Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-09-06
NO. 2lO.
Daily lennettr Journal.
State News.

ANpRoscoGsIN.
+. c. Moses building. Drummond street,
Auburn, was damaged $1,000 by fire Friday.
Insured.
| ARoosrooK.
The new shingie mill of Jennings 4 Brad
bury, in Littleton, was destroyed by fire Sun
day morning last. Loss 81 200 insured for
500 dolls. Supposed work of an incendiary.
Moses Bros Canning Factory in Houlton
has pu, mp this season thirty-five thousand
cans of blueberries, making six car loads for
| warded TO market.
| CuaBFtoaANp.
The amount of corn put up daily in the five
factories of the Portland Packing Company
is l20, 900 cans.
| The Portland Telephone Exchange was
opened Sept. l, 1879, with llS subscribers.
To-day there are e6t subscribers, besides
those at the beaches and Biddeford. which
connect with this Exchange. One year ago
three operators were ample TO attend to calls,
now eight are required, answering between
two and three thousand calls daily, against rs
many hundred at that time.
FRANkLiN.
Four houses were burned at Fairbanks
Mills, Pennington, Saturday. owned by j.
lIolley, Mr.. Merrows, C. Drummond and
Israel Furbush. Loss $500 dollars; insured
in the Home and Phoenix.
kENNrsnc.
The last of the ice on the east side of the
kennebec, at Gardiner, put up in 1871, and
sold by Lawrence Bros. to Dennis and Maxcy
this season for $500, has just been shipped,
weighing from 500 to POO lbs. The largest
of the single cakes weighed 1000 lbs, and
was very transparent. There are now said to
be 100, 600 tons of ice on the river. to he
shipped. There are now in the river sixty
vessels waiting to load.
LINCOLN
Mrs. Charles +. Hovey fell down some
steps in front of the residence of a relative
in Thomaston, Monday, cutting her forehead
and receiving some quite severe bruises.
A shark was killed by the Sebanoes pro-
peller in Boothbay harbor Wednesday.
OXFORD.
East Sumner visited by quite tornado
on Saturday evening. Large trees were up
rooted, fences prostrated, and one long build
ing moved from its foundation.
At Bryants Pond, Andover. the Rumford
and Andover stage coach was upset near
Rumford Corner; no one was injured but the
driver, Mr.. Woodman, who was picked up
insensihle and remains in critical condition.
PENonscoT.
In llermon, on Monday morning last, AS
Mr. Abram Gray of lIampdcn was driving u
yoke of oxen in heavy cart, he was thrown
under the cart by sudden start of the oxen,
and the wheels passed over him. injuring him
so badly that he died Wednesday afternoon,
ut his residence, to which he was imm. diatcy
carried after the accident Mr.. Gray was
about 40 years of age, and unmarried.
Lon I i.,u oil
from the Fourth District, was thrown from
his carriage while out riding in lIoulton, and
broke his leg
The will of Capt. s. X. Rich, of Bangor,
giving 10000 dolls. Ivy codcl to niece of
his last wife, was sustained by the decision of
the Probate Court.
Benny Holt, having passed several years in
State Prison. returned to Dexter, after grad
uating last July. Sunday he resumed the
practice Of his profession, stealing about 81
from Obed Foss. $40 from T.. +. Ambrose,
visiting there, besides some other property.
Benny was caught at Corinna Monday morn
ing by Officer Grant.
fire started by some accident on the
city wood lot, Bangor, Thursday, and burned
quite briskly during the day and night en-
daugering several houses in the vicinity.
Friday n company of men, with teams and
k. III
wind should breeze up it is thought il will be
impossible to save the standing wood
PIscATAouIs.
| Good Cheer Lodge ]. o. o. f.. Of Guilford
dedicated their new hall on Wednesday, with
successful and Impressive ceremonies
SAGADAHoc.
| Messrs. Goss, Sawyer 4 Packard, a Bath
firm have now six vessels on the stocks.
On Monday last, VIM. X. Door, while
working in the hold of vessel at Russell
Bros ice house. Richmond, got badly cut
with an ice chsel. on the left arm Just below
the elbow. The wound was dressed by1Dr.
Libby.
Last Wednesday morning three year old
| daughter Of Mrs. J. Drew of Richmond, swal-
lowed, through mistake, n small quantity of
ammonia. The child was badly, though not
seriously poisoned.
SOMERSET.
The Dead River Log Driving COMPANY
have put forty or fifty men on Dead River
rapids to blast rocks and clear out the stream.
They expect TO lay out nearly five thousand
dollars this fall which will make it much cas-
ier to drive logs.
Fremont Avery, young man in the en-
ploy of Wentworth Varney of South Nor
ridgewock. was kicked in the bowels one day
last week while harne ssing his horses in n
double wagon. DR.. Robbins was called and
he is recovering slowly.
On Saturday Of last week, the farm house
and buildings situated on the river road, about
four miles from Pittsfeld village, owned by
Ambrose Dean and occupied by Mr.. Jeweit
Foster, were totally consumed by fire. Mr.
Dean lost the most Of his furniture and bed
ding, which stored in the house Small
insurance on the buildings.
Mrs. Hawes Of Skowhegan was injured by
runaway horse in the streets Of that village
Monday evening. 1t is thought she sustained
no serious injuries, though she was quito bad
ly bruised.
WASHINGTON.
Mr.. Josiah Leighton of Pembroke, at work
on Bark Nicola. received a severe blow and
cut upon the head and face, from a bolt fall
ing from the main mast head. Fortunately
the iron struck glancing blow, if it had not
it would probably have killed him.
The out-buildings Of Jas. Duncan of CAL
ais, were burned Wednesday, together with
all his stock, hay, grain and cattle No in
surance; loss $500. Incendiarism suspected.