Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-02-20
State News.


~, houiton correspondent writes the Wbip
nis exceptional winter, no sleighinp iii
yyHnu."' and very stormy since, has pro
uaced an unfasorable effect upon trade
t.ming Is. however. very lively ans
rapidly. e'"e IL
business men are looking forward with
mucn Interest to the opening. in Houlton. o
.ne National Bank, which is fully organ
yea and will commence transactions earl,
in the spring.
The public schools of Houlton are making
progress, showing marked improvement Of
past years The citizens are coming I'D to 2
oeiter appreciation Of educational advantage.
81. see more clearly that good school houses
.nd good schools both elevate society and
advance property.
a great desideratum for Houlton i- another
mail DAILY from Bangor.
CUMBERLAND.
The Telegraph says: Lieut.. E. W. Howe.
y. D A, has teen ordered to Bowdoin as
urinary Instructor. to discharge the duties
pf the position until July 18th. He arrived
mere last week, but Just at present no drill
can go on. for want of proper room.
Bridgton Academy began its spring term,
with i2o pupils, the largest number ever in
attendance At the beginning of any term
since the founding Of the school.
The Portland Press says: In taking down
the old Weed mansion, on Tolman Place
there was found between the foorinys where
II had evidently fallen and lain nobody knows
now many years, an old fashioned horse
pistol in very good condition.
The Press says: The deeds from the eity
and Gen. Neal Dow, conveying to the Maine
Central railroad the property on which the
workshops are 10 be erected, have been
delivered to the Maine Central directors, the
money paid and the deeds recorded.
OXFORD.
The coming reunion of the natives or for
mer residents Of Oxford county .ay. the
Press, will prove an event Of no little interest
The committee have on their lit the names
OF over 200 Oxford county people now living
in Portland. The names of the three oldest
gentlemen. with dates and places of their
birth are here given: Cbas. Fobes. born at
Paris, Nov. 26, 1902: Eaton Shaw, born at
Paris, Nov. "a, 1903, and j. r. Thompson,
born at Hartford. Nov. 81. 1904.
PIsCArAouIs.
Mr.. Daniel Dexter of Foxcroft has taken
the job to raise the pulp mill al East Dover
one story higher, and put in floor and win
dows.
L liz ODStTNcE SAYS he dexter u MOOSE
head Lake Stage Line which runs, tri weekly
between Dexter & Greenville via Sangervile,
Guilford, Abbot, Monson and Shirley. was
last week purchased of r. A. Aver BY Horatio
Knowles, Esq, the landlord of the Shirley
House.
The property of the Bangor Piscataquis
Slate Company at Brownvlle, was sold.
Thursday, to Joseph Story OF the firm of
Wilbur & Story Of Boston, for 81 900 over
and above the mortgage held BY him.
W. Peters of Brownville has added four
horses to his logging team. He expects to
put l ZOO, 900 feet of lumber in readiness for
driving in the spring.
Accidents seem to be the luck at the spool
mill in Howard. One of the teamsters from
Bangor W IS sitting ona load of birch, and
when he went into the mill had to stOop for.
ward to close the top of the door: in doing so
he did not stoop low enough. and the door
cap took him on the back If the neck and
doubled him up, and came near killing him
The next night John Brown had his arm
broken in two places. This was followed by
Mr.. feathers. who had finger very badly
jammed, and came near losing it.
Ar LARGE.
The Press says: The Cox bill to promote
!hs fspsfS If TBS lie .ayng 's5ses re-
on commerce Thursday. provides, among
other fhings. for the establishment of ad-
ditonal life saving stations on the Atlantic
coast as follows: One at or near Damaris
Cove Island, Maine; one at or near hume
wells Beach. and one at or near the entrance
to Portland Harbor.