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

ANDRosCoGGlS-
The sixteenth annual meeting of the Ee-
ieetic Medical Association will be held at
No. 81 Park street. Lewiston. on WEDNESDAY.
and Thursday. MAY a5tli and 2sih-
Next Saturday the Bates CoIlegc base ball
nine will receive the Colby nine and play
with them in Lewiston. May iiih the Bats
nine will 60 to Wa,erville and plaT The
Bates nine ~ill then exteId their trip 10
Orono, and play with the State College nine.
on the 18th and 18th of Nav.
| ARoosrook
| There are twenty-five starch factories in
Aroostook county. and severa! more will be
built this year -Aroostock Pioneer
| The spring campaign has opened favorabiy
for the Aroostook farmers. The spring Is
quite forward, and early pntatnes were
planted last week.
CUMBERLAND.
| The Argus SAYS that FRIDAY afternoon Mr.
Frank Bailey of Cumberland Mills. took hi.
two dogs and went out on little hunting
expedition He returned home leaving one
| of the dogs on chase. being part houn
A short time after the dog seen with his
own hide hanging over his hind parts travel
ling in the road in homewar.l direction
about mile from Saccarappa. on the Ssc,
road On examination il was fund that tn,
hide had been cut over the back and down
| the sides Just back of the fore legs and with
! hook had been pulled of TO the tail and lefr
hanging over the hind parts of the animal
| humane person put him out of his misery
shooting him through the head. person
who could SO treat a living creature should
| receive the severest penalty that can b,
inflicted.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders OF
| the Falmouth Mining Company WAS held
Tuesday forenoon at the comparys office
90 Exchange street, Portland The following
| officers for the ensuing year were elected
President-James n. Winslow.
Secretary-George II. Blake.
Treasurer-Oren s. Thomas.
Directors-James n. Winslow, Charles
A. Merrill, Oren s. Thomas, Ira VIM,
George II. Blake.
Subsequently at meeting of the board of
directors Geo II. Blake WAS elected managing
director.
FRASKLIN.
Rev. S. S. Swift OF Pennington, has issued
| the first number of quarterly magazine to
be devoted to the Topography and History of
Franklin county.
HANCOCK.
The Wing of Wednesday says: No signs
VI tItt ulissIuS uldil, LtulcE MduutCAS, tiit
particulars of whose disappearance in the
woods Of Dedham, have been already pub
lished, have as yet been discovered. Unless
the missing man should be found in the
meantime. a thorough search of the woods
will be made next Sunday, by n very large
body of men.
The corn shop and canning factory At
Rn ol a old - IN oSsur.I fact Tbraa hupdrad
acres, the required number have been bonded
to supply the factory.
PENoBscoT.
The Wing says: Heals saw mill at La
grange was totally DESTROYED by fire Monday
night. A large quantity Of lumber was
burned, some of which was in the mill, but
the greater part was outside. The fire is sup
posed to have originated from birch bark
torches carried by boys who were spearing
suckers in the stream.
SAGADAHoc.
Work on the proposed new nag factory at
Richmond was begun Tuesday May Sd, by
Mr. Patterson and his crew.
The Bath ship Undaunted, is reported at
Geelong. Australia; she attracts much atten-
ton in that part of the world as a fine speci-
men of naval architecture, and the Geelong
papers are unanimous in expressions of adml-
ration of the ship. She was built by E. & A.
Sewall. She will load $500 tons of wheat. at
Geelong, for the English market.-Both
Tines.
SOMERSET.
A correspondent of the Lewiston Journal
writes: Skowhegan village redeems herself
At the corporation meeting on Monday z. VI.
the attendance was so large that it became
necessary TO adjourn to Coburn Hall. BY a
vote of four to one the corporation decided to
have not only night watch, but street lamps,
and made arrangements to have an investiga-
ton by competent committee in regard to
engines. water works, etc, who are to report
at a meeting the LIST Of June.
crew of men are now engaged upon the
pier projecting from the south side of the
river under the railroad bridge.
WALDO.
A young man by the name of Biethen.
about twenty years of age. who had obtained
employment at Howe & Fle:cher's mill in
Burnham, Sunday night last had his right
hand taken off at the wrist by q saw Monday
night. subsequent amputation was per
formed bs a surgeon from the town of Unity.
YORK.
Joseph s. Patterson, of Belfast was yes
terday sentenced to State Prison for life, on
conviction for arson committed in that
city or the 10Th ut.