Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-07-29
State News.
ANDROSCOGGN.

the rain.
The fall shoe trade now appears to have
good impetus. Auburn sent out nearly l..
500 cases of boots and shoes this week. anC
gained 200 cases over last week.
A Journal reporter is informed BY Entwis
tie, the Lewiston confectioner, that IS ton.
Of confectionery, of various kinds, are eater
annually in Lewiston and Auburn. This j:
nearly six pounds year for every man, wo
man and child in the two cities.
| AgoosrooK.
Mr.. Wimot L. Warren, leading editorial
writer on the staff of the Republican, Spring
field, Mass, has honored Aroos.ook county
with visit recently.
| The Star says: 1--WE learn on good au.
thority that the hay crop in the ST. John rive,
towns will be far below the average, and that
many cattle will be sold this fall in conse
quence."
CUMBERLAND.
Mackerel are being caught in great abund-
ance in the bays about Harpswell
| Mr.. Noah \. Dodge, Of the firm of Nelson
s. Dodge, shipping agents at No. 40 Com
mercial street, Boston, returned home from
Portland Monday evening in the steamer
John Brooks, and went to his store to sleep
On going back to the steamer in the morning
he found that his state room had been en-
tered during his absence and valuable watch
and so in money stolen. The money was
taken out of n pocket book, which was placed
under the pillow where he had left it,
FRANKLIN
The Phonograph saws that Mr.. Page. OF
the Elmwood hotel, recently killed a duck in
the crop of which were found severed grains
of gold.
The Phonograph reports that Orrin Voter
of Madrid, had half of his apple crop de-
| stroyed by the recent hail storm.
HANCOCK.
The new cottage of Mrs. II. B. Scott a,
Bar Harbor, will have a frontage of | l6 feet,
will be two stories high, and cost Sl3, 900
| The Mount Desert Herald warns people
not to address their letters ''Bar Harbor,
Mount Desert, Maine but simply Bar Har-
Dor, Maine. The words Mount Desert are
superfiuous and misleading.
! Castine is the birthplace of the celebrated
journalist and editor. Noah Brooks, of the
New York Times, and his book, ''The Fair
port Nine treats of the manners and Gus
toms, and the eccentric and humorous phases
of real life among the people of that quaint
! old town.-N0unt Desert Herald.
KNOX.
| Rockland inraiids obtained from the liquor
agency in that city during June, 80 gallons of
gin. whiskey, rum etc, 3 qts. port wine, and
| about deZen bottles of malt liquor.
There is a movement in Thomaston to-
wards organizing stock company of So
GOO capital for the purpose of manufacturing
| carriages.
miscreant in Union has imposed upon
some newspapers by sending false notices of
marriages to them for publication. Two such
notices, very unpleasant to the parties, nave
| recently been published concerning persons
in that town.
OXFORD.
Tine Odd Fellows of South Paris, West
Paris, Norway and Mechanic Falls will make
an excursion to Old Orchard, August ).
Mr.. George Marsh is canning large lot
of Holsters and mackerel at his factory in
Ilarpswell.
PENOBsCOT.
The Commercial says that Mr. Charles l..
Todd, furniture dealer of Newport, started
lately for Boston to buy goods and pay for
some previously bought. He left Newport on
the night train. and while asleep on the cars
was relieved of money to the tune of eight or
nine hundred dollars.
PIsCATAQUIs.
The Observer says the receipts of the Mt.
Kineo House, Moosehead Lake, during the
months of pleasure travel alone in 1880, ex-
| ceeded S2l 900, and holds the opinion that
$50. 900 is IA low estimate of the amount an
nually left by city folks among the hotel
keepers, stage drivers, guides, dealers in
camp supplies. etc, around Moosehead Lake.
The Milo cheese factory is daily increasing
its business. The cheese are giving excel
lent satisfaction, and about 100 lbs. per day
are now made.
The President of the Bangor and Katahdin
iron works railroad has advertised for pro-
posals for ties. to be used on the new line to
be constructed from Milo to Katahdin iron
works. The contractors have also adver-
tised for laborers, with the intention of COM
mcncing work in week or two.
SAGApAHoC.
United States ship Saratoga is anchored in
the river at Bath, to receive recruits for the
L. S. Navy. She has now about three hun
dred men and boys on board and several
young men from Gardiner have Joined her.
The Eastern Steamboat Company of Bath,
has clothed its officers in new uniform. This
company will in future run Saturday nigh,
boat to the Islands, leaving Bath at 10.
The Bath Times says: A large fleet OF
mackerel vessels came into Boothbay harbOy
| Monday and Tuesday. There are over 20t
sail at night and with their many lights they
make a beautiful display.
| SOMERSET.
The Canadian French who came into the
State to obtain employment during the hay
ing season. are already strolling back to the
| Queens Dominion, after a brief sojourn here
| For some reason an unusually small number
of these men have come down the KennebeC
this season, in comparison to former years.
There are about sixty men and twelve
horses driving the rear on the kennebec river.
! 1t is about three miles above Arson village
| The water in the river remains at a very
good driving pitch considering the extreme
drv weather we have had this season.
The fall term of Arson academy com
mences, Monday, August ODD, and continue:
eleven weeks. under G. A. Stuart, A. NJ
Principal. with ample assistance.
Arson Bracket of Pittsfield. has recently
been offered $1,000, cash down, for his horse
| Ned B."
The rear of the Kennebec drive of logs is {
mile or two below Scion village.
WALDO.
'.rhe Church of God" holds its annua
commencing at West Searsport. to begir