Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-08-16
STATE NEWS.

The Wing says little boy named Eddie
Given, living at Orono, recently found a nest
containing six young squirrels two of which
he carried home and gave to a cat that was
nursing two kittens. The cat made no objec
ton to this addition to her family, and is now
raising them with the young felines.
The Belfast Journal says it CHANGED recent
ly that a well WAS cleaned out in town; in the
bottom was everything but water. Among
other tritles found there was an old boot, an
old lamp, tin dipper, small patch of fur, a
number of egg shells, some feathers, and sew
eral files of old newspapers. The owner Of
that well always Dragged about the purity Of
the water.
The Androscoggin Artillery is the first COM
plete battery ever organized and equipped in
this State.
The sixth annual reunion of the Burr fam
lily was held at Costigan Thursday, l40 per-
sons being present. The company partook
of picnic dinner in beautiful grove, which
had been prepared for the occasion by men,
bers of the family residing OF that place.
The Houlton Times learns of the sudden
death of a child Of Mr.. Ellerson, of Hodgdon,
about years old, occasioned by swallowing
some pills. which it had accidentally got pos
session. The parents were absent at the time
j. C. Herrick of Bradford has established
q stage line from La Grange to East Brad
ford.
We visited the Madison slate quarry the
ether day and found everything moving on
finely. The slate is now being quarricd as
fast as men can be found to work it. The
quarry has been opened to the depth of forty
feet and plenty of slate of the most beautiful
quality is obtained We saw a few loads that
were being shipped from the railroad station
for Lewiston on Wednesday that was in
squares lSxI2 and as true and nice AS it is
possible to imagine slate to be quarried. A
large amount of this slate will be put on to
buildings in Lewiston this year, and those
who use it say that it far exceeds their expec-
tations. At the finishing house of this quar-,
is a busy place. The slate is run from thu
quarry on car down q track and then spill
into beautiful thin sheets by Welsh quarry
men then it is passed through machine fo
squaring and trimming, The company have
some most beautiful slate in their warehous,
already for shipping. They have arranged
an apparatus for pumping, ran by water pow
er which is furnished by the stream close a
hand. The new court house at Skowhegan ii
to be slated with slate from this quarry. -
Somerset Reporter.
On Tuesday party young men lett lhe
Carratunk House, Scion. for tramp 10 que
bee ON foot They were dressed in blue shirts
and striped straw hats, and each carried ms
knapsaek and blankets and a revolver IN ms
belt The party are % sap one hun
d r and eighty miIes-on foot. From Que
Se ecI thew T will 60 by steamer to Portland by
wsy of Halifax. They intend to make twen-
~ miles day on foot, which will bring them
to Quebec in nine days. They reached Bling
ham at o'clock Tuesday, and were to camp
two miles farther on, and also overtake two
more of their party. The names of the party
are as follows j. +. Moody, Principal of He
bron Academy; G. C. burlington, Associate
Principal of the same; c. A. Harrington,
Principal of Scion High School; +. .. Stan
ley, G. A. Steward, of Freshman Glass al
Bowdoin College; w. P. Aver, Clarence EN-
erson of Freshman Glass at Bates College; f