Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-30

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Auburn jail has. a present a very small
population There we're fifteen prisoners
Wednesday morning. T~o of these are from
other counties. one is in for debt and one is
= Z. S. prisoner. leaving only eleven ON the
counfy's hands
Lewiston people are nov talking about
freshet- The river has gone up a font be-
low the dam. The snow that existed at ii e
head has been melted BY the rain Storm
freshet in December is no, unprecede nte,a
One of the biggest on record was in Decem-
Der. rs.
Mr.. G. A. Boston. a native of Franklin
county in this State. and a graduate of the
Pennington Normal School. class of 81. is
preparing. no, History of Maine as stated
but = large history of Androscoggin and
Sagadahoc counties. to be published next
year-Josrnai
CUMBERLAND.
Coming up Portland harbor TUESDAY, the
tug Warrior blew a hole in her boiler. The
tug had just been overhanled and repaired
Two Of the oldest citizens in Harpswell
died last week; Captain James Sinnetr, aged
81 years, and Mr.. Elijah Pinkham, aged 50.
The ''Harpswell Ice Company" are build
ing slip about 100 feet in length. leading
from the pond to the wharyes. and are put
ting in the foundations for some ice hou.es.
HANCOCK.
800 money orders were issued from Blue
hill Post Office during the first year il was
a money order Office.
Mr. Herbert Leach of Penobscot is report
ed among the survivors of the Jeannette.
He has been awav from home five years, one
half of which time has been spent in his voy-
age to the Arctic Regions. He is ~ years of
age.
The second annual poultry show will &C.
cur at South Paris, January Sd. 18th and 9Th.
despatch says Henry NJ. Mckenzie and
wife have been arrested on charge of burning
the Skillings boarding house at Bethel.
They waived examination and were commit
ted for trial in March. at Paris.
new post office called Gilbertville. has
been established in Canton, at the new village
which has sprung up mile from the old
village, at the point where the Messrs. Deni-
son have erected their pulp mill. and the
Messrs. Gilbert their lumber mill. c. II.
Gilbert. Esq, has been appointed postmaster.
The population of the village is already about
800 and is rapidly increasing. The Buckfield
railroad has been extended from the old ter
of Gilbertville.
SAGADAHoc.
The Bath Times says that steamer Sasanoa
was able to get up through Back River to
Bath, Tuesday. No season since the Eastern
Steamboat Co. was established, have the
boats been able to run so late.
The Times says that Saturday elbow
OUT occurred beneath the newly built dam of
II n oil
ing eight feet of water to escape, by reason
of which some six acres of ice will prove a
total loss for this season. The above dam is
located at the outlet of the Lily Pond. and
was built the past season to flow the meadow
there for ice cutting.
The stock of the Fort Popham Summer
Resort Association, sells quite readily. Over
81 3 900 of the stock is subscribed for.
Among those who subscribed in Boston are
Thomas A. Rich, Esq, president of the Ken
nebec Steamboat Co.. and Capt. Jason Col
Inns. of steamer Star of the East. The As
sociation intend to cut and ship ice this win
ter and commence improvement here as early
in the spring as possible.
SOMERSET.
The name of the post office at West c orns
vile has been changed to Rerere.
Diphtheria of the most malignant type has
been prevailing in the town of Wellington.
About fifteen cases, three during the past few
weeks.
WALDO.
The proprietors of the Belfast shoe factory
have Incorporated in their printed regulations
a temperance clause. making intemperancs
in workmen a misdemeanor punishable by
discharge.
Mr.. Eben F. Thompson, a large cattle
dealer of Unity, has failed. with liabilities
amounting to 50 900. and only $500 assets.
No one accuses Mr.. +. of wrong dealing. and
all his creditors have much sympathy for
him.
Fred Eaton of Deer Isle. while carelessly
handling a revolver on board the schooner
George Savage, one evening last week. dis
charged one of the barrels, the ball lodging
in his leg below the knee.
WASHINGTON.
The Union says: Messrs Cooper of East
Machias manufactured slaves equal to l50.-
900 barrels and heads for 100000 barrels,
during the season past.
II. II. Bowles Of Cherry field, shipped by
the New York, Dec. 10, for the markets,
seven saddle of vension, $50 rabbits and q
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