Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-06-10
State News.
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Trinity church, Lewiston. is nearly conn
pleted. but as few hundred dollars of the
amount necessary to finish paving for il are
lacking 1t will not be consecrated this month.
ARoosrooK.
The Houlton Pioneer SAYS: Potatoes range
IN price all the way from 50 80 to S. 25 per
barrel Eggs are worth IA cents q dozen.
Wool is very dull, bringing about % cents
per pound, and is slow of sale at that price.
Recently. says the Pioneer, Mrs. Rebecca
Spearing of Island Falls observed a loupcer-
'ler attacking her lambs, and seizing a club
she went to the rescue and succeeded in driv-
ing him of. though he went reluctantly and
snarling- He had killed one of the lambs,
but did not have tine to eat any of it.
CUMBERLAND.
Thursday afternoon. lightning struck the
ball which surmounts the long iron rod at the
head of the main-royal mast of the bark
Archer. lying at Sturtivants wharf. Portland
The ball was thrown with the velocity of a
small cannon-ball down across the wharf. and
over the deck of a steamer living at the next
wharf. passing through knot of seamen at
work on that vessel, but luckily without in
juring them. The ball then passed under the
next wharf, where it lodged. The mate of
the steamer was standing near the seamen
with hammer in his hand and the lightning
and conclusion knocked him over. He was
somewhat burned about the forehead, and
stunned. hut soon recovered and received no
serious injury. No injury of consequence
was done to the bark.
The proprietors of Long wharf, Portland.
are erecting on the site of the old building
destroyed by fire last fall two stored struct-
ure 100 feet long by about As feet wide. 1t
has been leased to the fish packing firm of f.
A. Chase ( Co.
KNOX.
Mr.. Z F. Holden, while raking over the
shell heaps at Friendship recently, came up
on a skeleton, which is undoubtedly that of
an Indian. who, according to all appearances
was buried there snme 500 or 1000 wears ago
the heaps are known to be 500 years old. The
bones were in good condition when found.
and were brought to Bo @doin College where
they are now being thoroughly cleaned pre-
paratory to being set up in the cabinet of the
college.
PIscATAQUIs.
l.. C.. Flint of Monson has succeeded in
driving his entire drive of logs lover 3, GO 0OO)
out of Black Brook and into the kennebee
river.
Monson is to have a new hotel. The site
is very eligible one, and lies on an emf
hence at the south side of Hebron Pond. The
new building will he of large size, three
stories in height. and will be completed as
speedily as possible.
WASHINGTON.
''Jourdan Rock has been successfully
taken up from its place in the channel, Lubec
narrows. The rock is Of white granite, feet
by across and about ) feet deep, weighing
about Is tons.
The mons shipment of the wire has consider
ably delayed operations on the new telephone
line between Calais and Robbinston, but the
work will be pushed rapidly, and the line
will ultimately be extended to Eastport.
Meanwhile it is proposed to establish a system
of signaling. at Robbinston, between vessels
coming up the river and the shore, by means
of which their names can be telephoned to
their destination, thus enabling owners or
cOnsignees to anticipate arrivals. This ar
rangement is expected to prove of great
benefit to the tugboats.
YORK.
Saco receives by the will of the late Mrs.
Hannah King Haywood bequest of $50 for
its public library; also $50 for the erection
of public pump with drinking cup and
stone drinking trough for animals, to be
placed where water is most needed for use.
The Episcopal church now being erected
at Old Orchard is up and boarded in.
The Ocean House is to have guests arrive
next week.
A tornado struck Biddeford, says the
Times, Thursday afternoon. 1t was short
lived but fierce, and made things shake while
it lasted