Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-08-02
State News.
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Bates mill. sl.ivering il into splinters- James
Brown. Tin worker. standing in the mill
room back of The tower WAS thrown four feet
and had his back burned. bat it is believed
not seriously hurt
Ia Tuesday the 25th inst. q small tene-
ment house belonging TO Samuel Estes Of
Durham vas burned to the ground.
The passenger receipts of Androscoggin
ta'ion, Lewiston, for July, are about iouble
those of July 1881. The summer travel is &
bonanza fo- the Maine Central railroad. and
the excellence of the management of this
great railway leads the people TO rejoice in its
prosperity --LeristoH JoVrnai.
CUMBERLAND.
Wallace Ross. the oarsman, is expected in
Portland in few days, and will 90 into ae-
tive training for the coming regatta at Sara
toga.
The Advertiser tells how drinking copious-
ly of whiskey saved an engineer on the East
ern railroad from having TO submit TO ampu-
;atiOn of his spider bitten hand
OXFORD.
Hon. F. \. Dow of Portland. has a fine
summer residence at Fryeburg, where his
family is now located, and where the Colonel
spends his sabbsths.
the sick list for four or five wears. is now
almost completely paralyzed. only able to
turn his head TO the right and left
PESoBsCoT.
Ii is estimated that there were ten acres OF
army worms on the City Farm. Bangor, FRI
,lav last. and some one of the inmates of the
house figured them up. Allowing ten to the
square inch, the amount was found TO be six
h,,n r,l .sfvls tnt,t,
bred and forty thousand.
About eighteen million feet of logs have
been RATED thus far this season at the Ban
COR boom, and by the last of the week the
amount will be sweiled TO twenty millions
Two of Sargent & Sons ice houses at
Brewer Village were struck by lightning Fri
dav night. A barn in Newport, belonging to
Charles Sawyer, was also struck and much
damaged but was not burned. barn in
Garland belonging To A. Merriam was shat
tered in the storm.
SAoADAHoC.
Goss 4 Sawyer have bought the land along
the east side of Water street, Bath, and other
property upon which the Maine Central are
going 10 run track to the new lower yard.
The firm is going TO bnild larger machine
shop. and intend in a wear OF two to build
iron slips.
The Bee saws: The Galusha Bros Rich
mond. have burned one kiln containing 200
600 bricks. The material is used in build
ing the Southland Block.
detective arrived from London at New
York. Saturday, with two prisoners brought
over on requisiton of President Arthur
One is Mr.. Watts, master mariner wanted al
San Francisco on charge of assault with in
tent to murder on the high He was
first mate of ship Gatherer, Bath Me. He
denies the charges, saying they are instigat
ed by John Driscoll, who frou incompetency
he degraded from third mate to cabin boy.
SOMERSET.
During the heavy thunder shower on Fri
dav the lightning killed a COW belonging to
Freeman White, in Pittsfield
Maine Central Institute in Pittsield is
prospecting.
The Lincoln News records a remarkable
case of cure of blindness of Rosie Sanford, of
Freedom, 90 wears old. The great medi
cine man or woman was Mrs. Almeda Booker
WASHINGTON.
The Times says that Topsfeld people have
introduced Il new method of defraying church
expenses A dance was held in that place
last week the proceeds of which were given
to the minister towards payment of his salary.
The Herald says: Mrs. Jane Mahar of
Pembroke. has been missing from her home
since Tu, s,lay of last week, and all efforts to
solve tie mystery of her sudden disappearance
have so far been unsuccessful. Mrs. Mahar
is lady 81 years old and has for some time
lived alone at her home.
The Times SAWS the affsirs of the firm Of
p. Rolfc's Sons of Princeton, will probably
he adjusted by the payment of - per cent
There seems to be general disposition among
the creditors to accept that amount, anil per
NIT the firm TO continue the business.
The Times says Mr.. Daniel Morrison, a
workman at Extract 80, was severely scalded
by the bursting of tube while he was clean
ing out a boiler one day last week. His re-
covcrv il doubtful.
\ heavy gold watch, chain and locket at
aatched. belonging to Mr.. l.. Martin, was
stolen from one of the Fske House bath
houses, at Old Orchard SUNDAY night. while
the owner was bathing in the surf. The ar
ticles were valued at S225.
The Argus saws Mr.. Oliver Whitehouse
residing in Biddeford, died very suddenly
Friday evening. He was sitting in his room
in conversation with his family, when he
suddenly zen over ana ditu without eHnE-
gle. He had not prev iously been sick.
Ar LARGE.
The Commercial says the report that the
Maine Central has leased the +. & y. A.
railway is little premature, but in all prob
ability the T. & y. \. railway. will, within a
short time. he under the control of the Maine
Central Railroad. The proposition that the
f ( y, \. Railway Company have made is
that the Maine Central Railroad pay all taxes
take all the property of the company includ-
ing the wild lands, assume all liabilities of
the +. & y A. Railway Company and pay ,
per cent. interest on the f. & y. A. stock