Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-07-26
State News.
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of Rockland. have received an invitation
from Lewiston Cnmmandery to visit that city
on Aug. sth AMI 9th.
Androscnggip Lodge, ]. o. G. T, of Lew
iston. has voted to surrender its charter.
Most of the members will go into other
lodges.
Alonzo Haley. carpenter on TIE Bates
mill. stuck q nail in his foot a week ago, and
died Sunday from lock jaw.
| sStephen Goodwin of East Poland. was
overcome BY the heat and fell from load of
hay Sunday. He died instantly.
| AROosrooK.
The annual Methodist camp-meeting at
Hodgdon. will commence Monday. Aug. 18th.
| FRANKLIN.
| FRIDAY morning about 3 O'Clock, Mr.. Rob-
ert Potter started for his lane near the corn
factory, AT Wilton. in a blackboard with two
axles 10 fix fence. He drove into David
IThompsuns ward. and after Mrs. Thompson
had got into the carriage, for some unknown
cause the horse turned and tipped the car
rage entirely over passing over Mrs
Thompson without iniuring her much, but
Mr.. Potter struck upon the back of his head
and neck. and being a heavy man, his spine
was so badly injured that his whole body
wholly psralyzed. He died a, o'clock Sat
urday morning Journal.
| signal station has been erected on Mt.
Blue and during the summer a man will he
stationed there to carry on signals with Mt.
| Washington. large telescope will be in
use and this will undoubtedly prove great
attraction on pleasant days during the sum-
mer.
| The Collins Granite Company at East Blue
| Hill is very prosperous at the present time.
They are now at work on contracts for cut
| granite for the New York Produce Exchange
Commonwealth Bank of Harrisburg, public
buildngs.in Philadelphia and cemetery work
for the West They have now employed,
about 300 men.
kESNEBEc.
The Fiber Ware Co. are to erect three
| story brick building, 40 X so feet, on their
land at CrOmmett's mills, Watervile, 10 con-
tain their chemical works which are needed
in finishing their work. The company are
| running day and night crew now, with every
prospect of heavy business in the coming
| season.
The Sentinel says that some looms which
will weave web OF cotton cloth los inches
wide. were put into the new mill at Water
vile, one day last week
! The Reporter saws W. A Moore, of Gar
diner. at his mandatory, turns out two mil
lion bed stats per year. He employs four
| teen hands.
The Argus says there are suspicious of foul
play concerning the alleged suicide of Robert
Kennedy of St. George. Mr.. Kennedy was
rs years of age, and had lost almost entirely
the use of both legs and arms. scarcely be
| ing able to hobble across the floor with the
aid of pair Of crutches, and those most
| familiar with him say it was scarcely possible
| for him to reach the spot and unaided, place
himself in the position in which he was found
| Notice is given that petition will be pre-
sented to the Governor and Council for the
pardon of Mrs. Hannah Thorndike, who is
now in Thomaston prison, under a life sem
tence, for the murder of Mrs. lIonora Sulli-
van.
| Mr.. J. X. Hammond, of Paris Oxford
county member of the State Board of Agri-
culture, picked from his garden last week,
over peck of string beans.
! VIM. Adams. of Andover, died the 80 inst
| He was born in the first farm house built in
Andover and has always lived in Andover.
HIS age was ST. He was farmer. democrat
and Universalist. He was honored and
spected by all who knew him.
| The Argus says the first anniversary of the
Fryehurg Temperance Association OBJ
served Saturday, at Marthas Grove camp
ground.
| S,GADAHoc.
| The Journal saws the farm buildings owned
and occupied by Leander NJ. Small, in Bow
don5am were all, except the old black smith
shop and granery, burned to the ground
about l2 o'clock, Saturday night.
WALDO.
| There are now five three nasted schOoners
| on the stocks at Belfast. Four of these are
timbered out, while the fifth, splendidly
constructed and gracefully modelled craft of
$50 tons register is about ready to launch.
WASHINGTON.
| The Argus saws Captain Mallock. of the
Eastport fishing schooner Abigail, telegraphs
| from Annapolis, \. S, that the schooner
| foundered in the Bay of Fundy Friday night
but that the crew was safe. Paine Brothers
! of PASSPORT were the owners, and the vessel
was valued at $4,000 and was uninsured.
YORK.
| Sunday morning about one o'clock David
Welch, of Biddeford. was found in an insen-
sible condition lying by the side of the Bos-
ton and Maine track opposite the camp ground
station. His skull was fractured and he had
an ugly cash on the back part of his head.
A panther has been running at large through
| Lyman and Dayton.
Monday afternoon July "a, little French
t girl II years of age. named Shortchie. lost
the two first fingers of her right hand, in the
gears in one of the Laconia spinning rooms
at Biddeford.
/ The Sanford News saws little boy named
Willie West, of Buxton, came near having
his head split open by Ratchet in the hands
! of plsyfellow, who got mad and struck him
with all his might. cutting through his hat
and infictng a scalp wound.
| The Argus says that Mrs. NJ. A. Trafton.
of Cornish, has an interesting collection of
pets. She has a pair of young coons.
brought up by hand, which play about the
house like kittens; also q tame robin, which
! flies from room to room, and tame par.
| fridge, which she feeds with the chickens.
| The Times say tidings have yet been
received of the whereabouts of the painter.
Frank Libby. who disappeared last week
| from Saco. with about $500 of Mrs. Wal
worth's money. as it was said. 1t now turns
out that Mrs Walworth Is Mrs. Libby No.2
she having married the little painter recently.
snpposing his marriage with the first wife to
have been illegal. Wife No. ! did not leave
town with Libby, but remained in the city