Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-12-13
state News.
.ANpROSCoGGIN.

ANpRoscoGGIN.
Our Lewiston Edison, the inventor Silver.
has been experimenting upon himself the
past two or three years. For several months
he has eaten but one meal day, and that. at
about 10 o'clock in the evening, Immediately
before retiring. He works ten hours day
at his machinists post, without eating or
drinking anything. His friends have put no
Grape on his door. Instead of pining away
and diving. Mr.. Silver has gained thirty-tive
pounds in flesh. He is not hungry until bed
time. He drinks nothing-neither water,
milk, tea nor coffee. All the fluids his
stomach receives are from fruits and vege-
tables which make up the major part of his
living. He eats no meat, as he believes AMI
NAL food is animalizing. He lives mainly on
oatmeal and graham, without salt. He eats
apples, grapes and all fruits, literally. His
friends say he is extraordinarily good natured
and much stronger and healthier Lewisfon
Journal.
AROOsTOOK.
Senator Hamlin has made very liberia do
nation to the funds of the Free Baptist church
in Pressure Isle, to aid in the erection of their
house of worship, and John Allen of Mays
vile, promises clock for the belfry which
will be finished in the spring.
W. II. Esty is putting a new 45-horse
power. tubular-boiler engine into his wooden
mill in Houlton. The mill is to be run the
coming winter. 1t has done good business
during the past season. and ready market
was found for all the goods manufactured.
All kinds of business in Houlton is good.
Trade is much better than last season.
CUMBERLAND.
Hon. Everett Smith. one of our fish COM
missioners. is very sick with the diphtheria
at his home in Portland. Mr.. Smith was
hard at work on his annual report when taken
sick.
FRANKLIN.
The Chronicle Gays that the prospect is
good for 400 or 600 cords of bark at the Ches-
terville tannery for which Sc per cord is being
paid-a great help to farmers having from
five to twenty Or more cords ready for deliv-
cry.
petition for additional mail service on the
Sandy River railroad, between Phillips and
Pennington. has been circulated. If granted
it will be of great benefit to the whole county.
HANCOCK.
A bootblack, belonging in Ellsworth,
claims to have three fathers and two mothers.
His own father and mother were divorced,
and each married again. Then he had two
fathers and two mothers. Lately his mother
has again procured divorce and married
third time.
KENNEBEC.
E. Plimpton & Son of Litchfeld, have
started up business for the season at their hoe
aud fork mandatory at the north part of the
town. They employ % hands and are doing
good business.
The trustees of Litchfield Academy met
Monday. DIR. Cyrus Kindrick was appointed
one of the trustees, to fill vacancy. We
understand that MIR. Martin Judkins, who has
| taught the school so successfully the past
year, is engaged for the coming year.-Rich-
mond Bee.
LINCOLN.
Capt Benjamin Roberts of Waldoboro died
Monday morning Dec. 6, at the age of sixty
eight years. He had been in failing health
for two years. but his last sickness conf ned
him to the house only three weeks.
Diphtheria is reported to be prevalent in
Alma. Edward Hassens Oldest son died of
the disease Friday night. The wife of
Ephraim Moore is said to be very sick with
the disease.
PENoBscoT.
Thursday night Dec. 9. as the freight train
near Fairville, on the St. John and Maine
Railway, it run over the body of colored
man named James Jones, belonging to South
Bay the wheels passing over one of his legs
and cutting it off between the ankle and knee.
PIscATAouIs.
The Dover Observer says that II. ID. Crock
EFT, of Guilford, lost yearing steer and
nice COW few days ago, by poisoning, it is
thought. The family had been re-papering
some of the rooms in the house and threw
the old paper taken off into the cattle yard,
and it is supposed the animals ate some of
paper.
SAGADAHOC.
Richmond is to have a corn canning estab-
lishment, that will put up 100000 cans of
swee. corn next season.
WASHINGTON.
The sentinel says that Mrs. Simon Pottle
of Perry. sustained a fracture of the hip
joint by falling, one day last week. Mrs
Pottle is Ga years of age
The summer residence of Mr.. Herbert
Eaton located at BARRIERS Beach. near Calais
was saved from burning recently, by Mr.
Eaton's house cat paving him in the face
When he awoke, his room was on fire, and
had it not been for his cat he would have
persisted with the house
YORK.
Mrs. a. b. Blanchard. who has bought the
Montreal House at Old Orchard, will have
new convenience for next summer in The
shape of hot salt water baths, the first that
have been introduced at the beach.
The News says that Monday Dec 6. as the
son of Orrin J. Libby was walking on Main
street, Biddeford, some one of a party of
young men on the opposite sidewalk, threw at
him very hard SNOWFALL, which struck him
in the eye and SO badly injured that organ
that it was feared he would lose his eyesight.
He is unable to attend school and suffers
much pain.