Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-11
State News.
ANDROsCOGGIN.

ANDROsCOGGIN.
The Lewiston High school building is to be
lighted by gas.
Mr.. John Fiske of Cambridge, Mass, is
going to deliver his course of four lectures on
Americans Place in History" in Lewiston
the last of this month. These lectures were
originally delivered in April, 1879, in the Old
South Church, Boston, and repeated in June
in the theatre of University College, London,
Eng.
Messrs. A. Cushman & Co. of Auburn are
introducing telephones into their large shoe
factory. There are now twenty-three tele-
phones in use in Auburn.
The citizens of Turner will hold their an.
nual town show and fair at the Town House,
Tuesday, Oct. 2lst.
More squashes are consumed in Lewiston
than any other city in the State. One firm
recently received a ton of these vegetables.
ARoOrsOOK.
serious accident happened to the express
train from ArOOstO0k to Edmundston, N. b.,
recently, while descending Martins grade, so
miles above Grand Falls. Some miscreant
had lifted three rails there and spiked them
three inches outside Of the regular width of
track, which threw the front passenger cars,
the baggage car and tender clear of the track.
Nobody was injured and the loss of property
was light.
The Aroostook hotels are doing a fine bust
ness. The Houlton Exchange had $50 guests
IN the month of August and 775 In September.
CUMBERLAND.
The Orient says that among the successful
candidates for State officers at the last cleo
ton are the following Bowdoin College grad
yates: Joseph l.. Locke, IS, in the Senate ;
Moses NJ. Butler, As, Prof. S. J. Young,
80, A. G. Bradstreet, "A, Chas. c. Spring
er, "a, in the House; II. NJ Heath, ~,
County Attorney, Kennebec county; Seth
>. Larrabee, rs, Register of Deeds, Cum
berland county.
The Cumberland Musical Association will
hold its annual session in Cumberland, Oct.
22d and 23d.
The Pensioners of Father Doherty in
Portland who is about to leave for Bangor,
have presented him with an elegant gold,
hunter-case, stem-winder watch and silk braid
with heavy gold slide attached.
Wednesday afternoon two bows named
Eddie Bond and George Merrill of Portland
wandered out to Gorham and called at n
slaughter house. While playing around in
the building they got hold of a loaded double
barrelled gun, which exploded, and young
Bond received the charge in the left arm be-
tween the shoulder and elbow.
There are at the present time 134 inmates
Of Portland Jail, the largest number of pris-
oners ever in it at one time.
Mr. L. +. Pingree of Portland has invent
ed what he calls a masticator, that will make
the 1bres Of the toughest beef steak as ten
der as chicken.
son of Sergeant Brooks of Fort Preble
Tell from the limb of tree at the Fort and
broke one arm, spraincd the other, and re-
ceived severe injuries about the head
A large plank Of redwood, presented to the
Society of Natural History in Portland by
Mr.. Chusewood of San francisco. has at
length arrived. 1t is intended for a table to
replace the one presented by Capt SOule of
Freeport, Me-, whibh was burned in the great
fire. The dimensions of the plank are. in
length, IL feet, breadth feet. thickness !,
inches.
HANCOCK.
In the past few months land has increased
fully one-third in value at Bar Harbor.
There are now about fifty cottages in process
of erection. The elegant stone mansion of
Mr.. Dorr which is to cost fully 500. 900. is
now raised to the first floor. A large block
Is now being built in central location The
ufand central House Is to receive a large ad-
dition eighty feet in length, and the Newport
House will also have an addition of the same
length. Albert Higgins is to erect a new
hotel just opposite the Grand Central. 1t
will be one hundred and forty feet in length
and will be superior structure. At the
West End two-thirds of the rooms have al
ready been engaged for another season.
Three hundred wOrkmen are now engaged on
the numerous buildings in process of crec.
ton.
~ PESoBscoT.
Early Wednesday evening room in the
Franklin House 1t Bangor was entered. One
trunk wxs broken into and the lock of an
other trunk was worked on for some time.
The t-usk which vac NOT opened contained
$50 in money. The police were notified
morning and soon succeeded in
.apturing two boys. Willie Carpenter, for
nerIy employed at the house, was the one