Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-10-21

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The Pioneer s.ys that Augustus Sponholz
of Houlton, has four children-two boys and
two girls. Louise, the eldest daughter, of
eleven summers, whose health is quite deli
cate, vas found BY her mother, one day last
week. in An unconscious condition. with eyes
closed. She soon began to sing a sweet
melody learned At Sabbath School. At its
close, she said to-her mother in an animated
tone, "Gertie has not got the diphtheria: il
/ is canker. The medicine you gave her was
too hot. Put dry sulphur on her tongue and
cover it with camphorated lard" The appli-
cation was made with satisfactory results.
Consciousness soon after returned, and open
ing her eyes, she exclaimed. ''Oh, mother |.
l had such q curious dream, l saw way down
Gerties throat
CCMBERLANp.
At the annual meeting Of the Cumberland
County Agricultural Society held last even
ing, the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President. W. W. Harris
of Cumberland; Vice Presidents. Richard o.
Conant of Cumberland; E. j. Stubs of
Yarmouth; Alonzo Libby of Saccarsppa !;
Secretary John J. Frye of Portland: Mem
Der of the State Board of Agriculture for
three Years; W. W. Harris of Cumberland.
FRANKLIN.
The Lewiston Journal says: Mr.. Colder,
the Belgrade spool manufacturer, has been in
Kingfield to purchase mills to carry on his
business here.
The State appropriation of five hundred
dollars which has been expended on the Dead
River road. has made it as good as the aver
age road in North Franklin.
KNOX.
bn D.. s.,
coasting are about the scarcest things known
heaeabouts. Nearly all our vessels have to
be fitted out with crews form Boston. Wag-
es are S25 month for ordinary seamen.
LINCOLN.
The Morning News says that John Bennett
of Boothbay, mate of Maine vessel, died in
Boston and was sent home for interment.
The coffin was opened in church, at the fun
eral, and a number of blotches on the face
of the corpse were noticed at the time, but
none knew the cause. Since then two broth
ers of the deceased have been taken ill with
smallpox and it is feared that the contagion
may be quite largely sown between Boston
and Boothbay, especially at the latter place,
where the coffin was opened.
PENoBsCOT.
The Lewiston Journal says the value of
the fur business done in the State of Maine
annually exceeds 500, 900. The largest in
dividual dealer is a man in Brewer, who
handles S35, 900 worth per year.
The Wing says: Thomas Jordan, the AL
ton burglar, who was bound over in the sum
of $500, on Tuesday, was brought back and
placed under 81 900 bonds. 1t is said that
pistols were placed at the heads of the young
man and woman, in addition to their being
bound and gagged, by the burglars. Jordan
was brought to this city yesterday afternoon
by an Oldtown officer, accompanied by Sheriff
Stratton, and placed in the county Jail. The
affair has created considerable excitement up
river.
SAGADAHOc.
One of the Baileys of the Winthrop Oil
Cloth Works, made proposition to the citi-
zens of Bath that if they would take $50, 1000
Of stock for an oil cloth factory to be estab-
lished at the Patten Car Works at Bath, he
would take the balance of the stock neces-
cary. Capitalists have subscribed the $780,
600, and the business will be established
there.
The corn factory in North Arson village
suspended operations in the corn-canning de-
partment on the IL inst, canning over 25l,
900 cans. The farmers in this vicinity seem
we'll pleased with their sweet corn
crops, and more corn will be plant
ed next season than there was
this.
Announcement has been made that teach
er's institute will be held in North Arson,
on Friday and Saturday. Oct. 2sth and goth.
C. C. Rounds, Phi. D., Principal of the West
ern Normal school will preside. Other prom
inent educators will be present
The Reporter says Last Saturday we at
tended an enthusiastic railroad meeting at
Athens There 10 evidently q determination
still on the part of a number of people to put
the road through. Encouraging remarks
we're made by w. Atkins, ESQ.,, L. L. Tobey,
C. F. Barker, B. NJ. Height, and last but by
no means least, Mr.. A. S. c. Hall. This week
a number of persons interested in the road
will visit Pennington and take ride over the
narrow guage to Phillips.
WAsHINGrON.
There is quite a boom in real estate in
Calais The cotton mill is near completion
and there is a prospect of an improvement in
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