Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-01-14
ANpRosCoGGIN.


ANDRosCoGGIs.
A good many people says the Lewiston
Journal, will read With regret of the death
on Tuesday, of Benz. Grice of this city, fol
years the sexton of the Pine street Congrega-
tional church. and one of the oldest coiored
residents of Lewiston. Mr.. Grice came to
Lewiston in 1865, through the agency of ex'
Gov. Gsrcelon. who brought him, among
others, from the South at the close OF the
war. He was . well-informed. intelligent
man, honest, reliable, exceedingly deferen'
sial and much respected. He was slave in
carly life and was three times sold 10 bondage.
The story of his life as told BY him WAS a
romance of Dixie He has suffered long
time in his last illness. One of his sons is q
LAWYER in Richmond, Va, and graduate OF
Bates College.
William Lovejoy of North Turner. went to
Florida about two years ago. Saturday night
Jan 9th, his father E. B Lovejoy, received
word that he had been >hnt. As the news
came BY telegraph no par lrnisrs we're given.
Young Lovejoy was setting GU. orange trees,
and it was reported that h Vas doing we'll.
He was of steady habits, and rather quiet
young man.
CUMBERLAND.
Notice was served on the Cumberland coun-
" commissioners Monday that an appeal WAS
taken from their decision in regard to the es-
Enlistment Of a ferry landing in Portland,
and taken to the Supreme court.
Early Tuesday morning during the severe
cold, the house of Freeman Fairbanks, a,
Gorham, to k fire, probably from defect in
the chimney. aud notwithstanding the efforts
of the neighbors it was consumed. Some OF
the furniture was saved. The house was
worth about $500, and was not insured. Mr.
Fairbanks has been fated man. When the
City of Columbus was wrecked on Gsy Head
Mr.. Fairbanks was passenger. He saved
his life and lost all his household goods
A car loaded with apples at the Grand
Trunk wharf in Portland, caught fire from a
stove placed inside to prevent freezing Of
the fruit The apples came from Canada, but
were spoiled before the fire was extinguished.
HANCOCK.
The Bar Harbor Herald says that there is
prospect OF Boston company taking charge
of the Pembroke Iron Works and opening
them in the spring.
Miss Elizabeth U.Yates returned last week
to her home in Bristol, after a residence OF
Ave years in China as a missionary.
Lakeside Lodge, No. 40, Ancient Order OF
United Workmen, was instituted at East
Jefferson recently.
The revival meetings at East Jefferson still
continue afternoon aud evening with increas-
ing interest.
OXFORD.
Dr. Lapham has his History of Norway
nearly completed. 1t is to be 60 page book
and will probably be issued Immediately after
that towns centennial in September.
Charles Wilmington died at his sons resi-
dence in Buckfeld Sunday evening after a
long and severe sickness. For the last ter
wears he has been an active worker in the
temperance cause.
The Tebbits Manufacturing Company OF
Locks Mills. sent off the largest number OF
| spools that has ever been sent out from thi.
place in one month-23. 900 gross, reports the
Democrat.
PENoBsCoT.
B. F. Osgood, of Prentiss, the past yeal
had raised on his farm one hundred tong OF
hay, nineteen hundred bushels Of oats, one
hundred and twenty bushels Of wheat and
other crops in proportion. lie keeps Is horses
and colts and 25 head of cattle ami So sheep.
He is also doing quite an extensive numbering
business He numbers on the Maitaw amk g g
and has IL horses and 40 men. He has al.
ready yarded this year 5000 spruce logs.
SAGADAHoC.
For the year 1885 it cost Sagadahoc County
1896. So for grand and traverse jurors The
total expenses of the county for the wear fall
little short of $4,000 including an amour,
of 50 900 to the credit of a sinking fund
This is all there is in the sinking fund, how
ever the balance remaining less year hav-
ing been Withdrawn for current expenses
Beside. the sinking fund of $4,000 there re.
| mains 1888 Sc in the hands of the treasurer to
begin the new year.
The receipts from tolls at the Merrymeetinp
Bay bridge for the past year were sIO73.
The expenses for the year were 1923 26 leav
ing over 5000 net to the credit of the bridge.
| At the annual meeting of the Patten Libra
nv Association of Bath, the following officers
were elected: John Patten, President
James S Lowell, Secretary; George f. New
| man, Treasurer and Librarian; Rev. s F.
Dixie, John G. Richardson. Galen C. Moses
John o Shaw and George X Hughes, Direc
tors. Resolutions were adopted in memory
| of the late John H Mcclellan, who was one
of the directors.
dispatch was received in Bath Tuesday
morning from City Island N Y. that the
! schooner, VIM. Tice. Capt Kingsbury, thai
| went ashore this week is a total loss. She
was loaded with ice bound fer New York
| from New Bedford. The Tce WAS owned in
Bath and was about 300 tons. S. Thoma.
Woodwork of Bath was mQaginQ owner.
| Woolwich school master is reported tc
! carry raw hide in case of needed punish
ment.
WASHINGTON.
Smelt fab ng for the past week has proved
quite lucrative business at Addison, accord
ing to the Machias Republican. Last Mon
day Capt. Porter Look and A. c. Looh
shipped 10000 pounds of these fishes to New
York.
The total amount of lumber manufactured
on the Narraguagus river for the season OF
| 1885. is thus given by the Machias Republ
can H., $50 900 feet long lumber. SAG, 600
laths: $500 900 shingles. 207 900 clap
boards, 700 900 slaves.
The egg shipments from the town of Cher
rytield in 1885. amounted to l29, 900 dozen.
| Mrs. Daniel Leighton of Steuben. has ar
ancient pocket book inscribed John Law
| renee. his book; North Yarmouth. 1853
! This she claims is an heirloom of her great
grandfather, the original John Lawrence o.
Lawrence Townley fame.
AT LARGE
The B;ddeford Journal notes that in 1920
when Maine separated from Massachusetts
| there were % incorporated academies in ths
State-more than at present IN proportion L
the population. Yes; but there now is free
| high school in nearly every considerable