Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-02-03
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Falls, attempted to commit suicide BY taking
poison, but fearing she had not taken enough.
| she hung herself. Her husband discovered
her in time however. to save her from death
Domestic trouble Is said to be the cause.
| The Poland steam mill. is saving abou.
l00, 600 feet Of pine and hemlock lumber an
nually. besides 600 900 TO roo, 600 feet of Gus
tom saving Of long humber, and ahou, the
same quantity Of shingles About 500 cords
Of oak are to be sawed into slaves and made
into shook here.
CUMBERLAND.
Ii has been voted TO hold the reunion of the
Sons of Oxford County, March 5th. the CON-
mittee TO decide on place, hour and details.
II is thought that 200 ladies and gentlemen
will attend the reunion. and that. in the feast
of reason, all the professions and pursuits
will be represented and responded to. This
reunion is confined 10 the uaiive-born hears
resident in Portland, and their descendants
Pres.
large number OF teams are engaged in
hauling ice from Cspisic TO Portland. The
mill pond from which it is taken is the Oldest
in the vicinity and the land around it the first
conveyed BY Indian deed of which there is
record. 1t was TO Francis Small. July 9th,
1867. or when there were but three families in
Portland. The consideration was lone trading
coat year for Capisic and one gallon of
liquor year for Amman Congaw." And al
though over two hundred wears have passed.
but six inches of earthly deposit has collected
at the bottom of the pond since the dam was
built.-Argus.
HANCOCK.
Mr.. John Whitehouse, an engineer widely
and favorablv known, died. after lingering
and painful illness of nine months duration.
at his residence in Bucksport, Sunday. aged
IS years and months. For good many
years he was engaged in engineering upon
large estates in CHba. where his services
were highly appreciated.
The Bluehill mine is now taking out very
nice ore. the best they have ever found. and
it is said to be the best ever taken out in
town.-The Douglass is running As usual,
save that one furnace is all that is running
in the smelling department and tor the present
the rest will remain idle. The metal produced
is said to be of very high grade.
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= The North kennebec Agricultural Society
held its annual meeting at Waterville, Jan.
3lst, when the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year Joseph Perciva'.
President; II. c. Burleigh, LIST Vice Presi-
dent; Geo. f. Shores, I'd Vice President;
Geo. Balentine, Secretary; J. q. Soule.
Treasurer and Agent: Alden Bassett, Win
slow, A. J. Libby, West Waterville. Mars
ton Blaisdell, Waterville. Leslie Holway,
Fairfield, Trustees; ID. X. Wing. Librarian.
The annual report shows the Society in
prosperous condition.
The Knickerbocker Ice Co. have purchased
the ice field at the foot of the sands, in South
Gardiner, and will scrape and cut it as soon
as they exhaust their supply at 1ceboro,
transporting it some four miles by means of
runs laid on the ice, and employing horses to
draw it instead of men.-Home Journal.
PENoBsCoT.
A little three year old son of J. b. Reed of
Garland, came near causing a cOnf1agration
and losing his own life by setting fire to some
dresses and bag of rags, in a sleeping room.
Fortunately another boy heard noise in the
room and, entering, found it full of smoke and
the little fellow nearly suffocated few
pals Of water extinguished the flames
A statisticaly minded correspondent of the
Whig, from f. Corinth. announces that bv
careful estimate he finds that Is 900 bushels
of apples at least were used In the various
mills in this town in making cider this sea
TO make one barrel of cider, the whole
amount made is quite l,615 barrels: or
SO. 600 gallons of cider, which, at ten cents
gallon. amounts to the snug sum of
So, 1850.
SOMERSET.
The ladies of Norridgewock held a fair
last week for the purpose of purchasing
lamps to light the streets. This movement
in the right direction was very successful.
Mr.. John T. Berry, noted temperance
worker. of Embden, while walking on the
street, in North Arson. last Saturday. slipped
down, striking on his side and broke his arm
That was one time that he got his
side-er,
YORK.
A fire broke out in the Methodist church
at Alfred Wednesday morning at eight o'clock.
1t caught from the furnace and was burning
all night. 1t burned through both floors, hut
was put out by great effort. The damage is
about Sl2O0; fully insured.
The Times says the managers ofthe Maine
Telephone Company are confident that Bidde-
ford can easily converse with Boston and
points west of Lowell to the extent of 800
miles.