Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-11-08
state News.
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The Bates Corporation have just complet-
ed the addition to their mills in Lewis
ton. The addition has 1000 spinlles,
ard will employ $50 operatives. Six thou.
sand cubic feet of solid ledge we're blasted out
to make room for feed pipes and wheels un-
der the mills. A million and half bricks
were used in building the addition, and the
total cost will be s225, 900.
CUMBERLAND.
j. w. Harris, who was convicted of
swindling by the use of the United States
mail. was brought before the Circuit Court at
Portland Monday for sentence. He was
sentenced to pay fine of 81 900 and be i'm
prisoned for 80 days in Portland Jail.
Jeremiah Edwa ards of Casco, was found
dead in his wood house last week, on Friday.
where he had gone to get some wood. Mr.
Z. was about 80 years of age, and has always
been very healthy and smart He had been
dead but few minutes when discovered
b. F. Milliken of Brighton. carries a hunt
ing case watch which has stood a severe test
1t was lost by his in October, 1875 in
Bridgton and many fruitless search was
made for it. Five years and seven months
after-May l, 'sl-Mr. Milliken, while now
ing bushes saw it lying on the ground, and
to his surprise found il uninjured except a
broken crystal.
The Press says that the Cumberland county
Educational Association held its meeting at
Gray, Friday and Saturday. Friday, A. NJ,
President Russ of Freeport, delivered the
opening address, touching upon the objects
and possibilities of teachers associations, in
connection with other topics. Several i'm
portant subjects were discussed.
The Argus sayS that 400 tOns of steel rails
have just been received by the Portland &
Rochester railroad. and will be laid on diff
ferent sections of that line. These, with
what have previously been laid, will make
ten miles of steel rails on this road.
FRANKLIN.
The Wilton Record says there's some excite
ment in Weld, over the reports of something
like sea serpent. said to be seen by several
in that town. The character of some of the
witnesses, and the opportunity they had for
deliberate observation, make the evidence so
strong that it would be deemed convincing
in any ordinary case.
LINCOLN.
Alfred 8. Sampson and his child. of
Waldoboro. had a narrow escape from
poisoning, Monday, from eating apples kept
in keg in which Paris green had been
mixed. DIR. Everleth was called and relieved
them from danger.
SAGADAH0C.
The sail makers of Bath met Friday eve
ming for the purpose of perfecting arrange
ments for the organization of a union. The
organization was deferred for the time how
ever. and the men separated to meet again
shortly, to renew the discussion of the
subject.
GOss & Sawyers new ship, the Chas. +.
Moody, is to be launched next Thursday at IL
o'clock. Her dimensions are as follows
tonnage, 1908, gross: l.915, net; length,
24O feet; breadth. 434 feet: depth. 81 feet.
The Times says Sedgwick Post of Bath,
has voted to hold their fair at the Patten Car
Works. provided the buildings can be OBJ
tanned, and to make the affair something
little better than ever was held before in
Bath. A committee of Ii was chosen to con-
duct the necessary business. The fair will
be held five days, beginning Dec. 18th.
Special trains will be run from all neighbor-
ing towns and cities. The managers hope to
make the fair sort Of industrial exhibition,
with displays of goods and manufactures. 1t
is very probable that the electric light will
serve to light the building and a grand dance
and skating rink will be among the many
attractions. The managers hope for much
aid from the citizens and expressed decided
confidence in being able to make it one of
the grandest affairs ever held in Maine.
Work will be actively pushed.
AT LARGE.
Dispatches have been sent to some papers
to the effect that Mrs. C. c. Washburn, wife
of the late Governor Washburn of Wiscon-
sin, is likely to recover from her insanity.
For more than thirty years she has been con-
fined in an asylum for the insane. Her i'm
prOvement has been so marked during the
past few months that che has been taken to
Boston and placed in charge of a specialist
who hopes to effect a permanent cure.