Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-13
State News.
ANDRosCoGGrS,


Auburn citizens are taking a deep interest
IN the new temperance movement The
clergy and other prominent gentlemen have
organized for a series of temperance mas.
meetings, which will be held monthly at the
different churches in Auburn, during the
coming winter and spring. The first of this
series was held at the Elm street Uniyersalist
church, Wednesday evening.
Lewiston lady in a Lisbon street store
the other day crumpled ten dollar bill in
her hand that she had just taken and stood
talking with her customer. Concluding the
conversation, she walked towards the stove
In the rear of the store and thouehtlessly
thew in the ten. Her cash came out wrong
that evening and she remembered the nm
fortunate occurrence.
The verdict in the suit of Frank A. Hale
OF Lewiston. VS.. Bidwell E. Plummer, tried
in the Superior Court, Portland, was for the
plaintiff. This was to settle dispute as to
the possession of the Tontine Hotel at
Brunswick.
FRANKLIN.
Campmeetiug John Allen of Pennington
has gone to Boston to live.
KESNEBEc
OAKLAND Much interest is being felt
here in the temperance question. L. T.
Carleton and K. w. Dunn addressed the citi-
zens, Tuesday evening, and citizens league
was formed j. C. Horn shipped - fine
driving horses to New York. on Monday.
M. Thomas, former Waterville boy, is
proprietor of thriving hotel in Toronto
The China Lake Wooden Mill Co. started
part of their machinery last week, and intend
to have it all running full blast again Monday
of next week.
PENoBscor.
few days ago man out West killed his
wife for waking him up in the morning, and
now Bangor woman is severely beaten and
badly bruised by her husband fer opening a
window in the sleeping room because she
wanted more air. The case came before
Judge Brett, who pronounced the assault
most brutal one, the most brutal he ever
tried He bound over the prisoner to the
February term of the Supreme Judicial Court
in the sum of 81 900 and ordered him to fur
nish peace bonds in the same sum.
The work of rebuilding pier and abut-
ment ofthe highway toll bridge between Old
town and Milford which has been under the
charge of Mr.. Isaac Lunt, OF Saltwater, was
finished Thursday night, says the Wing.
SAGADAHoC.
There is now quite boom in cottage lots,
at Phipsburg, in the vicinity of Cape Small
Point.
The Bath Times saws in regard to the water
question in that city: All questions between
the National Water Works Syndicate and the
Bath Water Supply Co. have been amicably
adjusted At a meeting of the Supply Co.
Wednesday evening il was voted to assign all
of the stock of the company to the National
Water Works Syndicate, which places the
charter of the company in their hands. This
| assignment to be made upon the arrival of the
schr., Jennie A. Cheney, which is loaded with
IL inch pipe. Work has been progressing
quite rapidly upon the works The amount
expended thus far, including the cargo of
pipe now on the way, is some S2S 900, and
before the lst of December will far exceed
the $50, 900 required by the agreement of the
National Water Works Syndicate to the Sup
ply Co. The agreement does not expire un-
til December 3lst.
tSoMERsET.
Pttsfield, says the Advertiser, has now as
sumed the dignity of junction. in earnest.
The Maine Central authorities have ordered
that all trains approaching this station here
| after shall be governed by the semaphores,
which will be erected east and west of the
depot at once. platform for the accommo-
dation of the Hartland freight will also be
erected at once at the west end of the pas
senger platform.
| decision in favor of the defendant has
| just been rendered in a case where a Fair
field man sued an employee of the railroad for
cutting the grass along the railroad where il
crossed the plaintiffs farm. The cutting of
the grass was forbidden, but the defendant
disregarded the warning and so the action