Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-11-03
State News.
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ANDRoscoGGIN.
The Lewiston Journal saws: Tommy Viii
lett bright-eyed little lad, eleven years old
tell from the window Of the third story blocl
on the Hill Corporation, while reaching on
of the window with squirrel in his hand
during bis dinner hour Saturday. He alightet
on picket fence. and was hung up by ths
heels. His injuries were slight. and he re
turned to his wsrk at l o'clock. ''What be
came OF the squirrel, Tommy" asked gen
tleman to whom he told of his fall. '.Oh. i
killed the squirrel. said Tommy.
ARoosTooK.
One hundred and twelve casks of starch
averaging $50 lbs. each, was shipped from
Caribou starch factory in that village, one ia,
last week.
Johnson & Phair have shut down theil
starch factories at Mapleton and Akele,
Brook. The number of bushels of potatoes
taken at Mapleton was 80 ,000 while 500
were the figures reached at Akerley Brook
The factory at the bridge will shut dowr
Monday. They estimate the number o
bushels taken at 80, 900.
CUMBERLAND.
AT an early hour Wednesday morning
schooner-rigged boat valued at $780, owned
by John Stone, was stolen from Randall {
McAllister's coal wharf. In the boat wert
over 500 worth of fishing gear.
One day last week the Maine Central de
livered to the Eastern railroad at Portland
1876 loaded freight cars bound West. This j,
the largest delivery made BY the Maine Cen
trail to the Eastern, the next highest being one
hundred and twelve ears.
Hancock
Mr.. John Grout, marble worker O
Bucksport, was found dead in his bee
Wednesday morning He was IS wears old
His death was supposed to be from hear
disease.
Extensive repairs are to be made on ths
Catholic Church. Ellsworth.
KNOX.
E. H. Five shot large seal at the Sea
lodges in the southern part of Rockland har
Dor on Friday. The mammal weighed abou
Us lbs. and was very fat.
On Saturday evening the blacksmith shop
and office of the BOdwell Granite Company,
on Spruce Head were burned to the ground.
The shop was a large one containing FORCES
and 100 kits of tools.
Harvey Kalloch foreman of the cardine
room in the Warren wooden mill had one OF
his hands badly torn, Saturday, by catching
it in the machinery of the self-feeder.
At the launching, Saturday, at Thomaston.
of the ship. Edward O'Brien, while the
crowd was standing on an staging in Watts
yard, it suddenly gave way and Ralph Cope.
land, IL years old, was injured, breaking his
arm. His side and hip were also injured
badly.
The Journal says: John Seger of Rum
ford. was found Monday morning, Oct. 30th
dead in his barn. His age was about sc
years. He had an iron constitution, and was
wealthy farmer. Cause of his sudden death
not reported.
The Democrat SAYS that fox entered Mr..
Barrelle's poultry yard at Andover, a few
days since and killed 20 chickens before dis.
covered.
PENoBsCoT.
A valuable deerhound, owned by Bangor
man. was recently shot in the vicinity OF
Pushaw Lake. 1t is contrary to the law to
hunt deer with dogs, and this should be a
warning to persons to not attempt to break
the law.
Frank Cole of Saco, has challenged P. J.
Mack. of Bangor, to run 100 yard foot race
for 81.
SAGADAHOC.
The Times says that a large fleet OF
vessels came into Bath, Sunday, mostly Goa.
laden for the towns further up the Kennebec.
The river may fairly be expected to close in
little more than a month. and coal dealers
are looking alive. Considerable coal is
carried bv scows from the wharves to Tops
ham and Brunswick.
The Times says: There is a great supply
of cord wood of all kinds upon the wharves.
The wood famine is evidently broken and
the fine weather brings abundant supplies by
teams and scows.
SOMERSET.
Americas Morrill, died at his home in Pal
myra, Monday, Oct. 9th. He was born in
Readfield in this county and came TO Palmyra
when small boy. He was married IN 1916
to Sarah Z. Philbrick of ST. Albans, and ha:
lived on the farm where he died, thirty year.
or more. He was man very much respect
ed wherever known, had been one of the
selectmen some 90 years, and held Other
trusts in town. He was very benevolent
always willing to help in every good enter
prise.
WASHINGTON.
The improvements being inaugurated a
the Vanceboro railroad station are elabor
ate. The round-house is being enlarged, tbs
the hotel remodelled and improved, the sta
ton house increased in size and beautified il
many ways, while the terminal facilities are
being added to by the construction of numer
Gus additional side tracks.