Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-01-22
state News.
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The Lewiston Journal SAYS 'on the morn
ing of the 18th inst. about A. NJ, the IN
mates of A farmhouse in Minot discovered the
reflection of the city Of Lewiston windy por-
traved upon the sky. The City building,
churches one mi.i.-thOught 10 be the An
iroscog rin-trees. Lisbon street. tram OF
cars az the Maine Central depot, and numer-.
Gus buildings were distinctly seen and recog-
nizeI This marvellous spectacle was visible
about one-half hour from the time 1t was hrst
discovered until it, disappearance. No one
building visible for any length OF ume'
but the objects were continually changing
and re-changing. 1T one time fading from
sight. and then, again, plainly visible. As
the sun rose it gradually faded away, the
northern part of the city first disappearing
from view The farm house from which TINS
curious sight wa, witnessed is situated upon
the highest point of land living between Port
land and Streaked Mountain.
The Arkansas Land Company excursion
lists will take Pullman car from Lewiston,
starting next week OF week after. Quite a
party of leading business men interested In
the enterprise, will join the excursion.
The Lewiston Journal says: One OF eur
leading business men met the late lion. >.
b. Brown in Portland, a few days before ms
death. and asked him to subscribe some stock
$50. 600. and then remarked: Don't yon
think | could make the old sugar house lot
hold up cotton factory? If was 20 years
Younger. would have a cotton mill running
there within two wears" This said our
informant shows what an almost infinite
fund of energy Mr.. Brown possessed \
few such men will build up any town.
ARoosrook.
m. WIKI Tho Nay E-unsuif.E Rail-
road Company will widen the gauge of their
road from Woodstock to Caribou, and put on
steel rails They have now a force of one
hundred men engaged in graded the road bed,
and the piers for the new railroad bridge
across the st. John at Woodstock are being
buit. The bridge will cost about So, 900.
The New Brunswick ( Canada Railway Com
panv will soon have their entire line laid with
steel rails. Fifteen hundred tons were laid
in 1879. two thousand tons in 1880, and about
the same quantity will be put down during
the coming season, nearly equiping the whole
line with new steel rails.
FRANKLIN.
The Chronicle saws that Minnie Scott,
about eight years old, living with Walter
tireenleaf at Industry, was at play out door
and ran into Il shed, and before she could run
out the shed fell on her. NJ. NJ. Luce was
hauling wood, was just past the house when
the shed fell he could not see her but could
hear her cry; he had nothing but bis hands
and feet to clear away the snow and tear of
the boards, and when he took her out one leg
was broken between the knee and ankle. The
falling of the shed was caused by the weight
of snow upon it.
KENNEBEC.
The Waterville Sentinel SAYS that recently
Waterville doctor received call from a
man. who rode all the way from Dead river,
some eighty miles. to have a feon lanced.
The man was at work in the woods. and stood
the pain as long as he could, and then started
for Watervilc.
Rev. DR.. Tetft. under the auspices of the
Calliopian Society. has been visiting at Kent
! Hill. the scenes of his former labors. and
deIghting his old friends, and his new ones
also, with his beautiful and vivid descriptions
OF the ''liaunts and Homes of Robert
Burns" Fortv-six wears ago DIR. Tetft was
there, an associate with DR.. VIM G.. Larrab, G
in the fecultv of the old seminary Several
Of his former students were present to greet
the genial Doctor.
PExonsCor.
The Bowdon Alnmni Association of Ban
gor and vicinity will hold their annual meet
ing at the Bangor House, February llth
There will be more shipbuilding in Bangor
this year than for long time.
SOMERSET.
The Somerset Reporter says that new
paper will soon be started at Pittsfeld, and
significantly remarks that somebody evil
IDENTITY has some money to throw away"
WALDO.
Ga Monday !. V. Miller. of Belfast sent
to Boston thirteen large sacks of skins, for
which $500 have been paid to hunters
Among the lot were 1900 skunk skins, $50
fox. 1900 muskrat, 800 mink and few bear
skins. With the exception of the bear the
majority of these animals were killed in
Waldo county.
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