Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-12-10
State News.
AROOkIOOK.

1t is unsafe to go partridge shooting in
Aroostook woods for fear of popping over .
railroad surveyor
Ashland has been having some cold weather
the past few weeks. On Monday A. NJ,
2sth, the thermometer stood l3 below zero
Snow appears and then disappears much to
the disappointment of the lumbermen, who
are anxiously hoping for snow. Extensive
lumber operations will be carried on, in this
section. the coming winter. number of
men and some teams are already in the
woods. and will be reinforced as soon as
sufficient snow has fallen to enable teams to
work with advantage.
FRANKLIN.
The Chronicle saws that a sad ac-
cident occurred at Salem, Sunday. Frank
Ellsworth, a son of Cyrus J. Ellsworth, started
from here at about o'clock. p. NJ. to go and
clean the aqueduct strainer and get fox trap
in a back pasture. taking his gun with him !:
not returning. towards night his father went
in search of him, and found him shot dead,
the charge entering his head and passing out
through the top of his head. Probably, in GO
ing over aknoll he slipped and by accident dis
charged the gun. His age was 10.
PESoBsCOT.
Some well developed buds of trailing ar
butus were picked "Wednesday. in Bangor
vicinity.
The Whig SAYS that there will be no lack
of water to fill up the swamps this fall, but
the lumbermen are looking anxiously for
cold weather to freeze them up before fall
of snow to prevent their freezing.
The Bangor Wing says: A wonderful mite
of humanity aged five years, from Hampton,
Nova Scotia, passed through this city Thurs
day evening. The child's name is Dudley
Foster; he is 2 inches high and weighs be-
tween five and six pounds. The father
weighs l73 pounds and the mother 40. The
little one talks very plainly. and is in all
respects an interesting child. 1t was on its
way to a museum in New York.
PIscArAoUIs.
The Whig says that A. J. Drinkwater of
Orneville. was seriously hurt in the woods
beyond the Ebeeme Lake. Tuesday. the 9th
inst. He was dressing off a juniper knee
near by where others were telling trees,
when one of them struck him. breaking sew
eral ribs and one shoulder blade one rib pen
etrating the lung. He WAS carried home and
medical aid called, hut there was little hope
of his recovery.
NJ Currier { Co.. Abbot. have manufac-
tured since last April, over 500 tons of excel
sior, giving employment to a large crew of
wood building sheds, etc. At present they
have quite crew ofmen cutting and yarding
white birch near Little Russell Mountain, in
Blanchard, and rs soon as there is snow
enough will put II horses on the road haul
ing it TO their mill.
SOMERSET.
Some fine specimens of gold were found
recently on the farm of Drew Steward, about
two miles from New Portland village. Mr..
Steward had been engaged in digging round
large rock in front of his house and had
gone to dinner when his little boy brought in
handful of dirt which had been dug out,
saving that he had found some gold. Among
the dirt some pieces of pure gold were
found. Mr.. Steward had the gold examined
and it was pronounced pure. 1t is thought
that there may be quite gold mine in this
vicinity
The Reporter SAYS that the reform clubs
of Somerset county will meet in convention
at Skowhegan on Thursday, Dec. 18th. All
clubs are requested to send two or more del
ppatps