Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-23
STATE NEWS.


HoULToS. - Our correspondent writes,
June %: Thursday of next week is to be a
red-letter day for Houlton, embracing, as it
will the graduating exercises of Kicker
Classical Institute, and the dedication of
Wording Hall, one of the finest school
buildings in Maine. The dedication pro-
granlme is arranged for the forenoon, its
main features, besides music,) being an
address of welcome in behalf of the citizens,
by John B. Madigan, Esq, of Houlton;
Report of the Building committee, by Hon.
+. F. Webb of Waterville Presentation of
Keys, by Hon. Moses Giddings of Bangor;
Response of Acceptance, by Principal A. NJ
Thomas of Houton; Dedicatory address,
by Rev. G. ID. b. Pepper, ID. D., L..
l.. D., President of Colby University a,
and the Dedcatory Prayer. The
graduating exercises in the evening are
to be followed by public reception in Word
ing hall. Many friends of education from
all over the State, besides several dis
tingushed visitors from Massachusetts are
expected to be present. Generous hospitall-
ties will await all who may attend from
abroad. And besides this the railroads make
large reductions for round trip tickets good
from June 26 to July inclusive) SO that
expenses for this outing will be reduced to
the minimum point. Mrs. Wording of Dakota
whose great gift made the building of the
hall possible is expected to be present. She
| wisely designs it as a fitting monument to the
| memory of her late husband, Judge w. f.
| Wording. whose integrity as business man
and virtues as christian will not soon be
| forgotten. He was a native of Maine and
graduate of Colby University in the class
of Sc.
CUMBERLAND.
Frederick Russell, IA years old, of Dover
N. H., stole S35 in that city and came to
Portland. On his arrival there Thursday he
was arrested by officers Hanson and Frank a
the Boston & Maine station. He had 500, {
revolver and knife on him. Dover officer.
will take him to that place.
The class of 1891, Bowdoin College, helt
its first annual reunion and dinner at the
Falmouth Hotel last evening. Over fifty
members of the class were present. TIL.
officers of the class are as follows: President
}. p. Cilley; toast master, A. r. Dyer; com
mittee of arrangements, f. c. Drew, c. S
Wright, f. o. Fish; committee on odes, II
S. Chapman, N. T. Kempton, f. G. Loring
An elaborate dinner was discussed aftel
which Toastmaster Dyer introduced in ;
happy manner the following toasts: "Oul
Glass" responded to by Mr.. j. p. Cilley,Jr
City of Portland" Mr. B. d. Ridlon "'9l
in Athletics" Mr.. G. ii. Packard sou
Girls" Mr.. l.. A. Bureigh; "Our Relation
College" Mr.. II. T. Field; 1.-The Faculty
Mr.. =. Mcdonald; 1.-The Future of III
Mr.. f. IL. Newbegn. Mr.. F. W. Dude.
was the orator of the evening, his subjec
being after Life" Mr.. r. S. Burr wal
the poet, Mr.. W. Y. Malett the historian
and Mr. A. T. Brown the prophet.
KNOX.
The contract for erecting the new hotel a
Casters cove has been awarded to Sherman
& Hatch, contractors The main building il
to be 45x40 feet, three stories high with
tower. The tip of the tower will be As fee
from the ground. The dining room will b.
3Ox4O feet. There will be 20 rooms on tn
second and third floors.
Rockland firemen have been invited to at
tend the muster at Gardiner, July 4th.
SOMERSET.
| FAIRFIELD-Our correspondent write
June %: DIR. Twitchell and wife left las
Monday for a trip through the Provinces
The doctor is engaged to deliver eighteen
lectures. - Maud r., the celebrated mar
owned by Hon. S. A. Nye, won the 2.35 an,
2.40 races at Lewiston this week, THE hous
of Eli French on Nam street, has bee
given new coat of pant.-The villag
schools closed Friday.-Miss Nellie Durel
is attending the commencement at Westbrool
Seminary Rev. f. L. Allen is to delive
the Fourth of July Grafton at SkOwhegan
Without doubt it will be very fine as he
one of the most eloquent orators in our State
Mrs. J. S. Bradstreet and daughter wer
in town Friday night-The concert at tn
Baptist church last Sunday was well attende
and the little ones did credit to their teach
ers.
WASHINGTON.
The Fourth of July is the date fixed b.
the the Electric Light Co, when the town o
PASSPORT will for the frs time, on tina
evening, be lighted with electric light, an,
grand illumination may be looked for o.
| that occasion.
The Fourth of July bids fair to be
lively day in Washington County. Prepare
tons are under way in various towns for
more general celebration of the day thai
ever before. Calais, Machias, Lubec an,
So. Robbinston are making adequate arrange
ments for big tine.
Joseph Doughty, the bigamist savationist
who escaped from an officer while unde
arrest for having pluralty or wives, was Il
this section the other day, says the Eastpor
Sentinel. He and another man were abou
here week ago in large two masted sal
boat and Doughty kept the boat off tow
one day while his companion came ashore
Afterward Doughty was landed at Indial
Island and the boat disappeared from thes
parts. A week ago last Sunday, bought,
1 held forth as a missionary at Bar Island, oil
Deer Island, and learning that his identit,
was suspected, stole boat that night AM