The Portland daily press., 1886-06-08

AENNEBEC COONI1.
Daniel V. Thompson of Augusta is one Of
eight Fresmen of Amherst chosen to COM
pete for the Social Union prizes.
The city of Augusta has offered reward
of $50 for the apprehension and conviction
of the person who has been defacing tomb
stones in Forest Grove Cemetery
The city treasurer of Augusta has been
authorized to set apart lots IN MT. Pleasant
Cemetery for the burial of such deceased
soldiers or sailors as may be designated by
Seth Williams Post, No. 13, of the Grand
Army. When the Post shall cease to exist,
any remaining lots will revert to the use OF
the city.
The town of Waterville has paid $4,000
for 40 acres of land between the colleges and
Kennebec bridge This is the land on which
the Maine Central proposes to erect its
shops. l.. D. Carver, Esq, went to New
York, and Sidney Moore Heath to Dakota,
ON business connected with the land.
Mr.. John Whitehouse of Vassalboro,
whose son, Buford, died in Augusta recently
of pneumonia, fell victim of the same dis
ease Saturday. Now another son Of the
| family, and his wife, are both seriously Ill
| with the same disease, and were not expected
| to live at last accounts.
Seventeen ladies and four gentlemen wero
| baptized in the Kennebec river at Augusta
| Sunday by Rev. j. B. Jordan of the Free
| Baptist church.
| A Readfield correspondent writes that the
excitement attending the appointment OF a
! postmistress had hardly subsidized before re-
| form measures began to be instituted The
old time-honored charge of box rent was in
creased from four to five cents per quarter.
| One of the wealthy citizens declared this an
outrage sufficient to discredit the adminlstra-
| tion.
The large hotel at Readfeld has passed
into new hands, and is now In excellent con-
| ditiOn for the summer business.
| rrI,o SoIxrotioD rrov harr at AupuSta
were crowded Saturday. The rumor had
| gone abroad that there was to be wedding,
| and ten cent tickets had been sold until
there was no standing room left in the build
A. L. Carr, son of l. A. Carr of East Win,
throp. and Hallelujah Nellie A. Morrill, OF
| North VasSalboro. The crowd was so great
that the bride and groom nearly failed to get
to the platform where the ceremony was to
| be performed. After some singing ana
| praying, Captain Pugmire of the Army said
II suppose Brother Carr is the happlest
man in the building.
sYes, am, glory to God,". spoke up the
bridegroom, promptly and loudly
''We didn't know but what our Drother
might be tempted to back out, continued
| the officer, she was so late"
| There's no back out to me, glory to God,
replied Mr.. Carr.
army, the young couple were married by
| Elder Jackson Of South Gardiner
OXFORD COUNTY.
Andrew Cobb Bean died in Brownfield, his
native town, Sunday at 4 o'clock p. M. He
was born December 20, 1886. His death was
sudden and unexpected, a shock to his fam.
lily and many friends. He leaves wife and
| one son. 1t was but little more than one
week ago that he and his wife arrived home
from Bnenos Ayres, South America, where
he spent about thirty years of his life in con
nection with the late well known business
men, Andrew & Samuel e. Spring. Funera
services will be held at the residence of his
brother, Eli B. Bean, at Browntield, Wednes
day at o'clock p. m.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Rev. Fathers Mccarthy and Mcdonald
Jesuit Fathers of Boston, and eonnecteGG
with the Mission Band at st. Mary's churcf
in that city, will begin revival services IL
the interest of the Catholic church in Bango
next Sunday.
Messrs. Stilwell and Stanley, Fish Com
missioners, were busy throughout last weel
placing 100000 young sea salmon IN I'M
PenobScot river. The fish were equally dlS
tributed at Bancroft, Medway and ;HoWland
Yesterday morning Messrs. Stilwell ant
Stanley left for Harvey Lake, in New Bruins
wick, to put in 10000 young land locke'
salmon for which General Manager Cram
| the New Brunswick railway subscribed