Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-10
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There is a movement on foot in Lewiston
to have a city ordinance forbidding the wheel
ing Of baby-carrages on business streets with
out a license.
Burnham 4 Morrill, have put up 10000
cans of sweet corn at Minot Corner.
Mr.. b. c. Sprague of Lewiston was thrown
+ ON his sulky while driving at the trotting
park Wednesday afternoon, breaking his
collar bone and receiving severe bruises
CUMBERLAND.
Judge Endicott, at Bossen, has set aside
the verdict awarding John 4. Green of Pc t.
land, Sl5,666.33 damages against the Old
Colony road, for injuries received at the
Wollaston disaster, on the ground that the
award is excessive.
The new Academy building at North Brdg
ton is nearly completed. 1t is built of wood
3sx65 feet, and II feet post, with an elaborate
tower.
siding eleven hundred feet in length has
been put in by the Maine Central Railroad
Company in Portland between Portland street
and WoOdf0rd's station. 1t is to be known
as the Brighton Station.
The county commissioners have decided
not to grant the petition of the inhabitants OF
Westbrook, Windham and Gray for u
miles road to start from Spring street, West
brook, thence TO be continued to the None
such river, making a direct route to Prout
Neck and Saco.
). NJ Sanborn, who has kept the store for
a lew weeks at GIL Congress street, Portland,
with goods obtained on credit, ran away Mon
day owing about 81 200.
The Maine Rife Club will have shoot at
East Baldwin, Saturday, October llth.
Miss Laura +. Crawford of Brunswick
made her pear. nee as reader at Pine
street church, Portland, Wednesday evening.
Mrs Hannah Swain, who died in Lowell
fece lilly, aged ~ years, was born in Frye
burg, July II, 1875. Her mother. wi ose
maiden name was Judith Day, is said to have
been the first female white child born in
Fryeburg.
Mr. Henry Hoar of Rangely, while clear
ing cut-down on his farm last week, found
an Old flint lock musket cooked and ready
Tor use lying by the side Of log. The bar
rel had rusted entirely through in one or two
places and the stock had decayed, but the
brass trimmings were all there and sound
HANCOCK.
Mr.. Willis A. Joy, who graduated at Wat
ervilie College at the last commencement
son ct Hamilton JOY, Esq, of Ellsw orth, as
lately assumed charge of the editorial depart
ment Of the Free Press Of Great Falls, X H.
PESoBscor
The work of narrowing the gauge Of the
Bucksport railroad commenced Wednesday
Some twenty-five or more vessels are at
CITY Point, Bangor, loading The schooner
July Fourth is at the Maine Genital Railroad
wharf. loading for New Haven.
The special train with the railroad official.
that arrived in Bangor Wednesday afternoon
made some remarkably quick time. The
last twelve miles were made in eighteen min
utes. One OF these miles was made in fifty
Ilne seconds, another in iitty-scycn seconds
and still another in tity-four seconds.
The Maine Mining Exchange las been
opened in Bangor, Mr.. Isaiah $. Emery being
the manager. The rooms are finished In
elegaht styie, superior TO ANYTHING this side
OF New York. The Exchange occupics an
entire store in Circular block. West Market
square. The first floor is used as an office
the second floor as a stock exchange and the
third floor will be devoted to assaying. The
Leading mining and commercial Journals will
be on file, and around the walls are maps
and diagrams. In the window are found
numerous specimens OF gold, silver, lead and
copper from Maine mines. Auction sale,
Will occur daily.
An aged couple called at the +. q n. A.
depot Bangor, Wednesday afternoon and
after making inquiries of the officials. in
formed them that they had walked all the
way from Houlton for the purpose of seeing
their son, who was to meet them there. bpt
Trey were unable to find him. They ler
rome about ten days ago and had been ON
the road ever since. Ii was their intention
to tramp back to Oldown, but Superinten-
dent Cram kindly furnished them with pass
young sol Of Cashier Holt of the Mer-
chants National Bank in Bangor, fell from A
fence Wednesday and broke one of his arms.
SOMERSET.
About seventy dollars was brought into
Starks as premiums received at the recent
State fair.
The barn and out buildings owned by Reu-