Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-12-09

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VIM, H. Curtis of Auburn, = tinman, came
near being smothered to death by gas escap-
ing from . charcoal pot, while 1t work in
close room. He was insensible for several
hours.
ARoosrooK.
A. G. Hunt, Esq, of this town, purchased,
during two days of last week, twelve noble
work horses, which he sent to Shaw Bros.
to be used in hauling bark extract to their
tannery on Grand Lake Stream. They
were all young and handsome. and each
weighs upwards of twelve hundred pounds
Houiton Pioneer.
A little over two years ago, two young
men, Marcus and Stillman HusOn, purchased
in Easton, farm of 100 acres, of which only
about % were cleared. They have now IS
acres cleared, and have raised this year $3.50
bushels of potatoes ZOO bushels of oats, $50
bushels of turnips, beside considerable hay,
etc. OF the potatoes they will put 2200
bushels into the starch factory, which will
paw them nearly $3.50. This shows what
energetic Young men can do in Aroostook.
The Times says that Mr.. +. Milbery, Of
Linneus, will cut one million feet of spruce
and haul into the Meduxnekeag waters. He
has also contracted to deliver 500 cords OF
bark to the Extract works in Houlton.
CUMBERLAND.
c. Pelham Clinton. the alleged ''Lord, y
was arragned at New York again Friday, and
remanded to await the arrival of an extradi-
ton warrant from Salt Lake. j. p. Neal
confronted the prisoner and said he met him
in Portland in 1875, where he was stopping
at the Falmouth Hotel. He then went under
the name of Lieut. Dennison of the ROYAL
Navy.
HANCOCK.
The directors of the Stewart c. NJ. Co
met at the mine last Thursday and it is un.
derstood will commence work in week OF
so.
The lumber arrived on Saturday last fol
the Smelling Works Of the Bluehill c. NJ.
Co. Capt. Moyle will now rush the work.
OXFORD.
Thomas Hodgdon of Andover, have a
contract to cut two millions ofspruce on Puz-
zle Mountain, and there seems to be a pros
pect now that more logs will be landed in Ell
lis river this winter than ever before.
PENoBscOr.
A fearful accident occurred at Sandy Point
Monday. Mr.. James Grant, one of the most
enterprising young farmers there, was al
his hired man was putting on the saddle
boards. when the staging gave way and both
were precipitated to the frozen ground, to-
tai distance of forty-three feet. Both were
found some time after the accident and were
supposed to be dead as it was not known
how long they had been there. Medical aid
was soon procured and it is now expected
they may recover although their spines are
injured and their bodies badly bruised.
Prof G. H. Fernald of the State College,
and family will spend the winter in Washing.
ton, d. c.
SOMERSET.
The Farm buildings of Corydon Veazie OF
Highland, were consumed by fire last Satur-
day evening together with four oxen, three
cows, fifty sheep. thirty tons of good hay and
400 pounds of wool. Most of the furniture
in the house WAS saved. The family was
away for the evening. Mr.. Veazie's father
fed the stock before dark and went to his
daughters to spend the night. The fire COM
menced in one corner of the barn. The
cause of the fire is a mystery. Loss on per
sonal property frsm ten to twelve hundred
dollars. Insured on buildings, eight hundred
dollars.
musical convention opened at Norridge.
wock Monday evening under the direction Of
Prof. Hodges of Boston.
YORK.
Sidney S. Wakefield of North Saco, is
going into the breeding of fancy fowl. He has
ordered from E. A. Scho6el, of Mystic river
Conn.,, some of the Rosecrowned Brown
Leghorns. This breed of Brown Leghorns
was imported from Italy about 1852, are non.
settlers and great layers, some of them it is
said laying from 200 to ESQ eggs year. A
gentleman AYERS that two of these fowl. in
two months time. have been known to lay
100 eggs-being 65 eggs in II days for each
hen.
1t is thought that the City Hall, Saco, will
be ready for public entertainments by the
Goth of this month. Schumacher of Portland
is to do the frescoing.
The Ossipee News says that Mr. G.. w.
Russell, is moving his shovel-handle machine
ry from Limerick to Conway, n. II.