Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-06-08
State News.
ANDRoscoGGM.

ASDRoscoGGIx.
The farm buildings in Turner known as
the Warren Richmond place, owned and oc-
cupied BY Capt Livermore, formerly of Lew
iston. were destroyed by FIRE Saturday The
stable is partial loss.
The Journal says the Greenback State
committee have called a greenback mass
meeting at City Hall, Lewiston. on the
evening of June %, to ratify the greenback
nomination for Congress to be made on that
day. Speakers from abroad are expected.
ARoosrooK.
The Star SAYS that some parties in Bar
naby river last week set deAtlfall for bears
A lad of fifteen, son OF Mr.. Timothy Muir
ply, went out to the deadfaH and found a
bear in it, scowling, but helpless. The littl
fellow set upon the bear with an axe and
despatched it: but before he had his work
quite finished. the mate of the rentrapped
Bruin came up, which on seeing the boy and
the axe etc. turned about and disappeared
/ in the woods.
A COW belonging to Mrs. Doran, Rack
Brook, was killed by a bear on Sunday The
bear pounced upon its prey quite close to her
house.
CUMBERLAND.
| The Shipowners' and Shipmasters' Asso-
citation, for which charter was obtained
from the Legislature last winter, held an ad-
lourned meeting at the Board of Trade
rooms in Portlad Yesterday, at 80 p. NJ.
! The Argus says The wooden farm house.
in Cape Elizabeth, owned and occupied by
Mr.. Sebec. burned Sunday afternoon.
The family was away when the fire broke
out. The neighbors were able to save the
barn by tearing down an intervening shed.
There was an INSURANCE. of 81 400 on all
the buildings. Most of the furniture in the
house was saved. FfLkE
FRANKLIN.
| The farm buildings of VIM Wyman, of
Phillips were burned Saturday noon, with
their comforts. Loss about 50 900; no in
surance. ff 800 iftlf
Christopher Dyer of New Searon. is the
only member of the Maine Constitutional
Convention of 1919 now living.
HANCOCK
| The Argus says: The Copperopolis mine,
| four miles from West Sullivan, shows the
heaviest outcropping of any mine vet discov-
cred in Maine. Colonel Shoenbar. superin-
tendent of the Milton, has charge also of this
property. and is arranging to commence
work on a scale corresponding with the mag
nitude of the lode. A boarding house. to ac-
commodate 100 miners, is being erected.
From so to 100 miners will commence work
Immediately. The lode will first be prospec-
ted by open cuts through its entire length of
5000 feet; after which shafts will be sunk up
on the points selected, for permanent work.
Thousands of tons of rich smelling ore might
be quarried out at once, and tens of thous-
ands of tons of good concentrating ore could
| be produced at a mere nominal expense.
The copper is of a superior quality.
KENNEBEc.
! The Argus saws: There has been a good
deal of interest in regard to the disappearance
of Allie, only child of Daniel X. Richardson,
Of Clinton. aged years. Thursday last after
school he asked permission of his mother to
go to the saw mill, where his father was at
work. As the latter did not see him after his
return home search was at once commenced
| for him by dragging the river with hooks. &C.,
and continued until Sabbath noon. when his
body was found by Henry VIM in brook
but short distance from his home. The inn
preston was that he must be in the river
SebasticOok and there was where they did
the searching for the body. But for the find
ing of his hat there ia no telling how much
longer the search would have continued
PENoBscoT.
| The Lewistan journal says: We are in
| formed by L. +. Hegarty, one of the owners
of Jones Hill silver mine, at Corinna, that
the first shipment of ore from this mine was
made last Friday. 1t was shipped at Corinna
station, and goes to the New England Smelt-
| ing Works at East Boston.
| The Wing says: Since the burning of Mr..
| Parsons mill many groundless rumors
have been afioat concerning that gentlem-
mans intentions. much to his annoyance,
that we have carefully refrained from max
| ing any alusion to what he really proposes
to do. Last evening. however, we were in
hat had oh
lease of the Prentiss mill, and would soon
commence operations.
SOMERSET.
The Press SAYS There is an immense jam
of logs at Carratunk Falls. The jam is a
mile long, and the logs piled as high as
the chimneys on three-story house. Sat
urday, drivers leg was broken. while he
was at work. Thousands of people have
been to see the jam.
The Sanford News SAYS that the EXTENSION
of the Mousam Mills at Sanford is complete,
and part of the machinery is in operation.
The storehouse, which is to be one hundred
feet long, twenty-five feet wide and one story
high will soon be erected.
| fellow giving his name as James Libbey,
claiming to be member of a Baptist theO-
logical school, is travelling through York
county, begging money to assist him in his
studies. The Morning Star pronounces him
fraud.