Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-22
State News.



inteudent, Mr.. E. B StiIson. Some inter.
esting facts were brought TO light in carnee-
ton with this work Out of the Is. T92 fam
lilies found by the workers in that field. 554
expressed preference for the Adventist
denomination, 1850 for the Baptist. l54 for
the Christian, $500 for the Congregational.
2ll for the Episcopal. 2242 for the Free
Baptist, 1923 for the Methodist. ll5s for the
Roman Catholic, 37S for the Unitarian. ol3s
for the Universslist. 1922 for other denomi-
nations, 1901 without preference: 6267 con-
fessed they seldom atten he'd any religions
service; 64I3 chill lren were found NOT attend
ing Sunday school; 53l Protestant families
were found destitute of the Scriptures. and
all were supplied.
FRANKLIN
Greenville correspondent Of the Bangor
Commercial saws that Mr.. L. c Anora who
came from Roach River. Tue sday. saws there
was not the slightest gro1nd for the report
that James Young of Pennington was muir.
dered. Young is there AT work
The numbering business. aided bv the new
railway just constructed for Gil bert Brothers
is booming in kinsfeld. The business men
or that town and the citizens of Dead River
nave contrihu ed funds to have a winter road
cut through from Jerusalem to the road lead
| a
crew OF men are at work. 1t will shorten
| the distance several miles
| OXFORD.
Parties from Norwood, Mass. have been in
Canton looking over the old tannerv property
with view to purchasing it and putting in
large tanning business that will give employ
ment TO 70 or 30 men.-Rev. c. +. Keen has
accepted call TO supply the Free Baptist
church at East Hebron, says the Canton Tel
ephone.
PENoBsCor
The following directors of the European
North American Railway have been chosen
for the ensuing wear Noah Wonds. s. Fl.
Blake, N. c. Aver, c. P. Stetson, F. A. Will.
son, Sprague Adams, T. J. Stewart. c. F.
Bragg ard Isaac Strickland The directors
elected Noah Woods, President, and Charles
+ Stetson. Clerk. The meeting was held
Wednesday in Bangor.
The Commercial saws; The schooner
Darius Eddy, Captain HOWE, bound from
Salem to Bangor. light, is a total loss at Rive
| Beach. The crew was saved. The schooner
was IA tons burden and was built in Bangor
IN 1861 Their. was no insurance.
SAGADAHoC.
| Capt. Mallet of West Bath is having a
furnace put into his house. The Bath Times
learns that Capt. Mallett's place, which is the
old Foote homestead, was the first in the town
to have a stove. first to have a hayrack and
first to have coffee in the house, small lot
OF the latter having come to the family then
living there through a sailor on a vessel in
port. 1t was an article entirely strange to
them and they were somewhat at a loss as to
the correct manner OF using it, Finally they
put lot of 1t into stew-pot, whole, and
| probably raw, and boiled it. but with all the
cooking it received they could not make a
palatable drink of it, and it was some time
later before coffee became popular drink in
that community.
Sergeant Kelley, having served his full
| sentence and been liberated from the Portland
jail, has gone home to his family at Small
foint. tie presents the same soldierlv APP
learance. but his face was noticeably pale.
lie refused TO talk about the pardon matter,
saying that no decision had been reached AS
yet and that he did not care to make any
statement.-Portland Press, 2OM.
WALDO.
LIBERTY.-Our correspondent writes, Nov.
18th: The postmaster of this village, MIR.
Davis Woodman, who has been quite ill for
several weeks with bilious fever, has so far
| recovered as to be able TO attend to the duties
| VI hiS olhSC-O H. DTOWO OF worcester,
Mass, son of DR.. Brown of this place and
formerly residing here, was in town for
day this week. Mr.. Brown lett Liberty
about twenty years ago and began business
with little or no capital, but by enterprising
industry has risen to be one Of the largest
boot and shoe dealers in Massachusetts out
side of Boston. Mr.. Brown believes that he
republicans of his State will never rest until
| Blaine Is elected President of the United
States.-Quite an accident befell James Place
and daughter while returning to their home
in this village from Belfast last week Their
horse stumbled and fell to the ground, throw
| ing the occupants of the carriage out but do
ing no serious damage except to the carriage
which was somewhat smashed before the horse
could be brought under CONTROL
Richard Aver, representative elect from
this class, will, with Mrs Aver pass the
time intervening before the meeting of the
legislature at Elizabethport, n j., where he
has many friends.--The mills of this place
are beginning to run on full time. 1t is many
wears since hey were obliged to curtail OF
erations so extensively for want of water
| As one Of the old settlers of this region FIRE
| quently remarks when the water is low
1--WE ought to be responded" Tell the old
veteran the ponds are rising. The Baptist
quarterly meeting advertised to convene here
last Saturday and Sunday did not assemble
In consequence of heavy rain storm at that
time prevailing. 1t is hoped they will meet
with US during the spring or summer-The
ladies of the Baptist church and society
have in contemplation for the near future
some amateur theatricals. An old PLAY en-
titled Comrades, so ably presented few
years ago by the amateurs of this village is
loudly called for.-Mr Barnes of Belfast is
now at work placing the wires of our tele-
graph line in position. We hope compile
ton OF this work the present week unless
| delayed by further bad weather.-Frpd
| knowlton has removed the old hay scales IN
front of his store and is putting in a larger
and better set-A new street lamp is needed
along the walk near the telegraph office.
This is dangerous place, and few dollars
now will be better investment for the town
than few hundred later
| FREEDoM.-Our correspondent writes,
Nov 20:-The commencement exercises of
Freedom Academy held Nov. Is. II and Is
were interesting and highly successful. Tues
day there were prize declarations etc. At
Grange Hall, Wednesday evening benefit
concert and Thursday evening graduating
| exercises and address to graduating class by
Prof. Small of Waterville
| If So called remedies have failed, DIR. Sages
Catarrh Remedy cures.
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