Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-06-04
State News.
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being discoverable, watched all one day and
at night was rewarded for bis vigil bv seeing
big Newfoundland dog come into his ward
ana deliberately pick out aud carry of 3
stick of wood from the pile.
Deputy Grand Master W. Fl. Vose will
start lodge of the Ancient Order of limited
Workmen in Lewiston, next week, with sc
charter members.
ARoosrooK.
Rev. George s. Hill of Exeter, has decided
to come to Presque Isle, says the North Star
and will enter upon his duties there as soon
as practicable. Mr.. Hill will reside at St.
John School and will have the financial man.
agement OF that institution, besides occupy
ing the pulpit of the Episcopal church.
Mr. l.. II. Caldwell, who moved from
Sherman to Jacksonville. Florida, some five
years ago, got as far as Mattawamkeag on
his return. Monday, and died there about an
hour after his arrival. He had been very sick
with consumption.
Mr.. George F. Sampson of Caribou. who
was injured in his eye by the horn of heifer
short time ago. and who went to Boston to
have his eye doctored, has had it taken out
CUMBERLAND.
The Portland letter carriers delivered 1885,
631 pieces of mail matter, and collected l79,
2Sl pieces. in the month of May.
Scion 5. Andrews the Biddeford diver.
went Monday to Lake Sebago. to dive for
the bodies of the two sons of George Murch,
OF South Casco, who were drowned on the
9Th of MAY. There have been two divers at
work trying to recover the bodies, but they
were unsuccessful, being unable to go dow u
to the depth of 100 feet, at which the bodies
are supposed to lie
The newly appointed Portland Custom
House Inspectors were sworn in Tuesday and
entered on their duties.
Messrs. Sargent, Lord & Skillin of Port
land have given bond to the Canadian
authorities, in the sum OF S24O, for the costs
in the suit to be tried, of the Canadian
authorities VS.. the Ella NJ. Doughty.
Tuesday, as crew of men were digging in
the city sand bank at the head of Oxford
street, Portland, they came across heap of
mussel shells, some twelve feet wide and
extending into the sand bank, nobody knows
how far. These shells lie in clayey stra-
tum, fully twenty feet from the surface How
they came there is curiosity, says the Ar
gus
Saturday afternoon the house, stable and
most of the furniture of Mr.. Walter S. Pen.
mel was totally DESTROYED by fire. The house
was situated on the Windham road, about
half mile beyond Morrll's Corner. There
was an insurance of 81 900 on the property
Rev. Theodore G.. Jerome, who with his
three children was drowned IN Lake Winni.
pesauke, Friday. formerly preached at Cor.
ham, Me.
FRANKLIN.
The rush to Rangley has fairly set in
Fifty have already left Phillips this week fol
the lakes, and the hotels there had many
guests before.
HANCOCK.
BUCKsPORT.-Our correspondent writes,
May 81: The following is the programme fol
| the commencement exercises of the 4. M. c.
Seminary: Sunday, June 9th. at 7. 80, P. NJ.
baccalaureate sermon in the Franklin stree
Methodist church; Monday, at p. NJ, prize
declarations; Tuesday, at 8 P. NJ annual
address. by Rev. L. T. Townsend. d d.. OF
the school of Theology, Boston University
Wednesday, at 8 P. M. the cantata Ruth
| the Moabtess," under the direction OF Mis-,
Eva Pike; Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
examination of classes; Thursday, at 8. 81
A. M, commencement; at 8 p. M, socia
reunion of alumni and friends; Thursday
| meeting of board of trustees at the Seminary
Exercises will be in Emery Hall during the
week.-Rev. H. r. Hatch preached in the
Methodist church last Sabbath forenoon from
lst Kings, 18th chap, 2lst verse. The dis.
course was very interesting and impressive
and the zeal, and earnestness, and power W it'll
| which it was delivered, was enough to con
| vince the audience that Mr.. Hatch was on,
of Gods servants, called to preach the gospe
of Christ.-Rev. S. L. Hanscom preached
memorial sermon in the afternoon before the
Grand Army Post. He also delivered tn,
Grafton at Waldoboro, Monday, before tn
Post of that place.-Rev. VIM. Forsythe de
livered the memorial address before tn
Grand Army Post.
| A bear trap set by Newrv man caugh
one of his neighbours cows.
The prize of 500 for the best composition
among young ladies in Fryeburg Academ,
has been awarded to Miss Abilene Lord O
Steep Falls.
PENOBsCOT.
| A dispatch to the Eastern Argus from Ban
| gor saws, e. p. Treat, convicted of p, nsiol
| fraud two years ago and sentenced to sever
months in Jail and $500 fine, is once more tn
object of public attention. 1t appears tina
he was released from Jail some days befor,
! the expiration of his sentence, and it is as
serted that the sheriff of Penobscot count,
| (Chapman,) who received the fine has neve
paid it over to the United States court. Tb'
case is now in the hands of District ATTORNEY
Bird.
| The June term of the U. S. District Cour
convened in Bangor, Tuesday, Judge Webt
presiding.
Recently, SAYS the Bangor Wing, Eben ID
Crosby of E1dington, while walking alonl
on the Orono shore near the Gilman farm
discovered bone protruding out of the sand
1t appeared like human bone and he begal
to dig the sand away, and in time took out
human skeleton, apparently that of an In
dian The skeleton was quite well preserved
On either side were two steel hatchets vary
ing in size which were much worn by rust.
SAGADAHoC.
The first steamer ever built expressly t
carry granite was launched, Wednesday noon
from the New England Ship Building Coz
yard in Bath. The steamer is built in an ex
| ira strong manner, of the best material
The dimensions are l44 6 feet long $50 owe
all 800 breadth. l6 8 deep, about 1926 tons
| The steamer is named Mount Waldo ant
| halls from New York She is owned by thu
| New York and Maine Granite Paving Rocl
| Co., of which John Pierce of New York il
president. The Waldo will run from Main,
and carry granite principally to New York
Capt. X o. Patterson of Belfast, who for
merly commanded q steamer between Bos
ton and Bangor will command the Waldo
which will load at Frankfort for New York
She will cost upwards of 100000 and i.
guaranteed to make eight knots an hour
| uar oarrvinu canaritv ia 200 tons She ha