Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-08
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Lewiston two years ago, to educate his chill
dren.
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BY the school census there are 1870 school
children in Houlton.
Bees have wintered badly in Mapleton. OF
200 colonies in the south half of the towp.
full one-half are dead.
CUMBERLAND
Mr. Fred Harris of Portland sent number
of valuable dogs bv express to the Westmin.
ster Bench SHOW, in New York on Monday,
and two or them, valued at $780, were
smothered The loss is attributed to the
carelessness of the messenger.
Mr.. Arthur Smith was ordained to the min.
istrv at the ongregational church at Scarbo.
ro, Wednesday afternoon. The usual SER
mon was omitted. The other parts were or
daining prayer by Rev. l.. II. Hallock, charge
to the minister by Rev. w. II. Fenn, ID. ID.
Right hand of fellowship, by Rev. A. II.
Wight Other parts by Revs. S. X Per
kins and James Atkins, Mr. Smith is the
present stated supply of the church at Scar
boro.
An artesian well is being snnk on the Unit
ed States Hotel property, in Portland
Officers visited the premises of the Casco
Bottlng Company in Portland Thursday. and
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sized load for jigger. The seizure com.
prsed ten half barrels and 2S9 pint bottles of
lager beer.
Wednesday afternoon two Portland boys
named Furloug and Costello got into a quar-
rel An older Furlong boy came along, and
struck the Costello boy on the head with
club, injuring him probably fatally The
physicians say even if the boy lives he will be
a wreck. .-Argus
HANCOCK.
Real estate to the value of about $50, 900
has changed bands at Bar Harbor since last
season, and at least a quarter of a million
dollars worth of new buildings are now near
ing completion.
In 1886, Mr.. Albert +. Higgins of Bar
Harbor, then boy, cut his name, with The
date, on the shingled side of a little building
then standing at the foot of Maine street. and as
each decade has rolled around has not failed
to add the year in the same place until now
when, as the building is being torn down. he
has removed the shingle to his house as a
Keepsake.
PENoBsCoT.
Bangor has only just seen the last Of her
snow drifts. The Wing says "The last re-
naming portions of the hugh snow drifts
which were left on Hammond street after
last winters great storm vanished this week. -
In thunder shower at East Eddington
Wednesday afternoon the barn of Charles
Newmarch was struck by lightning and the
hay set on fire, but the owner succeeded in
extingui- hing the flames before much damage
had been done. A tree in front of Mr.
Dyer's residence, in East Eddington, was
struck and completely demolished.
PIscATAoUIs.
The graduating exercises of Foxcroft A cad
emv occurred Thursday evening, May 9th,
with the following programme Defamation,
| Herbert G. Daggett essay, LOttie NJ. Doore :
recitation. Evelyn NJ. Martin; essay, Susie
I'M. Palmer; recitation, Lottie NJ Jennison
history and prophecy. Gertrude NJ. Greely !;
dec iamation, Clinton Z. Sawyer; essay, Ad-
| die T. Donald.
SOMERSET.
! The jury failed TO find bill against Charles
Colby Of Skowhegan, who was charged with
ob>tructinp the L. 5. mails The complain
ant. failed to make out case sufficient to
procure an indictment. says the Reporter
Rev James A. Jones has accepted the call
recently extended to him by the Congrega-
| tional parish at Norridgewock, and will com
mence hs labors the last of the month
| Tuesday a Fairfield beauty INDUCED in a
bare-knuckIe contest Win Wateryllie
beauty Both women were badly punished.
The fight was to settle the ownership Of a
certain man. Fairfield won and carried her
man home in "a proud triumphal car"
WALDO.
| Joshua Trask, formerly of Unity but now
haiing from Jefferson, has sued Sheriff
Wadsworth of Belfast for false arrest, claim
| ing damages in the sum of $4,000 The
town Of Unity obtained an execution against
Trask and in 1884 Deputy Sheriff Mussey
arrested him and lodged him in Belfast jail
says the Belfast Journal.
WAsHISGToy.
A four,year-old son of Mr. j. ii. Sargent
| of Danforth. had narrow escape from
drow ming Wednesday noon. He, with some
other small boys, was playing on bank
n ade of edgings, when he fell in. The
Young daughter Of G. Z. Fifeld saw him.
and told her uncle, who rescued him after he
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