Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-07-15

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Forty rooms are engaged NJ the Lake An
burn Mineral Spring House, aud the coacl
has good passenger list
The Lewiston Journal understands that
Catholic college. under the supervision o
the Dominican Fathers. is projected for Lew
iston.
ARoosrook.
The new steel rails on the New Brunswick
Railway, are laid to Fort Fairfield. A part,
is at work on the Presqne isle branch II i
expected that the work will be completed $,
thar broad guage trains will commence run
ming by the first of October.
CuNBEELaNp.
The News saws that the Bridgton maehin,
shop is busy manufacturing the Barker corn
cutting machines.
Mr. Fasseft has drawn the plans for az
elegant church for the Methodist society Al
Woodford's Corner. which will be erected a
once at a cost of about $1,000
The Press saws: The schooner Geo. f
Hagent. of Harpswell, Capt John Linscott
30 tons government and 30 carpenters
measurement, has landed to A. T. Trnfant
Cundy's Harbor. from NAV 9TH to July 9ti
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sounds, and has stocked since the middle Of
February $500.
HANCOCK.
Mr.. Geo. W. Dillingham;. of the publish
ing house of G. W. Carleton 4 Co.. New
York. has arrived with his family at Bar
Harb0r.
E II. Greedy. of Bar Harbor. has entered
his bay stallion Hambletonian Knox. for the
September stallion race at Beacon Park
Mass
At Buzzell's tannery in Amherst. June ID
Mr.. Leander f Chick while working alone
in the building caught his foot beneath q
loose board and was thrown into the vat OF
scalding liquor. While falling he caught
with his right hand and drew himself out and
along to window, where his calls were
heard bv persons passing. Assistance cam.
he was rescued from his terrible position
His head and right arm were all that escaped
the scalding finid. Portions of the skin fell
in folds around his ankles. After suffering
terrible agony for nearly day and halt
he died.
Gen. Tillson has just Dough, steam fire.
engine, of the Amoskeag build. II is very
powerful machine, and will be taken to Hur
ricane Isle for the protection of property
there.
The keel for a , 200 ton ship is being LAID
in O'Brien's yard. and the keel for 500 tor
schooner has been stretched in Gerry's yard
Thomaston.
OXFORD.
A large deer has been several times seen
by various parties in East Denmark.
PENoBsCoT
The Commercial says: Rev. John r
Herrick, ID. d., former Professor in the
Bangor Theological Seminary, after nine
months absence as President of the Pacific
University, Or, has returned to his family
in Hartford, Conn. and will canvass in Con
necticut, New York, Rhode Island and New
Jersey, for further endowment of this insti
ton.
The Why says: 1t is stated that Mr.. Geo
Allchin. who graduated from the Theological
Seminary in this city, is to go to Japan as a
missionary.
SOMERSET.
+. p. Mayo, of the Somerset reporter. has
purchased the interest of his partner, Hon
J. 0. Smith.
The town of Embden having resisted the
payment of its loan in aid of the Somerst
and that the town must paw.
The Fairfield furniture factory caught fire
Saturday night about | o'clock, but was ex-
tingushed before much damage was done
The young gentleman who first gave the
alarm. now wears a new suit of clothes as
a slight appreciation of his timely warning
to the owners. Had the factory been con.
sumed So. 900 worth of other property would
have been destroyed.
WALDO.
The journal saws: '.The street commits
sioner has made many improvements in the
sidewalks about the city and in some places
new ones have been laid.
Mr.. Alfred Towers. of Calais, has been
awarded the contract for building the break
water at the Ledge, for SO. 700.
WASHINGTON.
Eggs are not shipped directly from Perry
generally but are sold in the neighboring towns
PASSPORT. Pembroke and Robinston. the egg
trade amounting probably to 10000 dozen
annually. 1t is estimated that 30, 900 bushels
of potatoes are disposed of in the sane man
ner in a year.
The Jonesboro' Lumber Co.. have bought
the old "Morey steam mill building" and
are improving it by the addition of grisl
mill.
YORK
The Transcript says: Town of Berwick
per cent bonds to the amount of $1,000. were
recently sold at a premium. the Union Mu
tual Lite Insurance Co.. taking the bulk Of
them. The same company also took $50,
900 of recent per cent loan of the citv oI
Biddeford at per cent premium, the re
mainder of the loan being disposed of at :