Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-06-23
State News.
CUMBERLAND,

CUMBERLAND.
Frank Cleaves, a conductor, had a narrow
escape at Gorham Saturday. The train
started. and he fell, the brakeman stopping
the car when its wheels almost touched Mr..
Cleaves' head.
HANCOCK
There will be several new summer cottages
erected in the vicinity of the light house al
East Bass Harbor Head, Mount Desert. this
season. new carriage road was completed
last year connecting the Head and Bass Har-
Dor with the hotels at Seawa all and Southwest
Harbor running near the shore the entire dis
lance.
kNox.-Our correspondent saws. June 81 ::
Rev. Mr.. Eldridge preached a very inter-
esting sermon from the 10th Psalm, seth and
60th verses, at the Stream school house, last
Sabbath.-Miss Addie NJ. Wescott is teaching
school in what is known as the Webb Dist
II is Miss Wescotrs first attempt at teaching,
and we are glad to learn that she is meeting
with good success, and bids fair to make a
first class teacher.--Mr. Judson B. Bryant,
who graduates at Colby University next
month, is at home tor few days rest-Mrs
Rose Newhall of Newton. Mass, is visiting
friends in town. Mrs. Clara Joy of Mass.
Is visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. E. B.
Hall Half Moon Lodge is in a fourishing
condition at present. New members are con-
stantly being added at each meeting, and
notw outstanding all the oppositions with which
it has had to contend it has passed through
them all, and is in a good condition.
PENoBscor.
Cant W;ll;ap, CarGolJ -
the schooner ID. Witherell, now in Bangor
loading for the South. was first cousin of
the late President Garfield. They were bows
together and worked on canal boats at the
same time. Capt. Garfield got tired of
working along the canals and went to sea and
the late President followed his example,
shipping for short voyage, upon which he
became very seasick and decided at once that
he should live on the land. Capt. Garfield
and his daughters were in Washington at the
White House with the President on the very
morning that the latter shot
SAGADAHoc.
The stevedores aud coal beavers of this
city are at loggerheads again, says the Bath
Times.
SOMERSET.
CANAAN.-Our correspondent writes Ru-
fus Williams, while driving his three-vear-
old colt, was kicked and thrown from his gig
anu Is great suHerer from the INJURY re-
ceived. but his physician now has hopes of his
recovery.-Will Emerson, who was arrested
on a warrant some thrae waaks 400 hv Dan.
uty Williams on the CHARGE If stasI;ng a
silver watch. three nocket.books CONTAINING
Sl2 in money and two razors fr,m W,IIacs
Goodwin and who esc,nad fr,m ,ha ofinar,s
honse in the ni,ht was fonnd last ~ al
re-arrested at Waterville and ia now Iodgad
in Norritlgexdck iajl The Adven,s c,nsad
I'M a barn meeting of four davs,d nr.t;on hsld
at Isaiah CrowelI,s snsciops harm or R,nwn,s
Corner sundays meeting caIlad ont h;a
crowd of neonle Rev Or, NJ chase pov
Liberty Wratberhee Jamnbar un,var3
hehi dlVines OF the Advent persuasion enter
tanned the people. grove meeting is to be
heid 10 the same neighoorhood In four weeks
and Baptism Is expected--Our village mar
rowiy escaped obstruction oy nre early Fri
DAY morning June 18th M. n. Furber's
dwelling caught fire in the open shed at five
O'Clock IN very mysterious manner, no one
being able to account for IT. The flames
were easily extingulshed The wind was
olo"lng gale, ana with little more head
way the whole'slllage would have been swept
away by hre. This should warn the villagers
to organize nre company and provide a