Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-03
State News.
ANDROSCOGGIN.

ANDRosCoGGIN.
| Miss Abbie Bunker of North Arson ha
been elected third assistant teacher of tn
Auburn High School. The second assistant
place is yet vacant.
The Journal says: Deputy L. S. Marsha
Smith of Portland, came to Lewiston, Mon
day morning, with warrants for two Lewiston
women who have been violating the revenu,
laws. One of them was Kate Hodges. VIII
escaped from the upper Maine Central depo
about a week ago.
CUMBERLAND.
The annual meeting of the New Church
Association of Maine will be held in Port
land, Sept Sd and 4th. at the New Jerusalem
church.
The Bridgton and Saco River Railroad
Company was organized Saturday at Bridy
ton. The following officers were chosen
President, W. F. Perry: Secretary. JOSEPH
A. Bennett; Treasurer, P. p Durham
Directors. VIM. F. Perry, Darwin ingalls,
o. B. Gibbs, VIM. A. Stevens, John II. Kim
ball, John W. Fowler. 4. H. Burnham. Tn,
road will extend from Bfidgton to Hiram,
distance of sixteen miles, and will there con
EJECT with the Portland and Ogdensburg. L
will be graded this fall. The cost Of the roaC
is estimated at $4,000.
HANCOCK.
The Wing says: At granite quarry il
West Sullivan. last Friday. Mr.. Montgomery
Havey was seriously burned in the face, bod,
and arms, by premature blast.
KNOX.
The Rockland Gazette says that Mr.. Thoma.
Hoax, an old gentleman living in the soutl
part of Washington, was very dangerously
hurt lew days ago. bv making mistep or
his ladder, while ascending the scatfold of his
barn, and he now remains in O very critical
condition.
The Frenchman who escaped from the out
posts of the prison lately, after taking a drive
with Mrs. Charles Berry's team, of Rockland
without her consent, was seen here Sunday.
OXFORD.
The Lewiston journal says: The season
of 1881 promises 10 be a memorable one in
the annals of the village of Canton, Maine
as an unusual amount of building is being
doEe. Both hotels have been undergoing re,
pairs, the Central House (now Canton House
being refitted and refurnshed throughout
with fresh coatings of paint, paper and
whitewash and new furniture, also new
landlady. The Prospect House has been re.
built and enlarged and is now a commodious
hotel with about forty well furnished rooms
Mr.. Willis. of Paris is building new
school house here, on the site of the one
burned last winter.-Mr. Jas. w. Bicknell,
an enterprising printer, has removed to the
building, lately purchased by him, opposite
the brick store, and has added a new press
Golding Jobber, and new Baxter engine
just outside OF the village }. Winslow Jones
Il Co. are erecting the buildings for the new
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corh factory which covers several acres VI
n C. VI. n'i,. i;i1 ~. -, e Hl
Steam mill Co.'S mill are running dav and
night with large crews of men emnlovcd
rENobscor'
The Wing says: The original cost of the
Mace property was $4,000. 1t came into
the possession of the Bangor Savings Bank
so'netlhe since anu was sou oy the onncets
made was 80 600 and the sIm was oraduallv
increased to 4 200 at which f;oure II was dis
nosod 81 20 NJ Ch.rlos n Starrs Imn,a
I;otoj, aftor ,b;s colo ,wo i,ts &c Iard es
ne foot oach Ioootod ~, 6. Iar, s,raa, ord .
mort of tho Woce nrorort, woro cold 70 pot.
r;ck O,T aarv for S99p
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Saturday afternoon about q o'clock VIM.
Whalen, sailor of the Z. S. ship Saratoga,
assaulted Charles w. Dunning at his stable
with knife. The cause OF the assault was
some trouble about team which Whalen
and three other sailors had hired. Whalen
IS 20 years old, native OF Washington, and
has been in the navy about Is months. BY
the payment of $50 to the assaulted
party, and lookup fees, Whalen was released
from custody, and placed on board the Sara
toga
York.
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AMI about Franki;n street Riddeford ba.
Iatelv heen viS;ted bv a sort of endemic n,
malaria resembling tvnho;d fever large
number If the residents nrincinalIv French
have been sick many cases having termi.
mated fatally
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