Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-05-22
LAST EVENINGS NEWS.

Dresden has elected three Marble dele
gates.
York, Saturday night, chose i've delegates
reported to be all for Cleaves.
Three men named Feeney, McQuade and
Cole were drowned while crossing the Aroos
took river, last Thursday.
George Francis Train took the train for
New York via Boston from St. John, Sunday
night after six months expatriation.
Richard II. Perkins was appointed post
master at Brdgewater, Aroostook county
Monday, vice Edwin q. Collins, resigned
The Ottawa river is rising rapidly and a
serious overflow is feared. The water is
now almost up to the point reached in 1873.
Falmouth republicans have chosen the fol
lowing delegates, instructed for Cleayes ID.
F. Small, Columbus Knight James f. Mer-
rill.
North Berwick has elected these delegates :;
n &. Colby, X. II. Hurd, A. l.. Prescott
and G. IL. Wentworth, all of whom are for
II. b. Cleaves.
The Pownal caucus held Saturday after
noon, elected the following delegates to the
State convention, instructed for Cleaves J.
T. Lawrence. Geo. A. Greene. b. F. Davis.
The Bangor Wing says the republicans of
Milford, at caucus held Saturday chose
NJ. A. Austin and S. c. Higgins delegates to
the State convention. They are reported to
be for Cleaves.
At the Cape Elizabeth republican caucus
Saturday, +. II. Hartford, Chas. NJ. Cole, J
l.. Parrot, G. W. Cash, +. n. Jordan, J.
W. Dyer and ID. f. Mccain were elected
1. tbo
were instructed for Cleaves.
At the republican caucus at Scarboro, Sat
urday afternoon the following were chosen
delegates to the State convention; John
Fogg, A. b. Larrabee, S. B. Plummer. The
Sunday Times says it is understood that the
delega is solid for Cleaves.
At a republican caucus, held in and for
the town of New Gloucester, on Saturday
the following delegates were elected to the
State convention: J. |. Sturgis J. b. Ham
mond J. NJ. Thompson, p. A. Collier. The.
are said to he all for Cleaves.
The ship carpenters employed at the yard'
of Gardiner &. Deering and B. w. and II
+. Morse, Bath, received notice, Saturday
that wages on and after Monday would b,
two dollars per day, reduction of half 1
dollar Carpenter work is now suspended a
both yards.
| The better portion of the people of Chicag,
| including Catholic and Protestant clergymen
| are up in arms against the city council
which defeated the ordinance prohibiting thu
! location of saloons in the vicinity of churche
and schools, and placing certain restriction
on Sunday liquor traffic.
Fred G. II. Gordan, Manchester, railwa,
| NAL clerk arrested at ST. Adams on Fridal
night. was arraigned before United State
Commissioner William l.. Foster at Concord
n. H., Monday afternoon. He was charge,
with stealing from the mails and pleadin!
guilty, was held in 81 500.
The republicans of Waldoboro held thei
caucus Saturday evening. The following
persons were elected as delegates TO the Stat
pabernatorial convention: Edwin o. Clark
Fred A. Hovey, Ozro ID. Castner, .Judson I
Sapborn, Harlan n. Winslow; alternates,
p. Redman. L. L. Kennedy, J. II. Stanwood
s. L. Miller, B. T. Miller. The delegatio
was instructed for Gov. Marble.
The residence of Augustus Flagg, at Wa
than, Mass, was burglarized Sunday nigh
and silver ware and money amounting 10 s.
900 taken. Mr.. Flagg is millionaire, retire
from business for the past ten years. III
robbery occurred about a half mile froi
Nathan Morse's house whose barn was r.
Gently fred by incendiaries. That porto
of the city is thinly settled and not thorough
r " covered by police protection. There
no clew to the burglars.