Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-11-16
State News.
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ANpRosCoGGIS.
The Maine Electric Medical Society will
hold its semi-annual meeting in Lewiston,
Wednesday, Dec. lst-
CUMBERLAND.
Hugh Gilman escaped from the Reform
school Wednesday night. He has tried many
times before to escape but never succeeded IN
getting away till this time when he, ASSISTED
by some other boys. took some sheets from
the bed and. fastening them together. swung
himself from the tower of one OF the size
buildings to the ground. Striking the main
road he went toward Saco. Passing school
house and seeing the comfortable coats hang
ing in the entry. and having nothing on but
shirt. cotton jacket and pants. he quickly
availed himself of the opportunity to possess
himself of one. The theft was discovered
and the boy was arrested at the depot In Saco
by the CITY Marshal.
On Friday Mr.. Christian Nelson had his
head badly cut by bringing it in contact with
a moving pulley at the pulp mill, Cumber-
land Mills.
The wire factory at Harrison is now run
ming to its full extent. ard a portion of the
works are run a part of the night. The late
rains have raised the water so that a part of
the works are now run by water power.
Mr.. VIM York of Portland, has disposed
of his interest in the gas works in Calais to
F. A. Pike and Frank Todd.
The Prout's Neck House has been sold to
E. Seavey of Portland. for 5000.
kENNEBEC.
As the special train bearing the Haliowell
Zouaves to Brunswick passed Lowelfs Cross
ing, some mscreant SHE'D rock through one
of the car windows striking member of the
company on the side of the head HaiioiceU
Register.
The fall term OF the Maine Wesleyan
Seminary and Female College closed Thurs
day, Nov. IL.
J. c. Pottle ( Co, provision dealers. Rock
land, are financially embarrassed, and have
been attached by their creditors.
OXFORD.
John w. johnson. of North Berwick. at
work in the mill in Oxford village, was arres-
ted and bound over TO the Supreme court for
illegal voting. he heing minor. He voted
the fusion ticket in September. and when
confronted with the evidence of his minority,
he persisted in voting for Hancock in Novem-
Der.
PENoHsCOT.
Large quantities of bark from WvtopitcOok
stream, are being taken to VIM for ii. Poor,
& Son by wood and gravel trains.
The wife of Peter Garselon of Lagrange.
gave birth to three healthy boys November
lst They are to be named Garfield, Arthur
and Davis.
1t is thought that majority of the Bangor
mills will shut down the last of this week.
PIsCATAoUIs.
Mr. Dennen, the landlord of the Kineo
House, Moosehead Lake, proposes another
season to make an addition to his hotel, which
will then contain one hundred and seventy
five rooms. The new Matching house for
fish at that place contains many thousand
eggs, which will keep the lake well stocked
with fish of various species.
SAGADAHoc.
The L. S. Steamer Iris arrived at Bath,
Nov. Is, and on Monday proceeded up river
to take up the buoys.
The Bath Times says that course of eight
lectures will be given in that city during the
coming season, under the management of the
Corliss street society. Ex-Governor Joshua
l.. Chamberlain is one of the speakers en-
gagged. Rev. A. S. Ladd, of Portland, has
also been engaged.
SOMERSET.
The wooden mills at Pittsfeld commenced
work again last week with about 20 hands,
after having been shut down for two months.
WALDO.
The Oak Hill Granite Company of Belfast
have just completed fine cut granite base
for monument to Adjutant- General Town
send. 1t is ten feet square by two feet thick,
and is to be forwarded to Ohio.
WASHINGTON.
There are now thirteen sardne factories in
full operation in Eastport, employing about
800 hands. These factories are running
night and day, and turn out about 5000 cases
per week. Some $4,000 per week are paid
out to the hands, men, women and children.
Hon. F. Loring Talbot of East Machias,
died suddenly of heart disease on Wednes-
day afternoon last.
Steamer Lewiston is now supplying the
place of the City of Richmond between
Portland and Machias, the latter being hauled
up for repairs.
Mrs. Geo. NJ. Chase of Calais, fell down
flight of stairs recently, injuring herself so
as to confne her to her bed.
YORK.
The leather board factory at kennebunk
recently sent ton of shoe counters to Stras-
burg, Germany.
AT-LARGE.
Many other towns along the line of the
Knox & Lincoln Railroad besides Wiscasset,
are feeling their burden to be almost insup-
portable, and some of them are unquestiona-
bly, losing population and property on this
account. Rockland is among the uneasy
number, and her people are generally discuss
ing the question whether there is any honora-
BILE course open to them which will afford re-
lief meeting of committees from all the
towns Interested was to be held at Damari-
scotia, Saturday, to consider their interests.
CoUGHs-s'Brorn's Bronchial Troches''
are used with advantage to alleviate CoUGHs,
SORE THROAT, HoARsENEss and BRONCHIAL
AFFECTIONS. For thirty years these Troches