Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-15
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Vanceboro has but one trial justice
The Lowell cycle factory at South
Portland, is shut down for two weeks.
The First District Democratic con-
vention will be held at Alfred, August
One hundred and forty-six Waldo
boro dogs have been licensed for the
fiscal year ending April 1 next.
Sheriff Timer of Knox county has
made Deputy John H. Thomas of
Union, turnkey at the Rockland jail
Wilton has new paper, the Sentinel,
the first number of which appeared
this week. r. A Morrow is editor and
proprietor.
The Somerset Reporter is informed
that retail dealers in cigars and tobac
co in Skowhegan have agreed to go out
of the cigarette business and will sell
none of them after August l.
The Young family held a reunion at
Broad Bay, Waldoboro, July 4, 40
members being present. Among the
dancers was lady over so years of
age. Three of the company We're over
80 years old.
The steamers Forest City and City of
Waterville. formerly of the Saco river
fleet have been sold by their owner. w.
A. Roberts of Biddeford. to Baltimore
parties and will at once be taken to
that port Mr. Roberts will replace
them with a new steamer.
A. j. Booker sewers his connection
with Bowdoin college about the 18th of
September after a period of SO years
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will be his successor. Mr.. Booker has
been a faithful man and leaves the
position with good record.
A Bath young lady, who in figure and
feature reminds one of Juno of old and
who by many is considered the finest
appearing girl of Bath, simply goes to
bed and sleeps 10. u or 10 hours when
she feel ''out of sorts and always
rises in perfect health again.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Phlpot of San
ford had been married so years last
Sunday. Within a stones throw of
one another in that village are three
couples who have seen their golden
wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Gowen. having been married
So years, and Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Thurston, 81 years.
Mr.. Burton II. Winslow. paymaster
on the Laconia mill, Biddeford. is per-
haps the most enthusiastic philatelist
in this section. and doubtless has the
largest collection of any one in the two
cities. there being over 5000 varieties
in his list Mr.. Winslow has made of
the study a science, and has shown
rare taste and judgment in the selec-
ton.
The Brunswick Telegraph hears a
rumor that the ship commanded by
Capt. Roscoe Fuller of Brunswick, has
gone down with all on board, near the
Falkland Islands. The report arose
from dispatch to the owners in New
York, saying that a large vessel was
seen to go down there, and kerosene.
etc, came ashore. This was similar to
the cargo carried by the Santa Clara.
The City of Philadelphia, which sailed
from New York the same week, is
known to have foundered
The alumni of the Maine Central In
sttute of Pittsfield, held a meeting a
short time ago and discussed the mat
ter of repairing the hall in the institute
building. The sum required is $4,000
and one of the committe on repairs
visited HoultOn and had a consultation
with Hon. Llewellyn Powers and his
brother, Attorney General Powers.
The result of this conference, while not
fully stated to the public warrants thu
statement that if $4,000 is contributed
from other sources, the Powers broth
ers Will furnish the balance of $4,000
The Grand Trunk train one day re-
Gently passed through Portland with
52 barrels of wild strawberries for New
YORK. The berries are packed into the
barrels in a sort of jam and are used
Tor f1aVoring purposes, only. They are
picked in the farming districts about
Quebec where children are plenty and
money is scarce Hundreds of barrels
OF raspberries are shipped to New York
this way, but 50 barrels of straw berries
Is an unusually large number for a
single shipment of that fruit The
barrels weigh about $50 pounds apiece.