Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-07-31

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A stranger reported To Mr. l. Mitchell, the
erS'odian Of the Lewiston Park. Thursday
evening. that he had been robbed of 125 While
drowning on the grass.
ARoosrooK.
The Aroostnok Pioneer saws: .sHon Park.
er T. Burieigh moved from Palermo 10
Aroostook in 1880, and settled in v hat Is nos
the town Of Linneus. where he has resided
- years. He has voted at every State eler-
ton since that date. He filled the Office Of
land agent several years. and has been post
master at North Linneus during the past
quarter Of . century"
CUMBERLAND.
A party of French people on tour to the
blueberry patches recently, ran short of dish
rs, and one youngster took of both shoes and
filling them with the berries returned home
triumphant.
Joseph Haley, of Portland, los. 81 600
worth OF bonds in an envelope two or three
days ago. Thursday morning the envelope
was found in the entry Of q lawyers office on
Exchange street. but the bonds had been alb
strsrted. The bonds are registered and are
valuele>s without the owners signature.
Hon. J. NJ. Carleton, of Deering, formerly
of Whitefield, lies at the poin, of death. as
the result OF injuries received five years ago,
by being throw from a carriage.
Two daughters Of c. +. Owen. of Bruins
wick, who live on the river road eleven and
thirteen years of age deserve vacation.
They have raked this season, with a horse
rake. all the hay their father has Gu, upon
the farm, amounting to some thirty tons.
HANCOCK.
Quite fire has been raging in the woods
just west of Ellsworth since Monday. The
fire has been confined mostly to the young
growth and is believed now to be checked.
Considerable territory was burned over.
kESNEBEC.
Col. Heath is enlarging the capacity of his
pulp mill at Benton by the addition of a
building about 30x50 feet.
The authorities of Winslow wish to
give notice that mex: Tuesday, Aug, LIST, they
propose to begin repairs on the Eaton bridge
across the Sabasticook.
Mrs. Howe, Waterville, accidentally brush
ed a bottle of nitric acid from a shelf spill
ing the contents over her face and burning it
very badly.
and everybody is wild, but the catch has been
small as yet.
While G. .. Genthner of West Waldoboro
was moving on the Gross neck with two
horses Monday, the pole strap broke letting
the of horse back against the knives of the
machine, which cut both hind legs so badly
that it was necessary to kill the animal.
Joseph Ludwig of Waldoboro, who is SO
years OF age and the oldest man in that town,
Il. IL
one day.
Mr.. A. j. Little, Of Bristol, who did large
part of the masonry work on the Cane Eliza
beth lights when they were rebuilt nine years
ago, has, for the past fortnight, been in charge
of a crew of men employed in coating the in
terror walls with solution for resisting
dampness.
PENoBsCOT.
The Times says Messina quails have been
seen in Bath and Freeport.
A green tourmaline of rare beauty and
perfection is on exhibition at Bangor. Ii
belongs to the Mt. Mica Company and was
found few days ago at Mt Mica, and has
just been cut by the veteran lapidary Of Bos-
ton, Samuel Reynolds.
Messrs. Webster & Lunt have RATED this
season, at Penobscot boom, about &C, OOO, 900
feet Of logs. A large crew Of men are en-
ployed and the boom is the scene of much
activity.
A barn at Ilermon Centre close by the rail-
road was burned to the ground during the
storm Friday evening.
The poles for the telephone line from
Pittsfield to Hartland are being erected.
The Wing says on the 25th inst the gravel
train was met near q curve about midway
from Winn and Mattaw amkeag by a push
car collecting rails, and a severe collision
occurred. scattering the rails. damaging the
engine and making a narrow escape for the
many employees, two of whom were some
what hurt by the rails.
SAGADAHoc.
The Bath Times says CYRUS Wright of
Winnegance drove to the Eureka House a
day or two ago and upon arriving he discov-
cred that he had lost his wallet W 18th S35 in it.
He stayed there all day and all night and
when he returned he found his wallet in the
road.
The Bath Times saws the American Ex-
press Company it sending ton of blueberries
day from Georgetown and Phipsburg.
A prominent Bath shipbuilder thir ks the
prospect good for the building in that city,
of iron vessels. He says that only obstacle
is the lack of public enterprise.
WASHINGTON.
The Advertiser notes large rise in real
estate in Calais, by reason of the building Of
the new cotton mill.
YORK.
The first regular post office in Maine was
established at KenDebunk in May l715, and
Nathaniel Kimball was appointed postmaster.
Charles S. Hamilton, Esq. for several
years the city editor of the Biddeford Times.
has severed his connection with that paper
and will devote his time wholly to the prac-
tice of law.
Mr.. John Drew is burning a kiln Of bricks
at his yard at South Berwick Junction. " hieh
contains 800, 900 brick. He proposes to make
about 200, 900 brick this season.
Ar LARGE.
Mr. Charles Johnson of New York city, q
gentleman thoroughly versed in zinc blondes,
is visiting Maine for the purpose of examin-
ing the various zinc ores of this State, and
especially those of Cape Roster Mine.
l.. Clarence Raymond, grocer. Houlton,
has been attached.
W. II. Sawyer, confectionery, etc, has
failed will settle in insolvency.
George W. Bennett. dealer in wagons,
sleighs, etc, Newport, has failed.
How W omen Would Vote.
Were women allowed to vote, every one in
the land who has used DIR. Pierce's "Favorite
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