Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-28
will soon have electric

Newport will soon have electric
lights.
Finaihaven's latest social dissipa-
tloh was 'dandelion dinner"
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Cummings of
Passport, observed their golden we'd
ding, Friday.
The Lincoln county Republican con-
vention is called to meet at Damarls-
Gotta, June l4th.
ReV. Z. l.. Banghart has been IN
Vlled by the G. A. X. Post of Hudson
TO deliver the Memorial day address.
Dr. W. j. Mabury of Saco. will de-
| iiVcf the Memorial day Grafton before
| the Saco G.. a. r. Post.
brewer assessors report that there
| are lGo dogs in that city. Thus far ISL
licenses have been issued.
Gen. Joshua l.. Chamberlain has
peen secured to deliver the Memorial
Grafton in Brunswick.
Hon. Harrison Hume of Robbinston,
VIII deliver the. Memorial day address
Tor Gettysburg post, Boston.
There have been four new cottages
bullt at Trefethen's landing. Peaks
island. Two of them are owned by
Boston people.
Real estate interests in Deerng
have been taking a decided boom late
ly and many purchases of land and
houses are reported.
Rev. d. B. Holt of Bridgton, will de-
liver the Memorial day address in
North Arson.
Hon. John f. Lynch of Machias. a
prominent attorney. has been engaged
to deliver the Memorial day address in
Calais, May 30.
The business and professional men Of
Newport have dubbed together and
bought sprinkler for use on the
streets Of that town.
Bath people established a record last
week in the purchase of straw berries
one dealer in three days disposed of
700 boxes.
Mrs. Perry, widow of the late Barker
Perry of Dresden. is conducting and
improving the extensive shad fishery
of her late husband. caring for and
shipping all the catch of six large
weirs.
Seven young misses of Bath. organ
lied as the Audubon club, held a sale
and entertainment recently. the pro-
ceeds to be used in sending poor chill
dren to the seashore during the sum
mer.
y patent has been granted Edwin f.
Gould of Machias, on a candy cutting
machine. Mr.. Gould is negotiating a
sale of his patent to a firm whose ex-
elusive business is the manufacture of
candy machines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Prescott and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence S. Lunt. lett
Bangor on Monday, for Rochester, n.
Y. where both families will reside in
the future. Mr.. Lunt was formerly
editor of the Bangor Commercial.
The Bangor Humane society has
been organized IL years. being formed
in 1852. During that time of its 19i
members. l06 have died. The member
| ship consisted Of 203 men and 81 womcn,
of that number 81 men and 10 women
are dead.
There have been built at South Paris
during the present season. or are now
in process of erection, one store and
Residence two double tenement houses.
and three single houses. besides other
buildings and remodelings planned, but
not yet begun.
| A fierce forest fire is burning on the
further side of Blackcap mountain,
while there are at least = half a dozen
more fires in the vicinity of Green
lake. No house property is threatened
but a great deal of valuable second
growth timber is being destroyed.
The Sons of Veterans are keeping ap
| the family honor in hundreds of cases.
| The Cape Elizabeth Sentinel reports;
that no less than II whose fathers We're
soldiers in the late war have enlisted
| from South Portland and several other
towns can show like record.
| The Elizabeth Wadsworth Chapter.
i d. \. r. has sent letters to managers
of the theatres in and around Portland.
asking that The Star Spangled Ban
ner be sung at performances and that
the audiences be requested to rise dur
| ing the singing.
What will probably be the principal
building feature in Bangor this year
will be the erection of large and
handsome business block by Messrs.
| Sprague Adams and James Adams and
it will give employment to many men
during the summer, fall and early Win
! ter.
Capt A. Montgomery of Boothbay, is
at Buenos Ayres and will not sail until
| after the war is over. or a least, untli
it is safe for an American vessel to
make the return trip. which Woui'i
| bring him near the warships in the
vicinity of Cuba.
Thompson Hall of Mexico who is ~
wears old and the oldest man in OXFORD
county. is a veteran of the so-called
war that was Waged in Aroostook
county in the '40's. He does all his
work on a small farm. and has all his
planting done, and his wood pile is all
fitted up for the coming winter.
Walter Hunt, the old Bangor hlSh
school Splinter and football captain re-
Gently won the 100 and 220 yard dashes
at the annual field games of the United
| states Naval Academy in Annapolis
He also won second place in the ~
ward hurdles and the running broad
jump.
The members of the Rockland Y. NJ