Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-05

A new Catholic church will be erected in
Houlton, during the coming season. A lady
of Washington, ID. c.. who visits Houlton,
annually has promised TO contribute $1,000,
The edihce will Cost about $4,000, AMI will
be built near the old one.
CUMBERLAND.
Portland officers seized so gallons of hard
liquor in z. MeGlinchy's stable, Thursday,
They found the contraband goods hidden in
tSap under one of the stalls
The Maine Charitable Mechanic Associa-
ton held its annual meeting at Portland,
Thursday evening. The treasurer's report
showed the receipts Of the wear to have been
50 ,S05.1S; expenditures, S2,lSl So. The
total membership is Sal NJ. A. Blanchard
was elected president, and John b. Thorn.
dixie, vice president Hon. William l.. Put
nam was elected honorary member.
PENonscor.
Fire in the picker-room of the White mill
at Dexter, Wednesday afternoon, caused
about S+o0 damage.
PisCArAouIs.
The Bangor Commercial learns of the
death of Ivory Littleield of Greenville, and
says: at will be sad news to the many visit.
ors at Moosehesd Lake, where, in the years
gone by, he has given them y pleasant well
Cu'ht ~ tue isAke iilusP, OF WUlCu lie WAS tnS
owper and landlord"
SAGApAHoC.
Richmond's new night watchman sends
homo the boys ander IA years of age that he
finds loating around the streets and in stores
after o'clock in the evening.
The funeral of Mr. Elmer +. Hatch, took
place from the home of his mother in Rich
mond, Wednesday He formerly lived in
Richmond, but at the time of his death wac
manager of the Mutual Union telegraph office
in Springfield. Mass
At an adjourned town meeting held in
Topsham, last week the committee appointed
to consider the condition of the accounts Of
Chas. II. Small, collector, reported that they
had examined his books for the wear 1877 to
1854, inclusive.and found unpaid taxes to the
amount of 1882 so, besides Sl37G.59 which
the committee considered worthless. There
Is also deficiency OF over $1,000 in Mr.
SmalPs accounts. The town voted to abate
the taxes adjuiged worthless take the books
from Mr.. Small, giving him receipt for the
unpaid taxes, appoint committee to settle
with Mr.. Small, and call u special meeting to
elect a collector to finish the collection, re-
ports the Bath Times
SOMERSET.
correspondent of the Somerset Reporter
saws: Deputy Sheriff Grant made raid,
last Tuesday, on house in Bing-
ham, kept by Alonzo +. Adams, and seized
three barrels of whiskey and forty-fve quart
bottles containing whskey and gin The
liquors were worth $500
WALDO.
The newly appointed postmaster at North
Searsmont Maine is John Thompson, who.
the Belfast journal SAYS was discharged from
the Grand Jury in that city last wear, for ap.
pearing in the court room in an intoxicated
condition, aud to save himself from going TO
Jail was obliged to tell where he got his
ilquor' ne appointment has raised cyclone
,',' - ,, ~ lag "u' u" "'te',p' ~, nas
sor,s nnn,n,issinnf Sa.ar,I ;'a.,..i "vn'P w
ao count, d.n,,c,o,s ha,,a 9 .Ini "a,-
.i,h on aono,,n, -, ,rta,,', ' 80 p'o'o'1'
o,,'a5,s ., wnsh;n,,,,', N'"'"'' W.
rhe Rc,r.s, Ionrnoi so,,. ,o.oh.. ,
much snncnIa,;on ~ rora,I ."''. VI" peen
whose body was found suspendod in n tree in
Monroe. MIR. Will Page of Belfast, broth
er OF Foster Page, who had been missing for
three years, Is confident the remains are not
those OF his brother. Foster Page had lost
several teeth. while the skull OF the skeleton
found mad full and perfect set of teeth. 1t
Is also believed that Foster Page ia in the
Provinces. young man named Charles
Green OF Monroe has been missing two years
last fall. lie was an eccentric Young fellow
and Travelled about tinkering. II is also ru-
mored that three years ago partially insane
man named Higgins, son of Widow IIig-
gins OF 1horndike, LETT home, since which
time nothing has been heard from him. As
Widow higgins was written in the pocket
memoranda book found with the remains,
tins seems to strong clue. 4 fancy rart