Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-11

Mr. f. A. Russ has resigned his position
as manager and editor Of the Eastern State
to accept more lucrative one on the Bangor
Daily News.
The honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity
was conferred upon the pastor Of Free street
church. Portland, Rev. A T Dunn, hy Cen
trail University at Pella, Iowa, at its recent
commence ment.
At the last meeting of the Board of Trus-
tees Of Colby University the Board accepted
from Mrs Edwin Noyes of Waterville a gift
of $500 as the beginning Of library fund
for COburn Classical Institute, to be known
as the Timothy Boutelle Library Fund,
Charles Parsons Esq. of New York city,
President Of the Rome, Waterto~n and Sa-
ratoga Railroad. and family. are passing the
summer at their residence near Harris
Beach in Kennebunk. Mr.. Parsons is a
native Of Alfred and takes pleasure in
visiting the scenes of his oyhood days
Mrs H e. Carter. formerly of Portland
now in charge of the art department for the
College for the Training Of Teachers, New
York, will spend the next four weeks Of her
summer vacation in Maine. the guest Of
friends in Portland and Pine Point after
wards going TO Chicago where she is TO de-
liver a course of lectures on art.
For the sake of the influence upon others
the public should know that Mrs Abagai
White of North Fassslboro has provided ons
thousand dollars and little more tovard
the cost of the domitory building now il
the process Of construction for the use ot
Kicker Classical Institute, Houl;on. II
addition to this. she not long since gsve fv,
hundred dollars to foreign missions, and be
treen one and two hundred to our Conven
tion all this within few months. Mrs. W
| may not care to see thi. in print, but the ex
ample is too suggestive to be lost. She mu,
/ feel great satisfaction in the thought that he
/ not over abundant reans are thus made t
minister 50 efectually to a good cause
! Z,oHs Idroeate
! The family Of Charles II. Gray. the Wash
/ ington agent of the California Press Associs
ton, and Mrs. Veniere. his mother, are a
their cottage at Squirrel Island, Me, for tn
summer On the goth of July Mr.. GRAY
going to take a party Of newspaper friends t
i Maine a. his guests The party will eonsis
of Thomas II. kirly Of the New York Journs
of Commerce. Lewis Garthie of the BaItimor
American. Edwin Hood Of the Associate
Press, and wife, c. aries T. Hayes of ih
= AssDfAhitI ES>St MISS LlhNts. AM
ert J. Wynhe Of the Cincinnati Commercia
. Gazette. They will go first to Mr.. Gray
, cottage =, Squirrel Islauri, then 10 Bar HA
Dor aud after that will spend some time
. trout fishing in the northern mountains j
Maine. What a grand advertisement MAR
: ought to get from the letter. of so able
: corps of journalists as above named
. Hon. David Dunn of Poland. Ia. ju
: made application to Gov. Burlsigh for r
> appointment a. Justice of the Peace and
the Quorum. He vas first appointed az sur
BY Gov. Smith in 1888. Mr.. Dunn, WHO.
the way, ls one of the most notable men
2 the State, was born in Cornish in 1872, Al
i now at the age of a. years j. hale and hea-;
y frequently Walking from his residence TO 6
IT court house in Auburn, a distance Of eight
= nine miles. lie pursued his legal studies
+ the Office of Gov. John Fairfield at Saeo, a
= was admitted TO the York County Bar
Ie 1888, and soou after located in Poland. whe
e he ha. ever since resided Mr.. Dunn Is
70 old time legislator, having served as Rep
? sentative from Poland in the years is-
,f ls4a. is43. ls44. 1s45. 1851 and 1859, 5.
p ator, Is45. 1886; Speaker Of the House
to ls43, 1874. and President Of the Senate
u 1876. During the latter part of the y
lie ls43 be vas for = brief period acting G.
70 efnor.