Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-21
State News.


ANDRoscoGGIN.
d meeting was held in Lewiston, Monday
70 form plans for the development of the Lila
bon paint mine. There is talk Of ,ocat;n,
the mill to grind the paint at Lewiston.
CUMBERLAND.
Monday morning the freight conductors
brakemen and switchmen connected with m,
Eastern division of the Boston and Main,
Railroad. presented Mr.. Coolbroth, the ward
master, with gold watch and chain a, ,
testimonial of their regard. Mr.. Coolbrott
has been in the employ of the Portland. Sacc
and Portsmouth, Eastern and Boston and
Maine railroads at the Portland station TO,
the past twenty years.
PENoBscor.
Capt. Hume of the Salvation ARMY report,
l2O converts since his arrival in Bangor.
Fishermen say that the salmon are running
In the Penobscot river earlier than ever be.
Iore, and those taken down river have thu,
Tar been way above the average in size. Iii
reported that quite number of New York
and Boston gentlemen will visit Bangor this
summer to try their luck in the Penobsco,
waters.
SAGADAHoC
Acting Consul-General Smithers of Shapg
hal reports to the State department the death
OF Eoen c. Johnson of Bath, Me, who died
OF small pox in destitute circumstances, in
the general hospital at Shanghai
SOMERSET.
PALMYRA.-Our correspondent writes Apri
18th: George Crosby, of this village, while
splitting wood IN the doorvard, last week,
struck the top of his foot with the axe, and
made wound that disabled him from work a
few days.-Fred Marsh and wife, who have
had charge at the town farm for the past two
years, have gone back to their home, and
Charles McCrillis and wife have been en-.
gagged to superintend the farm the ensuing
year There are but three paupers at the
present time on the farm, and one is pen.
sloner at 81 per mOnth.-The assessors have
completed the inventory and find valuation
OF $685. worth of real estate, and S64. 1855
OF personal estate, being a gain of about
$4,000 over last years valuation-E. O.
Frost and son are runnig their shingle mill a,
this village with only a small crew, and cut.
ting about 5000 shingles per day.-Rev. V.
d. Sweetland has been engaged by the Free
Baptists 10 supply the church at this village
one-fourth of the time the ensuing year
At the city election in Attica, Kansas, thi:
spring, Robert B. Burns, Maine State College
II, and native of Fairfield, was elected
mayor by large majority.
WALDO.
FREEDOM. - Our correspondent writes
April 18th The streets about our village are
getting quite dry, but the roads about town
are still almost impossible. This village is
sadly in need of more and better sidewalks
1t is shameful for scholars to climb Academy
Hill through the slop and sush as they have
been obliged to do for the past two weeks.
We hope our present board of seloctmen will
have pride enough in their village to see tina,
something is done in regard to the matter
There has been great deal of talk on the
SUBJECT, petitions presented, ETC., but what we
need Is less talk and more walk.-The Acad.
envy term is drawing to a close and the voice
OF the young orator Is heard in the land
The scholars are hard at work preparing for
the prize declarations and select readings
which occur at the Grange Hail. Thursday
evening, May 5.-Freedom Lodge, /. o. OF
G. T. is in fourishing condition. The me-
mortal services in honor of John B. Cough
were held at their hall Saturday night. Rev
A. p. Gardiner and A. J. Billings. NJ. d..
both paid glowing tributes to his memory
Mr. Gardiner preached an excellent sermon
at the church Sunday. He will probably meet
US two or three Sundays more before he
leaves for his new field of labor. He will be
greatly missed. He has done more for the
church at this place than all who have pre-
ceded him for the past ten years. Under his
management, as if by magic, the dusty, din.
gy, smoky church, with some dozen ditto
worshipers, has been changed into one of the
neatest, prettiest churches in Waldo county
and the pews well-filled with earnest, atten.
f,un 20 nj
home for a few weeks. Miss Ora is also a,
home, but will leave in few weeks to teach il
Warren. Henry Thompson, one of our loca
traders, is putting an addition of 80 feet onto
the back end of his store. Chas. Poland OF
Montville has charge of the work.
YORK.
Henry Donnell of Ogunquit was drowned
at Cape Neddick Monday, by the upsetting Of
his boat. He was engaged in the lobster bus
mess and was going out to haul his pots. He
was a young man and leaves wife and one
child.
The legislature of 1882 passed special ac
to amend the charter of Biddeford, requiring
sidewalks to be built blythe proprietors of lots
the city. to assume one third of the expense
This law has been practical dead letter, but
the city authorities are going to enforce it ir
its entirety this year.
William H. Thompson, about twenty-tw
years old, was Harvesting horse at kenne
bunk Depot, Sunday noon, when he was
kicked in the face, receiving a broken nose
jaw teeth knocked out and otherwise danger
ousy injured
Captain Charles H. Chase several week,
ago was arrested in Boston, and gave bond'
on the suit of Captain Alfred Patterson o
Saco for alleged debt of $3.50, said to bt
S25 and interest loaned Chase's nephew il
gold at Cardenas at Chases request. Las
week, Chase, in the Boston Municipal Court
proved that Patterson owed him S3l go com
mission for buying an interest in bark j. J
Marsh in 1877, which had never been repaid
1t was shown that the money advanced
Chase's nephew was in paper money wortl
but Sll, and the court gave judgment fo
Chase, who recovered his old claim agains
Patterson less the Sill.