Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-06-30

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ANDRoscp6GIK-
Mrs. Hannah c. Irish, Z resident of Turner
village, and daughter Of Stephen Foster of
Leeds, the first male child bore in Winthrop,
has in her possession two table-cloths, one
bureau cloth, one stand cloth and three
towels which she spun and wove 63 years
ago. She also has tea-set which was her
mothers, the first in Leeds She also has a
quilt made by her g. years ago. containing 6. e47
squares. She is 70 years old She has
shuttle - near as can be learned
nearly 800 years old. and she is the fifth gem
Grafton. Sixty-four years ago she wove 500
yards of cloth for her aunt Chandler besides
home weaving. The pas; winter she has
woven 81 yards of rag carpeting, and it is
called very handsome and is woven verv
closely.
Two couples from Lewiston were in a boat
on Lake Auburn, Monday evening. al the
time of the cyclone. They had a narrow
escape. The boat half filled = ith water and
was nearly upset.
Sunday morning during the shower at
Sabatis the electric current passed into the
river, bringing the fish to the surface in large
numbers.
ARoosrooK.
The Wing states that the Sherman Monu-
irm to furnish an elegant monument, TO cost
about $1,000. The beautiful tribute to the
memory of the fallen soldiery Of Sherman is
about completed. and will shortly be trans
erred to that place where it will be dedicated
vi NE Fourth of July, with appropriate cere-
,"ohies. The monument will be 81 feet in
height u"
Inc n. z. r. r. Company now has large
ere" oi men It work ballas:ing its road bed
oetween Pressure Isle and Caribou. This is
a much needed Improvement as this part of
the road IS decidedly rough, consequently
pretty slow time is made.
The Glorious Fourth is to be ceIebrstel at
Monticello and New Limerick.
CUMBERLAND.
Mr.. Ernesto Ponce has chartered of New
FORK parties large and handsome side
wheel steamer to run on the island route this
season. She is said to be a fist class boat
IN all respects, and can carry nearly l 1000
Passengers.
During the tornado at Old Orchard Mon
day, child in a cradle. on a hotel piazza.
was taken up, cradle and all, and carried
some distance, but escaped injury.
A little girl named Lizzie Levi was run
over by team of McAlister's Tuesday, at
Gorham's Corner and quite severely injured.
The Cary concert clears abont 5000 for the
hospital.
An incision was made recently in the wall
nDtween Lizzie Whites dining rooms and
Seser's jewelry store in Portland. The in.
eis," was five feet long and about Is inches
"iue' md 32 dead rats removed
| HANCOCK
Just precious to the bursting of MONDAYS
Storm SEQ. loaded with sawdust and con-
,Wnt hae -FOUR mn, was floating down river
H. . aoou' IVA miles north of Bucksport
e seulPest broke upon them and the fierce
.ns spse. 'he sco~, Three of the men sue
ceededin getting on he bottom of II hut tho
fourth. Young man named Rradv halony.
ing in Winterport. was d,owned
PENoBsco,.
The Wing says The Spirh,al;sts Of west
err Mslne nave just finished new pavilion
U M 'neH camp-ground in BusnIIs Grove.
Etna. IL Is o. by 80 feet with the rostrum
10 oy o. feet, and will easily seat 10000 peo.
P'e' ana wiz add much 10 the already uumer-
GUS attractions OF the grove and meetings.
| PIsCATAoUis
Contrary winds have interfered with tow.
| ing logs on MOOsehead Lake and many RATS
have been broken up, causing much extra
work.
SAGADAHOC.
Russell's ice houses on Stern's Point Ores.
den, were unroofed and their ends bl,wn in
by Mondays tornado.
WASHINGTON.
Lorimer McLaufiin has been appointSl
post master at South Charlotte.
| Schooner Fanny Flint, of Lubec while pas
sing Mt. Desert recently, ran into some duck
tollers, when a man in boat fired fou,
times at the mate, woundng him in the
arm.
On Sunday, three, Pm, Michael Goodwin
was drowned in the Baskehegan. below the
village. while bathing with two other men
None of the three could swim. Goodwin
stepped off the steep bank where the watel
was 10 or 20 feet deep. with quite current
and there seemed to be no help for him
The body was recovered Monday morning il
about IL feet of water.-Leriston Journal
| The present driving season has been tn,
most favorable ever known by lumbermen OF
the st. John, owing to the favorable weather
and continued high level of the water.
YoRK.
| The house of the widow of James b. Hale,
in Saco suburbs, was burned early Tuesda,
morning. Cause unknown; insured fol
Sll5O.
DurinR thunuer storm al klttery on Sun
day, man named White was severely burned
on the cheek. in his house, and the new barr
of Matthew N. Colby was demolished in {
violent whirlw ind. Colby's horse was carried
several rods and buried in the debris. Hi.
live stock were saved, but the remaining
perishable contents of the barn were de
stroyed.
About three o'clock P. NJ. the school house
at Middle Road, Parsonsfeld. in which Miss
Elva n. Staples was teaching was struck by
lightning. She had collected the scholor:
only few minutes before in the front sc ats
by singular premonition. thus saving the
lives of some, who had been seated along the
walls, where the lightning ran. No one was
hurt, excepting slight stunning sensation,
which all felt.
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