Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-05
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CUMBERLAND.
The managers Of the Portland Street Rail- /
road gave a dinner To the employees at the |
Preble house Monday evening. A pleasant |
incident was the presentation of goli watch /
and chain with an Odd Fellows charm. to |
Manager Newman, from the employees. as a
mark of their appreciation The presenta- /
ton speech was made By Mr. Fred Berry and
Mr. Newman responded in an appropriate
manner.
PESoBsCoT-
Arthur Wood of Orrington. hung his over
coat, coat AMI vest, hook the ei.try
way. Through some means, the n atrhes IN
his vest took IRE. and destroyed the garments
named, with two shavls ami $50 IN money
that Mr.. Wood had i'll his vest pocket-The
.elee.men of Brewer and Holden, are appoint
ed committee by the two towns To Confer
xifh Orrlngion in regard To celebrating the
centennial of the latter town. Brewer and
Holden were part of Urrington shen the
latter was incorporated.
SAGApAHoc.
Bath: The ice in Back River has gore
out TO such al extent a. To allow the passage
of small boats, number of which came to
city Saturday The steamer Samoset will
resume her trips to Bath in a few days. Last
year she began running TO this city on the
2sth of March.--After an illness of several
months. Owen A. HOlgkins, well known
along the kennebec river driver. died
Sunday forenoon of consumption at the age
of 81 years. He leaves wife, who is i'll in
Gardiner.-At the Bath Iron Worksan hoist
ing engine is being built for the granite
quarry of +. B Mallett, Jr., at Freeport.-
Stephen j. Beats. who has been i'll several
| weeks, was taken To the Maine General Hos
pital last week for treatment
SOMERSET.
NoRRIDoEwocK.--Ourc correspondent writes
! April 1: The Republicans of Norridgewock
held a caucus Saturday afternoon last, and
chose delegates as follows: For the Third
Congressional District at Waterviiie-C. Z.
Warren, c. S. Bates, X A. Davis and W.
b Longley; for the State Convention at
Bangor-R. NJ Baker, j. II. Mitchell, W.
NJ Hobbs and Enos b. Gilman.-William
| Bracket has purchased the old building nex
west of his store and will replace it with
something new, the style of which has not
been decided This has had quite long life
and many occupants. - The post-office
was kept in the first story thirty
five years, since which in the second story
VIM. ID. Gould began and ended his law
practice. Next, the late Hon. Stephen d..
Lindsey began his law business therein.
Since he left it, in about 1856, it has been
used as a dwelling for nomadic tenants above
and shoemakers and tailors below.
The annual meeting of the Skowhegan
Board of Trade was held at q. A. X. Hall
Friday evening March 80 The attendance
was much smaller than it should have been.
The following officers were reelected Pres
ident, l.. Anderson; Vice Presidents, Geo.
b. Stafford and w. II. Fuller; Secretary, o.
X. Bachelor; Treasurer, n. c. Kendall.
The committee will be appointed later.
| CASAAN.-Our correspondent writes April
2: The people at the village were startled
from their slumbers by cry of fire on
Tuesday morning March 81, about 2 o'clock
by the burning of a small building in the
rear of V. r. Tuttle's saw MILL supposed
to be set by ashes in barrel. No other
damage done. On the same night pane of
glass was removed from window in Mr..
Towle's confectionery shop but the sneaking
thieves were driven away by the fire alarm,
and nothing stolen.-Mr. Eugene Moore
arrived home last week from California.
II. {. Fernald left town for Lowell this
morning R. b. Williams is visiting sister
in Waterv le.-Mr John NJ. Sayward from
Burnham spent April I'd at Moore's Mills, and
Fred Fernald from Palmyra has been visiting
for few days at the same place Dr.
Porter who was called away by the illness of
his father is again among us.--Mr. Columbus
Lewis is to succeed Nathaniel Blake as over
seer of the poor farm this year.--The first
wild geese of the season passed over Satur-
day There are several feet of snow yet, but
the maple sweets come in slowly.
WALDO.
4 BRANCH MILLs.-Our correspondent writes
April 2: Scott Clark died this morning OF
pneumonia. at the residence of Leander Has
; kell.-Caleb Hanson of Palermo, is very
sick with heart trouble. Miss Mira Bean
who is in Augusta, under DIR. Williams
treatment. is improving Annie W. Bean
. is expected home from the Pennington Nor
, NAL School this week, to spend the vacation
William Dove has gone to Worcester
Mass. to work.--Lizzie NJ. Dinsmore OF
Carmel, has come to spend few weeks with
her uncle, c. 6. Dinsmore. Miss Clara
T Weirs of East Vassalboro, visited Miss Min
ME Gardiner last week.-A prize ball will be
held at the Goddard House. April 2. ring
and pipe will be awarded to the best dan.
GERS.
| BELFAST. - The County Commissioner
open their regular April term at the Cour,
|
will be held the same day and Insolvency
Court the next. Supreme Court opens the
18th, but traverse jurors are not to report
until the 20th.--The little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifton Weber had his collar bone
broken, Monday last week, by a playmate
lassoing him while playing 'broncho."
YORK.
, Sunday evening Humphrey Phillips, sol
and daughter attended church in Saco and
after meeting started on foot to return to
their home upon the Portland road Wher
! they were in the neighborhood of Goose Fail
they noticed an animal in the middle of the
road ahead of them but thinking it was
dog they continued on. When a short dis
lance farther on. they made the unpleasant
discovery that their further progress was dis
puted by large cat-like animal, which stood
in the middle of the road with glaring green
ish eyes. actively lashing his tail and emitting
occasional snarls The pedestrians did moi
stop to max, very close inspection as to the
appearance of the animal but turning bach
they fastened to the house of Martin Deerins
without looking back to see if the animal was
pursuing them Arriving safely at that house
they reganed their breath and courage ant
related to Mr.. Deering the cause of theil
flight, and then armed with a lantern ant
clubs and accompanied by some of the neigh
bors, they started again and this time reached
home without seeing the animal. Mr.. Phillips
says he has no doubt that this the same
animal that came past his door from the
woods few weeks ago.
Here and There.
The Maine Central Railroad Company