Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-16

Four or five eases of small pox have APP,
peared in the village of Cumberland Mills
The Board of Health have taken the cases
in charge and yesterday placed the patients
in quarantine. Great excitement and alarm
prevails in the neighhorhool where the eases
are reported.
Local talent will prescut LEND Ne Five
Shillings," and "A Scrap of Paper" in Towr
Hall. Brunswick. the 22d inst, for the bene-
fit of the public library Bart Dolan, an ON
ploye of the Maine Central at the Brunswick
depot, died at his home, last Sunday from
consumption The funeral was held, Wed
neslay forenoon, from the Catholic church
The employees at the depot sent a beautfu
floral cross.
HANCOCK.
As Walter Norton was retnrningto Castint
from Bucksport recently with one of Rea'
teams, the sleigh ran up ON a snow drift neal
Mark Hatch's and capsizeJ. throwing Morton
TO the ground. The horse began kickns
and, getting her leg over the thjll, started fol
home at a lively pace dragging the sleigh OF
its side The sleigh was completely demol
ished, and pieces were picked up along the
road to the stable where the horse arrived
without any serious damage. - Ellsworth
american.
The Rev. A. +. Palmer has leased Will
liam Wescott's new cottage on Ledgeawr
avenue. Bar Harbor, and will move in this
week.
The trustees of the Buck Library, Bucks
port. have appointed Mr. Alfre,t s skinner
Superintendent. Mrs and Miss Buck guaran-
teeing his salary. This insures the opening
of the reading room this summer
Tho pf the ST Ei1rpuca arp
making arrangements for smaller steamer
to run every hour between Cranberry Isles
and Northeast and Southwest Ilarbors. The
Florence will probably go on the route be-
tween Northeast HarboI, Southwest tIarbor.
Seal Harbor and Isesford about the first of
June.
The hotel being built by l.. 4 Stanley.
at Islesford, in nearly completed. 1t is a
three story building, with about forty rooms,
and will command magnificent view,
Two hundred students are expected at the
Bucksport Seminary the coming summer
term This will be the largest number that
has ever attended the seminary.
kESNEBEC.
Mr.. VERNoS.--OuT correspondent writes
Mar. IA The spring election in Mt
Vernon was held the 18th The following
officers were elected Moderator. Daniel
II. Thing; Clerk. II. Leeman Butler; For
Selectmen and Assessors, Ozro \ Weston
Clarence F.. Dunn, James A. Robinson;
Treasurer +. NJ. Tracy; Supervisor, Ilar-
rison W. Weber; Collector and Constable.
James f. Blunt. Raised for highways,
bridges etc, $500; Expenses, 1900: Free
High school. 200. Politics ignored.
READriELp. The storm of Monday and
Tuesday very seriously interferred with the
opening of the school at kent's It'll Many
of the students being unable to get there and
compelled to remain here till the roads were
broken out
WEST PIrrsroN-Owing to the bad con
dition of the roads last Tuesday 30 few were
able to reach the hall, that town meeting was
to Saturday March Il at 10 A NJ
LINCOLN.
WIscAssEr Wiscasset is vet hopeful of
a Canadian Pacific outlet for trade and trav-
ell, via. her sheltered, open-winter harbor
She is recovering from the incubus of her
late railroad debt. Homestead builiing is
resumed Her milling interests have been
active aud remunerstive, the past season. ard
the Halson works are busy cutting and ship
ping lumber. An organization in
the interest of science and literature, has
been in active operation. all winter. Ii is
called the Franklin Scientific and Literary
OXFoRn.
W. H. Conant of East Peru has sold his
stand to Rufus Griffith for S725.
A. d. Bryant of Greenwood had letter
from his brother. Orison G., of Los Angeles,
Cal, dated Jan. 29th, stating that the grass
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