Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-28
State News.
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AEDRosCOGGIN.
Inc Baldwin steam motor will be used h,
the Lewiston & Auburn Horse Railroad .nf
one OF them is expected in Auburn this veek
IL come from Massachusetts and has baen ,
snort time in use there The road viii bs
oallasted and nev-laid with hemloek sla.,er.
barn belonging to Gee. Bonallie of Lev.
iston was burned TO the ground. SUNDAY nigh,
Inc nrst blaze was seen at l2. SOP. M Tn.
barn is situated on the College road. above
the Fair Grounds. II is supposed that the
nre was set by tramps. The barn was full q,
hay. ~" VI
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society for the prevention of cruelty m
animals, was formed in Houlton. Saturday
evening.
The freight yard of the N.B.R'y at Pressure
Isle, Is to be enlarged this season. ssvs tho
Star, the tracks are to be relaid and shinnars
VIII nnd things much more convenient when
the changes are made.
: Rents are reported very scarce at Houlton.
James E Rattfay of Andover, N. B.,while
AZ work on landing on Leighton's drive in
Letter b., was severely injured SATURDAY. by
lot OF logs rolling upon him. One leg va,
broken, his head was hurt and he was Injured
internally.
CUMBERLAND
The venerable Judge Kinsbury, of Portland
Is very ill, so sick in fact, that no one ia nor
mltted to sec him, except q short time in the
morning.
HANCOCK.
BUCKsPoRT.-Our correspondent writes.
April 20: Prof. A. F. Chase will deliver the
Daccalaureate sermon before the graduating
class. on Sunday evening June 6th.-Un,on
service was held on Fast Day in the Elm St.
Congregational church. The pastor of the
church, Rev. VIM. Forsyth, delivered a yerv
able and interesting sermon.-The first
matched game of ball for the season. was
played last Thursday afternoon between the
Seminary nine and Bucksport nine. 1t re-
suited IN favor of the B's.-Rev. H. R,
Hatch supplied the pulpit at Islesboro last
Sabbath, and V. F.. Hills supplied at Brewer.
1t is rumored that the Salvation Army an.
ticipate visit to this town.
KNOX
At the Baptist circle in Rockland the othe,
evening Rev. w. S Roberts. the pastor. was
presented with handsome and valuable gold
watch and chain. the gift of members Of hi.
society Mrs. Roberts was also presented
with gold watch and fob.
IENOBSCOT.
Miss Mabel Wade of Newport has receive ed
500, the first prize offered to Young ladies
under Is years of age, by L. Prang of Boston
tor an essay on Christmas Cards.
An old English lady was sent from Castle
Garden to Bangor the other day, instead of to
Bangor in Pennsylvania. She has been
started Alright, however.
SAGADAHoc.
Two gangs of Bath coal beavers went &c
work Monday morning at l33 cents per tor
for shoveling.
w. j. Rideout, son of the proprietor of the
Stinson House, died at Bowdoinham, Monday
of consumption. He was recently telegraph
operator at the Stock Exchange. New York
CITY,
The cotton mill at Richmond started uT
Monday.
WALDO
D1xMONT-Our correspondent writes, Apr
26: North Star Grange. No. AZ, will meet
in the afternoon, once in four weeks, for the
benefit of the members that cannot attend in
the evening; the rest of the time it will NEE,
as usual.-Miss Dora B. Smith came home
April 10Th. She has been in Boston since
last September taking music lessons.-Miss
Lucia Ferguson of Hyde Park, Mass. will
teach the summer term OF school at DiXmont
Corner. Buffers of Exeter, will teach
the summer term at North Dixmont. -Alonzo
Tasker & Son are running their saw mills
night and day.-Samuel Pronse is repairing
his hOuse.-Lizzie, wife of Nehemiah Gould
died April 9th. She haze been out of health
for the past 20 years, and had been confined
to her bed the most of the time for the past
10 years.
WASHINGTON.
Sardines brought as high as 1921 hogshead
the past week, says the Eastport Standard
Some of the wier owners made large hauls
wild goose recently passed over Calais
with muskrat trap attached to its leg
Fenlason, one of the Wesley men arrested
for house burning will be tried at Calais al
the next term.
The Calais Times says there is now little
hope that the Pembroke Iron Works will in
the near future, if ever, resume operations
Machinery and brick are now being taker
from the works for removal to Massachu
sets.
The water in the Machas river is nearly
up to high freshet mark.
YORK.
John M. Traitor & Co., fancy goods deal
ers, Biddeford Me-, have failed, says thu
BOSTON Herald.