Feb 22, 1881 Machias Union Date: 97-07-22 00:36:46 EDT From: HJJack@worldnet.att.net Reply-to: HJJack@worldnet.att.net To: Itigapa@AOL.COM > From: Ken > To: NORTHEAST-ROOTS-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU > Subject: Feb 22, 1881 Machias Union > Date: Monday, July 21, 1997 4:17 PM > > Look out people, Ken now has a scanner <. > Please let me know if you think my posts are getting too long. > > MARRIED. > In Milbridge, Feb 10, by Rev H M Baton, > W.J. Valentin, Sup't of Gouldsboro Mining Co, > and Miss Nettie Hovey of Gouldsboro > At Red Beach, Feb 9, by Rev Chas G McCully, > Emma J, daughter of Capt Joshua Pettygrove, > of Red Beach > In Eastport,Feb9, by Rev T W Brown, Chas > A Paine and Miss Jennie B., daughter of C C > In 'tab-; Pent, Frederic P HodgkIn. and > Norton, Esq. > In Steubes,Feb 2, Frederic P Hodgkins and > Miss Annie Colwell, both of S. > In St George N B, Feb 10, by Rev V M Stew- > art, Rev James Trumble and Mis Lydia Holmes, > of Portland, Me. > > > DIED. > > In Lamoine, Feb 5, Warren King, aged 58 yrs. > Feb 11,Capt Eben W Bragdon,aged 7l yrs. > In Castine, Feb 1, Mrs Fannie J Perkins. > > > > policeman Parker put two young men > in the lockup Saturday P. M. for fast driving > or racing their horse through the streets. > > Rev. Mr. Gaskin is expected to give the > next Lyceum lecture, evening March 1; su- > ject, "The age of Solomon." > > ~ Horace N. Leighton and family who > have been visiting friends at Machias several > weeks, left-Monday for their home In Minne- > apo1is > > Fred A. Leighton accompanied his brother > Horace > > > Messra. I. Sargent, P. H Longfellow, > and J. C. Adams have left and are on the road > to Washington to see General Garfield inaug- > urated. > How many of them will return-with a corm- > mission in his pocket no man can tell. > Mr John Shaw expects to start next Monday > for Washington. - > > > -Mr Vennor-Dear Sir: Find inclosed > plumber's bill on account of pipe frozen by > your late cold snap at my house. Please re- > mit. Oil City Derrick. > > > -The project of building a $20,000 hotel > on Castine Head near the light house, is pros- > pering. Mr. Newman Bodwell, the architect > and builder. has raised $2,600 of the $3,000 > which Is all he asked to be taken up at Castine > the remainder will be subscribed for by parties > in Bangor and Portland. > > On Tuesday, Feb. 7, Daniel Moore of > New Portland, was 98 years old He reads > without glasses. is quick of hearing, and, if no > suddenn disease cuts him off, his prospects for > the celebration or his 100th birthday are ex- > ceedingly good. His second wife, the mother > of Samuel H. Smith, is 86 years old. Her > hair is of a dark brown color, not a single > gray hair telling of age or approaching disso- > lution.-[Anson Advocate. > > From Jonesbero > > Mr. Levi Smith is in a low state of health; > slowly failing. > Mr. E. Whitney, Agent of the B. G. Co., > Is preparing to build a dwelling house. He > has bought a lot of Mrs. Elisa Ann Whitney > between Charles Whitney's and the Weston > farm on which he intends to build. > > - The B. G. Co. are expecting to erect a > building in the vicinity of the Quarry for a > boarding house. > > Mi. R. C Drisko's school will close March > 25. The term is thus for successful. > > > Fire at Eastport. > > Eastport, Me , Feb.17. > R.C. Green's store, on Odell's wharf, was > totally destroyed by fire this morning. Loss > $3000; insured $1000. > Probably above is the same store occupied > by D.I. Odell, Esq., for many and lat- > terly by R.C. Green & Co. > > > > Local and Miscellaneous Items. > > Rev. A. J. McLeod has had a call to > the pasterate of the Congregational church at > Groton, Conn. > > Mr James Crane while at work on > wood a day recently received a bad axe cut > across his left wrist. > > Lydia Carter, widow of the late Samuel > Carter, died at Bucksport, Feb 11, at the ad- > vanced age of 100 years and 8 months. > > Mrs Geo. W. Flynn has bought the > stock of Millinery and fancy goods of Mr. Geo > W. Thaxter and is in occupation of the store > > Peter Cooper, Feb 12, the anniversary > of his 90th birthday, gave $1o.ooo more for > the poor, and $30,000 to the Cooper Institute. > He had previously paid $70,000 the past year. > > Mrs Elizabeth H. Newman, the oldest person > in Winthrop, died Feb 7, aged ninty-five years. > She was born in Newburyport, Mass., and came to > Winthrop in 1818. She was the oldest member of > the Congregational church. > > Ken A. Dill (c) 1997 by Kenneth A. Dill please send corrections to: e-mail ctyankee@bigfoot.com or snail mail: Kenneth A. Dill 581 Crown St #27 Meriden, CT. 06450 NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. 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