Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-05
STATE NEWS.
AROOSTtlOK.

AROosTOOK-
At its last regular meeting, the Fort Fair
field W. c. T. L. adopted the following res
olutiOns
Whereas it has pleased our Heavenly
Father to remove from earth, our beloved
Governor Bodwell therefore
Resolved, That in this dispensation of Di-
vine Providence, the Fort Fairfield Woman's
Christian Temperance Union realizes that
the cause of Temperance in our State and
Nation has sustained the loss of one Of its
strongest advocates, one of its most consis-
tent and persistent workers, and one of its
best and truest friends.
Resolved, That We remember with graft
tude the self-secrificing spirit manifested in
the dying hours of our lamented chief magis-
trate in refusing to take that which he be-
lieved to be harmful to his brother man. even
though by its use he might obtain temporary
relief.
Resolved, That we tender to the grief
stricken widow and family of the deceased,
in their great affection, the heartfelt sym
patty of this Union.
CUMBERLAND.
On December 81, 1887, the stock of -four
held in Portland was &c, 439 barrels. There
bushels of oats.
The collections at High street church for
1887 were 50 1863. Sc.
scented 500 to the Baptist church at Mechan-
c Falls.
The Tebbets Mfg. Co. of Locks Mills
started up their new saw mill last Monday,
plete. This is one of the best saw mills III
the county and the machinery in the mill is
first class and of the latest pattern.
NJ. Littlhale of North Paris has come
home from the logging woods with broken
shoulder that will lay him up nearly all winter.
The lumbermen are doing very good bust
ness, yet some would like little more snow
on the hills.
Rumor says that the Berlin Mills Co. will
shortly commence operations on both sides
of Cambridge River with the view of putting
in two million feet.
G. +. McKenny, of Enfield, Me-, at work
for Weymouth, of Wilson's Mills was badly
hurt lifting, and has gone to Boston for medi-
cal advise.
A distinct clap of thunder was heard dur
ing the showers Wednesday evening, De.
cember 2Sth, by a number of Buckfie citi-
Zens.
There have been thirty deaths in Buckfield
during the year 1887, ranging from few
months to 90 years of age. The mortality
for 1856 was fourteen.
PENoBsCoT.
Thus far the State Constables have taken
out fifteen warrants in Bangor for search and
seizure against the various liquor dealers.
Mrs. w. ST. Baker met with very severe
accident recently, while visiting relatives in
Brewer. She was walking on the street and
slipped and fell, breaking the larger bone of
her left fore arm. The fracture was at once
reduced by doctor but it will be a long
time before Mrs. Baker will be able to use il
again.
LIBERTY.-Our correspondent writes Jan.
3 +. p. KnowltOn has bought the Benjamin
Harris farm, and will take possession early
in the spring, so we learn.-We miss about
the streets the jovial face of Ambrose Hall,
who is confined to his house by lame knee,
and the attention made necessary by the Sc
we're illness of Mrs. Hall.-Clarence Hurd
has quite recovered from the painful cut in
flicted on his wrist few weeks since while
using jack-k nife.-State Constable Mitchell
made us a pleasant call yesterday. Mr..
Mitchell hopes to organize lodge of Good
Templars in this village presently.-Liberty
has had its annual craze for the past twenty
five years, and the most sensible one yet is
the Chautauqua, which has started early in
the new year, and will become epidemical in
its rage unless obstructed by the diverting
influences of the Presidential year. The
prospect now is that local circle will be
l., l. L.,
netism to the contrary notwithstanding. We
regret to report the serious illness of Mrs
Aver, wife of Representative X. S. Aver OF
Montville. Her condition, we learn, has
somewhat improved within few days.-The
mercury here for the past few days has been
at zero. Very little snow on the ground, but
with an icy foundation, sleighs move about
easily, and bark and wood teams are begin.
ming their winters work
SEARsMoNT-Our correspondent writes
Jan. 3 DR.. p. A. Croker seems to having
some rather rough experiences just now. Las,
night while returning home from visiting a
patient his sleigh struck rock overturning
| it and throwing him out. The horse cleared
himself and ran home. Tonight his horse
got frightened again and the Doctor finding
that he could not control him got out of the
carriage, no one knowing how. The horse
ran into the river near the school house and
was drowned An effort was made to save
him but both horse and carriage went down
The Doctor came out of both these smash
ups with a very few bruises. The icy con
diton of the road was the cause of the las
runaway.-There were two new arrivals il
our village last week They were both boys
one at A. B. Clements and the other at J
W. Farrars.-Miss Jennie Bean has beer
quite sick but is improving.
YORK.
The post-offce department has issued or
ders to discontinue the postal service between
kittery Depot and Kttery Point after Jan. Is
Capt. Tenney was paid 500 for getting the
stranded schooner Eva May off the beach a
Old Orchard.