Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-12
State News.
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ASDRoscoeeIS.
| LIvERxoRE FAILS. - Our correspondept
writes: The Livermore Falls Base Ball
Club has won another victory. Last Satur-
day II went to Bretton's Mills and PLAYED a
| match game with the club there, generously
supplying that club with two good players to
| help them out. The Livermore Falls bows
beat by score of 20 to 8. The second nine
of Livermore Falls played with the second
nine of Brettons Mills and were beaten % tn
S.-A baptism occurred at the river Sunday sf
ternoon, at which Rev. j. L. Hill, pastor of
the Methodist church immersed nine persons
The republican caucus of East Livermore
vas held at the G. A. R. Hall, SATURDAY sf
ternoon, and five delegates were chosen to
attend the county convention at Auburn
An open air concert was given
by Aliens Band Saturday evening
The Livermore Falls Free High School opens
Sept 9th under the direction of Mr.. George
X Currier of Wilton, an excellen, teacher.
This school has one of the most practical
courses of study to be found any where in the
State. Pupils from out of town will be re-
ceived by paving tuition.-The Baptist Church
has been greatly improved in appearance by
having its brick walls painted and striped
Mr.. Alvin Record has a new house and ell up,
boarded and shingled.--A log-way is being
constructed at the dam so as to facilitate the
passage of logs over the falls. The low state
of the water in the river is very favorable to
the work.-The Androscoggin District Lodge
l. U. e. T., met here Wednesday, Aug. llth.
ARoosTooK.
The farm buildings, consisting of house ell
and barn. belonging to c. F. Foss, of Weston.
were burned at o'clock Tuesday morning.
Loss 5000. Probably insured
CUMBERLAND.
Mrs. Mary Barnes Martin, who has lust
died in Boston, was the one who suggested the
singing of the hymn, ''Let children hear the
mighty deeds" at the Portland centennial.
She was a native Of Portland, and was for
many years a contributor to the literary col.
umn of the New York Post, and she NAV be
said to have discovered Mount Desert as a
summer resort. The island was but little
known and not much frequented when she
began to write and talk about it, and her en-
thusiasm was potent influence ia turning the
tide of travel in that direction.
FRANKLIN.
Geo. Goldsmith. of Pennington, Is wears
old, went to Portland, July 23d, to spend
few days at Peaks Island, and has not since
been heard from. His friends are anxious
about him.
OXFORD.
The village corporation of South Paris has
voted that Its assessors contract a twentv-year
lease of the Norway Water Company for an
effective fire service, their pipes to be laid
throughout the corporation, with twenty-four
hydrants and the right to attach hose to nv
drants that can be of use in the Norway cor
poration, also to furnish water for the Park
cemetery and street sprinkler
e Io1.- II
was broken into Wednesday night Aug 4th,
and the burglars took watches, chains, Jew
elry and revolvers, also two or three suits of
clothing all to the amount of some 5000.
The Oxford Democrat says Alb ut Sl2, 900
OF arrears of pension have been drawn by
pensioners in Bucktield village, under the
provisions of the Arrears of Pension Act
WASHINGTON.
rather unusual international complica-
ton is reported by the Eastport Standard 1t
seems that Mr.. Maloney bought the right to
take tolls on the bridge between Calais and
ST. Stephen. The bridge company, rs soon
AS he commenced to CLEAN the benefit of the
transaction built fence at the ST. Stephen
end of the structure. This Mr.. Malonev
broke down. After few repetitions of this
programme. the St. Stephen man who put up
the fence, having ventured to visit Calais, was
arrested on writ issued in suit for dam.
ages. Parties in ST. Stephen are now lying
in wait for Mr.. Malonev to bring him to ac-
count for tearing down the fence. Mr.. Ma
loney is yet collecting tolls on the Maine side
and wants to get control Of the Canadian side
but don't know how - do so. The st.
Stephen man wants Ia know what right Uni
ted States authorities have to punish him for
something he did in Canada.
YORK.
A Saco man is happy in the thought that he
is the possessor of one of the finest if not the
finest, cat of that section. The animal is
tremendously big fellow and is named Jim.
He balances the beam at exactly Ia pounds,
and yet his body is not very fat. The cat is
covered with thick hair, snowy white. Jim
is remarkably intelligent fellow, and his
owner, as do many who have seen him per-
form, take much pleasure in watching his
almost human ways. He often follows his
master in stroll about town, and when he
does he attracts much attention for he walks
in great style, never departing from his mas
ters heels. Jim is a capital hunter, and upon
various occasions has been taken into the
woods on cunning excursions, when the ami
NAL always scares up some kind of game
which he captures. Not long since the cat of
its own accord, while at Old Orchard went
into the forest and managed to get wood
cock, which he took to his owners cottage in
perfect state of preservation.
AT LARGE.
Tuesday, Aug "a, will be Good Templar
day at the Richmond camp ground, and
good time tor the order is expected. Several
prominent temperance speakers have prom
ised to be in attendance. The business is be-
ing arranged by Rev. w. l.. McIntire of
Brunswick. Arrangements are being made
for mass meeting to be held the last of
this month or the first of next for the eastern
part of the State, to be conducted on a plan
similar to that at Sebago and Maranoccok. 1t
will be held at Northport if suitable arrange
ments can be made there.
A Maine born man, Rev. Timothy Otis
Paine, now pastor of the Swedenborgian
church in Elmwood, Mass, is author of
work called Solomon's Temple" book
which has created a sensation among the sa-
wants not only of America but of Europe and
other parts of the world. This book is de-
clared by the sages to have thrown new his
torical light upon the Bible, solved mysteries
over which antiquarians and psychologists
have stumbled. and revealed the origin and
meaning of certain obscure Masonic rites.
Its author has been elected to the member
ship of many learned societies in Europe and
pronounced one of the most extraordinry dis