Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-06

in vault into which they had fallen and
the past few years he has rescued man
from drowning, a boy from being run
over and woman and her babies from
being burned to death. Surely heroes
have received medals for less service than
all this.
The captains of the lobster smacks that
make Portland their headquarters have
got SO that they are as we'll informed re-
garding the prices of dry goods and gener-
al merchandise as they are of the edible
crustacean. When they make their runs
to Portland they are asked by the fisher
men to secure all sorts Of bargains, from
purchasing a spool of cotton to buying a
pig.
The paint capitalist who fooled Bangor
has been seen headed toward St John,
He doubtless wished to imply that he
couldn't be accommodated in Bangor.
The dupes he left there, however, think
they must have been little under the
Influence while he was in town.
Encouraging reports from those having
occasion to travel through the farming
sections of the State are to the effect that
farms which several years ago had the ap-
pearance of being abandoned are now &C.
cupied. OF late people have been learning
that the farm is u pretty good place for
getting living.
The Eastern Argus commenting upon
the wrangle over the championship says
"We are indisposed to believe all these
boys say about each other. We do not
think they are as dishonest as they latter
themselves. But If the half they say be
true the M. l. S. A. A. would do we'll to
disband and go to hoeing corn. That
affords great field for athletic exercise
The time is opportune, and the fields are
WIDE And we doubt If any bitter dispute
would arise between boy and boy as to
which one covered the most rows.
1t seems that Portland isn't to have the
honor of having sent out the only whaler
that ever hailed from Maine. Wiscasset
fore the Science left Portland
Lewiston Journal: A Bowdoinham
correspondent writes: "A great deal of
indignation is expressed by the people of
this section of the State and especially
among the fisherman on the Cathancc
river and Merrymeeting bay, over the poi
&c Ntxyi,,
tank or something of the sort into the
Androscoggin river. The waters have be-
come saturated with the poisonous gases
and the fish of all kinds have become al
most unfit for use. The shad fishermen
are very angry, for the revenue derived
from this source amounts to considerable
A strong odor of gas is detected here and
many fish are dying"
From 1854 to 1881 the records of Ever
green cemetery, Portland, are found to
be imperfect and there are from two to
three hundred unknown unmarked graves
there. At Saco complaint is made that
the old city cemetery has really become a
part of Pepperell park and the graves and
stones have been trampled under foot.
Such happenings as these are likely to en-
courage the growth of the cremation idea
| in this State
| The reports of the executive committee
and treasurer to the State convention of
Universalists at Dexter are very encourag-
ing The executive committee report
that they have aided parishes financially
at Madison, Kingfield, West New Port
land, North Arson. North New Portland,
Rumford Falls and Stockton. The assist
ance given to Kingfeld and New Portland
was for the purpose of maintaining the
circuit on which Rev. o. +. Atwood labors
and where he consents to remain another
year A new church at Kingfield is al
most q certainty. The money given to
North Arson and North Now Portland
makes it possible to have the Rev. W. F.
Small preach in this circuit. Caribou has
been made the centre OF the work of the
state missionary this year. Rev Stan
ford Mitchell, the noted singing evangel-
list, has now accepted call to the church
in that place. He has been preaching
! there for six months now and fills the
church at every service.
At Albion four months preaching was
secured and this year four months preach
ing will be held. At Canton, Mr.. Downey
of st. Lawrence University was hired
Services were arranged at Poland and
West Poland and pastor secured for
three months Rumford Falls has built
and dedicated It's new church and it is
all paid for. Dixfield proposes improve
ments in its church this year Rev. +.
c. Payne is working towards new
churches at Lisbon and Lisbon Falls
Rev. +. f. Wheeler has been very success
full at Dover and Foxcroft Among the
church improvements are the new church
| at Rnmfnrd Falls CHANCES in tho Mater