Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-06-05
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The first match game of Base Ball between
the Star Is. B. c. of Bridgton and the Pc
quackets of Fryeburg, came off at the last
named place on Saturday afternoon, the club
of Bridgton being victorious by score of SO
to AZ.
Albert A. Burleigh, one of the County
Commissioners of Aroostook county, is in the
vicinity of New Sweden lotting out land for
Swedish immigrants.
There are nine water powers in Lubec,
from ten to one hundred horse power each.
The Sunrise says that on Friday last near
night, whirlwlnd passed near Fort Fairfield
village, upturning and breaking off large
| trees and making havock of every thing in its
| track. barn near the north end of the
bridge was laid fiat the bridge itself for a
few moments was in imminent danger. The
shore end of the north span was moved a
short distance.
The East Maine Annual Conference in now
holding its twenty fourth session at Dexter.
The Dexter Gazette says that in the course
of his travels last Monday ''the bear" had &C.
casion to cross potato field where a sturdy
young Agricultural was putting the tubers
into the earth. Hearing a slight noise he sup
posed it to be another laborer at first, but on
looking around, who should he see about a
rod distant but MIR. Bruin himself shifting
the air in an inquiring manner. Rusticus did
not stop to form any extended acquaintance,
the astonished bear quickly made off in
another. "A little mutual aversion"
The Adelphians appear at Portland on this
and tomorrow evening.
The first game of series of three for the
championship of Aroostook Co., was played at
Hodgdon on the 30th ult, between the Mon
tauks of Hodgdon, the present champions,
| and the Lightfoots OF Houlton, and was won
by the Lightfoots, by score of 81 to 8 in six
innings.
John ID. Pckins of Abbot, was recently
severely kicked by horse and will be Grip
pie for this summer, at least.
List of patents issued to citizens of Maine
for the week ending May 80. 1871:
J. Bridge, Augusta; machine for convert
ing wood and other fibrous material into
Pulp.
G. +. Morse, Portland; Changeable Gaug.
Car Trucks.
n. p. Hatch, Lincoln Centre; Combined
Hand Spinning and Keeling Machine.
ID. Morrison, Portland; Rock Drill.
Under date of June 6, 1871, $50 patents
will be issued. During the past week 1872 ap
plications and 10 caveats were filed.
A gentleman whose experience in the mat.
ter renders his opinion of much practical
value, says :-''As a substitute for hay for
cows, plant an abundance of turnips, and for
horses plant the sugar beet. The prospect
for hay this year looks gloomy; let farmers
follow the above-named plan and they will
save their stock"
The Wing states that kenney McFee was
drowned on Pine Stream Fall on May 23d.
He was coming down the West Branch in a
canoe with two other men, from Howe &
Soper's drive, and in attempting to shoot the
falls their frail boat was swamped. The other
men succeeded in reaching the shore in an
exhausted condition, but McFee was carried
away by the swift current and drowned. He
was supposed to have come from the Provin.
ces, but the whereabouts of his friends OF
family is not known.
On the night of May Goth, the house ant
barn owned and occupied by George Shaw o
South Levant were entirely destroyed by
fire. Insured for $500. Ii is not know
how the fire originated.