Daily Kennebec journal., 1882-09-01
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FRANKLIN.


FRANKLIN.
Mr. W. W. Rodbird of Jay. has a remarl
able head of lettuce. 1t is about as hard as
cabbage head. and measuring across the soil
head leaving all the outside leaves of.
measures more than IA inches in diameter
1t weighs within half an ounce of pound an,
half
The Record says Mr.. Elijah Brown of Tenn
pie, was badly poisoned by pulling weeds il
field of potatoes which bad been sprinkieS
with Paris green. His tongue swelled to sucl
an extent that he could not speak, and hi
body was covered with blotches, some o
them as thick as q mans finger. He has re
covered.
KESNEBEc.
The reunion of the Colman family ant
connections which was held in vassalboro, a
the residence of Charles NJ. Colman, Aug
18th. resulted in a very pleasant gathering
There were four generations present. the
oldest of whom was Mrs Mariah Eastman OF
Auburn, IS years. and the Youngest an infant
of Mrs. Emma (Hanson) Rouillard of Mass
There were sixty present. Alter a bountiful
collation. given by the host. the meeting was
called to order and the literary exercises oe-
Cured. The association voted to meet at
the same place in one year.
Charles B. Gilman of Waterville returned
home from State prison on Monday. His
sentence of three wears has been shortened a
few weeks, according TO custom, By his good
conduct while in prison.
LINCOLN.
A heavy frost was reported in Walpole
and other parts of Bristo last week.
OXFORD.
T he Norway Advertiser says: Mr.. Ezekiel
Damon of Paris, S5 years of age. informs u
that this year he has planted and hoed twice.
two and half acres of corn and potatoes and
sowed one acre of oats. He has cut the
present season fifteen tons of hay. All the
help he had was his little boy II years old
and his older boy Of II years helped him a
few days.
PENoBsCor.
The collection and delivery of the Bangor
mails is more than four carriers can coal
fortably do. and a fifth man is TO be appointed.
Mr.. Woodbury., now carrier. has been ap-
pointed postal clerk on the f. & n. A. road
The Penobscot Musical Association will
hold its 35th session in the new Opera House,
September 26th 29th. Prof. Henry S. Per-
kins will be the director.
PIsCATAQUIs.
The Willimantic Co. are having a lot of
new steel boilers hauled in to their works
from Abbott depot. another engine and other
machinery. They intend to build some more
buildings this season. They will have quite
a village before long.
SAGADAHoC.
The Times saws a suspicious looking fell
low was arrested on the Bath ferry boat,
Tuesday, that answered the description of
burglar that has been prowling around Bath.
A man in the outskirts of the town reported
a man of his description, sleeping in his barn
and having a murderous looking dirk knife
about him.
Tuesday. Martin Guthrie, ship carpenter,
fell into the hold OF ship at McDonalIs
yard and cut his head severely and inlared
his eye.
Cyrus Reynolds, of Burnham, came to a
horrible death, Saturday, August 26th while
engaged in stoning well for Gershom
Twitchell, Jr. The earth gave way covering
him the first time some two feet Joshua
Reynolds, who was with him, barely escaped
with his life. Gershom Twitchel rushed
down the ladder, some % feet, and COM
menced digging away the dirt from Mr.. Rey-
nolds' face and head. As soon as his face
was uncovered he commenced talking. but
before he could be freed from his living
grave. Mr.. Twitchell was notified that
another slide of dirt was giving away, and he
jumped to save his own life and was caught
to his knees in the sand, but succeeded in
extricatng himself. In this slide Mr.. Cyrus
Reynolds was buried beneath five feet of
sand. Every effort was used. but it was two
houre before the lifeless body of Mr. Rey
nolds could be brought to the surface.
YORK.
The Times says Mrs. Ann Richards of
Buxton, in the police station at Saco, for
set fire to her bed. The fire de-
partment was called out and the flames ex-
tinguished.
The large two-masted fishing boat stolen
form James Hooper of Portsmouth, \. H..
Friday night. by deserter from the schooner
Julia \ Berkele at Dover, and confederate,
was found Wednesday at Cape Nedd;ck,
York. Maine where she was abandoned by
the thieves, who escaped.
AT LARGE.
The travel through Maine this summer has
been enormous, the Passenger receipts on the
Eastern railroad. in July having been sl7.
900 in excess of those of the same month in
any previous year.