Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-01-07

Albany during 1897
Euckfield reports Il deaths in 1885,.
against 16 in 1896.
The new addition to the court house at
Auburn will cost $1,000
A basket bah team will probably he
started in Yarmouth this winter
One Bath lady has made collection of
thirty-three calendars thus far this year.
Six cases of typhoid fever have been re-
ported to the Bddeford health board re-
Gently.
There Were 81 cases of dphthera in
Portland. during December with six
deaths.
Ex-Gov. Frederick Robie and family
have moved from Gorham to Portland for
the winter.
Manley Hardy Of Brewer. presented the
Bangor Y. NJ c. A. with $500 as a New
Years gift.
At the Portland Athletic club Il prize
swimming match is contemplated in the
near future.
There are quite a number of aged
people in Albany. 20 Of whom are over
20 years old
Mr.. and Mrs. Burrage Richards of Sal
isbury Cove. celebrated their golden we'd
ding Wednesday.
Chicken pox has been making through
canvass through BrownVille. Scarcely Il
child has escaped.
Incomplete returns give Brewer ~
births, IS marriages and 9S deaths dur E
ing the past year.
recent entertainment at Deer Isle
nettcd $50 which will be used for the pur-
chase Of street lamps
The village improvement society Of
Unity is preparing a drama to be pre-
sented in the near future.
Mrs. Julia Storer of Wells 81 years old.
although in good health, has witt hin Il few
days become absolutely deaf
Capt. and Mrs Lewis Bisbee OF
Buckfield, recently celebrated the 6Sth
anniversary of their marriage.
During the month of December there
We're y cases Of diphtheria in Lewiston
with two deaths. At present there are u
cases
AT Atlantic company has been formed
to build a steamboat wharf and 5000 has
been raised toward repairing the old
wharf.
Whitley Jordan of Portland who for
the past Il years has filled the Office OF
bridge tender at Portland bridge has re-
signed
G. f. f. Stetson &, r.. Of IIoulton. has
accepted Il position as resident engineered
the Washington Co. r. r.. with head
quarters in Machias.
Mr and Mrs. Daniel Moody of East
Conville, recently observed the 6lst
anniversary of their marriage. They
are both S6 years Old.
Out Of the 143 arrests in Portland for
December there We're for common
drunkenness, IA; drunkenness and dis
turbance, "a; drunkenness. 81
Miss Sadie c. Littletield has been ap-
pointed money order clerk at the Bid.
deford postottice to succeed Miss Ellen
Is. Gordon. who recently resigned.
Among the other curios in possession
Of Fred :. Lyford of Lewiston, is Il doll
which belonged to his Observation-Disclosures
when She was 4 little girl. 125 years ago.
Westbroo< is moving for ) cent fares on
IN" electric ears between that city and
Portland. The lFestbrook city govern
mont has taken action in that direction.
Hancock county is credited by the last
report Of the adjutant general with 500
men liable for military service. This is a
decrease of 320 from the last enrolment.
The customs duties collected at Vance
boro aud Bangor yearly on goods sent to
the states from the maritime provinces
as Christmas presents amounts to about
$100o
The engagement is announced of Miss
Blanche VI. HARRINGTON of Boston to Ar
thur l.. Sampson of Pennington. at pres
"nt principal of the high school at Brews-
ter Mass.
The engagement is announced Of
Miss Mary brewster Brown, daughter
of General and Mrs. John Marshall
Brown Of Portland. and Mr Georsa
Derby of Boston.
Charles Nelson of East Bowdoinham. is
one of the best checker and chess play
.rs In the country and has met and de
feated many players of well known repu-
tation not only in Maine, hut in BOSTON
New ork and other cities.
In speaking Of ice. r. NJ. Briggs the ice
man at Guiford. says that he always gets
his i'll when ii is about one foot in thick
ness. At that time one has to ScraDe the
snow off The ice is just as good and is
much easier 10 handle and Will keep Just
as well.
Camden is taking a hand in the klon-
dixie excitement by shipping thousands of
plugs to Port Blakely Wash. to be used
on the ships that are being constructed
for the klondike trade. Knox county pro-
ducts, in one way or another. have visited
every civilized country under the sun.
Chandler Hale, secretary of th-
United States embassy at Rome. has
again been advised by his physician IL
leave Rome on account of his health
and will be obliged to resign his COM
mission
President Butler of Colby was pleas
antly surprised on Monday to receive
from senator Eugene Hale generous
subscription sent by the senator from
Washington To help swell the fund now
being raised for Colby
The Lisbon Entorplisn says: one of the
most useful and sensible Christmas pres
cntS seen by the editor this year. consist
ed Of ten sheets and ten pillow eases all