Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-27
Daily kennettr .Journal.
State New.
.ANnROsCOeGIN.

ANDRoscooGIN.
The Lincoln mill at Lewiston which was
shut down in june 1873, is to start up some
time in November. The mill has % 900 spin
dies and will disburse $4,000 month in
Lewiston, employing 400 hands, 275 females
and l25 males.
Friday forenoon a pair of horses driven by
Mr.. Abner Linnell of Lewiston became
frightened at the cars leaving the station in
the mill yard and ran away. Mr. Linnel
was thrown out and the cart was dragged ov-
er him. A severe cash was cut in his head
and his wrist was badly hurt.
CUMBERLANs
Mrs. NJ. A. Smith of Raymond, aged over
sixty years, walked from her home TO Me-
chanic Falls, distance of fifteen miles, in
one Of the recent hot days, when the Their
mometer registered sc degrees above She
has made sale work for Messrs. j. A. Buck
nam Co., for the last twenty-five years,
during which time she has made $1,000, be-
sides attending to the household duties.
DIR. Ebenezer Wells of Freeport, died
Thursday, at the age of IS years and mos
DIR. Wells was born in Warren, Me-. educat-
ed at Warren Academy, graduated in med-
cine at the Maine Medical School in 1927.
Mr.. j. Z. Fowler of Gray, 20 years of age,
member of the Mechanic Blues, has been
missing since last Tuesday evening He is a
man of steady habits, and his singular disap-
pearance cannot, in any way be accounted
for.
kENSEBEC.
Hon. S. ID. Lindsay has been in Watervile
looking for home with a view to removal to
that village.
Several of the prominent citizens of Water
vile have united in call for public meet
ing, to be held in that town "Wednesday even
ing, for the purpose of discussing measures
for the suppression of the Igor traffic, by
law, in Waterville, and forming a society for
that purpose.
Mrs. Mercy Studley, woman who was
born before the Revolution is still living in
Bremen on Hockomock. If she lives till the
18th of next MAY she will be log wears old
She was born at Duxbury, Mass, May 2jth,
IVA. At the age of ten years she came to
the District of Maine with her parents A
company of eighteen persons, including her
family, shipped on vessel in Boston and
were safely landed on fhis coast Her father
was employed one season on Jones Neck, in
Waldoboro, and then bought farm in
Bremen, where his descendants still live At
that time there were only three houses on
Hockomock, the country was covered with
wood, and wolves and bears were numerous.
She has grandchildren, great grandchildren
and great great grandchildren, making five
generations.
PENoBsCoT.
Thursday Charles Rollins at the High
school in Garland, while playing bat-ball,
with other scholars, was hit in the face BY
bat and knocked down. Some water being
near ne was soon brought back to conscious
ness, and was carried to his home where he
seemed as comfortable as could be expected
Edmund's jewelry store in Bangor was en-
tered Saturday morning. The thief had TAX
en- Mr.. .Edmunds' trunk and proct eded to ali
it with plated silver ware and some other
articles taken from one of the show cases
but It was evident that he was frightened
away before he accomplished his purpose,
and probably got nothing of importance, as the
trunk and small box were found on the
hoor nearly filled with the above named art-
cles.
Prof. w. F. Stewart, of Virginia CITY, Ne
vada, is to.lecture in Bangor on Tuesday and
"wednesday evening of this week, on Mines
and Mining philosophically considered. He
u an accomplished geologist and practical
miner. He will explain the formation OF fis-
sure veins and the deposition Of minerals
there'n, and what he says will be of great inter-
est, not only to people who have invested in
mines but to all who hope for good to the
State from the -developement of mineral
wealth.
Mrs. Fife Smith of Sweden, now in her
18th year, in seven weeks spun go skeins of
yarn, besides doing considerable fine knit
ting and some Homework. In the last eleven
days of the time aforesaid she spun II skeins
and also twisted yarn and did some knitting
and homework
PIsCATAQUIs.
The third semi-annual session ofthe Piscatae
quis Teachers Association will be held at
Monson, Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
Nov. 18th, 18th and 18TH
WALDO.
The dwelling house of Edward Pinkham.
at Greely's Corner, was utterly destroyed by
fre on Tuesday morning. His furniture and
nne lot OF wheat were totally consumed
Inc dwelling was one OF the best in Palermo
An insurance of only $500 will cover but a
very small portion of the actual loss
Rev. David Foster Estes, formerly pastor
OF the Baptist church in Belfast, will return
home from Germany about the first of Nov.
Mr.. Estes has been studying in the German
language and otherwise qualifying himself
for the ministry.
An inmate of the poor house in Biddeford.
named Stephen Goodale, has just died at the
age of lis years. He entered the almshouse
~ years ago, at the age of 76, and has been
there ever since.
Captain William Stevens who died at Saco
on Friday at the age of SO years, served UNI
der Commodore Perry in his conflicts on the
lake.
Moses Emery, Esq, of Saco, a graduate of
Bowdoin College, class of 1878, and admit
ted to the York county bar in 1921, is the
oldest member of that bar now living. He
was born in Poland, Me-, in July, 1874, and
consequently is now eighty-five years of age
and in excellent health. .
messenger Knox" is sick at Saco with
eongestive fever and seems likely to die. He
is owned by c. +. Warren of Portland and
his owner Is said to have refused SIP 900 for
him.
blessing to humanity is what DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup can well be termed. for it has