Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19
ABOUT THE STATE.
General Items of Interest to Maine
Readers.

Record breaking crowds are reported
to be in attendance upon the Littleton
campmeeting.
On Aug. 26, the town of Wells is to
have a great celebration in commem-
grafton of it's $50 years of existence.
The Daughters of the American Rev
olution in this State will present
handsome flag to the new battleship
Maine
The fourth annual reunion of the
Simpson Descendants Association Will
be held in Pythian nall, BrunsWlck'
Wednesday, Aug. 26.
Several burglares have occurred OIL
late in the city of Belfast. 1t is thought
however, that the parties who's com
mitted them have escaped from the
State sxSs
Mrs Almeda Edgecomb Hartman of
Lawrence, Mass, who has been VISIT :,
ing her cousin, L. B.HDennett, ESQ.
in Portland, fell doWH stairs, early
Monday morning, and woke both Of her a
legs.
The baseball season the roos-
took Valley League is hear1y h&ished,
there being but two more games to be
played. Tuesday, Carib0A will 30 to
Presque Isle, and, F'ridaySAugs2l RI, the
Fort boys will come here:
H. L. Emerson will goxfoS Rocka-
beema lake with a few merzEfhis week,
to get everything in readfness for
starting the drive, next WeASs There
are about 100000 of the EmHfsSif logs
that have been hung up in thelSfiver
since spring. These are the logssthet
the Mattawamkeag Lumber Co. is de-
pending on to run it's mill, and for
which it has been waiting all summeT
1t is planning now to start the mill
about Sept. l, providing it is success
full in getting some of the logs.
Portland says that the grand parade
in that city, Au. 81, of the United States
regular forces engaged in the war game
will see more soldiers in line than on
any other occasion since the Civil war.
The parade will be reviewed by His
| Excellency, John F. Hill and staff, Col.
Mills and staff Admiral Wise and
staff, His Honor Mayor Boothby, and
members of the city government, Col
| lector Moses, Gen. J. l.. Chamberlain
| and other United States officials, Hon.
| John b. Heating British vice consul,
and other prominent gentlemen.
The only possible clue in the post
| office robbery, Southwest Harbor, of
| two weeks ago, when about $1,000 in
money. stamps and paid money orders
We're taken, was found, late Friday, on
| Dog mountain. about two miles from
| the post office. Some boys found a
| paper sack containing a few stamps
| and a small piece of fuse. The sack
was marked Southwest Harbor. 1t
| was taken in charge by Sheriff E. L..
| Higgins. and the postmaster, who are
| investigating: the robbery. 1t is sup
| posed the safe was blown by profess
sional safe blowers.
Several days ago, a stranger drove a
| team into John NJ. Cummings stable
| in Norway, and requested that his horse
| be cared for, and as he had driven some
| distance he would take one of Mr.
| Cummings teams to go to Greenwood
| with, thus affording his horse a much
| needed rest of a few hours The
| stranger was very anxious that a small
| box left in his carriage should be care
| fully cared for. AS the stranger did
not return on schedule time, the box
was examined and found to contain
few crackers and feed of oats. Mr.
Mr.. Cummings at once concluded that
his team would not be returned, and,
employing officers, started for his
team In several places an attempt
had been made to trade the team. Mr..
Cummings found his carriage at Bethel
| and the horse at Andover. The man
eScaped