Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-23

afternoon and voted to raise 81 900 for pre-
cautions against fire, 50 600 to be expended
at Lisbon Fails and 81 600 at Lisbon, under
the direction of a committee of three citizens
from each place.
A child of Frank Mccain, Lewiston, sat
down accidentally in pan of boiling " alter
Monday, Dec. 20. and was very seriously
scalded.
ARoosTooK.
At the last session of the Aroostook county
Pomona Grange it was voted to send blank
petitions to every grange in the State, in aid
of the charter for the direct line to Aroostook.
1t WAS also voted to request the Senators and
Representatives from AroOstook to Use their
influence in favor of the So 900 appropriation
for herd of cows for the College farm.
A very successful Teachers Convention
was held IN Houlton Thursday and Friday,
Dec. l6 and II, under the direction of State
Supt N. A. Luce and Prof. F. W. Foster of
Castine Normal School
CUMBERLAND
But one vessel was built in the Portland
district the past year. and that was the bark
entine Au Sable, SCI SO tons. built at East
Deering for J. S. Winslow & Co and others.
At the Portland Cumpanv's works, train
of Maine Central cas- is being provided with
the Sewall car-heatIng apparatus, and loco
motive will De changed so as to provide the
steam for heating the cars. The train will
be in running order in about two weeks.
HANCOCK
Mr.. E. T. Gie, of Auburn, and associa es,
are going to apply to the legislature this win
ter for the charter for a horse railroad to run
from Bar Harbor to Eagle Lake The dis
lance is about two and half miles.
OXFORD.
Norway has had prosperous year, thirty
nine new buildings having been erected,
and SIS, 900 water service having been con-
structed. Several new streets have been
opened and during the twelve months be-
tween 80 and 80 house lots have been sold in
the village corporation. ranging from S75 to
5000 according TO location.
PENoBsCoT.
Mr.. Benjamin c Frost sexton at the Uni
tartan church, Bangor, was found living on
his face, dead. in front of one of the furnace
doors, Saturday morning, Dec. Is. A lighted
lantern was at his side which he had been
using in his work, He had left home about
three hours before. Heart disease is sup
posed to have been the cause of his death
Two young men were before Trial Justice
Norton at Oldtown. Monday, charged with
hunting deer with dogs in the vicinity of
Chemo. They were found guilty and each
fined $50 aud onehalf the costs. They ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON.
A company was organized at Machiasport
on Saturday, for the purpose of putting up
sardines. The COMPANY will do business
under the name of the Mschiasport Packing
Company.
petition is in circulation in York county
to be presented to the legislature, asking that
the close time be removed from lobster catch
ing in Maine. and that none under l05 inches
be caught at any time of year. The idea i.
to limit the wholesale slaughter of small
Holsters for canning purposes. A similar
petition will be circulated in all seapor
towns of the State.
Mr.. Geo. II. Dow found gold ring in the
stomach of a COW he was cleaning in Saco
Saturday.
AT LARGE.
The following persons in Maine have beer
granted pensions A. W. Staples. Belfast
Edward Riley, Togus; Daniel r. Hodgdon
Winthrop; Levi Whitcomb, Rome. Pension,
were increased to Maine People as follows
John Coffev, Kennebec; VIM. Hall. Auburn
]. w. Richards, Belfast; Mary, mother of S
NJ. Kitchen, South China.