Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-04
STATE NEWS.


ANDROsCOGGIN.
LvERMoRE FALLs.---Our correspondent
writes Jan. 2 Livermore Falls residents are
experiencing some remarkably cool weather.
Several days last week the thermometer reg
istered IL below zero. and even lower
Harris Lothrop is recovering from his recent
ilness.-Messrs. A. G. Pettengill and w. F.
Sewall of Tufts College, return to resume
their studies this week, after spending their
Christmas vacation at home.-As is custom
airy this week is being observed ky the
churches as week of prayer.-J. +. JEFF
ferls our enterprising furniture and CROKER y
dealer, has offered a valuable lemonade set
to the young lady selling the largest number
of tickets for the G. A. r. course of lee
lures, and Miss Osca Alden and Miss Esther
Kimbal are contesting for the prize.-The
school in Haines Corner district is progress
ing finely under the instruction of G.. X.
Leadbetter of Wayne. The attendance is
rather larger than that of the term before
Walter Morse who is attending college at
Middletown, Conn, is at home on a short
vacation.-An attempt is being made to found
a Knights of Pythias Lodge at this place.
At the regular meeting of Livermore Falls
Lodge of Odd Fellows the following officers
were elected: +. c. Dow, n. G.; Wilder
Pettingill, V. g.; c. II. Gibbs, NJ. d., Sec.
H. f. Haines, Treas. J. F. Jefferds, r. w.
Weld, G., Richmond, Trustees These Off
GERS, together with the rest, which are to be
appointed, will be installed soon.-The vii
lage schools are progressing finely under the
present corps of instructors.
SAGADAHoC.
The foundation for the Good Templars
building at West Bath, has been got out and
some of the lumber is on the spot. The
building is to be erected on land now owned
by Alvah Brown, formerly known as the
burlington lot The new hall will be two
stories and when completed will be valuable
addition to the little town.
Another quick passage of a Bath ship.
This time it is the Columbia owned by
Houghton Brothers, and in command of Capt.
Hogan, she having made the passage from
San Francisco to Queenstown in III days.
From the Bath City Marshars record it
appears that for the year ending December
3lst, there were 230 commitments to the lock-
up, 40 of which were for drunkenness
Under Marshal Dunton there have been 20
arrests a larger part for drunkenness.
Specifications for steamer for the Eastern
Steamboat Company, which will probably be
built by the n, L. S. b. CO., are in the pos
session of that firm. The new steamer will
be of the following dimensions Length 95
feet, breadth 1916 at the gunwale and l6G
at load water line, depth feet. She will be
driven by a triple expansion engine, which it
is expected will be built at the New England
Iron Works. a meeting of the stock holders
of the Eastern Steamboat Company has been
called for next Monday, to take definite action
on having the boat built.
SOMERSET.
PITTsFIELD. - Our correspondent writes
Jan. 2: Frank L Bean, young man %
years of age, died in this town Dec. 81, of
consumption. He was formerly resident of
Montville and member of Liberty Lodge
of Free Masons at the time of his death. He
was young man of sterling character. He
purchased farm in Pittsfield about one year
ago. paying $1,000 for the same, intending to
make this his home. But that dreadful dis
ease consumption took him from earth. He
was the last of four children of Jere Beans
family, late of Montville Dobson's
have the extension of their wooden mill near
y completed. They have added an extension
OF seventy feet, four stories high, and will
add to their working force from seventy to
one hundred. They have part of the ma
chinery already put in. They have now COM
menced an addition to their engine and dye
house Emery Written recently threshed
over 600 bushels of mixed grain raised BY
him the past season.-Whitten and Burton
are selling car load of potatoes purchased
in the Provinces. They are said to be very
nice ones.
PALMYRA.--Our correspondent writes, Jan.
9: The new year brought a snow storm which
has ended in rain.-Miss Maggie Bachelor,
who has been spending the holidays at home,
returned to Auburn this week.--Leonard
Foley went into the woods last week with two
pairs of heavy horses. He has a job of haul
ing lumber by the thousand.--Last Friday
and Saturday were the two coolest days of
the season. Everything froze that was worth
freezing. prospect is, that one of our
stores will be closed before long. Bills for
an auction sale have been posted.
NORTH MADIsoN.-Our correspondent
writes d. W Harding has commenced
hauling from bis yards to the bauk of the
Danforth of Scion is very
poorly but is some better the past few days.
The Christmas tree at the house of Frank
Adams on the Saturday evening of Deem
Der "a, afforded pleasant time for both old
and young.-A. b. Turner has been quite
sick with the measles but is better at the
present time.-Quite a number of our citi-
zens attended the Odd Fellows Ball at North
Arson and reported pleasant time.-The
bridge across the Carabasset has been torn
down which renders it impossible for short
time except on the ice.-M. S. Perkins has
bought out the store of the Moore Brothers
and will continue in the grocery business.
WALDO.
FREEDoM.-Our correspondent writes Jau. |
,: A fire caught about ten O'Clock Saturday
morning. by the chimney, in the ell occupied
BY II. H. Lamson. of the double tenement
house owned by Hon. ]. D. Lamson, and !