Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-02

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The Journal says that splendid silk ban
ner has been purchased at = cost exceeding
800, and will be presented With q speech by
Mayor Ludden, in behalf of the citizens Of
Lewiston. TO the Lewiston Artillery on
Thanksgiving eve.
CUMBERLAND
The Argus saws: family residing on
Weymouth street we're nearly a.phy xiated
Sunday night BY gas from their stove The
neighbors discovered their condition just in
time to save their lives. The names were
not learned
The Portland Argus saws a good many I'M
provements have been made the past season
on the Portland Ogdensburg road but none
of them is more noticeable or advantageous
than the filing in of the trestle work across
the fats and basin with gravel and other fit
ting material, and the lowering of the track,
so that nov the trains cross over perfectly
solid roadbed. The new road-bed Is on
level with the old tow-path, and is fine
specimen of excellent work. Extensive i'm
provements in the roadbed beyond the basin
reaching to Saccarappa have also been made.
As we'll as in numerous other places. making
the road much smoother to ride over than
heretofore.
LINCOLN.
In the Supreme Court at Wiscasset last
week the case of Crossman. who nearly beat
his wife TO death while they were rowing
home from Wiscasset, was disposed of for
the present by fine Of fifty dollars and dis
charging him on his own recognisance TO
keep the peace.
PENoBsCor.
The Bangor Commercial Says: The Ban
gor Savings Bank, under its able manage
ment, has lived through the long years of
business depression. and is now enjoying an
era of prosperity. The Bank has had At
times rising two million dollars invested. Be-
sides taking large amounts of currency as
deposits when gold was at high premium
and being able to pay dollar for dollar to-day.
PIscArAorIs.
At Merrill's slate quarries in Williams
burg. Piscataquis County, about one hun
dred and twenty-five men are being employ
ed. From one of the quarries about twelve
hundred squares are being taken out month
ly and from the other Zone which has only
recently been opened) slate will shortly be
taken out at the rate of one thousand squares
monthly. The slate business is now show
ing remarkable improvement and shipments
are active. Mr.. Merrill has already this
season shipped from Bangor twelve to fifteen
are weekly sailing from our port with car
goes of slate from these quarries, Bangor
Commercial.
SOMERSET.
J. Henry Henderson of Moose river had
a bad accident by shooting himself in the
arm, on Saturday, Oct. 23d.
WALDO.
As Mrs Norton. who lives in Belfast, was
waiting in the Boston & Providence railroad
station at Boston, Saturday afternoon, an
unknown lady asked her to hold her baby
while she went to see about her baggage.
The women has not been seen since. The
child is about two weeks old.
WASHINGTON.
The Trustees of the Calais Savings Bank
at their auction sale of real estate, recently.
realized fair prices, although not so large a.
the recent marked advance in property had
prepared depositors to expect.
YORK.
The Portland Press saws Arthur Pierce, | :
years of age. accidentally shot Isaac Packard. !
a young lad of the same age, killing him al
most instantly, at Conway Junction Monday.
The Biddeford Times says The people will
be somewhat relieved to learn that there are
only two cases of smallpox in this city at
present, all the other persons having the dis
ease having recovered.
Joseph Peters. his wife. "a fortune teller
her dauz hter and two Indian girls have been
recent robberies there. Peters confessed and
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