Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-01-03

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State News.
ANDRoscoGGIx.
Drs. A. Garcelon and A. NJ Garcelon re- |
moved a tumor from the breast of Mrs War |
rem Lovejov Of South Auburn. Thursday.
ARoosIooK.
The North Star saws the saw mills in |
Pressure Isle will soon hare to stop for want
Of water.
CUMBERLAND.
There seems 10 be very general acquies-
cence in the idea that Bridgton must have a
railroad, but the sentiment is divided As TO
whether il shall be narrow gauge 10 White
Rock and possibly through to Portland. or
broad gauge to Hiram, to connect with the
p. & .. at the latter point. Opinion varies.
also a. TO the mode of building and managing
the road. The proposition of Mr.. Brad
street is supported by goodly number of our
citizens, while number of our most wealthy
business men oppose the narrow gauge and
favor branch road to Hiram.
Nees.
Friday morning the remains of full
grown child were found in q pasteboard box
in the grove on Brown street. Saccarappa-
There were evidences of foul play about
the corpse. as the head bore a deep cut in
forehead and there ee-e several Commissions
over the ear. In the box found an old
cotton skirt and three four letters adj
dressed to two different parties. not residents
of the village but now stopping here
FRANKLIN.
| Business is good at East Wilton. The
Scythe Shop and Wooden Mill are both run
ming on full time and are turning out an un-
usually large amount of goods. The wooden
| mill turned out 81 900 yards of flannel in one
month recently. and the Scythe shop will
turn out nearly 500 dozen Lightning Hay
Knives the present month On Christmas
day the scythe shop crew had pleasant sur
prise. Mr.. Holt notified his workmen in the
forenoon to come to his Office at II o'clock.
Accordingly at that time 10 men marched in
and were each presented with nice pair of
gloves. which were very thankfully received.
Canker rash is prevailing in South Ches-
terville to such an extent as to cause the sus-
pension of one school, and the other locations
are liable to be affected by the disease.
| LINCOLN.
Thursday, an aged citizen of Waldoboro',
Charles Vannah, slipped and fell in such a
manner that the back of his head struck the
banking Of the house, breaking his neck and
causing instant death.
Notice has been served upon Rockland by
Ward Seven of its intention to ask for . di-
vision in the coming Legislative session.
Hon. Edward O'Brien of Thomaston. re-
membered the poor on Christmas, and gave
to the needy fifteen barrels of -four.
PENoBscor.
The Donnelly boy of Bangor, who was in
jured by being inpaled on a wire, still con-
/ -, avl lata
seems to be certain.
The Gazette says the Dexter Wooden Mills
now have full force at work. They have
| quite a crew of men on their wood lot in
| Owlesboro', cutting their years supply of
wood.
Dexter Grange has closed its store, and
rented its room to the Cooperative Associa-
ton.
The funeral of DR.. W. X. Bavnum was
largely attended at Dexter, on Thursday p.
NJ. He was buried with Masonic honors,
Penobscot Lodge and some forty brethren
from Meridian SplendOr Lodge, Newport. at
tending The services were held at the Meth
odist church, and conducted by Rev. Mr..
Springer of Newport, former intimate
friend of DIR. Baynum's.
G. W. Conant of Patten, recently owned a
hog two years oil !, that when slaughtered and
dressed, weighed Sl0a lbs. another of the
same breed white Chester) fourteen months
old weighed 525 lbs.
| SAGADAHoC.
On last Friday evening, Andrew B. Wei
Der while crossing the street in front of the
Richmond House, slipped on the ice and fell
heavily. breaking both the bones of his left
leg just below the knee.
At present l4O hands are employed, and 81
machines are running in the shoe factory
stitching room. More machines are to be
added, and additional help engaged soon
as possible. Bee.
WALDO.
\ lady in Relfast who unaccountably lost
her voice, and has been unable to speak
aloud for year. had it as mysteriously re-
stored last week.
| Messrs. Dodge and Lawrence have sus-
pended work at their Sardine factory in Lubec
| for the winter. During the short time the
factory was in operation it proved to be
profitable business.
The young men Of North Berwick have
formed an anti shaving league.
| Geo. F. Perkins of kennebunk has taken
large contract at Milton Mills. n. H., for cut
| ting and hauling 200 cords of wood and
200, 900 feet of lumber. He will furnish en-
ploymeut for % choppers and eight teams.
! Thirty shipwrights, twenty one fasteners
and three spar makers were discharged from
the department Of construction and repairs
at the Kittery navy yard on Friday, on ac-
count of lack of funds. The laborers were
placed on one-third time.
| One day last week Granville Perkins of
South Sanford, hearing his dog barking a
few rods from his house, went to see what the
cause was. when he found the dog had two
large coons. Mr.. Perkins shot them and
when dressed they weighed thirty pounds
| each.
AT LARGE.
| Mr.. Charles F. SWEET, who has resigned
his position of cashier of the freight depart
ment of the Boston & Maine railroad. has
gone into the express business with his IA
ther, John SWEET.
Sailors entering Maine ports the past year.
have contributed sl4,s9s for the marine hos
pitfalls.
Have Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry al