Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-12
State News.
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AHDR0scoGGIN.
At the S. j. court, in Auburn. Monday.
Daniel Long was fined as common seller
nnes and costs amounting to el58 ~. Josenb
Demond was sentenced for compound Iarce-
ny to thirteen months in the county Jail. al
tentative sentence, three years in State Pris-
on. Martin WEIGH was sentenced to two
months in Jail for assault and battery on
Officer Odlin.
CUMBERLAND
Two Deering High School lads. FRIDAY
amused themselves by placing an explosive
cartridge on a ledge and pelting it with rocks
They finally succeeded in hitting it, and one
OF the boys had hole bored in his ear and
the other got piece of the shell in his leg.
HANCOCK
A correspondent writes us that the reason
OF the generous action OF the Deer Isle dem.
ocratlc postmaster in retaining the previous
incumbent was not so much due to kindly
feelings as to the necessity of assistance
wnile learning the routine of the office. and
that the new postmaster has now taken DOS.
session
bUCKsPORT.-Our correspondent writes
May 10: Preparations are being made for
Memorial services, and arrangements have
been made with Rev. Mr. Forsythe to deliver
the ADHESION account of the good weather
which has prevailed of late our farmers have
been very busy tilling the soil, and putting
their seeds in.-rhere we're no services at the
Franklin street M. E church last Sabbath, as
the pastor, j. w. D4v, was at Winterport
attending the conference. He leaves thi.
week for his new field of labor, and Rev. ).
l.. Hanscom will occupy the pulpit here dur
ing the coming yesr-The E. NJ Conference,
xrh Int1h na kn1,
the past five days. came down to this place
last Friday afternoon, and held an education
al meeting in Franklin street NJ. E church
in behalf of the E. NJ. Seminary, and for the
purpose of urging and impressing upon the
minds of the people the Importance of bet
ter, higher and broader education throughout
Eastern Maine, and throughout the country
at large. Among the speakers of the after
noon were the following: Bishop Warren of
Denver, Col, DR.. Twombly, Rev. f. H Fer
maid, c. l. Mills and J. H. H. Hewitt. The
meeting was very interesting, and it awak
ened new zeal and ardOr in the hearts and
minds of many to place the E. NJ. Seminary
on a surer and irmer foundation than it has
had in the past, by securing an endowment of
$50, 900. The past year has been one Of
prosperity at the Seminary. The average
number of students in attendance during the
past year is 100 more than at any previous
term of late, and with the able corps of teach
ers which it now has there can be nothing but
prosperity in the future.-The Seminary base
ball nine will go to Castine May 221, to play
matched game with the Normal nine.-
Many of the people in the village went to
WinterpOrt last Sabbath to hear the bishop
preach, and said that they were amply paid
for their trouble
SAGADAHoC.
Andrew j. Percy of Bath, head clerk in d.
L. Percy's dry goods store, who has been ill
for month past, attempted to commit suicide
Sunday morning. Doctors were called, who
decided that he was insane. and he was re-
moved to Augusta Sunday afternoon.
tn trouble between the Bath stevedOres
and coal beavers has been settled, both sides
making concessions. The beavers are to be
paid thirteen and half cents ton for SHOW
cling, the stage tender to be paid by the
shovellers. The stevedores say they will
have to increase the rate of unloading from
twenty cents, the price they now receive. on
account of the advance to the shovellers.
SOMERSET.
NORRIDGEwoCK.-Ourc correspondent writes
May 10: Farmers are nearly done sowing
B. F. Burgess is enlarging his livery stable to
tWO ucW ttAmS wi. CTdm IL
building a stable Bangs has added ten
men to his crew, who are cutting paving
blocks to 20 to Cincinnati.-J. E. Osborn, OF
the Quinnibassett, has just returned from
Portland, with nice looking family carriage
horse.-Dennett gave a reading in the Bap-
fist church last week, assisted by Miss Nash,
vocalist. The entertainment was enjoyable,
but might have been improved had the reader
been allowed to add some new selections. 1t
netted the Baptist society $40.
No. ANsoN.-Our correspondent writes
The delightful weather has been most accep-
table to farmers, and the most of them are
well started in their springs work.-Mr.
Blanchard who finished out the spring term
of the academy so acceptably, has been
engaged as principal of the school
for the next year. He graduates from
Bates College in June.-Rev. Mr.. Freese
pastor of the Free Baptist church is again on
the sick list and unable to attend to any miu-
isterial duties.-The graduating exercises OF
the academy passed off very pleasantly. Rev.
Mr.. Smith, President of Kent's Hill semina.
ry, preached the graduating sermon.