Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-05
state News.
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The Auburn Foundry Company has made
fifteen tons of castings for the street railway.
consisting of turns, frogs. switches. chairs
cutters. etc.
4 East Livermore claims to have descend
ants of Yorktown hero. the late Lieut.
Samuel Benjamin His only surviving SON
David Benjamin. Esq. il still living there
His age is eighty mine. His father, VI no fought
I at yorktown, died in ls2i, aged Il years
'CUMBERLANp-
The Freshman class IF Bowdoiu COLLEGE
elected the following officers Tuesday. Nov.
LIST: President. Thomas: Vice President,
Mason; Secretary and Treasurer. Alexander
Orator, Davis; Poet, Allen; Toastmaster.
Leigh Prophet, Dyer; Historian. Cutler
! Committee Of Arrangements. Webb, Eames.
/ Cook Committee on Odes, Folsom. Bartlett.
/ French
| The Portland Argus says: A number of
enterpri.ing genilem, n of Minneapolis, Mimi,
including all the prominent physicians, have
organized a college association. have pur-
chased building aud are fitting j, up a
medical college. The physicians themselves
have contributed $4,000. DIR. Geo. F.
French, formerly of Portland, is Vice Presi-
dent of the association. and DIR. Thos. +.
Quimbv, formerly of Deering, is one OF the
faculty. II will be known As The Mime
sofa College Hospital
One day recently a deer strayed from the
woods into the field of Mr.. Moody Keep of
North jaw When discovered he WAS quietly
grazing with Mr. ks cattle. After watch
ing his movements awhile a bullet made
venison OF him.
The people of New Sharon have not lost
their determination to have railroad At no
verv distant day A movement Is on foot 10
survey a route for a narrow gauge road run
ming from that place to Vienna and Mt. Yer
non, thence b, Walton's Mills and Taylor.
Mills to Favette Mills, thence by North
WAYNE and South Wayne to Leeds Junction.
Hancock.
The Journal says that Mrs. Betsey Pratt,
idow of Seth Pratt. died at Bucksport Cen
tire, Oct. &c aged 81 years. She was pen
sioner, her husband having been soldier of
the war of 1872 Mrs. Pratt had been insane
forty-eight wears, and for all these wears two
of her daughters have taken care of her, with
the exception of few months that she was at
the asylum in Augusta.
KNOX.
The liabilities of George Mayo, Rockland,
whose failure was reported few days
SINCE are shout $4,000. The creditors will
get very little, if anything, the assets being
of no account,
The Bangor Edge Tool Co. have received
an order from the West for 1000 cant dogs of
their manufacture.
| Post Beale No. ~. of Bangor, is the BAN
ner post Of Maine. having the largest men,
bership of any Grand Army organization in
the State, and is still growing.
The Bangor Commercial says: As an
evidence of returning prosperity, the fact
may be stated that between 1890 and SIG,
900 were collected at the Bangor Custom
House in the month of October.
SAGADAHoC.
| The Bath Times says the largest cargo Of
yellow pine ship timber ever brought to this
port, arrived Tuesday in the schooner B. W.
Morse She has on board sos, 900 feet
SOMERSET.
The Fairfield Journal saws the pulp mill
chimney is now about fifty feet from the
foundation. and When completed will be about
one hundred and forty feet in height. The
foundation to furnace house is being laid and
the building will be of brick and fire proof
Work upon the entire building is progressing
rapidly.
| Kittie Patterson of Belfast attempted sui
eide recently by swallowing an ounce of
laudanum. The Young woman procured the
poison at one of the drug stores in the even
| ing and went home where she swallowed the
whole ounce at one dose. The large quantity
of poison made her sick and she vomited
nearly all night. Next day physician was
sent for who prescribed an sntidote. The
cause for the rash act is not known. but it is
said to be the second attempt of the kind.
YORK.
The Times says that young wife in York,
eighteen years DID, on Sunday last gave birth
to three lively boys.
Rowe, who was before the Municipal Court
of Biddeford charged with cutting his horses
tongue off in Eliot. was fined five dollars and
costs He said he did it accidentally. The
| horse was ugly and he put rope AROUND his
tongue simply to make him start. and did not
| intend to hurt him. but the horse suddenly
jumped back, and the rope cut off the end of
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