Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-02-04
state News.
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ASDBOSCO0GIS-
free high school is to open in Turner
shortly.
Several valuable gifts to Bates Colleg,
have recently been made bv sons of Maine
in Boston. Among them is one of 81 900
Who is a native Of East Livermore.
The grocery store of GRAHAM Bros, Lew.
iston. was entered during "Wednesday night
and goods amounting in value TO about $50
were stolen
singular accident happened TO Mr.. Al
phonso Holland of Lewiston. the other day,
while he was at work in the woods in the vi.
einitv. A big tree. which had just been
felled by his co-laborers. came down on the
other end of a log of which Holland was
astride. He was flung twenty feet in the air.
with his axe in his hands, and after making q
fearful pirouette, struck on his feet in the
snow. His axe was thrown long disance.
and he was terribly shaken up. Every joint,
muscle and cord in his system was wrenched.
but no bones were broken.
ARossrook
E. Merritt Sons. of Houlton, are shipping
potatoes by sailing vessels from ST. Andrews
to Baltimore.
Woodstock is moving for a water system.
A committee has been chosen to visit Bangor
for the purpose of examining the workings OF
the Holly system in that city.
Capt. B. r. Durgin of Fort Fairfield. has
in his possession a bill of goods, made in
1852. which was found by a Union soldier
near Spottsylvania Court House, Va, and
presented TO the Captain. The writing is
still perfectly legible.-Repubiiean
CUMBERLAND.
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members who signed the constitution of the
Maine Press Association. at the formation in
Portland, August 10th, 1864, seven have since
deceased. as follows: David Tucker, Port
land; I. b. Foves, Saco; I. n. Felch. Port
land; n. A. Foster, Portland; Moses Little
field, Skowhegan; James NJ. Lincoln. Bath &;
Edward p. Weston, GOrham. Those still re-
manning in the business in this State are if
teen in number. Five are still in business in
other States, among them being Joseph B.
Hall, now publisher of the Fargo Republican,
Dakota. Nine have retired from the business.
and six of the later additions have died.
HANCOCK.
The Herald reports "A hurricane struck
Bar Harbor at about | O'Clock P. NJ, Friday
morning. unrOofng several small buildings.
and starting the wall of the west wing of
started was that of the large music hall not
having the braces in it. The damage is not
as bad as at first supposed and can he re-
paired with little expense. and in a very
short time. The wind blew fearfully, and
the whole bav was sheet of spray flying
masthead high, covering the islands and
main land and hiding them from sight Moth
ing like it has ever been known in that place
1t blew down signs and blew them through
buildings. One OF the men lathing in the
basement of "the Rodick," in passing an
open door with bunch of laths in his arms,
was blown of his feet"
PENOBsCor.
The Dexter Gazette thinks "a temperance
boom would be of undoIbted benefit to that
A fatal accident in the woods occurred last
Monday. by which lumberman was acct
IDENTITY killed in Tidley's camp, Bridgewater.
He was in the act of rolling a log on to a
sled, when it rolled back causing his hand
spike TO strike him in the head, crushing his
skull. The deceased belonged in Woodstock.
Wing.
PIscArAQuIs.
Diphtheria in Monsen. measles in Milo
and Orneyille, general sickness in several
ports the Observer.
The Observer says that seven caribou were
seen in Monson recently.
The smartest old lady yet reported is Mrs.
Mary Wright of Levant, who is in her goth
year and still very active. She cuts and
makes all of her clothes in a workmanlike
manner, knits many articles, takes care of
her room, etc. Her eyesight is good, and
she has never yet used glasses.
Sebec has "a frst-class minister" but
lives without lawyer or doctor, and appar-
emily intends to die without the aid of either
WASHINGTON.
During last Fridays gale the rudder of the
ferryboat which runs between Rastport and
Lubec was broken, and the skipper with two
passengers had a rough time and narrow
escape from drowning. Failing in an at
tempt to steer his boat with an oar. the skip
per ran forward, catching up the first piece
of rope he could get hold of,-which proved
to be the halyards. it fast to the an
Choir and threw it overheard, the boat then
being in the strong tide that runs through the
Narrows. No sooner did the anchor take
hold on bottom, than the boat being anchor
ed from the mast head. capsized, filled and
sank, the occupants clinging to the mast un-
til they were rescued from their perlous pos
ition by boat from the shore.