Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-07

The new engine connected with the works
of c. NJ. Bailey 4 Co., Winthrop
was set up tor the first time Wednesday.
The Old hak, ~ building on Anderson St.
Portland, was damaged by fire Wednesday
evening. 1t was owned by John G.. Preston.
Loss 5000; fully insured.
This can be said of Aroostook. she is never
affected by lreshet.. nor visited by tornadoe.
Or Billiards RS are many other sections of the
country .--ifo0Sfook Tunes, Dee. 8.
Isaac Ray the Bangor barber, found in
his shop Monday night, where he had fallen
saturday night from shock of paralysis
died last evening. He leaves married
daughter at Providence, X |.
The caribou which was captured alive at
Win and came into the possession of Col.
:. b. Gates, the well known proprietor Of the
ketahdin House, has been purchased by an
agent of Z. I Barnum's great show.
The Watervlle 4 Fairfield Horse Railroad
Company give official notice elsewhere in
this paper that they shall apply to the next
legislature for an amendment TO their char
ter to allow them to use electricity as a mo
ter.
Captain Cyrus McKown If Boothbay died
Monday, aged y. He was for years promi-
nent in business circles, being largely inter
ested in shipping. Twenty years ago he
retired from active business with a compe-
teucy.
Mr. Lewis Hall, a well known resident of
Dorchester Mass, who died Dec 4th at the
age of 60. was native of Rumford, Maine
Mr. Hall held membership in st. Paul
Lodge, F aud A NJ and st Matthew'S
Chapter, aud in Bethesda Los &c, |. o. O. F.
He leaves a widow and one son.
Mrs. Hubbard of Ialowpll. the venerable
widow of the late Cove rnor John Hubbard,
has gone to make her home with her dau Shter,
who resides in New Haven, Conn She made
the journey in parlor car chartered ex-
pressly by Gen. Thomas IL. Hubbard who
with his family arrived in II ,ll0well in it on
Tuesday.
Notice has been given by certain residents
of Mechanic Falls they will petition for
village incorporation, the limits to be a circle.
the radius to be - mile, the center to be
the center of the iron bridge. 1t is said that
the prospects for Mechanic Falls was never
better than at the present time for success
full business year.
Packard { Stacy of Blanchard will carry
on quite a numbering operation this winter
notwithstanding their recent business EN-
hArraSSDtN- lntN nave strong packers
and those business men with whom they
have had the heaviest transactions, all seem
s5xious to give them lift. 1t is pleasant
10 write such item. as this, and il will doubt
less be pleasant reading for the people here
abouts iiScafa7US O5Seyser.
on Dec. 10. the Dover and Foxcroft
building association will start out on its
fourth series of shares six percent divi-
dend will be declared as usual, with
snail reserve for sinking fund Two hun.
bred and seventy-three shares have already
been taken. representing when paid up.
capital of S54 600 90 The next meeting
will he held Monday evening, Dec. 10. 1855, /
at the lar office of W. +. Parsons. Esq, !
Attorney Of the Association.
Hon Hannibal Hamlin has given the sum
of three hundred dollars to the Paris Hill /
academy fund few wears ago Mr. Ham I
lin gave the citizens Of his native town
clock that cost about five hundred dollars.
which was placed in the tower of the Baptist
church. Last spring he gave one hundred /
dollars toward building rect living tomb in
Hillside cemetery and two hundred dollars
toward fund to keep the grounds in repair.
making in ALL about eleven hundred dollars.
Mrs. Ann Brown, the only surviving sister
Of Mr.. Hamlin, has also been very generous
to the town in gifts of money.