Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-12-06
State News.
CUMBERLAND.


A new lodge of knights of Pyrhias is TO be
formed in Portland on the 2sth of January.
Cumberland Mills are now running on full
time, the water in Highland Lake showing no
prospect of diminution. Pondicherry and
Forest Mills have likewise water sufficient
to enable them to run on full time. These
things are a. they should be-"
A Farmers Institute will be held at Naples
Thursday evening, Dec. 18th. and Friday,
the 18th Lectures by Prof. J. w. Sanborn,
Of the New Hampshire College Of Agricui-
ture. Prof W. II. Jordan, of Maine State
College. and by the President and Secretary
of the Board.
FRANKLIN.
Thursday morning Walter Baker, at work
in Starbird's mill, Freeman, was hit in the
face by q stick thrown from a saw, and Sc
verely injured. He will probably lose the
sight of one eve.
At Dix Island they are cutting monument
to he erected at Spartansburgh. S C., in
cOmmemoration of the Battle of the Cowpens
in the Revolution IT the colonies against the
mother country. !, j. To be very fine stru-
cture. II Is an nctagon in shape. with base
ten feet. sub ba>. light feet. die six feet and
cap four feet across. the whole rising to ten
a full sized figure in bronze of the principle
characters engaged in thai memorial contest.
On four of the octagonial faces of the die, are
the names of the four principal leaders in the
fight cnt in the granite and polished. On the
four alternate faces are Sunken panels two
inches in depth, in which are TO be placed
tablets of sbronze. upon which are 10 he in
scribed some of the virtues and deeds of the
four renowned chiefs to whom the monument
is reared.
Steamer Clara Clarita, at Vinahaven,
now owned by Hon. j. r. Bodwell. of Halo
well, left for Portland on Monday, to receive
new boilers and 0achinery.
Captain Elisha Cakes, of Carver's HARDER,
has about so 900 Holsters in pound in what
is called the Basin. Wire netting is stretched
across the mouth ofthc Basin to prevent the
Holsters from escaping. 1t is proposed to
take them out from time to time and ship
them to Boston in barrels. When first the
wire netting did not reach the surface of the
water n number of Holsters crawled over
and escaped.
c. f. Meserve has bought the Maine Evan
gelist, published at Paris, and he will publish
after Jan. 1st next, the "Oxford County
Comet" to be devoted specially to the local
interests of South Paris, West Paris, Bethel,
Rumford, Andover and Bryants Pond.
PENoBscor.
1t is expected that the Veazie property, in
Oldtown, will be bought by company for
ming for that purpose. Grand chance for
mills, factories or any business needing po-
wer.
PIsCATAQUIs.
The Methodist society of Dover aud Fox.
croft dedicated their new chapel Nov 18th.
Rev. Mr.. Jewell delivered the address.
YORK.
Deputy Sheriffs Mari and Stuart of Saco
made a seizure of about seventeen gallons OF
whiskey at the Boston & Maine station Mon.
day. There is not an open rum shop in SacC
and the sherffs mean that there shall not be
any, and rum for Biddeford will find hard
place to land there without being seized, as a
close watch is kept up at the railroad stations
Mrs. A. B. Blanchard of Old Orchard has
purchased the Montreal House of Mrs. Bailey
of Saco. Mrs. Blanchard is landlady of
experience, and is thoroughly conversant with
the hotel business. She was formerly pro-
prietor of the Blanchard House, and made
that hotel very popular.
Geo. TarbOx, of Buxton, while attempting
on Wednesday last to hoist gate in Jesse
HarmOn's saw mill bv means of rope, the
rope broke and Mr.. Tarbox fell backward up
on circular saw bench, injuring his side
quite badly. The saw was in motion at the
time, and he narrowly escaped having his
head split open.
The regular meeting of the Old Ladies'
Home of Biddeford and Saco will be held on
Tuesday, Dec. 18th, at 2.30 p. NJ. atthe house
of DR.. Horace Bacon, Biddeford.