Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-08
BUSY DOVER,
c. 5. Douly Relief Corps Soon
TO Have I Hili.
4 Peculiar Accident Tho Knights Of
P!llias ImplOViDs Their hall.
Electric Light Plant-Iee Leaves the
River-Personal items.
( Special 20 the KEssEBEc Journal.

[spscis! TO the KEssEsEc JoUsAL.l
Dover April THE C. S. Douty Re-
Ns1 Corps. suriliary TO the G. A. K. post
OF tie So me name. is probably one Of the
., ..t active aid efficient organizations Of
j., xind 70 be found in the whole State.
Fhry have accumulated . fund Of $500.
t. Which additions are being regularly
mad, AID they are nov contemplating the
ouild.I OF purchasing Of some suitable
suucture, wherein they may hold their
ua. rtl r ga al i give their entertainments, in
sher' establish their home ss an ofgaHizs
ton A committee appointed for the put-
po.a has been examining several localities
and Will make some report at the nexi
meeting Of the corps which will De held
Fddsy evening. The pact season ths corps
has gwen monthly entertainments which
have rssul.riy drawn crowds that have
| packed he hail and the programmes CT
cred have always been good ones Ii is
not unlikely toat before nsxI fall this corps
viii be occupying lis own building.
A peculiar accident occurred here yesier-
dsg. Mr. Ira Brown was in the village
wi,h hoIss VI ich hsd just been purchased
b. HE moth, r, Mrs Z. c Brown, livi z
. me four miles out o. Unioa fquare, he
temoy d ,he r DE, 10 orter to have some
= psirs made upon II, when the horse be-
C )me frigh,f ned ard Unnansgeable and
srteG OF On ul down The street.
Brow tried to hold him, but vas uusbie 10
DO so, and was knocked down and run over.
being somewhat jured. The fiighte ut d
sbimsl kept on down the street until oppo
| site Centrsi hall when he ran towards the
forse sheds in the rear of the Methodist!
| hurCb, and came up sgsinst the same with
such force as to break his neck and kill him
instantly. This is the third horse that has
b, en- lest BY Mrs Brown within few years,
and she is pCo- woman upon whom such
+ q loss falls heavily.
The lodge Of Knights OF Pythiss, Who
have leased simpsons Hall for 3 term of
five years, are making some changes, SO
that it will the better answer thsir purposes
Thi. hall has been very useful to the public
,lrue It was erected, the location being con
vanient and The rental very reasonable.
Several organizations have used it foc their
NEE tings, and by the term. Of the lease
which has been executed, they are to Cln-
.inue tenants as heretofore, il they 90 de-
sire.
The friends Of Cvl j B. Peaks are glad
10 notice gre at in p,oyement in the general
health Of that gentleman. He tells your
representative that he has not been so well
before at any me since he came out of the
army At the close Of the war. Some six
months ago be consulted q specialist in
Boston, who gave him o medicine but lots
of good advice 10 regard to tskiog care of
himself This he has followed very closely
and the resul. is indeed sondetiul. The
colouefs main trouble nov is with his vocal
organs and he fully expects TO be all right
IN this respsC. in due time. He has bad
several Invitations from different parts Of
the state to deliver addresses on Memorial
Day. but will undertake nothing of this
KIND this year.
The ice left the river between the Dover
and Forcroft dams SOME days since. 1t Is
4 siogulsr fact. which has been obseir I'd
for many years, that the ice Ia this section
Of the river almost always goes ont from
"A 10 As hours sfter lhe ice raves the Pc
nobscot at Bsnror. A. present the ice rs
mans IN the rver sbLve the Foxcrofl dsm.
bus Il is looking weak, sai will probably
not hold more than few days longer.
TIE eectric lights which have lstelJ
been put in operation here, are giving ex
cellcnt satisfaction. They are already in
quite a number Of the places OF business.
residences, churches, halls, etc, and still
the workmen are busy extending the sys-
tenn The plant, ss at present established,
has capacity Of $50 heh;s, the power be
ing iurn shed by the wat company for
half of the receipts There is TO be meet
Jog Of the Dover and Foxcroft Fire Cor
poration this week. when the voters will
act upon the proposition that said corpora
ton release its claim upon the surplus power
At the waler company dam, in return for
certain umb Of incsnde. cent lights to be
maintain ed on the streets OF the two vii
ages.
Mr. Geo G Downing. we'll known ia G.
A. X. circles through the State, has been
prosrsted By long aud dar g rous illness
but is rov recovering and able to give some
attention 10 his business. At one time bis
friends regarded his chance for ever being
any better ~ extremely doubtful.