed and the patient i.
doing well.
Preparations are being made by the Bay
View Ice Co.. Waldoboro, to fill their house
this winter, says the Free Press. Nearly all
the ice houses in the vicinity will be filled
PENoBsCoT.
In the cases of Herring and Atwater, o,
Dexter vs.. Charles Sawyer. landlord of the
Shaw House, at Newport, which was carried
to the Law Court, the exceptions have beer
overruled
Daniel Chaplin Camp, Sons of Veterans,
of this city have elected the following off
GERS; Capt. F. II. Plsisted; lst It., J. E
Mitchell; Camp Council, W. Patterson and
F. II. Plasted; Representative to Division
Encampment, VIM. Patterson; alternate, H
f. Orne. The installation of officer occurs
Wednesday evening, Jan. 7th, and the exer-
cises will be public.
SOMERSET.
The Pittsfeld Advertiser says: The
Pioneer mill has started up on full time again
although the owners have been obliged to
make a cut down of from to 10 per cent. in
some departments. The state of the market
obliged them to do this. If there is no turth-
er depression in the business the Messrs,
DobsOn will cut the wages of their employees
down no more.
PIsCATAQUIs.
The town treasurer of Greenville has paid
bounty on SO bears the past season, which
amounts to 1926
SAGADAHoC.
The shoe shipments from Richmond for
the week ending January lst, were 76 cases
or 4, $50 pairs. About % cases a dav are
now manufactured at the factory.
At Maples's iron factory. Bath, Wednesday
afternoon, the larges casting ever made in
this CITY, was poured off. 1t weighs upwards
of tour ton, and was commenced Oct. llth.
1t is for the steamer now building at the New
England Shipbuilding Company's yard. The
engine is being made at the Goss Marine
Works. 1t will cost near $1,000 and was
made without pattern,
WALDO
A petition Is in circulation at Belfast ask
ing the Legislature for a charter to build q
bridge across Belfast Harbor from Hazeltine'
wharf to the Rag wharf
WASHINGTON.
1t is reported that a Boston gentleman ha.
been at Calais making arrangements with the
Psssamaquoddy Indian Polo Club to travel
with him and play exhibition and match
games in all the cities and towns in New
England where there are Kinks.
Mr.. Kurdish of the Macbias Republican
which was recently burned out, is the father
of sixteen children. and in that respect a,
least, may be said to be one of the most sue
cessful of Maine editors.
Ar LARGE.
Mrs. Mary. E., the wife of Manager Isaac
B. Rich of the Howard Athenaum, Boston
died last week. after an illness of about two
weeks. Mrs. Rich was born at Greenfield,