Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-02-10
state News.
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Propbet Nickerson made q short stay IN
Ievi,ton. saws the Journal. The trouble
-. h;s audiences demanded all banjo and
no chalk talk, ard wouldn't pay for either SO
hel vent back to Dexter, held one or two
meetings. and now announces that he Is 60
inc to leave that town to visit his brethren ID
massachusetts and Connecticut. He PROM
ises to return in time to get in another chaiE
talk before doomsday (next spring someume.
Sixteen signed the pledge at the temperance
meeting of the Lewiston reform club, SUNDAY
afternoon. Every seat was filled and an un-
usual degree of interest was MANIFESTED.
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Aroostook county Pomona Grange has q
membership of over 600.
KNOX.
The Camden Herald says: The people OF
Vinalhaven have for many years been trying
to get a lighthouse built on Two Bush
Island at the western entrance of PenObscOt
Bav. They have petitioned frequently and
numerously. Vinalhaven being supported by
North Haven, Rockland and st. George. A
light is very much needed at that place as a
guide to vessels bound to Vinalhaven, North
Haven. Rockland, Camden, Belfast, Bangor,
etc.
H NJ Bean. the enterprising ship builder
of Camden. has contracted to build large
four masted schooner for parties in Taunton,
Mass, that will carry about 1900 tons of coal.
PENoBsCoT.
The Spring term at the Name State Col
lege commenced Wednesday.
Mr.. Alex McLain, the veteran hunter, who
resides in Mattawamkeag, recently secured
three otter and a wildcat in one day. As
fho Off worth of looof 2h paph no od O
a good days work.
Caribou were very plenty this winter in
Northern Penobscot. A herd of 33 was re-
Gently seen on Millinocket Lake, These
animals ascend the rugged sides of Mount
Katahdin to get moss, of which they are very
fond.
Hampden is wide awake for grange
library. At late meeting vote was passed
for each member to contribute book, as a
nucleus to start with.
Mr.. Thomas hilbert of Orono, has thirty
men and ten horses on the Bald Mountain
stream in Blanchard, and will cut over one
million spruce this winter. Mr.. Gilbert has
plenty of snow and is doing good business.
A sportsman of Bangor is making arrange
ments for grand rifle match for the cham
pionship of Eastern Maine, the winner to re-
ceive a massive gold medal with the inscrip.
ton. For the Championship of Eastern
Maine"
SACADAHOC.
Bath does not seem to be given to we'd
dings, for according to the Times, there has
been no intention of marriage recorded at
the city clerks Office since January 18th.
About 20 acres of ice at Gun Point have
been scraped, and large field planned ready
for cutting. The Ice is II inches thick.
The ship, Lizzie Moses. at Bath, is being
made into coal barge. Her yards and top
masts are being taken out. The lower masts
will it il said, be left in. Two large side
ports have been cut on one side and two will
be cut on the other. The ship will be loaded
through these ports, which are of sufficient
size to admit a car load at once
A child of Mr.. Charles Hutchins of Phips-
burg has six grandmothers of different de-
grees, one of which is a great-great-grand-
mother, who is now 80 years old.
YORK.
W. H. and l.. G Hanson's steam saw mill
in Biddeford was burned late Monday night
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