Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-22
State News.
ANDROsCOGGIN.


Inthe year 1900 as appears by Lewiston town
records, the good burghers IN town meeting
assembled ''voted to raise $40 to pay of the
town debit
A sparring match is to take place in Lewis
ton this evening between Marcellus Baker Of
Boston and Ed. McGlinchy of Bridgeport,
Conn. The match is to be for 500 side,
and the proceeds of the house to go the win
ner.
Thursday night Darius Palmer. living at
Turner's Island, fell from Eastern Railroad
bridge and was drowned
Mrs. A. c. Harlow of Auburn died very
suddenly at her home, Friday morning. The
cause Of her death was probably heart dis
ease.
ARoOsTooK.
Hon. Eben Woodbury., of Houlton, met
with serious accident on Wednesday after
noon. While working in the third story OF
his house he fell to the cellar, a distance OF
twenty-nine feet, striking on some loose
bricks.
The amount of wheat raised in this county
this season 10 large. Philip Mcclure of New
Limerick raised fifty-one and a half bushels
Of wheat from three and three-quarters BUSH
els sowing.
CUMBERLAND.
A 6ne bird house, elaborate and commodi-
Gus has just been completed for Irving j.
Brown an extensive boot and shoe dealer Of
Portland. The structure contains fifty rooms
and will accommodate upwards of 800 black
martins.
The young ladies from several o: the
churches Of Portland, met Friday afternoon
and organized The Young Ladies' Christian
Temperance Union by choosing a president
and secretary.
Thursday morning two story house at Ii
gopia, owned by Sumner Hunnewell, was
burned to the ground. The fire was caused
by boys playing with matches. Loss about
$500.
HANCOCK.
Thursday, Lewis Belledew, of Deer Isle,
was knocked Of the schooner Robert Rip
ley, from Camden 10 Deer Isle, and drowned.
Joseph Eaton, Of Deer Isle, young man,
had his arm and hip broken on Thursday,
~hile breaking colt.
LINCOLN.
Mr.. Albion Call, Of West Dresden, who is
seventy-two years old. a few DAYS since swan
across the Kennebec from Days landing 10
Little Swan Island, distance Of over half a
mile
PESoBscoT.
Warren A. Knights, of Brewer, is build
ing novel boat. Ii is cut across in the mid
die snd being joined with hinges, one half
of the boat can be folded over the other half
The boat is made for excursion trips and is
Of very light weight.
Friday as man was at work on a stree,
sewer in Bangor, the earth suddedly caved in
upon him, leaving only his head and shout
ders free, so that it was necessary to dig him
out.
In Bangor they have Synagogue of Jews
consisting of twenty-one members. The
services are conducted by reverend from
Boston.
Friday, the main part of the story and a
half dwelling house owned and occupied by
Mr.. VIM. Hagerty Of Urono, was entirely
consumed by fire. Loss about ~ 900. In.
sured for $500.
PIscATAQUis.
Thursday afternoon as Mr.. William ID.
Blethen, the proprietor of the Blethen House
Dover, was in his pasture looking after hi,
colts, one Of them ran into him throwing him
d0~n and breaking his leg.
The Kineo House still has large number
Of guests.
SAGADAHOC.
The Phi Rho boys of Bath talk of publish
ing newspaper, devoted to the interests O
tae high school and especially of the society
A set Of articles have recently been re
turned to the shipping commissioner, Bath
which have completed the tour of the world
starting from Bath. The articles sailed from
that city in the ship Levi c. Wade to New
York, thence to Shanghai, China, thence t,
San Francisco, whence they came overlan,
70 Bath.
WASHINGTON.
The contract has been awarded to the Al
lantic Dredging Company for about l36, 90
cubic yards Of dredging at Lubec.
YORK.
Two weeks ago, the freight depots at Al
fred and Springvale, on the Portland & RI
chester railroad, were broken into and 6v
boxes Of tobacco and a frkin of nutmeg
stolen from the latter depot and two boxes q
tobacco and chest of tea from the Alfre,
depot. The police have been on the track o
the thieves ever since, and few days az,
they succeeded In srresting James Quinb,
and Eustis Aellen.