Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-06

| John Palmer received the most serious iniu
ries and have been unable to work for soms
time but are recovering slowly.
The Free Baptists of Blaine have organ.
ized religious society and voted to erect ,
house OF worship early the coming summer.
HANCOCK.
The two story building, containing q hail
and store, situated in Trenton. near the iunc-
ton of the Oak Point road and the main road
leading to MI. Desert, with bridge, was burned
on the Gath ul,. There was no insurance on
the building. The Ellsworth American hears
that the stock Of goods owned by Mr.. Mills
was insured for $500.
Isle au Haut has petitioned for light house
at the western entrance Of Isle au Haut Thor
oughfare, and also for mail twice a week DUR
ing the winter months. As it is now the place
has but one mail per week during the winter,
SAYS Courier-Gsze,te correspondent.
The cargo of the schooner Juliet, consist
ing OF granite, which was sunk in Boston
harbor, Jan. 9th, has all been raised except
one large stone. The bottom of the vessel
strangely enough worked out from under the
cargo of granite and has been found bottom
up mile distant from the scene of the disas-
ter. The keel had been knocked out, but
otherwise the vessels bottom was compare
lively whole from stem to sternmost
Perry Bros. of Rockland have relivhted t~ o
of their lime kilns. 1t is hoped that other
manufacturers will commence business soon
Mr.. Daniel Young of Rockland has a crew
of men at work blasting rock to build new
lime kiln for Albert Gay & Co
Many coopers have opened little shops to
make lime casks in during the lockout
burst water pipe caused several hundred
dollars damage in the store of Cobb, Wright
& Co., Rockland, Sunday night. Gays the
CourierGazette.
LINCOLN.
An ecclesiastical council at Wiscasset, Feb.
25, advised the dissolution Of the pastoral re-
lation between the CongreR ational church and
its minister, Rev. c. II. Percival. His actu-
al labors closed last July. The formal sep
aration is now completed. He has entered
on hopeful labors at Houlton.
Mr.. H. E. Morrow. recently from Andover
Seminary, took up Mr.. Percivars work at
Wiscasset with such favor and success that it
is hoped to make his relation to the church
permanent.
PRNoBsCor.
new post Office at West Oldtown, COM
monty known as Porter's Mile, has been es-
tablished, and Willis NJ. Porter has been ap.
pointed postmaster. The new office is seven
miles from Upper Saltwater and will be sup
piled from that place.
SAGADAHoc.
The will Of the late Minerva Purinton OF
Bowdoinham, in which it was claimed tina,
undue influence was used, was allowed Tues
day, by Judge Hall. A hearing was held in
Bowdoinham last month.
The last regular meeting of the Bath city
council was held Wednesday evening. Sew.
eral reports we're presented and accepted.
The city mar.hals report showed that the
whole number of commitments to the lookup
we're III. Among the number were 62 for
drunkenness and one for murder. The whole
number of searches made WAS seven, and
liquor was found in every case and the par
| ties prosecuted. The harbor master reported
that he had carried fourteen vessels out OF
the way of the ferry boats.
Geo. Walton, one of the employees of the
Maine Central at the freight house in Bath
narrowly escaped death Wednesday evening
while engaged in shackling cars. He va,
knocked down into the snow and in endeavor
| ing to rise was jsmmed betwee two cars, re-
ceiving confused wounds on the left side
and elbow and dislocating his wrist
| The ruined Arctic Ice Co.'S plant at Wool
wich, is re-occupied. Mr.. Ira p. Mason re
builds on house about l4Ox30, to fill for loca
supply at Bath. Messrs. Carlton and Merrill
grocers, are stocking quantity on the site
of the adjoining burned houses.
SOMERSET.
| Rev. j. M. Frost received twelve personi
into the Methodist church at Skowhegan, last
Sabbath, reports Zion's Herald.