Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-05-13

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"A correspondent sends us the follow;,o
During the shower on SUNDAY last tho
s"'nl"g struck the barn OF Mr.. Elms. in
',a"chester' the bolt first en- tering the gable
Vi he barn, passing downward. curtin,
'"se braces and two girts entirely off. and
e"'erihg shovel-handle which stood on the
"oor' splitting 1t into three equal parts, as
niee'y as 1t could have been done BY any ma
| cnine' II then went into the yard where n
morse STOOD harnessed to a wagon, took every
"uekie and strap from the harness, COM
pietely embarrassing the horse w;thopt in
jury except to the harness. 1t then struck a
PIE OF cord-wood. splitting and piline IN
nearly three cords. From thence it entered
'he cellar, STUNNING eight pans of milk. go
ing out at the chimney, down the roof into
the ground, leaving hole as large as the
house itself. Fortunately no person about
the premises was injured Now bring on
your lightning stories.
| Many OF our older inhabitants well remem-
Der CharlesJ. Wingate, Esq, (who is spend
ing few weeks in this city, as an Augusta
Jeweller some fifty years ago. Mr.. Wingate
was an apprentice in his youth to his uncle,
Mr. k"oert Pope, jeweler in Hallowell,
and came to Augusta in 1881, and remained
IN business six or seven years, when he went
back to Hallowell and carried on navigation
and shipping business for some wears. In
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Jewelry business there twelve years. Then
he removed to the West and for three years
was connected with steam flour mill. Next
he conducted private banking in Illinois
few years; but of late the old gentleman has
Travelled with his son Willie. youth of II,
making the South their abode in winter, and
spending the summers in New England The
past winter has been spent in Georgia They
| leave for their annual visit to Moosehead
Lake in Junc,-this making the twentieth
season which Mr.. Wingate has spent there
Although well along in years, he still enjoys
the fishing and cunning excursions as of old.
From appearance we should judge that this
veteran sportsmen might yet live to land many
trout from this bountiful lake and bring
] down his bird for years to come.
The Maine Press Association have arranged
remarkably pleasant excursion for this
Summer,--a trip to the coal regions of the
Keystone State. 1t has been decided to
leave Portland at noon on Monday, July 5,
by the Portland & Rochester line, and go to
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Conn., The party will arrive in New York
Tuesday morning. and at once go OH board of
the North River steamer; passing up the
Hudson, stop of three or four hours will be
had at West Point. In the afternoon the
party will go to Newburg and spend the
night. Wednesday morning they will take
the train on branch of the Erie road and
proceed to Hawley thence by the way
of Laccawaxa to Scranton, reaching there
Wednesday night. A day and two nights
will be spent here, the party visiting the coal
mines and iron and steel works. Friday
morning the party will leave for New York
going by the way of Wilkesbarre and Mauch
Chaunk. reaching New York in the evening.
Saturday will be devoted to ride on the
elevated railway and visit to Central Park.
Sunday will be devoted to rest or attending
church as each may elect. Monday visit
will be made to Coney Island and Manhattan
Beach, and the party will return to New
York in season to take steamer for New Lon
don, reaching Portland Tuesday afternoon.
This is only an outline of the proposed trip
which will be modified as circumstances may
require.