Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-11-19

ASDRosCoGGIN.

ASDRosCoGGIN.
Hon. VIM. E. Chandler of New Hampshire,
was in Lewiston Wednesday.
ARoosTooK.
The steam fire engine, lately brought to
Houlton. was tested last week, and worked
admirably.
CUMBERLAND.
The Bowdoin Orient says that speeiai
meeting of the Maine Historical Society mas
been called to meet Tuesday. November go,
to consider whether the society shall remove
its library. cabinet. and collections to Port
land. and if so. upon what terms. conditions.
etc. and to determine whether an assistant
librarian and cabinet keeper shall be appoin-
ted.
Monday forenoon Mr.. Charles Mainline
was seriously injured at the Portland Compa-
ny's works, by packing ring weighing 500
or 900 pounds falling on his right leg, break
ing it in two places, and severing an artery.
A musician attended him, and it was thought
necessary to amputate the injured member.
FRANKLIN.
The New Sharon Book Club is organized
and meetings are regularly held. The object Is
to create an interest in English History and
improve the public taste tor reading. Inc
officers are elected for two months ana are
President. Rev. C. ID. Rotch: Wee Pres ident,
E. c. Smith; Secretary. Miss Rosa Dyer
Treasurer. Warren Tufts.
PENoBsCoT.
The Whir saws the Dexter Savings Bank
is now in a condition to pay the full amount
of the scale" conid ii he none legally, the
decree of payment fixing next May as the
date Of the last payment.
The Commercial says that II. L. Leonard,
the widely known fishing rod man. is to re-
move his mandatory from Bangor, and Will
| locate in Central Valley. Orange County,
New York.
| Lewis Sockbasin. of the Penobscot tribe.
about forty-five years old, has been missing
since last Thursday and it is feared he may
have been drowned or foully dealt with.
When last seen he was at Milford, opposite
Indian Island.
The coming season Hayford Stetson
of Bangor. will cut some two million feet OF
cedar logs in Aroostook county and drive
them to St. John to be manufactured into
shingles.
There were surveyed at Bangor during the
month of October. 1920. l79 feet of lumber.
| Wednesday, Nov. II. John Shea and Tom
Gahagan better known as Weep" were at
work on the Bucksport Railroad when they
got into an angry alteration which led to
blows Gahagan knocked Shea down and
struck him with shovel. making an ugly
wound on the right temple. DIR. Hennessey
happened to be near and was called to attend
the wounded man. He found the temporal
artery cut and bleeding very freely. The
doctor dressed the wound and Shea was taken
to his home on Pearl street. Both young
men belonged in Bangor.
| SAGADAHoC.
The Argus saws that man known as John
| Lothrop of Ohio, is endeavoring to prove
himself the illegitmate son of Mrs. Robin
son of Bath, in order to gain possession OF
certain property she left. He has always
been known as her nephew.
| SOMERSET.
| Mr.. James W. Herrin of Skowhegan, in a
communication to the Somerset Reporter, de-
MES the report that has found its way into
some of the fusion and democratic papers to
the effect that he was threatened by VIM. T.
Bailey, Esq, superintendent of Bailey's oil
cloth works, with dismissal if he did not vote
the republican ticket. Mr.. Herrin denOunces
the statement as false in every particular.
Mr.. Jesse Nye, of Fairfield, brother of Hon.
Joshua Nye, is not expected to live from day
to day.
! workman in Shaw tannery at Hartland,
named Weeks about a fortnight ago ran a
rusty nail into mis- foot. The wound became
somewhat sensitive, but no serious result was
anticipated. Thursday last Mr.. Weeks took
cold and was attacked with lock-jaw, suffer-
ing most horrible spasms. Since Friday
night the commissions has been controlled by
powerful medicine which held him in a semi
insensible condition. But little hope is en-
tertained of his recovery.
| YORK.
ID. F. Littlefeld, grocer, Saco, is and has
been for the last week, unloading from three
to six car loads of New Hampshire apples at
his apple factory at the Eastern depot in
Saco Fifteen car loads are now standing
| ON the side track waiting to be discharged.