Daily Kennebec journal., 1882-09-23
state News.
ANDROsCOGGIN.

The Journal says 81, 740 cans of corn were
put up at the Minot factory. Sept 18th. We
think this is the largest amount ever put up
in cne day At any factory. 1t is nearly three
carloads.
A flying squirrel was recently captured in
the Lewiston police station.
Mr.. c. H. Nelson, who owns a farm of
100 acres one mile from Waterville. and is
largely interested in breeding horses, arrived
Thursday at Lewiston with III horses that
will be exhibited at the State Fair. Mr.
Nelson has 10 horses on his farm.
A leading Auburn shoe manufacturer said
Thursday. that that business has not been so
good since the war as it is at the present
time, and the outlook for good fall and
winter trade is very bright.
KNOX.
Work has commenced on the shoe shop in
Warren at last. The building in Rockland
used as shoe shop is being taken down and
removed to that town.
Thursday night thieves broke into the store
of j. II. Thorndike in West Lamden, and
stole goods to the value of about $40.
Rockland is being troubled with an invoice
of ObstreperOus tramps.
The eighth annual meeting of the Maine
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, will
be held in the First Baptist church, Rockland,
Oct. IL. II and Is.
The Herald says there have been three fa-
tai cases of whooping cough, in Camden, re-
Gently.
The cholera infantum is making sad havoc
among the young children in Thomaston.
James Durham captured big turtle near
E. W. Anderson's, in Warren, last Sunday,
which bore on its back five dates, the earliest
being ls4l.
VIM. Bernie. stone cutter at Hurricane,
became insane last week, and was taken to
the hospital at Augusta.
PENoBsCor.
Postmaster Cummings of Bangor, with an
other gentleman, went a-fshing recently near
the Katahdin Iron Works, and in four days
captured about 400 trout of large size, weigh
ing over poHnd each.
Rafting at the Penobscot boom was finished
last week. One hundred and forty five mill
lion feet of logs were RATED.
A very superior telescope has just been
completed by well known manufacturer of
Boston, for Mr.. +. A. Eddy of Bangor. 1t
is five inch astronomical telescope, equa-
torially mounted, and with focal length of
about so inches.
SAGADAHOC.
the same place, were visiting in Winnegance,
and last Sunday evening about seven started
out to visit friend. While cutting across
lots they got lost and remained in the woods
until four o'clock the next morning.
A distemper is raging among the horses in
Bath, which is said to resemble closely the
epidemic that swept over the country few
years ago.
The Times says Mr.. John B. Holbrook, of
Bath is the most successful gunner of the
season. Tuesday he brought home 26 ducks.
The birds were shot at Eastern river, south
of Swan Island. Richmond, a very famous
resort for gunners.
The Bath Times saws that Al. Stevens and
wife, the latter formerly of Bath, while driv-
ing to Brunswick recently, met pack ped
dler with stock. After the pedder had ac-
commodated the couple by showing
his goods he was considerably sur
prised to see them making off with
his stock in trade consisting of laces and
a shawl. They were caught sitter vigorous
search and taken before Judge Jordan, of
Brunswick. The fine was placed at SIS and