Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-01-27

HoULToS's MUSICAL CoSvESTIoN-SIRUcK
BIT TRATS-A BIG BILL-JAIL BIRD
CAUGHI-MAY FLOWERS IN JANUARY.
AROOsTOOK.

ARoosIooK.
The Boston Musical Convention Company.
consisting of Messrs. Harrington, Muusell
and White and Misses Kinsman and Hopping.
closed convention which lasted five DAYS
with grand concert at Music Hall, Houlton.
last Friday evening. The hall was crowded
with an sppreciasive audience. About 20
vocalists from Houlton attended the conven-
tion and so well pleased were they that at the
concert some 20 ladies and gentlemen signi-
fed desire to have the company to favor
them with another convention, which Mr..
| Harrington agreed 10 do, commencing Tues
Cay evening, 26Ih. and closing with another
concert on Monday evening, February LIST.
! Portland dispatch says A team at the
railroad crossing in Fort Fairfield was struck
by train on Saturday night. killing Frank
| Thibedeaux, married man. aged about so,
and considerably iniuring James Sullivan.
ANpRoscoGGN.
bill recently came through the mail TO
Lewiston Wholesale house. the different items
enumerated taking up eight feet of parch-
ment
A hard-w orking Lewiston woman, who has
been endeavoring TO pay of an incumbrance
on the homestead farm BY he savings had
the whole sum saved-S60-srolen from her
locked trunk The other day. Some sneak
thief must have done it, though no clue was
obtained.
CUMBERLAND.
II is reported that a new State monthly
medical journal is to be published ia Port
land, the first number of which will appear
about March lst. DR.. Z. E. Holt will be the
editor, and the papers presented at the meet
ings Of the Penobscot Medical Association
will be printed in the journal together with
the proceedings OF the meetings.
HANCOCK
| Unusually high and low tides prevailed last
week IN Castine .neighborhood. Wednesday
the tide was the lowest ever known there.
! The old wrecked ship ST. Helena, which
sunk IN lIl6, was entirely out of water, some
thing that was never known before. The
tides also almost covered the wharves at high
water.
Harvey Hadlock who committed suicide in
Portland, in such tragic manner, last week,
was born and lived tor some time in Bucks
port. He had many acquaintance there.
LINCOLN
The corporators of the Boothbay Savings
Bank held their annual meeting on the 10Th
inst. NJ. k. White, ID. w. SAWYER. X. G.
| Hodgdon, Jos. Nickerson and J. H. Blair
were CuOetU ulTtCtoTs lie directors AFTER
wards made choice of Mr.. White, President
r G, Hodgdon, Vice President; ID. W. Saw
yer Treasurer and Secretary; K G. Hodg-
don, Assistant Treasurer and Secretary Not
outstanding the dull times, the bank makes
the best showing in business that it has in anv
year since its Incorporation. The amount of
deposits is now more than ever before being
Sll5,o26; increase the past year, Sl2, S51
reserve fund, Sc, 1884; increase in reserve
fund the past year, $3.50; paid in dividends,
So 9l4 paid State tax. S793 losses during
the year, $50; whole amount received during
the year, 1881, 1928 - Boothbay Register.
A petition has been presented to the Post
Office Department to establish a post office
at North Jefferson.
The Damariscotta Herald saws the princi-
pal interest at East Jefferson, at the present
time, ceDters in the revival meetings which
are producing a wonderful effect upon the
community. There have already been about
twenty-five hopeful conversions, and the in
terest is increasing and extending to adjoin-
ing districts and towns. The school houses
were not large enough to accommodate the
meetings, and b. C. Farnum generously Of
fered the use of his hall and now the meet
ings are held there afternoons and evenings
OXFORD.
Sheriff ID. B. Stowe, of New HAMPSHIRE
came to Oxford, Friday night, in search of a
prisoner by the name of VIM. MURRAY, who
was arrested some time ago for breaking and
entering store at Conway. n. H., but man
aged to escape from Jail by the means of a
cord-wood stick with which he pried the bars
of the window open. Sheriff Stobe procured
the services of Sheriff Chadbourne of Ok
ford, and by his prompt and efficient services
arrested Murray.
WASHINGTON.
The fumigaton of mails at Vanceboro' still
continues and the two physicians stationed
there vaccinate a few persons each day.
YORK.
peck of Mayfowers in full bloom were
gathered bv John Norton OF Old Orchard on
the 10Th inst.