Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-24

The Auburn school committee have estab-
lished a graded grammar school a, Danville
Junction, where an ungraded school has
heretofore been he Id.
ARoosrooK.
The New Brunswick railroad surveying
party are near the south line of Blaine, on
their way tow ards Houlton which they expect
to reach some time next week
The Times says Fifteen years ago. at this
time, there was no snow and the ground was
not frozen. Soon after Christmas snow fell
and remained on the ground all the following
winter.
Mr.. Daniel Lufkin, who lately moved into
Sherman from Searsport. had both bones of
his right leg broken, just below the knee
joint, last Monday. He was rolling a log
up in his door-yard, when his hand spike
slipped letting the log back on his leg
Whooping cough is prevalent in Ashland.
MANY of the lumbermen, on the ST. Croix
waters. have discharged their crews, for the
reason that there is not enough snow to haul
their lumber to the streams.
CUMBERLAND.
The steamer BROOKLYN. of the Dominion
line, sailed from Portland for Liverpool,
Thursday, with cargo valued at S226, 532.
Last week three members of the Freeport
Gun Club started fox. and after an exciting
chase of half a dav. Mr. w. G.. Merrill shot
him. This makes the second one for him
this fall.
The packet City of ELLSWORTH. Capt.
Grant. has made her last trip for the season
from Portland tn Ellsworth. having had a sue
cessful years business. She will he ready
for business again early in the spring.-A
gus.
The Press saws: A benevolent lady of
IL 4 II. 4. To- IL.
public. sent Thursday, to fifteen families in
various sections of the city. the wherewithal
to have happy Christmas.
FRANKLIN.
Amasa Mclaughlin, one of the first set
lers of Weld, died at Phillips on Monday
last.
Mrs Ruth Foot of Pennington Falls, a
widow, nearly eighty years old, was found
dead in bed. last Friday morning.
Mr.. S. French, Kingfield. is saving birch
into blades tor snow shovels. which he sends
to Boston parties.
Numbers of caribou have been seen in
Rangeley neighborhood, lately.
More men than usual are going into the log
ging swamps on account Of the good wages that
are paid. But there is a, present great scar
city of snow.
PIsCArAoUIs.
The sleighing is said to be very fine from
Monsoon to Moosehead Lake. and the lake is
frozen sufficiently solid for the passage of
teams.
The new wooden mill at Guilford, it is
thought will be ready to start about the first
of February next 1t will be six set mill,
and give occupation to one hundred opera
tives The new mill at Sangerville is being
rapidlv pushed towards completion.
Messrs Tobev & Doe of Fairfield Centre,
have threshed. during the past fall. nine
thousand bushels of grain. They commenced
the second week in September to thresh, and
finished last week. They set the machine up
in ninety -one different barns.
Biddeford factories consume thirty-hve
thousand bales of cotton every year.
The Biddeford Journal says; A disgrace
full fight between bull dog and cat occur
red in the barracks at the Kittery Navy Yard
recently The dog, which belonged to John
Dixon. and the cat, which belonged TO the
cook at the barracks. were shut into room
together and allowed to fight for five minutes.
At the end of that time the cat was found
horribly mutilated, its head being in one cor
ner of the room and its legs IN another.
Such business as this calls for the interference
of the society for the prevention OF cruelty to