Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-06-09
State News.
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| The Pioneer SAYS: The mail matter SEM
from the Houlton postoffice last month
weighed 22lS pounds. Weight of mails re-
ceived, 61772 pounds.
CUMBERLAND.
| The Argus saws: Miss Hattie Adams. or.
ganist at High street church. went home To
Limerick. Monday. and was met at the sta
| ton by her brother. On the road home her
brothers horse was frightened BY piece o.
paper. and Miss Adams in alarm jumped on;
| Of the carriage, breaking her leg below the
knee.
The Portland Railroad company have con.
| tractei with Messrs. l. e. Drill ( Co. OF
Philadelphia to build for them two open cars
! solid roofs, cross seats. with heavy curtains
| to drop in case of rain. Seating capacity 80
to As, carrying capacity -. They are to be
built of the best materials with all the mod
ern improvements and will be placed on the
Deering line in July.
kENNEBEc.
The Lewiston Journal SAYS: At the Read
field marble works NAV be seen of the finest
specimens of monumental work ever designed
in the country. Ii is Gothic in style with a
towering spire of fourteen feet, and has Just
been completed to the order of Hon. Geo.
r. Stevens, sheriff of Kennebec. 1t is to
cost between four and five hundred dollars
Mr.. Miller has also in process of construc-
ton several other pieces of cemetery work
for gentlemen of Readfield. including a mag
nifcent Italian marble monument for Asa
Gle, Esq.
The Argus states that Rockland is on the
point Of funding her railroad debt. Samuel
Hanson, banker of Portland, is now in Rock
land concluding the necessary arrangements
therefor. The bonds in aid of the Knox and
Lincoln railroad are to be called and others,
bearing four per cent. interest, given in ex-
change; or the holder can receive cash for
his railroad bonds as he may choose. The
old bonds will be redeemed at par and inter-
est; but no premiums will in any case be
paid.
OXFORD.
The Democrat says: The special meeting
of the Oxford County Agricultural Society
held at the Fair Grounds in Paris, on Satur-
day last was well attended by many of the
leading farmers belonging to the society.
The Secretary reported that the Society had
funds above liabilities of about $780, beside
the insurance which is $500 more, making
$1,000. The society voted to build new
building l00x40 feet, and two stories high,
with wing on the west side 32x2S feet, and
two stories high.
PENoBsCOr.
The Wing SAYS: Notwithstanding the
cold weather the b. ( p trains are carrying
quite a number of passengers en- route to
Moosehead Lake.
The Commercial SAYS that the ice trade in
Bangor, as everywhere else. is steadily in
creasing in magnitude, four companies doing
a good business and delivering 5000 to TO-
900 tons per season. The general belief is
that all, or nearly all of the ice cut last win
ter will be sold at from Sl.OO to Sl.25 per
ton.
WALDO.
The annual meeting of the Belfast &
Moosehead Lake Railroad Company was held
at the Court House, in Belfast, on Wednes-
day, July 9th.
WASHINGTON.
The Union SAYS: Alewives are running
lively in the East Machias river. Cyrus +.
Blackman caught forty-one barrels in two
days fishing last week. They sold for about
80 cents barrel
A two year old hefer was found in the
Northerly part of Whitneyville May %,
shockingly torn and mutilated by bear :;
owner unknown. River drivers heard the
means of the heifer while the bear was tear
ing her flesh.
The proprietors have done an immense
work in their property at the Cherryfield mine.
small crew is kept at work all the time.
The shaft is down 100 feet and the miners are
drifting.
YORK.
The Hon. Mark bennett of kittery is the
only living member of the first Legislature
of Maine-1Sl9-' 20 and was also a member
of the Massachusetts Legislature from 1914
to 1919. He is now % years of age and in
excellent health.