Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-10-04
HANCOCK.

HANCOCK.
The Catholic church. St. Sylvia, at Bar
Harbor, is to be enlarged this winter. When
the improvements are completed, it will ae-
commodate 500 more people than at present.
1t is understood that the turnpike road at
Green Mountain, Mount Desert, will shortly
be sold.
The Ellsworth American reports several
cases of scarlet fever at North Bucksport, and
that the school in Cobb district, after keeping
six days, was closed.
Another boom in real estate is in progress,
says the Camden Herald.
The Knox County Cattle Show and Fair
will be held at Camden. Oct. 5, 6 and 7, clos
ing with horse trot at West Camden driving
park on the 9Th and 9th.
The line men of the Western Union are
re-setting the poles between Winterport and
Rockland.
LINCOLN.
toy balloon lately sent up from Bruins
wick landed Wednesday in Newcastle.
OXFORD.
The farmers of West Paris have harvested
large corn crop and better than an average
crop of potatoes. There is large quantity
of apples to be harvested, the quality is ex-
cellent. Winter fruit is selling at Sl.25 per
barrel.
PENoBscoT.
The residence of the late o. F. Lathrop,
three miles out of Bangor, was burned
Thursday evening The funeral had been
held there in the afternoon. The fire caught
in the barn and spread rapidly through the
ta1 aha1 Ill and 4 hale
house, burning all fiat to the ground in short
time. Loss. $1,000; insured for $500.
At two o'clock Friday morning the barn
owned BY Joseph Francis, on Indian Island,
Oldtown, was burned. The house was saved.
Loss about $500. 1t is thought that the fire
was of incendiary origin.
The Bangor letter carriers last month de-
livered 1881 pieces of mail matter, and COL
lected 76,292-a total of 139, S03 against
l50,774 in the same month of last year.
During the month the special messengers de-
livered 1913 letters.
SOMERSET.
The postponed musical convention at Ath-
ems comes off Oct. 5, 6 and Z.
WALDO.
Edward l.. Whittier has been awarded the
contract for building Goose river bridge,
says the Belfast Age, and has commenced
work. BY his contract he is to finish the
bridge 10 40 days. The bridge will cost
about $4,000 and will be first class.
The Age says that Col w. H. Fogler of
Belfast, Hon. A. E. Nickerson of Swanville.
and Hon. Fred Atwood of Winterport, are
candidates for member of the executive coun-
Gil.
WASHINGTON.
A receiving tomb is to be built in Pine
Grove cemetery, Cherryfeld, at an estimated
cost of 5000. The dimensions of the tomb
ar l6 by ~ feet
The Baptist State Missionary, VIM. M.
Harthorn, has received unanimous call to
the pastorate of the Calais First Baptist
church. He has accepted and entered up-
on his pastorate October LIST. He will also
supply the pulpit of the Barring church, re-
ports lions Advocate.
AT LARGE.
The delegates who will represent Maine at
the annual convention of the Knights of Labor,
which begins at Richmond, Va, on October
4th, are: ID. w. Smith, Lewiston; w. II.
Douglass, Lisbon o. G. Phillips, Auburn ;
Oliver Otis, Rockland; John W. Mcguire,
Biddeford; A. c. Wright, Pittston; R. A..
| Williams, Portland; Israel Eastman, Bath ;
c. w. Shaw, Lewiston; John Burns, Hal
| lowell; r. F. Foss, Auburn; II. c. Wey-
mouth. Saco; T. j Lyons, Vinalhaven; j..
f. McVav, Lewiston; A. l.. Mudgett, Bel
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