Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-02-01
State News.
ANpROsCOG6IN.

The project for making battalion of $50
men. in two companies. of the Lewiston
Zouaves has been abandoned The State
authorities would not allow il.
Three Lewiston mem had a rough expert
ence, while fishing for pickerel, on Saba,i,
Pond. Friday. They carried out thirty lines
but were able to set only ten. One of the
men, Mr.. ID. c. Hall. was blown into fish
ing hole through the ice. and got duckng.
Their overcoats were blown across the pond.
They were almost annihilated by the gusts and
finally excavated hole in a deep snow drift
with a skinner which they took out to clear
the holes. They buried themselves in this
snowy cave until the gale had spent its fury.
Journal
CUMBERLAND
The bowling alley of the Auburn Colony
at Harpswell was blown down in Friday
gale and is now a ruin.
4 curious freak of FRIDAYS gale in Sac
carappa, was the blowing of the pebble stones
from the roof of the new mill, against the
windows of house by which about thirty
lights were broken.
Sons OF Oxford county, as originally constl-
tuted, residing in Portland and vicinity. are
making arrangements for a reunion in that
city soon.
FRA~KLIS.
The Lewiston Journal learns that the dam
age by the accident on the Sandy River rail
road is not SO great expected. The en-
CINE turned completely over, but fell in such
a manner as not to injure the running gear
The upper works will have to be replaced.
The Frenchman injured thought he would
get out, Monday.
OXFORD.
IT., .o,. ~, .uJ exr;st ,,;iI. a,rnol b., ID
F. Reed, of Waltham, Mass, and occupied
by Chas. Fairbanks. situated at Rumford
Falls, were totally destroyed by fire Saturday
morning. Fairbanks was occupying the saw
mill with no machinery getting out long
shovel handles. No insurance and nothing
was saved. Reeds loss $4,000 Fairbanks
loss $500. 1t is supposed the fire took by
friction Press.
Diphtheria has made its appearance in West
Peru. There have been several cases Off
PENoBsCOr.
1t is now thought that the lumber cut on
the Penobscot waters the present season
will not be far from 100, 900, 600 feet. Last
year the total reached $50. 000,0 900. There
is. however said to be an overstock of Co.
600. 900 of old logs Wing.
The Commercial calls attention to the fact
that poachers are unlawfully taking fish and
deer, this being close time.
There was narrow escape from an ex-
plosion at Abhott's mill in Dexter, few DAYS
ago. The boiler was neglected and became
dry. The engineer, George Abbott, was
standing near the boiler. and would have
been killed, if the explosion had taken place.
SAGADAHOC.
The Bath Times says: 1t is reported that
Capt. Jarvis Patten of this city. has been
appointed consul to Antwerp.
Edwards of the City of Richmond is get
ting splendidly over the cut he received from
the cook
The British board of trade have awarded
to Capt. A. ]. Lowell, of the Ship Ivy. of
Bath. prize of plate; to II. A. Iiartway,
chief mate, a binoculsr glass; to Henry Her
nard, VIM. Purgrass, John Galloway and
Mercer Christian, seamen, three pounds sterl-
ing each, for services rendered the British
ship Mistress of the Seas, of Greenock, in
saving the shpwrecked crew in February,
1880.