The Portland daily press., 1886-06-29
THE STATE
KENNEBEc COUNTY

KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The reunion of the Third Maine Regiment
will take place the second Wednesday In
August
Heath Post of Gardiner and Cutler Post of
Togus have accepted an invitation to go to
Lewiston next Wednesday, the 30th. They
will take band along with them. An elab-
crate programme is being arranged by the
Lewiston veterans and good time is ex-
pected.
Mr.. o. M. Moore has resigned his position
on the Industrial Journal and will make his
residence in Wateryille.
July 5th will be observed as the Fourth OF
July at the National Soldiers Home, Iogus,
in the usual manner. Sports will begin at
10 o'clock a. m. There will be target prac-
tice, crutch race, potato race Wheelbarrow
race, etc. The contestants for prizes must
in every instance be residents of the Home
A national salute will be fired at noon.
Arthur Harlow and Samuel G. Brooks of
Augusta and twenty other Amherst College
students will study the Bible under Moody
and Sankey the present summer at the col
lege.
of age, son of Mr.. John Knowles OF Man
chester, was drowned while fishing IN Bel
grade stream.
Capt Charles H. Beck of Augusta died on
Friday, aged 80 years. He was well known
along the Kennebec and was one OF the most
enterprising and successful captains VINO
ever managed craft. He was at one time
commanding officer of the L. X. Secor, ply
ing between the Kennebec and Portland, and
also commanded other steamers, besides yes
sells at different times He retired to a farm
in Augusta some twenty years ago, where he
has resided since.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The trustees of the Western Piscataquis
Agricultural Society met on Tuesday of last
week and decided to hold show and fair at
Monson the last week in September.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
The Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy In
dianS made preparations to receive GOV. Ro-
bic and his staff last week but the Governor
telegraphed that he would not be able to
make his visit just now.
YORK COUNTY.
Frank E. Simpson, one of last years grad
uates of the Saco high school has passed the
examination for admission to Bowdoln. MISS
Annie E. Littlefeld has passed her examina-
tion for admission to Colby
The Biddeford Journal says that there are
a number of bogus Twenty-Five cent pieces,
bearing the date 1862 and falling Il grains
short in weight, in circulation in Biddeford
and Saco.
Several public meetings have been held in
York county during the past week in the in
tereSt of the order M. j. Dow, Il. Z. T.,
has spoken at Shapleigh and Acton where it
is expected tnat loQgeS Will soon DC 1nStltu-
ted. Sunday afternoon a meeting was held
at North Lebanon, under the auspices of
Sunset Lodge, No. 223 Sunday evening a
gospel temperance meeting was held in the
Baptist church at Springvale. A public
meeting is to be held at East WATERFORD
Wednesday evening, June 30th, for the pur-
pose of dedicating new hall. The exercises
will be attended by number of well known
Good Templars.
IN GENERAL.
The oldest Grand Army man living is said
to be John Foss of Sedgwick Post, No. "A,
department of Kansas. ae was born in
Leeds, Me-, October 10, 1900, enlisted in Co.
B, One Hundred and Forty-second Illinois,
in May 1864, and was mustered out in Octo-
Der, 1866. He had two sons in the Ninety
sixth Illinois, and both are members of Sedg-
wick Post.
An agent for Hallowell mill was in CAL
ais for some days last week quietly looking
over the employees of the st. .Croix cotton
mill. After satisfying himself regarding
their capabilities, habits, etc., he gathered
in some fifty or more of the choice hands and
they left Monday morning for their new
field of labor. 1t is said that the treatment
of operatives at the st. Croix mills had not
been satisfactory to the men.