Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-05

State News.
AHDRosCoGGIx.
The Lewiston Reform Club has taken l55
new members in the last Eve months.
The second meeting Of the Lewiston Lad
les Land League was holden on Wednesday
evening Routine business was executed BY
the parliamentary ladies. and seventy three
names were added to the roll, making . total
membership of over 200
stir has been caused in Auburn by q COM
plant to the Mayor made BY Mr.. VIM. Al
ans of Danville Junction, that his daughter
is critically ill Of pneumonia. and he claims
that her illness was caused BY a cold taken
last Friday by her being obliged. BY the rules
OF the school, to stay out of the house during
the fifteen-minutes recess. Miss Adams
friends thought. few days ago, that she
could not recover, but she has since improv-
ed and they are hopeful. 1t seems. however,
that although the rule was made in the inter
est of the scholars health, no one would
have been Obliged to stay outside had he or
she been unfit TO 90 out and had SO stated to
the principal
The Journal reports that the old s'epizootic'
has made its appearance again among the
horses in Lewiston. Mr.. L. Jackson has
several sick horses.
That Messrs. Willis, Parsons & Co., at
their mill in Auburn, have carded 5000
pounds of wool rolls. the past season, shows
that the old-fashioned spinning wheel still
finds occasional use for itself, hereabOuts
This firm has the only old-style carding ma
chine within wide circuit of this place. and
they card wool even for the knitting needles
of Great Chebeague Island and the Kennebec
There are carding mills at Norway, Bruins
w.<.I - ILL c-ll
ner.
ARoosrOoK
The crops have not been very good in Oak
field. Wheat and potatoes have been below
the average in yield, while oats are little
beyond. The fruit crop for an ''off year"
was excellent.
Aroostook extends westerly l02 miles; and
from Mattaw amkeag. north, 1872 miles. 1t
embraces lS2 townships, 64S0 square miles
and 4,247 900 acres. Its area is more then
one-fifth of that of the whole State.
KNOX.
Langdon W. Moore. who served term of
several years in the Maine State Prison for
breaking into the LIMERICK Bank at Rock
land. and who is now serving at Concord .
term in prison of which there are still four
years to run, was the other day sentenced to
another term Of seven years in prison for
breaking into the Warren Institution for Saw
ngs, with intent to rob. Moore is a man of
unusual ability, and had he pursued an honest
course in life could scarcely have failed of
becoming wealthy and honored, but, choos-
ing the life of a bank burglar. he has spent
and will spend the most and best Of his days
in prison.
OXFORD.
VIM. f. Skillings & Co. are moving their
spool and hobbin machinery from Burlington,
VT. to Bethel. They will have twelve spool
finishing machines running by the first of
April, requiring 800 900 feet of white birch
annually, to supply them. They also
advertise for 500 900 feet of yellow birch,
white. and rock maple, in sled lengths; the
white birch in four feet lengths. They will
carry on their business in the Bethel Steam
Mill owned by Mr.. Skillings.
PENOBscoT.
Bangor still lacks those two important
Accomplishments of civilization,-the electric
light and a roller skating rink.
The Commercial says The recent warm
weather and rain have served tG keep the
Penobscot open to navigation, and the thin
ice has about all disappeared. Thursday.
four vessels were towed up, and few more
days rain. it is likely that considerable zero
weather will be required to close the Penob-
scot for the season. In any event, the open
season of 1881 has been an unusually long
one-25S days, Friday night.
little four-year old daughter of Charles
Cleaves, of Prentiss. died last Monday from
the effects Of terrible scalding received the
Saturday previous. The mother had been
washing, and having occasion to go out of the
room, left pail of boiling hot water stand
ing on the floor. The little girl. who was
thus left alone. while at play. fell backwards
| into the water and was so severely scalded
that she died on the Monday following, As
above stated. The suherings of the little one
are described as being simply awful.
| The old building in Upper Saltwater or
| ieinally used as a station on the Bangor and
| Oldtown Railroad now defunct. and lately
a, a Post Office was partially destroyed by
fire about halfpast niue Wednesday morn
ing.
PIscATAoUIs.
VIM. Brown of Sangerville, sowed last
spring eight bushels of wheat on four acres
| OF land, and after threshing his crop, has one
| hundred and eight bushels. an average OF
tw enty seven bushels to the acre. 1t ia OF
the Lost Nation" variety, and is clear wheat
NOT dirt or weeds. To the four acres he
SOW ed ten bushels of salt.
| SAGADAHoC.
The old Universalist meeting house In
Bowdoinham. which had been abandoned for
MANY wears A. unfit for use, has been reno.
waited and converted into town hail. 1t was
dedicated on Thanksgiving Day. the audience
being called together by the old bell that had
been silent for twenty years. The new hall
seats about 500.
| SOMERSET.
The attendance at Maine Central Institute,
Pittsfield, this winter. will number about sew
enty-fve.
| The Reporter says that great preparations
are being made for numbering at Moose Xiv
er this winter; every man that has got horse
or an OK is getting his seds fixed up and his
chains ready.
There are some twenty companies engaged
in numbering on Dead River End its tribu
taries. and the estimated amount Of lumber
to be cut foots up 81 100000.
WALDO.
| A Belfast Justice of the Peace in marryiul
a couple a few days ago, closed - follows
II now pronounce you man and wife unit
death doth you part. or until you are separat
ed bv legal process of law"
| YORK.