Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-07-14
State News.


Frank Doyle of Auburn, a young man of
ABOUT eighteen years, fell down an elevator
well in Roak Block, from the leather-board
factory of Pulsifer and Fuller where he was
employed. Monday afternoon. He struck the
basement floor and seemed to be seriously in
JIred A physician examined him but found
no bones broken
Inc journal says: REV I. ID. Clements
OF Lewiston. while engaged in moving about
noon, Tuesday, fell dead from heart disease
as Is conjectured. Mr.. Clements was a wor-
thy minister of the Free Baptist denomina-
ton. who has resided in Lewiston for few
years past. Before moving to Lewiston he
was pastor of a church in Boston. Mr.
| Clements has endowed a scholarship in
Bates College, known as the Clements schol-
arship.
ARoosTook.
! The Times says Senator FRYE visited this
county last week. and spoke at Fort Fairfield
July 4th The delightful drive from the Fort
tn Caribou and Pressure Isle. thence TO Houl.
ton gave him an inside view of Aroostook
truly surprising. The grandeur and magni-
heence of our primeval forests, the fertility
| OF the soil, the absence of rocks 10 poster the
| farmer, and the evidences of prosperity, thrift
and contentment manifest on every hand, are
not to be found elsewhere in New England.
and were keenly enjoyed by our friend from
the Androscoggin. His success with the
| fly at Bridgewater establishes his faith in
Aroostook as an important objective point for
anglers.
CUMBERLAND.
Monday evening a little son of Mr.. Deutch.
residing the Longfellow place, Deer
ing, climbed a tree. limb broke and he
fell to the ground, causing a bad fracture of
the arm near the shoulder.
The Press says: yesterday morning
little son aged five years, of Mr.. Thomas
Roberts-and grandson of Col T. A Rob-
erts-climbed up into window of the
second story of the house on Bracket street.
and fell to the step below, headlong. striking
on the step with such force as TO break it,
He probably fractured his skull as he died at
noon.
HANCOCK.
The Union SAYS: Nowhere east of the
Rocky Mountains can be seen shafts so deep,
levels so long, machinery so ponderous, con-
structed so to crush the crude quartz and
pass it through the various stages of milling
and separating until the result is pure silver,
as can be seen at Sullivan only about fifteen
minutes walk from the Waukeag House.
The northeriv shaft is lSG feet deep and the
southerly go feet deep, with connecting
drafts or levels below. The first level is co
feet below the surface second 1870 feet:
third POO feet and work is progressing on the
fourth at the bottom of the shaft or incline
more than 260 feet below the surface of the
ground.
Mr.. B. b. Payson of Warren has piece
of land on his farm that was formerly an In
dian village or burying ground. He lately
plowed up small stone pick AK and nose
or ear ornament. The ak is of skillful work
manship and was probably some chiefs or
nament The soil where these are found is
of a red cast, and it was probably burying
place, and it must have been years ago, as
his grandfather cut a heavy growth of oak
from this ground and burned it over. He
plows up relics every year.
OXFORD.
1t is said r. A. Loring of Oxford, harness
maker, has invented one of the most useful
and necessary Improvements in the manu-
facture of harnesses, known to the trade
| consisting of apparatus for stitching loops of
any length. without stitching from the out
side. This operation has formerly been very
difficult to perform. BY the use of Mr.. Lor-
ing's patent loop can be made in much less
time than by the old way, and in a much bet
ter manner.
PENOBSCOT.
The Wing says: When the steamer
Katahdin was Just below Winterport. Tues
dav, John Hosmer. the second mate, and the
deck boy were stretching an awning over the
pilot house, when a LANYARD gave away, and
they fell back into the water. Both went
under the wheel of the steamer. but by
miracle came up on the other side uninjured.
WALDO.
The Lewiston journal SAYS: The season
has fairly opened at Northport since the heat
ed wave. Half of the two hundred cottages
are filled and the rest will be opened by the
Goth. Boston, Bangor and local steamers
touch at the wharf daily. The Sea Breeze,
Volume 3 for the season, will commence the
last of July, G. f. Bracket, editor and pub
Usher.
WASHINGTON.
The Machias Union saws: At Milbridge
for ten to twelve days past the Sardine Fac
tory has taken in about 80 hogsheads day
of herring. The fish have been large, better
adapted to picking and smoking.
At Jonesport the factories are driving
work night and day. Fish have struck in all
along shore
The following camp-meetings have been
arranged to take place at Old Orchard Beach
Faith convention, conducted by Charles
Cults of Boston from July 2Sth to August
9TH. Portland District campmeetng, con-
Quoted by Rev. c. J. Clark. presiding elder.
from August sth to 18th National Christian
temperance meeting, conducted by Hon. Sid
/ ney Perham, president. from August 18th to
18th. Believers meeting for Bible study.
conducted by DIR. Brooks and others, from
August 10Th to Doth.
A petition was introduced into the city
council of Saco Monday evening for new
road to Old Orchard.