Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-09-17
State News.


State News.
AxDRoscoGoIy.
The rush IN the Auburn shoe shops il mod
Grating little. This weeks shipments are
,7O7 cases. falling of of l92 eases from
last week.
ARoosTooK.
The South Aroostook Baptist Quarterly
meeting will hold its next session At Amity.
Commencing Friday evening. Sept 5oth.
The Times says: 1.-The present term of
Houlton Academy has fiattering prospects
hundred scholars are in attendance, compris-
ing principally large scholars. we'll advanced
CUMBERLAND.
The Angus says that Benjamin Watson of
Portland was cleaning of the roof Of the
Pavilion at North Auburn Thursday morning,
when he slipped and feel TO the ground. in
juring him so severly that fatal result is
feared.
| FRANKLIN.
The Wilton correspondent of the Lewis
ton Journal saws: Sweet corn raises are
laughing out of both corners of their mouths
for this warm weather. Corn is late but,
large growth, and if frosts holds of two
| "SShs iObsNi. tHc NlOP "hi DS rVAhAAhoi
one. The corn packing establishments are
pushing business this week. From six TO
ten thousand cans day are put up.
! kESNEBEc.
The Albion Farmers and Mechanics Club
held their annual meeting on Monday
evening of last week and close the
following officers: President, .. o.
Crosby: Secretary, w. K. Skillins; Cor
responding Secretary, o. Meader; Direc-
tors, ID. s. Drake. Geo. Foss and Samuel
| Parkhust Marshal of the dav, W. b. Wing.
Ii was decided to hold their annuel cattle
show and fair at the usual place on Satur-
| day, Oct. Sth, The directors will leave
nothing undone that the best interests of the
exhibitors require. and it is confidently ex-
pected that the exhibition of stock and farm
products will exceed anything heretofore
shown in town.
Last Tuesday morning the men employed
upon the Cobb Lime Cos kins at the North
end, Rockland, struck for an advance of
wages from 81 80 to 50 per day. Forming
| line they marched TO the Point where they
were joined by the Compahy's laborers at
work there Then they started .or the South
end, but were met by Mr.. Wight, who in
| formed them that the demands were acceeded
LINCOLN.
Rev. NJ. J. Kelley, who thrashed F. f.
Harvey for using language alleged to be de-
rogatory to the President, now publishes a
card saving that he is satisfied that Mr.. Har-
! vey did not use such language.
PENoBsCOT.
| The Wing says that MIR. Henry W. Fisk
| disappeared from his home in Enfield, Tues
day morning, between five and six o'clock.
| When last he was seen he was going to his
pasture to milk. His pail was found beside
the fence. 1t is thought by some he has
committed suicide and a crew have been
tearching the streams and woods, but no
| trace can be found.
PIsCATAQUIS.
The Williams Slate company of Brown
vile putting new machinery in their quar-
ry. Their quarry consists of 20 acres of slate
property three miles from Brownvlle. The
following are the directors Russell A. Ballou,
VIM II. Ireland. Daniel Stowell, Elbridge
ii. Billiard and Edwin S. Harvey.
SAGADAHoC.
The Times saws that Andrew McKenney,
eighty one years old and who has been blind
for the past twelve years. has worked con-
stantly in one of the mills at Winnegance,
ting off, saw.
SOMERSET.
At a business meeting of the Somerset
temperance camp-meeting association, held
on the Methodist camp-ground. at Arson,
Sept and 4, the county association elected
the following officers for the ensuing year:
Chandler Baker. Bingham, Pres: N. B.
Buxton, Arson, T. F. Boothby, Embden,
Joseph Atkinson. Arson, Vice Presidents;
A. w. Gahan, Arson, Sec. Alfred Moore,
Madison, Treas. Moses French, Scion, j.
r. Berry , Lexington, L. S. Bennett, Arson;
c. f. Ball, New Portland; James Dealy,
SkOwhegan; J. w. Bixby, Athens, T. F.
Boothby, Embden, Elk. Com.
There was conference of the holders of
town of Embden bonds at the law Office of
Messrs. Frye. Gotten & White, in Lewiston,
Thursday. Messrs. Frye. Cotton & White
were the attorneys for Peter Lane, who
brought a suit to test the legality of the issue
of the bonds that were repudiated by the
town. The court gave decision in favor of
the bond-holders. The conference was ad
journed for two weeks.
WALDO.
The journal says that the largest casting
ever made at the Belfast foundry since the
erection of the press mt building. was turned
out Saturday last. 1t was the driving wheel
to the engine now being set up at the foundry.
The wheel is nine feet in diameter. twenty
inches across the face of the rim and weighs
nearly 1000 pounds. Two kettles of melted
iron, one holding 5000 and the other 1000
pounds were used in the operation.
Waldo County Fair to be held at Belfast,
is to have baby show.
Mr.. Henry Curtis of Searsport. fell down
stairs one day last week, and broke his collar
| bone.
WASHINGTON.
| The Annual Cattle Show and Fair of the
Washington County Agricultural Society will
| be held at Pembroke. Wednesday and Thurs
day Sept. 2sth and Goth.
| The Sentinel says A fire Monday after
noon about two miles out of town, destroyed
the smoke house altogether with three OF
| four thousand boxes of smoked herring be-
| longing to Robert Norwood. Loss about
$1,000; no insurance.