Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-26
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to purchase and place 10 new fire hydrants.
City Treasurer Callahan of Lewiston has
advertised for bids for the $4,000 of per
cent bonds to be refunded by the city. They
are expected to bring premium.
Portland summer residents at Pine Point,
DIN Orchard, have been obliged to hire a
Waterman. Tramps made much trouble
for them last summer and they propose to
atop it.
The Union Mutual Life Insurance Com
Company at Portland has secured the ser
vices of II. l.. She pherd of Rockport, who
will hereafter manage the company's agen-
cies in this State. D.
The Granite Company's large boarding
house at North Jay, containing about so
boarders, was burglarized, Wednesday night,
and quantity Of money and jewelry taken
from the different rooms.
The musical event Of the season at Win
throp was the presentation of j. Aston
Breads oratorio of "Joseph, by the Stock
bridge Musical Association, at the Town
hall, on Thursday evening.
The Androscoggin county workshop has
been leased under the present arrangement
for $500 year. The county used to run
the shop itself. The last year it cost the
county over $500 over the receipts.
The county convention of the w. G. T.
u, was held at Industry, Thursday. The off.
GERS elected were: President, Mrs. L. b.
c. Beedy, Pennington; secretary. Mrs.
Carrie M. Kyes, jay; treasurer, Mrs.
Luela f. Reynolds, Pennington.
II. c. Bakers steam yacht Neckan OF
Portland, which was built by the Heres.
choff's to take the place of the Pappoose,
arrived in the river Thursday night with q
pleasant party on board. She sailed again
Thursday noon, after pleasant call on the
Shipping City.-Bath Times.
1t is a settled fact that PASSPORT is to have
well equipped half-mile trotting park
during the present season. City Attorney
j. H. McFaul, who is the owner of the 10.
cation out at Spring Farm, has concluded
to commence the construction of the track
at once, on his own account. and W hen com
pleted will lease to the Driving Association
or others.
The graduating parts of the Webster
grammar school, Auburn, have been as.
signed as follows: Mics Margaret Abbott
salutatory Miss Bertha Woodbury., poem
Miss Daisy Young, history; Miss Nellie
Harris, prophecy; d. d. Garcelon, vale.
dictory. Parts will also be delivered by
Fred Dormsn, Edna Watson, Katie Murphy
and bessie Jordan.
| A Portland gentleman has an interesting
relic in the shape of q wooden pipe, the
bowl of which was made from a piece of
wood taken from U. S. S. Kearsarge at the
Charlestown navy yard soon after she sank
the Alabama. The wood was secured by
his brother in-law and made into the form
in which it now is. 1t is needless to say
that the precious pipe il kept for ornament
only.
BY the death of the widow of DR.. Joseph
Potter the town of Sebago has come into
possession of some 1874 900 to be devoted
to educational purposes. DR.. Potter was q
native of Sebsgo and died ia Cincinnati
some years ago. His will, after making
various requests, provided that the residue
of the property on the death of Mrs. Potter
should be held as trust fund, the interest
to be used for the maintenance of school
at Sebago. A town meeting will be called
next week to take the necessary action on
the part of the town, choose board of d.
rectors to handle the funds and provide for
the building of a school house. 1t is hoped
that an academy will be erected.
man giving the name of J. King Potter
went to Portland week ago and inserted
| this advertisement in q morning paper !:
"Wan'ed-A young man to 60 West as a
helper; $40 month and expenses. Must
nave about 500 cash." A young man in
West Gouldsboro saw the adver-
tisemsnt and wrote to Str ct Commits
sioner Staples TO know if the offer
was genuine. Mr.. Staples handed the mat
ter over to the police. A detective was put
on the case aud Friday morning he in
duced Potter to sign contract giving him
job In consideration Of $50. After the
papers we're all made out the detective de-
clioed to psy over the money and arrested
Potter for obtaining money under false pre-
ltences.