Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-18

| of Lewiston, . travelling salesman for Messrs.
Wagg, Eustis & Co., started from Phillips TO
go to Rangeley. and met big bear in the
road. By chance N. Pitcher had a gun with
him, and he brought down the game at the
! first shot. The bears carcas weighed $50
| pounds and was full of stolen Franklin county
mutton.
| The annual meeting of the Little Andros-
coggin water power company. was held at the
Office of the Barker mill. Auburn, at clock.
| Tuesday afternoon The stock was we'll
| represented. The old board of officers was
unanimously reelected as follows: W. W.
| Bolster Auburn, President; 4. NJ. Pulsifer.
Auburn, Clerk and Treasurer: A. NJ. Pulsi
fer, W. W. Bolster. S. d. Bailey. of Bath,
| George W. Kimball, Jr.. of Rockland, r. d.
Dunn of Waterville, Edward Robinson Of
Gardiner and E. ". Gross of Auburn. direct
ors. The corporation has had very sue
cessful business year
ARoosroOK.
The Pioneer says: The recent rains rose
the water to a good driving pitch in Aroos-
took river and sent large lot of lumber
down. We hear that Coleman's drive that
hung up at Masardis last spring is now stuck
in Aroostook Falls, where it will be likely TO
remain till fall rains.
The Pioneer says: An apple tree of the
Duchess of Oldenburg variety, belonging to-
w. S. Perks, occupying piece of ground
needed for another purpose, was transplanted
this spring, bore fruit, and a few days ago
again began to blossom.
CUMBERLAND.
Never was there more summer visitors in
Harpswell than this year. Hotels and board
ing houses are crowded to overlooking. The
Auburn Harpswell Colony averages larger
attendance than ever before. Cottage rents
are scarce and many are obliged to resort 10
tents. Large parties daily visit the Bailey's
Island Mineral Spring which is fast becom-
ing popular place of resort.
Yesterday noon Officer Levi S. Pennell at
tempted to jump on to a Congress. street car
at Dow street His foot slipped and was
carried in front of the wheel, so that as he
fell the wheel passed over his ankle. break
ing the large bone. His other leg was some
what bruisel.-Press.
The Lewiston journal saws Wool in King
field has nearly all been bought at 81 cents
per pound.
The barn of Mr. James Howard of Weld
was burned with six tons of hay, Saturday,
August 18th. A tramp was supposed to be
the cause.
HANCOCK.
The Tourist says that Mr.. T. b. Musgrave.
of New York. is building wall on the sea
front of his extensive grounds at Bar Harbor
on which he is constructing broad gravel
| walk for the use of the tourists who come to
Bar Harbor Mr.. J. Montgomery Sears, of
Boston, mas also built a wall similar in
character. General Hancock is expected at
Bar Harbor in a week or two.
KNOX.
O'Brien of Thomaston is building fine large
ship at his yard; she is to be 22OO tons meas
urement. Mr.. OBrien has, up to this time.
launched over one hundred vessels from his
| stocks.
The heaviest tax paid in Rockland is by the
Cobb Lime Co.-S549l .25; Francis Cobb pays
the heaviest individual tax, Sl29S.0S J. r.
Berry, $ll3S.lS; Davis Tillson, $1,000. 80;
A. X. Spear, S949.74; N. A. Farwell, $685.
81.
,PENoBscOT.
The Wing says; The bricklayers are hard
at work on the new opera house. Timid
people who propose to patronize the institu
ton next winter should visit it occasionally
| while in the process of reconstruction. 1t would
certainly have most reassuring effect. In
addition to the tremendous foundation walls
which resemble fertilization in their massive
ness. a large number of brick pillars, sunk
deep in the ground have been built to support
the edifice.
SAGADAHOC.
The selectmen of West Bath have laid out
a road at Mrs. Lewis which it is hoped may
prove satisfactory to all interested parties
and leave no occasion for further quarrels.
The cost of making the road will be nothing,
and in all probability Mrs. Lewis will ask for
no remuneration for damages, as she is quite
anxious to have this road The citizens of
the town will vote at the September election
whether or not to accept the way as laid out
by the selectmen.-Bath Times.
WALDO.
The house of Mr. Nathaniel Larabee of
Searsport. caught fire last Friday, by some
| sparks which flew from the chimney, and
catching upon the roof burnt entirely to the
ground. 1t was insured. This is the second
| time that he has met with the same accident.
The Church of God campmeeting commenced
| Sunday and lasted over the next Sabbath.
| There were between 800 and 400 people on
the ground Monday.
| YORK.
| Ralph Littlefield, the nine year old son of
James S. Littleield OF Saco, jumped from
the Boston Maine train Yesterday forenoon,
as it was passing the old camp ground sta
ton at Old Orchard He landed on the plat
| form, but pitched forward striking his head
against a post and was taken up insensible
| The train stopped and he was carried to Saco.
| The physician thought that his skull was
| fractured and his recovery doubtful.
| The Biddeford Times says that a sad ac-
cident happened last week to the little nine
teen months old boy of Mr.. Furbush. who
was visiting his grandmother. Mrs. Albert
Douglass at Ogunquit. He was playing at
the door in full sight of his father, while near
BY horse of Mrs. Douglass was feeding,
when all at once the horse rushed tow ards the
child and before the father could rescue him
the horse turned and kicked the child upon
the side of thr head, throwing him some ten
| feet or more. The child is still living, but
there seems to be no possibility of its recov-