Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-05

FARK IN BELFAST News Epo~ A.,
AROUND
CUMBERLAND
Portland letter carriers during Anri]
handled 3Sl, 25l pieces of mail matter.
Messrs Hale and Plummer took possession
OF the Tontine hotel. Saturday. They in.
tended 20 extend the dining room to the from,
OF the house, and put in plate glass with dra-
perles. Mr.. Plummer, the well known clerk
OF the Dewitt, will manage. and he intends
to put it among the leading hotels of Maine.
The bids for dredging,in Portland Harbor
were opened Saturday. only two appearing.
those Of Moore & Wright and of Hamilton &
Sawyer, both of Portland. The first bid.
70 cents per cubic yard for dredging and 500
each for the piles; the latter firm. 81 cents
per cubic yard and s25 per pile. The con.
tract was not awarded, as only S75. 900 were
available for the work, and the above pric.s
would overrun that amount
A hearing was had in the Supreme judi
clai Court in Portland Saturday forenoon. in
the matter OF the ferry landing The petit
TONERS filed motion 10 accept the report
made by the committee, Hon. Henry Ingalls,,
A. K. Savage, Esq, and Colonel John S.
Chase in favor of laying out the highw ay
and landing. The owners of Portland pier,
the remonstrants and the old ferry company
filed written objections to the acceptance of
the report After argument of counsel Judge
Walton pro forma over ruled the objections
and ordered the report in favor of LAYING out
the way and landing accepted, in order that
the case might go to the law court. 1t will
be argued there at the July term
PENoBscoT
Bangor letter carriers. in April, have
handled total number of 1853 900 pieces.
against IA ,945 in the same month last year
The number of immediate delivery letters m
ceived was 1870.
Hon. Lysander Strickland received, Mon
day forenoon. a telegram conveying the sad
news of the drowning of his son-iu-law, Mr..
Sylvester Chase of Minneapolis. in Lake
Calhoun. about four miles from that city on
Sunday. Mr.. Chase was young bushes.
man of considerable prominence in Minneap
oils, being large dealer in flour and grain
He married the only daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Strickland, and leaves two children
aged five and two.-Bangor Wing.
SAGADAHoC.
The New England Ship Building Co. OF
Bath has contracted to build a three hundred
ton whaling bark for New Bedford parties.
VIM. H. Clifford of Bath is making ship.
suit of sails for Houghton Bros. ship now il
San francisco.
SOMERSET.
PALMYRA.-Our correspondent writes, Ma,
3d. Last week as Charles Patten was coming
to the village from his home, which i. about
a mile from the village, he stood up in the
wagon to put on his coat, when the horse
jumped and threw him out. He fell in the
road and cut a deep cash in his cheek and
sprained his arm and SCARED up his face
otherwise. The horse was stopped near E.
Q. Frost's shingle mill. Mrs Dnrcas Apple
bee, who has been sick so long. is a little
better Mr.. Nahum Hanson of this town had
two COWS taken sick last fall, and they have
continued to grow worse. until last week
when he had them killed and buried They
were affected similarly to those at the State
college-their lungs in tuberculous condi
ton, adhering to their sides.
NORK1DGwOCK.-Our correspondent writes
May 3D.: Rev. James A. Jones has accepted
the call recently extended to him bv the Con
gregational parish. and will commence his
labors the last of the month-Asa G. Whit
ing of Pasadena, Cal. who has been visitins
friends here for few weeks. started on hi,
return to California, Monday morning
James E Tompkins accompanies him, with
view to settle should a favorable opportunit,
offer. Owen Taylor and wife contemplated
gong with them to visit friends there. but
were temporarily detained by the illness OF
Mrs. Tavlor.-Mrs. w. H. Taylor contem
plates visiting friends in Los Angeles Co.
later in the season,-The Misses Clark, who
have been spending the winter in Massachu
!, Il. 4
learn that James b. Wood is improving ir
health.
Friday night the house of Mr. A. W Lor
ing in Athens village was burglarized, ant
the clothing Of Mr.. S. Loring, a brother o
A. W., who is at present staying with him
was taken out of the house and the pocket,
rifed of their contents. Mr.. Loring los
about 500 in money and note for abou
5000, together with his watch and chain
WALDO.
The thirty-ninth session of the East Main
Conference will be held at Winterport. com
mencing Thursday, May 9th, Bishop Henry
W. Warren of Denver. Colorado, presiding
The following is the programme Wednes
day evening, May 5, A. NJ, reunion, prais
and prayer meeting. B. c. Wentworth, lead
er. Thursday, May 6, A. NJ, prayer meet
ing, A. Church, leader; opening session
sacrament of the Lords supper, conducte,
I by Bishop Warren. P. NJ, Annual Mission
ary sermon BY Rev. J. S. Thompson; annua
meeting of Conference Missionary Society
anniversary of Caurch Extension Society
address by William A. Spencer, ID. D.. o
Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. Friday, Ma,
7, A. NJ. prayer meeting, L. l.. Hans
com, leader. p. NJ, sermon by A. S
Ladd memorial service; missionary anniver.
sary address by C. C. McCabe, ID. D., o
New York. Saturday, Nav s, A. NJ, prayer
meeting. w. F. Chase, leader, P. NJ, ami
versarv of the Weman's Foreign Missionary
Society; address by Miss Elizabeth U. Yates
of Tientsin, China; annual meeting o.
PreachersAid Society educational anniversa
ry. Sunday. May 9, A. NJ, Conferenc,
Love feast conducted by d. P. Thompson
sermon by Bishop Henry w. Warren, ID. d.
followed by ordination of deacons. p. NJ.
sermon by Rev }. NJ. Buckley, d. D.. ordi
nation of elders; Sunday school anniversa
ry. Monday, May 10, A. NJ, reading
of appointments and adjournments.
Belfast is strongly talking of public park
If it is built the new library building and thu