Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-01-13
state News.
ANDROsCOGGrN

Joseph L'Heureaux caught boy stealing
books from his book store in Lewiston Friday
afternoon A stout oaken stick Law behind
the counter. Joe took the stick. and steal
| ing upon the boy from the rear. not only re-
covered his chattels, but sent the young thief
away, n sorer if not a more enlightened boy.
| Mr.. Russell Daggett of Lewiston, is i'm
porting Langsham fowls from England, with
good success.
Two special trains with cargoes of cotton
and coal are coming into the Androscoggin
station ut Lewiston, daily.
| Twenty-Five extra men besides the regular
street crew. were at work on the streets in
| l., wiston, all day Tuesday. with all the city
horses and several extra pairs.
| The disbursements of the City of Auburn
| for the current month. amount to $4,000.
About Sl2, 900 Of the amount is on the city
debt.
1t is said one firm on the upper Androscog-
| gin made 500, 900 by the rise in lumber this
year.
| ARoOsrooK.
A starch mill is to be built in East Wash
burne. about five miles from Presque Isle
village. That will make seven starch mills
within circuit of six miles around and.in
Pressure Isle. These mills have a capacity
| for using not less than G00.0 900 bushels OF
potatoes in a wear. which will make 5000
tons of starch. The potatoes weld the far
mcrs harvest of 100000 at % cents per
bushel, and the starch at $50 per ton is worth
| TO the manufacturer S2i0,0o0
CUMBERLAND.
! The Sunday Times relates the following
accident: A lady living in Deering accident
allv hit her foot against the foot board of a
bedstead in rising from the couch, and as the
board was cracked and splinter protruded
from it she thrust splinter under her great
toe nail. The wound festered. and two OF
three days later she went into commissions.
and at one time was threatened with lock jaw.
She is now improving.
| Levi A. Bean, deserter from the regular
army. has been arrested in Portland, and sent
to Fort Preble.
There were twenty snow-ploughs running
on the Maine Central Monday.
| HANCOCK.
The Ellsworth American SAYS that the
Douglass Copper Mining Co, and also the
! Twin Lead Co., are ut work on foundations
for smelling works, while the Blue Hill mine
are raising their frame for smelling works.
Work on the several mines is pushed along
as usual
| OXFORD.
The Democrat saws that the shoe factory
at South Paris is turning cut large amount
of work. 1t is employing more hands than
it has ever employed before.
| PENoRscor.
| Mr.. George Stetsons new ice housc in
wvman's ward is partly framed: it will have
| n storage capacity of about 4 600 tons. Work
has began at the Katahdiu Ice Co.'S.
houses. the crew being under the direction
| of James F.. Rogers. About $4,000 tons will
be harvested here, this being the full capaci-
ty of the house.
| Norridgewock is to have a course of lee
lures. the first by Rev. Il. L. Howard of
Bangor, on the evening of January 1lth.
Subject '.vickstnrg and Montgomery" Other
lectures will follow. by Rev. +. W. Brakeman
of Auburn on pride and Vanity" Rev: c.
| A. Herrick Of Freeport on Rome and Pom
peii;" DIR. Nathaniel Butler of Hallowell on
| Fighting" Rev. A. l.. Park Of Gardiner on
.'Turkev:" Rev. II. W. Tilden of Augusta
on "A Visit to Chamouney.''
4 brother of DR.. L. Brown of Norridgewock.
who has been mining in Deadwood for year
or two, lost the sight of both eyes by prem
ature discharge of blast which he was
engaged in making. The accident occurred
| November 26th, 1850.
wAsHrxeroS.
James. son of Mr.. James Crane of Machias.
is very low with consumption in Hudson.
Mass.
At q meeting of the Trustees of Washing
ton Academy. held at the Office Of I. Sargent,
Esq., in Machias. on "Wednesday evening.
| Hon. Austin Harris WAS chosen Treasurer.
vice F. Loring Talbot, deceased.
YoRK.
The wife of ex-Sherif Abuah Tarbox. of
| Biddeford, while walking on Main street
Thursday, slipped and fell, breaking her
arm.
| Foundations of three new hotels have been
put in At Old Orchard Beach, and more than
| 6fty cottages are now going mp, or are con-
tracted for. Before the close of another
season fully $50 will have heen erected
Merely nursing . cough OF cold Is not
enough You must take Hale's Honey Of
Horeho1nd and Tar to get rid of il quickly.