Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-16
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Charles c. Davis of Canton died sud-
denly Friday afternoon of heart failure
Z. j. Jordan of North Waterford was
thrown from his carriage recently, receiv-
ing injuries from which death resulted.
The annual meeting of the Odd Fellows
Graded Mutual Relief Association of Maine
will be held in Odd Fellows hall, Norway
on the evening of Jan. lG.
At the RangeIeys the thermometer has
indicated 30 degrees below zero. The ice
on these famous lakes is thicker than it was
ever known to be before at this season.
A largely attended town meeting was
held at Poland Corner Saturday. Mechanic
Falls people were down and spoke in favor
of dividing the town. The meeting voted
unanimously against the division.
Rev. William Curtis Stiles formerly of
Norway and Richmond, has received Il call
from the Congregational church at Jackson,
Mich, the largest and wealthiest church of
that denomination in that state.
Mr.. Fred Mower, the Greene young man
who withheld his wedding reception so
long, despite the entreaties of his relatives
and fellow -townsmen, yielded to the inevi-
table last week and cooked big oyster stew
for the serenaders.
Mr.. Stowe, the veteran conductor on the
Grand Trnnk railway. is confined to his
home at South Paris with lung complaint.
The business men of Cumberland and Var
mouth recently presented a jar Of s. gold
pieces to the popular conductor.
The cold was intense Saturday morning
all over eastern Maine. At Dexter it was
q, degrees below, at the station at Newport
Junction, ~ degrees below, and reports
from Moosehead and Aroostook virtually
claim the mercury to have been out of
sight.
BY fire on the South road at Fort Fair
field Friday night, the house and barn
owned by George Norris. with the house-
hold goods and contents of the barn. incluG-
ing IL tons of hay belonging to Thurlough
4 Richards, were all destroyed. Cause and
loss unknown.
The revival of the spool-making industry
promises TO give Oxford county boom this
summer. In 1885 there were. according to
the Maine year book, % mills in Oxford
county engaged in the manufacture of
spools and spool stock giving employment
to large number of men.
Frltlay nlgft inc CHAIRMAN OF tiic commit
tee on the celebration of the event and one
of the chiefs at the Bath iron works posted
a notice stating that the Ammen ram will
90 overheard on Wednesday, Feb. l..
Tuesday the big barge Knickerbocker of
5000 tons carrying capacity will be
launched from the yard of Morse 4 Co.
An electric railroad. to extend from Lew
ision through Minot Corner, Hackett's
Mills, Mechanic Falls, Pages Mills. WEIGH
vile, Oxford Granite Quarry Oxford, South
Paris. Norway. Norway Granite Quarry,
Frost's Corner TO North Conway, is the
latest project. This route covers 22 miles
of the best towns in central Maine. Spec
ial meetings of the foregoing towns will
soon be called to see what action they will
take towards furthering the scheme.
The councillors of the Maine Pedsgogi
cal Society were in session Saturday at Au-
burn to draft bills for preseniion to the
Legislature for the abolition OF the district
school system and the creation of State
board Of education. On account of limited
time il was left with subcommittee con-
sisting of Hon q. b. Ciason of Gardiner
AMI ID. j Callahan of Lewiston to the bills.
President Hyde of Bowdoin College was de-
tailed to prepare and publish an article re-
latiig TO the subject matter of the two bills.