Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-10-20

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i Stsfs News.
/ The Sunday Sun, the new weekly paper I,
be published in Lewiston BY Mr.. A. l.. Bow
les, will appear in two weeks and will be o
the same size and type a the Boston Daily
Herald.
Messrs. Burnham { Morrill,. preprietors o.
the corn factory at Ninot Corner. have put
mp this season five hundred and thirty thous
and cans of sweet corn. Three hundred tons
Of this produces have been shipped West via
Grand Trunk raiiway. rf
| ARoosrooK.
Mr.. A. P. Bennett, of Linneus. has a farm
consisting Of six hundred acres. His STOCK
consists of sixty head of cattle. thirty of whict
are cows; fifteen hogs and fifty pigs. and he
has also sold eighty pigs the present season
He cuts one hundred tons of hay. He has a
l6rst-class barn ll0x43 With cellar under the
whole made of split granite. The cellar and
next story above, which are all used for cattle
and feeding floor, are thoroughly ventilated
Each tieup is sixteen feet in width, and the
convenience for water is box in each
animals crib where water is forced by horse
power. The soil of the farm is clayey loan
somewhat rocky. the rocks of granite for
nation. The cellar to the barn has cemented
bottom and walls. Mr.. Bennett makes a
large amount Of dressing from his swine and
cattle. lie is also engaged largely in dairy
| ing, making about six hundred pounds OF but
| ter per month, the most of which goes TO
| Massachusetts,. His butter is now netting
him thirty cent? per ID. He has build
ing exclusively for dairying, doing the churn-
ing by horsepower. and using the same power
10 force water to all his buildings. Mr..
Bennett has all the modern improvements to
be found in any part of the country.
CUMBERLAND.
| The Angus saws: 1.-The police were mott
fled Tuesday morning of the sudden disap.
pearance of Mrs. Daley, wife of Peter De.
lay, the saloon keeper. Mrs. Delay lief,
home Monday morning, and has not since
been seen nor heard from. She has been
sick for some time, and has been out of her
mind occasionally, but her leaving home was
entirely unexpected, Mrs. Daley is about
SO years Of age. light compiexioned and
light hair"
The Press says: Tuesday morning fire
was discovered issuing from the carriage
house in the rear of Mr.. A. w. Jordan S
resident at Woodford's The fiue caught
from a lighted pipe hanging in the pocket OF
a coat, belonging to the stableman, in the
second story. Niagra Fire Company was
quickly on hand, got on a steam and extin-
guished the flames at a loss of not over 500.
Insured with Palmer, Dow & Andersons.
AZ HANCOCK.
The followins changes have been make in
| lighthouse keepers: Amos B. Newman has
resigned as principal keeper at Mt. Desert
Rock Light station, and James A. Morris has
been transferred from Deer Island Thorough
fareLight station to fill the vacancy. Capt.
Charles A. Gott first assistant keeper at Sad
dleback Ledge, has been appointed to fill-the
vacancy at Deer Island Throughfare. Nath-
aniel BOwden. second assistant keeper Of
Saddleback Ledge, has been appointed to the
place vacated by Capt Colt.
KNOX.
The Lewiston Journal says: Thomas Gun
ningham fell from the frame of Grin Over
locks barn at South Liberty on Wednesday
last, breaking several ribs and injuring him
internally.
LINCOLN.
Next Tuesday, the 25th inst, the Supreme
Judicial Court for Lincoln county will COM
mence its October session. Interest will be
felt in the case of Benz. Crossman, who. it
will be remembered beat his wife almost to
der the influence of rum. But when the case
is called it is believed there will be no one
to appear against him, and mol pros will be
entered-Bath Times.
OXFORD.
The Democrat says that Mr.. Willard An
drews an elderly citizen of Hebron, is quite
low, suffering from an attack of typhoid
fever.
PENOBscOr.
Rafting on the Penobscot river was fin
ished on the Sth inst +. The season has been
longer than usual and more logs have come
through the booms than for several years. 1t
is said that more logs came through the Pea
Cove boom than ever before.
The Wing saws: Two or three gentlemen
belonging in this city, together with a party
from Boston, headed by guide who lives in
Veazie, day or two since went out to Lead
mountain. near Union river, to hunt for deer.
The party had with them pack of valuable
dogs A State law forbids the hunting of
deer with dogs, and its violation so incensed
the natives in the vicinity of the mountain
that they all turned out and shot every one
in the pack We are informed that one of
the dogs, owned by Boston gentleman. was
valued at $50 1t may well be imagined
that the Nimrods returned in a very excited
stare of mind hut there is no redress for
| them.
SAGADAHOC.
The Times Saws: The funeral services of
the late Capt. S. A. Houghton took place
Monday afternoon at his late residence.
Delegation from the Bath Board of Trade and
the Maritime Exchange, of which the deceas-
ed was member, and large circle Of rela-
! tives. friends and acquaintance were in at
tendance.
SOMERSET.
| The muster Of NJ. r. NJ. soldiers to have
been held in Pittsfield Oct. II and IL, prov
ed to be a grand fzzle. Tuesday, the first
day of the muster. part of three companies
only arrived-the Hartland, Wellington and
PALMYRA companies. Those were the only
companies un the grounds during the muster.
Wednesday the Canaan band and small can
non arrived. While running charge into
the cannon. a man by the name of futile cut
his finger quite badly. The citizens who
built dance hail on the grounds lost about
| fftv dollars by the transaction.
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| For the delicate and complicated difficulties
peculiar to the female constitution, lydia +.