Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-31
State News.
ANDROsCOGGIN.
CONTINUED Tomorrow


ANDRoscoGGIN.
The latest quotations of Lewiston Manu-
featuring stocks, are Androscoggin l0l, Bates
1881, Continental 36a, Franklin 81, Hill 93a.
The quarter centennial of the Pine Street
Congregational church was celebrated on
Thursday evening, with public exercises in
the audience room of the church, and a So
cial gathering and supper in the vestry after
the exercises. Friday night, burglars en-
tered the shoe mandatory of John A. Smith
Co.. of Turner and stole nine pairs of
boots, three pairs Of shoes, two ovcrcoats, a
new nickel plated harness and stock. The
whole valued at $50. No clew to the thieves.
ARoOsT0OK.
The steamer "Pinafore' recently launched
at Pressure Isle grounded at the time and they
are now waiting for the fall rains to swell the
stream, in order to get her afoat.
A railroad will soon be made from the +. &
N. A. to Aroostook river in case the proposed
extension from Caribou is given up. With
such road the New Brunswick branch into
Aroostook would be Of little profit.
CUMBERLAND.
Mr.. A. c. Martin, the well-known archi-
tect of Boston, and husband of Miss Clara
Barnes. daughter Of the late Phinehas Barnes
OF Portland, was run over a week ago, by n
caTryaIl, while going from Maiden to Boston,
receiving injuries from the effects of which
he died "Wednesday last IL. .....
A little before midnight Wednesday
young man, named John McCarty, was
found near the corner Of Congress and Oak
streets in Portland, with the blood running
down his face from a wound which he had
received in the left side of his head, from a
pistol shot. His assailant is unknown.
4rayssF KNOX X 81 -s4sst
Georges river mills in Warren are turning
out about 5000 yards Of cloth week.
Oxford.
The rails are being rapidly laid on the new
railroad from Paris 70 Norway. week
more will bring the locomotive under full
head of steam into the village.
On Friday, little girl, daughter of VIM.
Day, Of Bryants Pond, fell from the great
beams of the barn, and struck on her head.
She was taken up for dead, but is now doing
nicely. n..
The mex: quarterly session Of the Maine
Eastern Christian Conference will be held
with the Christian church at East Dixmont,
commencing Friday, Nov. eth, 1879, and con-
tinue over the Sabbath.
Mr.. w. A. Bennett of Newport last Satur-
day drove board nail into his foot, he is so
lame now that he has to go on crutclles.
The Corrinna mine excitement increases.
The last assay shows S5s of silver to the ton,
and $50 Of lead and "a of gold to the ton. 1t
10 stated on Tuesday at one blast piece of
ore supposed to be almost wholly silver, was
thrown out, weighing A pounds The mine
IL about IS miles northwest of Bangor, be-
tween Newport and Dexter. The mine is
owned BY Messrs. Baxter, Lancaster and
others Of Bangor. Old miners say the Cor
rina mincs are ~ rich as any they have ever
worked on the Pacific coast.
PiscATAQUIs.
Mrs. Treadwell came down from Moose
head Lake Tuesday evening. She is on her
way to her home in New York. This is the
lady that is the first visitor at Moosehead Lake
in the spring and the last to leave in the fall
SOMERSET.
Mrs. Warren Hardy of Lexington, was
thrown from her carriage near the mills at
North New Portland, Monday, breaking one
leg between the knee and ankle.
The Fall term Of the Maine Central Insti-
tute closed last Friday. The attendance has
been larger than usual.
Joseph Eames of East Madison has raised
two turnips this fall, one weighing 20 pounds
and the other l6 pounds, also he has six tur-
nips that will weigh one hundred pounds
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John Vickery, Of Morrill, lost the sight of
one eye while out cunning last week A bit
Of percussion cap, after explosion, flew and
struck the sight Of the eye.
Alixart n Matthew, Z ;hn... l..
ground into -four 5000 bushels of wheat.
As larger quantity has been raised this wear
he expects to grind at least $4,000 bushels.
which is equivalent to 2, 400 barrels of -four.
He has one Of the finest -four mills i'm this
State.
Messrs. WIN. L. and Thomas W. Cooper
formerly Of SearsmOnt, have purchased Of
James X. Talbot, his interest in Chase's Mills.
East Machias, and 900 acres Of timber
land.
At Thorndike Saturday, young man by
the name of Hunt while watching his father
blast rock, was struck in the back by a niece
Of stone and seriously hurt, one rib being
started from the spinal column, and severe
bruises sustained
AT LARGE.
Captain Weber has returned from New
York, where he has been in the interest of
the Weber heirs, and reports the following:
The celebrated Chas. O'Connor says he has
received letters from Texas and California to
Maine inquirirg about the Weber claims
Aside from these letters and what he has seen
10 the papers, he has never heard of the Web
Der claims. Other New York lawyers never
heard Of Weber claims. The heirs of An
neke Jams, Bogardus and Trinity church have
been .'lawing IL the hast hundred years, new
er have reached any result and there is no
that they ever wtil.b s. Ia ~