Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-04
State News.


ANDROsCOGGIy.
The contract for the stone foundation Of
the annex 70 the Lewiston aims house has
been let to A. B. Edwards at $3.50.
A degree Temple, composed of the members
of the different lodges of Good Templars OF
Lewiston and Auburn, will be organized
Friday evening. August 18th.
CUMBERLAND.
About a week ago Messrs Ling & Holland
of Portland rented splendid phaeton, a new
$40 harness and horse worth $500. TO man
for . drive. Since then nothing has been
heard of the team. 15I FfFNf
: p. H. Conley, the Pertland sculler, has
challenged Fred Plaisted to scull race OF
five miles for $500 a side. date and place TO
be agreed upon. Failing Plaisteds accept
ance, Hosmer will be allowed to take his place.
FRANKLIN.
The Lewiston Journal says: Lightning
was busy in Freeman few days ago, and a
bolt was seen to descend near the residence
of Mr.. Hiram Hackett, as we learn from a
Freeman gentleman. No trace of it could
be found until two or three days afterwards,
when Mr.. Hackett's hired man noticed a
sheep standing motionless in the pasture
He touched the sheep. and the body toppled
over. The sheep had died in that strange
position, and Mr.. Hackett does not doubt that
the animal was struck by the lightning. A
Lewiston gentleman informs US that he once
knew of two calves killed by lightning and
left standing in a stable.
HANCOCK.
Over 5000 city guests are at Bar Harbor
filling the hotels to the extent of their ca
pacity.
Mr.. J. Montgomery Sears of Boston, will,
it is said, expend Sl07 900 in erecting and
adjoining his summer residence at Bar Har-
Dor.
KENNEBEC.
Mr.. X. W. Soule of Readfield is putting
into his corn factory, his cans by the two
horse loads the present season. He will
take steam from the Readfield Wooden Man
ufacturing Company.
The Lewiston Journal says: The barn of
p. Sears Frost of Wayne, was struck by
lightning and slightly injured. Exactly TWEEN
ty-three years ago. a barn was burned upon
the same site by lightning.
KNOX.
Capt Marcus Handy of Prospect Harbor.
master of the brig Marens. died recently at
CieRfuegos Of yellow fever.
Ship William A. Campbell arrived at
Thomaston from Liverpool Sunday last.
She brings iron, salt, oakum, etc, for the
new ship being built by Edward O'Brien.
OXFORD.
The Lewiston journal saws: Mr.. Horace
at Waterford Flat
The Democrat says; w. w. Mayo A. B..
an 1879 graduate of Colby University will
have charge of Hebron Academy during the
present year.
PENOBsCOT.
The Wing says; People from the country
report that the fields now present an unusual
ly attractive appearance. Instead of the
brown stubble that usually follows the
harvesting of the hay crop, the fields are as
green as on the first of June. Enormous
second crops have resulted from the heavy,
rains and good fall feed is assured. Those
who have just begun to cut their hay find it
unusually heavy, and scarcity of hay next
winter does not, after all, appear probable.
SOMERSET.
Mr.. n B. Turner of ST. Adams, has shut
down his shovel handle shop there till after
harvesting, as he is quite farmer as well As
manufacturer. His shop at Dexter is still
running, with plenty of stock, and is turning
out a large amount of handles under the
supervision of his son, n. B. Turner, Jr.--
Mrs. Foss. wife of Daniel Foss, Esq, after a
long and painful illness, died July %. Mrs.
Foss was confined to the house and for the
most of the time to her bed, for nearly II
years.-The grange organization located at
St. Adams, holds weekly meetings with a
good attendance even at this busy season OF
the year.
WASHINGTON.
The Union says: The new steam ferry
boat will soon be running on the Sullivan
Ferry, between Hancock and West Sullivan.
This will be great convenience to travellers.
The collector of customs at Machais has
made out and forwarded to the Treasury de-
partment during the year ending June 80,
1881, 649 accounts and reports; issued l3s
registers, 20 enrollments and l64 licences
cleared foreign LIS vessels, and collected and
accounted for So, 202.22
YORK.
The dedicatory services of the tabernacle
on Ocean Park, owned by the New England
Free Baptist Assembly, began Wednesday
morning at $50 A. NJ.
The total amount of capital represented in
the Pepperell, Laconia and Water Power
Companies is 50 100000.