Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-10-07
State News.
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The Lewiston Journal says late apples are
beginning to come into the markets. Buyers
are paying 81 per barrel fer Baldwins- Grav
ensteins are very popular for n late fall apple,
and are fully 25 cents per barrel above the
market. Twenty-ounce pippins are another
favorite variety of apples. Holders of pota-
| toes decline TO sell at present market rates
ARoosIooK.
The Pioneer says that G.. W Bull. son of
F. ". Bull of Woodstock. takes the place of
Mr.. Glidden as mail carrier between Wood
stock and Houlton.
Chas Marble, an as ed citizen of Weston.
was engaged. on Saturday. oath ult-. moving
a building with a stump-puller, when the
supports broke. the lever striking him on the
head with such force as TO cause his death.
which occurred on Monday.
CUMBERLAND.
Tuesday afternoon a man named Dougher.
at work in Rice & Calderwood's bake shop.
Portland got his left hand caught in roller,
crushing it in a fearful manner.
Messrs. A. c. Dennison < Co. the we'll
known paper manufacturers. have sold their
interest in the Bowdoin paper mill at Tops
ham, to MessEs. Parsons Co., OF. New
York.
The Argus SAYS: "A Young woman named
Ellen Littlefield. about - years old. came 10
the police station Monday night and applied
for lodging. She left the station early Tues
day, and soon after was found lying in the
street near Greenleaf-s drug store on Braek
EFT street. She was taken into the store and
when it was found impossible TO restore her
to her senses an officer summoned to
take her back TO the station. She was taken
to the poor house. The doctor thought that
tl,n 10 mi sod nv
hysteric fits.
The Argus saws that between 90. 600 and
30 900 shares of Deer Isle stock were sold in
Boston Monday on thirty days at prices rang
ing from Slip to Sl.39.
PENoBsCoT.
The State convention of the Young Mems
Christian Associations Of Maine will be held
in Bangor, Oct. 2lst, 22d and 23d. The
Maine Central Railroad will sell round trip
tickets at one fare to all " no desire to attend.
The tickets will be for sale at all the stations
of the road, and will be good from the 10th
10 the 18th. 1t is expected that there will be
a large attendance. Prominent association
men from other States will be present. and
highly interesting convention is confidently
anticipated. Wing.
Putnam street, East Boston. on the lst in
slant, in the sixtieth year of his age. He
was born in Dexter, Maine, but had resided
in Boston most of the time for nearly forty
years. He leaves wife and four children.
SAGApAHoC.
1t is now understood that the building for
the life saving station at Hunnewell's Point
will not be erected this fall. and that the
L ba, i'll no WI 1ifp
ing service until another year.
SOMERSET.
The County Attorney of Somerset pronounc-
es the statement that the Harmony shooting
affair has been settled, unfounded. In fact,
the grand jury have just indicted the parties
to it for crime.
Norridgewock. at a recent town meeting.
voted to pay 10 cents on dollar on its
bonds.
The town of Embden offers % cents on
dollar in payment of the railroad bonds, but
the holders are not willing to accept it.
WALDO.
Miss Mary. daughter of William Twomb-
ly, of this city, few weeks ago slightly
scratched one of her fore-fngers. Taking
cold in the wound it became so alarming that
last week the finger had to be amputated by
a surgeon.
YORK.
A young son of Ivory Berry of Buxton, fell
from a tree SUNDAY afternoon and broke his
arm. below the elbow.
The Argus apologies for communication
concerning X. l.. X. Grant, City Marshal of
Saco. published last spring Probably this
means that the libel suit against the Ar
gus has been dismissed. Biddeford Times.