Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-10-17
State NewB.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

The Journal says: The Lewiston poor de-
partment has been called upon to bury one
person a day, on an average, for several
weeks, they having sickened and died here
without money or friends.
The Journal saws the horse attached TO
grocery team belonging to Mr.. BENZ. Clough
ran away Friday. ipjuring the driver and run
ming into little girl The injuries OF Mr.
Rand are slight The little girl, Katie
Ryan, is critically injured. She sustained a
fracture of the skull. and fracture of the arm,
collar bone and leg. besides severe cuts and
bruises in various parts of her head and body
with probably internal injuries.
CUMBERLAND.
The Lewiston police received a telegram
from Brunswick, Friday. requesting them TO
look for a runaway boy named Robert ii.
Pollard, who left home last Monday, and
was, on Wednesday. seen at Lisbon Falls.
The Press SAYS: The Portland Water
Company are fitting up their pumping ma
chinery fer use. The water in the lake is
very low and has been falling at the rate Of
four inches per week.
Eben Barton of Casco was swindled out of
thirty dollars BY couple of sharpers, al
Naples Fair, Wednesday. but Sheriff Warren
Chute and another man started in pursuit of
them, whom they at length overloaded aud
and recovered the entire amount.
FRASKLIN.
The cheese factory of jay has closed op-
erations after making about sixteen thousand
pounds of nice cheese. nearly all of which has
found ready sale in the Portland market.
HANCOCK.
The American saws that George \. Small
lidge Of Winter Harbor, was accidentally
knocked overload from schooner Flora King.
and was drowned
The Wing saws that it is stated that the
surveyors of the railroad between Ellsworth
and Bucksport expected to complete the sur
vey Of one line last week. As two routes
for the road are to be surveyed, the survey
ors will proceed at once on the work of the
second.
The News says: 1--WE learn that project
is on foot to secure the services of
Prof. Torrens. of Boston, conductor Of the
recent musical convention at DamariscOtta,
to conduct class in singing in WaldOboro
this winter the lessons to conclude with a
grand concert.
PENoBsCOr.
The Wing says: The most of the hay thrt
is brought into market shows that the effects
of the frequent rains during the having season
1t is poor looking stuff, but commands fair
price, selling from sl4 to SIG per ton in the
market.
SAGADAHOC.
The Richmond Bee says: The shoe ship
ments for the week ending October l3. were
Ga cases, or $50 pairs. Work in the factory
is increasing, a good amount Of stock being
Ja;l, A lor RI of ha orb
done consists of samples for the winter trade
and the indications of a good run are favor
able.
The Times saws: The Kennebec Cos dredg-
ing boat and barges were towed up river
Friday by the tug VIM. A. lowering. The
work of deepening the channel near Richmond
was commenced Saturday.
SOMERSET.
The Journal says that Mrs. Simon Con
nor, Of Fairfield met with quite serious
accident last Monday afternoon. She was
in one of the back rooms used for an ironing
room and had been used for that purpose for
several years, and had a plank floor that had
never been nailed. When she went into the
room, the end of one of the planks slipped
from the sleeper and let her through the floor
to the ground below, distance of eight feet.
She laid upon the ground in an insensible
condition for about half an hour, when she
recovered sufficiently to crawl into the house
Brown & Hilton and Hilton Brothers Of
North Anson, on Thursday shipped carload
of merino bucks to Messrs. Gibson, Hallway
4 Clifford of Nebraska. There are sixty of
them in all and were sold to cross 18th Mex
lean ewes. portion of them were bought
by Mr.. Benz. Hilton, representing Brown &
Hilton and Hilton Brothers in Vermont, the
larger portion of them having been bred
from the Centennial" stock bought by them
of A. f. Perkins of Pomfet. Vermont some
five years ago.
YORK.
George W. Wakefield, grocer, Saco. Me-.
has failed. He offers his creditors 10 cents
on dollar, but they refuse to accept it, and
it looks now as though proceedings in insol-
vencv would be the result.
Saco is to have anosher newspaper to be
published monthly. 1t will be called 1.-The
Monthly Companion" and be conducted by
Mr.. Charles =. Pike