Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-28

ANDROscoGGIN.


The Journal says: A little Murry boy
seven wears old. while PLAYING on some logs
wednesday afternoon. floated out into the
river beyond his depth and would undoubted-
lv have been drowned had it not been for
Mr. Joseph Peron. who threw himself into
the river and rescued the boy
ARoosrook.
The Times SAYS; The apple trees are bud
ding unusually we'll. considering this is an
ON year. and they give promise of con-
siderable crop. unless the bloom is blighted
bv cold weather
The cheese factories have realized a large
increase in the receipts of milk This week.
owing to increased number of patrons and
the remarkable growth of grass in the
pastures. Barnes factory received 1850 lhs
ct milk and the Houlton factory 1916 lbs on
Tuesday.
CUMBERLAND.
The Bridston News saws that three salmon
trout were canghr in Snngn River rhe other
day, Shose aggregate weight was So lbs.
HANCOCK.
Mr.. s. X. Deveraux of Castine has in
vented an art which he calls ..Koptographv. =
for impressing ornamental designs upon wood
hv deep indentation, caused by striking into
the material with sufficient force to cut the
fibre BY means Of tools which the inventor
has designed expressly for the purpose The
invention has attracted considerable atten-
ton in Boston and elsewhere.
KNOX.
The Warren powder mills are turning out
sixty kegs of powder per dav
The New York and Bangor propeller will
touch at Camden.
PENoBsCOT
The Dexter Gazette says that son of CIV
Merrill. about eighteen wears of age living
at Parkman, has disappeared and it is I'M
doubted that he has committed snicide as his
hat has been found on the shore of Dexter
pond. Mr.. Merrill has offered reward
for the recovery of his sons body.
PIsCATAoUIs.
The prospect is now said to be good for the
immediate building of the Milo and Katah-
din Iron Works Railroad. Engineers are
now surveying the route between Milo and
the mine. distance of eighteen miles, which
will be the length of the road.
The Observer says Mr. Morrill, Thompson
of Monson while after his cattle in the pas
ture. saw a email bear cub and tried
to catch it. The cub was much frightened
ran HoNliuE VIII NDTTlil clOSe alteT IT,
The old bear now put in an appearance and
frightened Morrill, as much as Morrill, fright
ened the cub. The thing was reversed:
Morrill, ran bowling with the old bear in hot
pursuit. The bear was gaining and Morrill,
only saved himself from personal encoun-
ter with the enraged brute. by climbing a
small tree which he says he did very rapidly
SOMERSET.
Some of the mills and the factory at Show
hogan have not been able to run for several
DAYS on account of high water.
The log owners on the kennebec are happy
over the cleanest drive in the corporation for
years.
The beaver catch at Dead River this sea
son has been almost urprecedently large. A
large lot of goodsized and valuable beaver
furs were sent from there to Augusta recent
ly.
YORK.
Diphtheria is still prevalent in Limerick
and vicinity.
Saco is going to have new park. I. will
be located on Main and North streets.
Mr.. J. II. Downs of South WATERFORD. en-
ploys 800 hands on custom clothing for Bos-
ton parties. He ships upward of 500 pairs of
pants per week.