Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-05


ANDRosCoGGIN.
The graduating exercises of the Lisbon
High School occurred last Thursday evening
at the Free Baptist church. The house was
filled and the programme carried out in fine
style, without br, ak. There were IA in the
class.
Mr.. w. H. Hartshorn of Lisbon graduated
Thursday. from Bates college, second in his
class. During his college course he has
earned over $1,000 by teaching, and been alb
sent over half the time from college, and still
carried off the second honors.
ARoosTooK.
Several private individuals of Fort Fair
field have associated together as q company
to supply limited number of families with
water. The source of supply is some ten
thousand feet from the street where the water
is to be taken, and about two thousand feet of
pipe have been laid for delivery.
CUMBERLAND.
Messrs. Belknap & Son of Brighton Corner.
Deering, were lately indicted for keeping q
nuisance ut Brighton Corner, and were given
q hearing, Thursday. Neighbors testified to
bad smells caused by decaying tripe and all
sorts of waste matter from their tripe and
fertilizer factory. Messrs. Belknap & Son
were fined $40 and costs. They appealed
and gave bonds in the sum of $500 to appear
at the September term Of the Superior Court.
The Portland Express reports that baby
in basket was left on the doorstep of Con-
ductor Berry's residence in Deering, Monday
evening. The town fathers took the little
waif in charge
FRANKLIN.
A Temple correspondent writes to the
Pennington Chronicle that during the shower
on Thursday, June 18th, several residents
had tubs nnder the caves of their houses to
catch the water and on going to them after
the rain ceased falling the water was found
thickly coated with what proved to be sui
phur. This phenomenon was noticed in
various sections of the town.
HANCOCK.
This season about 1900 bbls. of clans have
been shipped from Deer Isle to Nova Scotia
at an average price of Sc per barrel.
KENNEBEc
Mrs. Mary Colby widow residing in
Vienna, IS years old, whose highway tax was
nearly 81 90 worked it out on her own road
with her own hands, says the Pittsfeld Adver-
tiser.
hNOX.
The Rockland Opinion says that the loca-
tion of the Knox & Lincoln. station in
that city has been definitely settled and
work on the extension will be commenced in
q week or two. The directors decided IN
favor of the Portland street route.
OXFORD.
Phillip Abbott, of Mexico, who was pri-
vate in the 9th Maine Regiment, got check
for 81, 800 from the Pension Department,
Thursday. "Uncle" Phillip is about sc
years old, was in the first Ball Run battle,
and on the retreat hid in hollow log and
four days after the battle found his way into
Washington.
PIscArAQUIs.
The Sangerville Water Power Company
was lately organized with the following off,
GERS: s. NJ. Gle, Pres; M. j. Jewett, vice
Pres; A. C.. Hubbard, jr., Sec.; Josiah
Keene, Treas; A. o. Campbell, Auditor ;
M. H. Jackson, S. M. Gle and H, L. Thorn
as, Directors.
The Morning Star reports q good religious
interest at Ripley, with about thirty CONVEX
sions. Twenty-Five converts have been bap-
tized.
Guilford has in the village school district
thirty-four widows aud three widowers.
WALDO.
The farm buildings of Henry X. Lancas-
ter Of Palmyra, about two miles from Pitts
field village, were burned, Wednesday morn
ing. The larger part of the furniture was
saved. Insured for 81 $50. which will nearly
cover the loss.
The Belfast Journal. speaking of the cheap
mess of summer soiourning at Northport
says: IA lady who rented a cottage and
lived on the best the market afforded found
that her expenses did not exceed 81 Der
week :" For heavens sake, says the Com
mercial, how big was the cottage and what
did the market afford2 Twenty-eight cents a
day at the seaside knocks ali the plans of
economic statisticians out in the cold.
The Mitchell Granite Company of Quincy,
Mass, have been large consumers of the
granite quarried at Oak Hill Mr.. Mitchell
was in Belfast Monday and perfected arrange
ments by which the Mitchell Granite Com
pany acquires an interest in the Oak Hill
quarries and will assume control. A stock
company will be formed and the property de-
veloped.
WASHINGTON.
As the result Of the competitive examine
ton, held at Bangor this week, Edward C..
McAllister, son of w. H. McAllister. ESQ.
of Calais, will be recommend for cadet At the
q. S. Naval Academy fIom that Congression-
al District.
YORK.
In the Municipal Court at Biddeford,
Thursday. VIM. Ross was convicted for wife
beating and was sentenced to Alfred Jail for
thirty days.
The "Favorite Prescription" of DIR. Pierce
cures "female weakness" and kindred affec-
l ons. By druggists. july5MTh&wIwnr
A NASAL INJECTOR free with each bot