Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-30
State News.
ANDROscoGaIH.

ANDROscoGaIH.
| A semi annual dividend of per cent. hal
lust been declared by the First National banf
of Lewiston. At meeting OF the Andro
scogpin County Savings Bank, Dec. u, u
vas voted that interest shall begin from the
nrst of each month.
| CUMBERLAND.
| The mackerel feet of Portland numbers
| $50 vessels The season is over and the
larger uurnoer of vessels have lost money, In
some instances as much as $500. while the
remainder have barely paid expenses. Ine
total catch is only 10000 barrels, against
| so 900 last year.
| Tine new Advent church at Saccarappa was
dedicated Sunday, Dec. 26 La the forenoon
there was preaching by Elder Mltcneli Oh
Kepnebunk, and in the afternoon by Mrs.
Moore.
FRANKLIN.
Two large crews of workmen are engaged
in completing the Maine Central R. r., at
Pennington, to facilitate the transfer OF
freight from the Sandy river narrow guage
railroad to the Maine Central. About a
Thousand feet of track is being graded and
laid. The Sandy River and Franklin Me-
g.utic railroad are landing from fifty to nifty
five thousand feet of lumber in Harrington
each day and propose to continue as heavy
business nearly, if not all winter.
LINCOLN.
ALsA-Our correspondent writes Dec. 81 ::
The late rain did not break up the river, out
caused rise of three feet at the falls -Silas
Coker an aged gentleman of this town. who
has been i'll for some time, is said by his
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Charles Cocker of Boston, and grandson Elton
of Saco, spent Christmas with him.-The re-
mains of the late E. G.. Peaslee, VINO died in
Chelsea, Wednesday week, arrived here Sat-
urday evening Funeral services were con-
Quoted Sunday afternoon by Rev. E. N.
Pierce The scholars in district No. pre-
scented their teacher with an ink stand, gold
pen and pencil, Christmas. Mr.. Whittemore
has made many friends among us.-Rev. A.
A. Mainw airing is holding meetings in the
meeting house in Wilbur Erskine
aud Miss Belle Curtis of DamariscOtta spent
the Sabbath in town Charles A. Jones ar
rived home last Wednesday evening. surpris-
ing his family and friends. Mr.. j. has spent
the past four years in the woods and mines
of California, and his many friends are glad
to welcome him safe home.
little child of Capt J. Brown of Booth
bay, fell down stairs Friday evening, Dec.
"a, and broke kerosene lamp. The oil ~
stantly famed up, enveoping the chllde1HtN
Capt Brown, who was at hand to res ~
screaming sufferer, was burned badly losing
the most of his beard. The child is beliewe ed
to be out of danger.
PENoBsCOr.
Benevolent ladies in Bangor organized a
movement which supplied $50 poor families
in that city with nice Christmas dinner.
PIscATAQUIs.
good Templars' lodge was instituted at
Sebec village, Dec. l7th, reports the Dover
Observer. 1t is named echo" and meets
Saturday evenings.
SAGADAHoC.
Tne annual meeting of the Sagadahoc Ag-
rcultural and Horticultural Society will be
held At Brunswick, Wednesday, January 18th.
A keel is being laid vt the New England
Shipbuildng Company's yard Bath, for the
sid wheel steamer for Norman Munro Of New
York.
The Bath Times says q Portland party is
thinking quite seriously of establishing an
electric light plant in that city A gentleman
who is largely interested in the electric light
is expected to visit there next week to look
over the field, and it is believed that in a
short time Bath will have the electric light.
York.
Frank Aver, of the firm Of Aver Brothers,
carriage makers, in Newfeld, was killed
Monday night by being thrown from his
sleigh. He was found dead in the road.
WASHINGTON.
The S B. Pool estate property, at the
corner of Main and North Midtown streets
Calais, held by the government for infringe
ment of the revenue laws. was sold at auction
last week to Messrs. z VI. Pirpgton, WIN
Woods, E. B. Harvey, John Prescott and {,
B Rounds, for "a 900. The Times is in
formed that the company intend to build
fine brick block on the land next year.
AT LARGE.
Out of twenty nine stage drivers employed
in Maine before railroads came in. only fiv,
are now living. These are Thoma.
Chamberlain and Mr.. Hobbs of Portland
Gideon Deering of Durham; John Marshal
of Steep Falls and Hiram Reed of Augusta
Chamberain and Hobbs were for many year.
conductors on the G rand Trunk railroad.
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