Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-11-05
State News.
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Mr.. John Taylor of Lewiston, gentleman
about GO years of age was thrown from his
carriage on Sunday, and struck on his head,
receiving injuries from the effects of which
he died in short time.
ARoosTo0K.
Hon. Llewelyn Powers arrived at Bangor
Monday evening, from Houton. He is
about starting on his trip to California.
CUMBERLAND.
Daniel W. Sanborn Esq. OF Portland has
been appointed to the position of master of
transportation on the Eastern railroad.
HANCOCK.
Col. A. c. Hubbard, of Bucksport, has
been re-appointcd Corresponding Secretary
of the United States Railway Mail Service
Mutual Benefit Association, first division,
for the ensuing year.
KENNEBEc.
A Musical will be given at the Classical
school rooms next Friday evening. Miss
Gardner and pupils, assisted by the Classical
school orchestra will furnish the entertain
ment.
Mr.. Jacob Pope of Manchester, is proba-
bly, the largest apple cultvator in our vicinity.
His estimated crop is 1000 barrels.
The fall term of the public schools in Hal
lowell. is nearly completed; the regular
examinations occur week after next.
Justin 4. Smith, Esq, President of the
Northern National Bank at Hallowell, is
much improved from his recent illness.
A private detective. who claims residence
in Hallowell, has been working up the liquor
business in that city and Gardiner. As the
result of work in Gardiner four different par
ties have already been brought before their
police court and awarded the suitable fines.
Developments in Hallowell are forthcoming
OXFORD.
Mr.. Moses SWEET was born in Rumford
1910, and consequently is 60 years old. He
has always lived within five miles of the place
where he was born, and on Monday took his
first ride in the cars.
PENOBsCoT
The Central church choir of Bangor start
ed on their concertizing tour to Aroostook
Monday morning.
Nessrs. j. T.. and s. II. Friend, of Etna,
raised this season on one-quarter of an acre
of ground twelve thousand five hundred
pounds of sugar beets.
The Penobscot Valley Ministerial Associa-
tion commenced three days session at
Brewer Monday.
w. J. Reed, of VIM, is to cut a million
and half feet of lumber on Salmon stream
the coming season.
During the month of October the letter
carrier Of Bangor delivered 27,66S letters !;
7,485 postal cards and l4,02s newspapers.
They also collected during the same time
1910 letters; ll,2ls postal cards; and
1900 newspapers.
The Goth Anniversary of Rev. Rufus Days
marriage is to be observed next Thursday at
Carmel village. Mr.. Day is the father of Rev.
]. W. Day, Presiding Elder of Rockland Dis
trict, and is well known to many of the older
memberslof the Maine Conference.
SAGApAHoc.
Mrs. George Hall of Bath took up pistol
Monday morning which she supposed was not
loaded and fired the contents, which proved
to be powder and waddng, into the face of
her little six year old girl. 1t is thought her
eyes are injured permanently.
Mr. Edward Gray Of Woolwich, this sum-
mer tried The experiment of raising tobacco.
He succeeded admirably, cured his tobacco
and made it into cigars which form excellent
smoking. They are Of light brand and
very pleasing to the taste.
SOMERSET.
Richardson & Turner's steam mill at Bing-
ham Village. with contents, was totally de-
streyed by fire Saturday night. The fire
caught in the engine room. A blacksmith
shop owned by j. Smith, Jr. & Son, and a
tenement occupied by c. s. Baker, were also
burned The household goods were saved
The loss is from 5000 to $4,000.
YORK.
Ii is now thought that Mrs. Parker of
Sanford, whose sudden death aroused suspic-
ions Of being poisoned died from old age and
the anxiety and agitation due to her husbands
and his grandson's opportunities for money
which she had received from her first hus-
band
Carpenters in the ship yard of the Boston
Trust Co., Kennebunk, struck Saturday on
account of reduction of 20 per cent in their
wages, to agree with corresponding short
eHing of time of labor.
Deseryedly popular. We mean DIR. Bulls