Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-25
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weeks, at the age of rs years, months. Mr.
True was widely known all over the State .,
Methodist preacher, having been engaged
IN the ministry so wears and q member of the
Maine Conference 35 years
| Tbs Denison Paper Co. have thoroughly
repaired and re6rted the old machine in the
Diamond mill at Mechanic Falls and will
soon start it.
Alta regular meeting of Worombus En-.
eampment Lewiston. held TUESDAY evening
the following officers were elected for the en-.
suing term; E. Read, Chief Patriarch
Z. j. Hodgkins, High Priest; A G. Lothrop
Senior Warden; T. F. Palmer, Junior
Warden; F. I. Morrill,. Recording Scribe; ],
L. Peabody, Treasurer; J. G. Elder, Finan.
| cial Scribe
ARoosrook.
few DAYS ago lumberman W no was COM
ing out of the woods in Hersey. was freed by
an angry moose
The Pioneer gives the following shipments
from HouliOn station from Nov. 29.h to Dec.
18th; Hay, 81 cars; leather, cars; lumber,
IL cars: shingles, Is cars; starch, 10 ears
potatoes. 20 cars; miscellaneous. cars
sheep, car: extract, 2 cars; cheese, | car
cattle. cars ashes. l car; tallow, l car;
| oats, ear. Total l04.
The Houlton Pioneer saws tina, Mrs
Eunice Darling, of Jersey, was I0l wears
old few days ago, snd thar she knits a pair
OF stockings in a day, besides attending to
her household work. and never wore glasses
in her life
CUMBERLAND.
Mr.. John B. Curtis of Portland ha. a
ranch Of IA 00e acres near North Platte.
Nebraska. His cattle. 100 head. were
mostly purchased in Maine or bred from
Maine stock He has planted 100 600 trees
on mis- land, and believes that in no country
10 the world will timber grow so fast as in
this part of Nebraska.
kENsEBEc.
At the last regular meeting of Chelsea
Grange, No 2l5, P. of H., the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year: Mas
ter, w. L Seares; Overseer. A. N. Doug
lass; Lee, p. HAYES; Chap, S. w. Barker
s., W. c. Cobb; A. S Arthur Douglass; L.
l.. B. Hall; Sec'y., F. Y. Barker; G. K, H.
A. Farnham; Ceres. Julia Collins; Flora,
Ellen Green; Pomona, Ida Searles; L. A. S..
| Eva Searles.
| Capt. George Jameson of Rockland has
withdrawn his vessel, the Gen Albert Ames,
from the National Association, making one
OF only four vessels out of 1000 that have
Withdrawn since November LIST, two of these
| being engaged wholly in the foreign trade.
aud one barkentne. As an ffset Messrs
Morse Co. Of Bath. have pledged eleven
vessels to the Association, aRgregating 5000
tons register, says the Courier Gazette.
The Courier Gazette tells of North End
man, VINO wrote letter TO his sister in Bos-
ton, bidding her farewell, and saying that
har oh 1,
Finishing the letter he took a rope and start
ed off on suicide bent. The friends with
whom he stopped found the letter and put a
stop to the proceedings.
The revival of business in the granite in
dustrv at VinaIhaven recently indicated and
reported proved To be hut temporary, saws
the Rockand Opinion. Seventeen quarry
men were discharged bv the Bcdwel Granite
Company, Dec Is, Saturday, and the pros
pt ct nov is said to be that business will soon
be shut down altogether for the winter. Only
a small number of men are now employed.
| The new depot of the Knox & Lincoln rail
road at Rocklsnd is completed and train, ran
into it for the first time Tuesday
OXFORD.
| On his return from hunting one day re-
Gently Addison Young, of Byron, removed
one OF the shells from his gun, the other one
stuck go that he could not get i out. He put
the gun up TO dry and went to the barn to do
MS chores. His son came in and took the
gun down to look at it in some way it was
accidentally discharged, the charge striking
his ten year old sister in the arm and head
She lived but an hour after the accident &C.
CURED.
PENoBsCoT.
The County Commissioners have COM
pleted their estim lies on the amount of
county expenses fQ;x, the next two years.
lhey Inquire the SUN necessary as $50, 200
per year and estimate the receipt. from fees
etc, at 81, POO This leave. S3l 900 per
year to be raised by taxes. which is 81 900
less than last year.
The Nortt PeDobsc0t Agricultural and
Horticultural Society meets at Grange Ball.
Lee, the second Tuesday in January, for the
election of officers and picnic dinner
The petition of the Vessel.owners' and
Captains Association is being circulated in
Bangor. 1t prays for the relief of merchant
vessels from compulsory pilotage.
Good fempars lodge was instituted at
Levant village, Dec. Tth, by J. II Hamilton,
Esq, to be known IS Snow Drift Lodge. with
twenty four charter members.
| PIsCATAQUIs.
In the town of Abbot. on the west branch
of the Piscataquis river. there are said to be
four good water powers waiting for manufac-
| tories.
A carload Of sla:e was sent from Monson
to Kansas City, last week.
| In Br0wnvi!Ie a pArson, whose name is un-
known, went to the store of Mrs. Eta VIII.
lions and informed her that there was a
dispatch waiting Tor her at the telegraph
office. Mrs. Williams was expecting a tele.
gram and hastily left the store without lock-
ing the door. She found no dispatch. but on
returning found that the store had beer
entered during her absence and pocke,book
containing $40 in money and some notes and
other papers had been stolen.
SAGADABoC.
Joseph Nichols. fish and game warden al
! Phipsburg, found four nets set in Winnegapce
creek and seized them. Monday, Dec 20. II
is supposed they were placed there for the
purpose of catching bass. As the close of the
season does not expire till midnight of the
last day of the year. the owners Of the ne
we're fishing out Of time. The meshes of al
of the nets were under tlf size prescribed by
law for bass fishing. 1t is thought that some
bass have been melted in the creek the pas
week, says the Bath Times.
YORK
Saco deg catches cells and founder,
from the river. He recently caught twelve
cells in short time
| Owen Wentworth of Kppnebunk anf