Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-11-09

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The Journal says: A rare scene was pre-.
/ scented in Lewiston, Tuesday morning, on the
departure of the early train tor Boston. II
was the leave-tsking of Miss Lavinia Coombs,
who is on her way to India, where she will
become Christian missionary. Her station
will be somewhere in the Province of Orissa.
which is the field of the Free Baptist m ssion
in India. She expects to arrive about Christ
mas time. Her first work will be the learn
ing Of the native language. After this has
been accomplished, she will enter upon her
duties as a missionary. Dec VoieRfe, she
expects to remain 10 years if not longer.
Mr.. Ed. Potter of Lewiston, cut one hand
almost off with an axe, while splitting wood
in William McCsnn's yard on Park street.
ARoosroOK-
Petitions for division of Aroostook
county will be presented to the next Leeis-
lature. 1t is proposed to call the new county
St. John, TO embrace all of Aroostook as il
is. north of the south line of Easton, Presque
Isle and townships numbered Eleven.
Caribou, one of the rapidly increasing
villages of the valley, would naturally be-
come the shire-town. saving 81 miles travel
to all having business at CONDITIONER.
Woodstock has two steam fire engines.
The second one arrived few days ago, and
cost 81 1878, $500 of which was import duties.
The population of Aroostook is not far
from 46, 900.
G. w. Maxfeld sent 1000 sheep from
Houlton by rail last week.
Shipping potatoes are 81 so per barrel.
CUMBERLAND.
The Union Rowing Association are to have
grand ball. at Portland City Hall, on
Thanksgiving evening.
Thirty one teachers of the teachers asso-
citation walked three and one half miles from
the station at Gray, from lack of conveyance.
The death rate for Portland last week was
only IL, of which three died of consumption,
two of pneumonia and two of paralysis.
A futile attempt is being made in the vi
cinity of the Portland Smelling Works to
maintain the reputation of that city as a ship
building place. Capt. c. Brewer has there a
new vessel, which he will complete during
the winter. She will be of about $50 tons
capacity and is intended for the West India
trade. Capt. Harding Tucker will command
her. The last vessel launched by Capt.
Brewer measured $50 tons, and on her first
trip is said to have brought from Baltimore
the largest cargo of coal ever brought to the
port of Portland.
HANCOCK.
ldIkc QudHlitlcS VI iiout LiSWOAti
are being shipped to Bar Harbor.
An unusually large number of deer have
been killed in this county since Oct. l.
LINCOLN.
The Register says that everybody at East
Boothbay are busy as bees, in fact the village
is regular beehive. Four vessels now near
ly ready for launching are being hurried
forward as fast as men can be obtained to do
the work.
H. G. Thayer of Canton is to build steam
mill on the land of Hon. Waldo Pettingill
at Rumford for the purpose of manufacturing
slaves the coming summer. He expects to
give employment to 20 men.
At Fryeburg the patato crop has exceeded
that of former years. John Hall of North
Fryeburg has harvested 800 bushels, while
others in the same place have raised from
500 to 1000 bushels each, making in the
IL 900 bushels.
WASHINGTON.
Mr.. Charles Smith, owner of Petitmean
Point drove to his slaughter house a day re-
Gently $40 sheep and had them dressed for
the Boston market. He has about 800 in
his ranch on the Point.
Mr. Henry A. White of Jonesport. shot a
deer on four successive Mondays in the month
of October s.and had the fine been off would
have had one on the fifth" The saddles of
the four deer netted him $40.
Coasting vessels have been wind bound in
harbors along the coast; the wind prevailing
northeast for several weeks. One day last
week there was not 10 bushels of corn or
meal for sale in East Machias. since which
time the wind has changed to southerly and
coasters arrive freely, bringing corn, flour,
etc.
ranged to hold the Farmers Institute for
Washington county at the village school
house in Robbinston. on Thursday, Nov. Is.