Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-11-24

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The Good Templars of Greene. had q
public meeting TUESDAY, evening One hun
dred and fifty people were present. Speeches
were the order OF the evening, and were
made by G W. c. T. Torsey of Winthrop,
State Deputy Ham of Lew ision, and others.
The Journal says: The dining hall at the
Bates street Maine Central station was robbed
OF cigars valued at Sl2. Tuesday morning.
ARoosTooK.
The Bangor Wing says that an iron monu-
ment that once marked the boundary line be-
tween the United States and British America
has been thrown down and is now lying on
the south bank Of the Aroostook.
CUMBERLAND.
Miss Mary Hall of GRAY died suddenly in
Portland, Wednesday, from rupturing blood
vessel.
A young man named Sweet broke through
the thin ice on the pond at behring's Oaks
Tuesday and narrowly escaped drowning.
The Oldest lady in Falmouth, Mrs. Abigail
SWEET, died "Wednesday morning at the age
of 80 years. She was the widow of the late
James SWEET
KENNEBEc.
The Journal says; Gardiner Tyler while at
work IT. the cotton factory at Augusta, last
Wednesday. got two fingers of his right hand
jammed in a machine. and the middle finger
had to be smputated at the middle joint.
The Journal says; VIM. b. Sawtelle of
Sidney, IS years old, on friday of last week,
walked three miles in an hour. He is hale
and hearty. reads without the aid of glasses
He walks one and half miles every Sunday
to attend church. He is a member of the NJ
f. church at North Sidney.
A IA yearold boy of Sidney weighs l76
pounds.
The Oakland Manufacturing Company of
Gardiner sent a car load of bed stats to
Boston, Monday, which are to be shipped to
London. Large quantities of their broom
handles have been sent to England. but this
is the first time for bed slats.-Gaydiner
Journal.
The Star" on her last trip to the Kenne-
bee. had the heaviest load OF freight carried
this season.
SAGADAHoC.
A smart old man. Mr.. Richard Weber of
Bow doinham, who is eighty-two years and
three months old. has driven an OK team,
loaded with hay, to Bath and back twice in
one week, distance of &c miles each time.
He says he enjoyed his trip very much.
The Bath Times says that the idea of sell
the Knox & Lincoln road remains precisely
where it was last spring. The cities and
towns were and are willing to sell at salts
factory price as soon as the necessary legis-
lative authority can be obtained. The annual
report of Superintendent Coombs shows that
during the year POO tons of steel rails have
been laid, and that there are now more than
five miles of new iron and steel rails. The
fences have received large repairs the bridges
kept in good condition: the reservoirs sunk
in Woolwich to furnish fresh water for the
ferry boat have proved a success, and not
withstanding the extremely dry season, fur
nished an ample supply at all times. The
earnings of the road for the year ending Sep
TENDER Both, amount to Sl42.97s; running
expenses, SS9.7l6; net earnings, S5i ,26l. an
increase over the previous year of Sll ,2sl.
Rev. Mr.. Gould, pastor of the Free Baptist
church on the Ridge, Bowdoinham, has ac-
cepted a call to Garland.
AT LARGE.
List of Patents issued to citizens, of Maine,
under date of Nov. Il, 1882: Thomas Hous-
ton, assignor of one half to II. II. and j. II.
Crocker. Maine, vessel for liquids. Theodore
NJ. Richardson, Stockton, thii coupling.
John S. White, Portland, brush soaring de-
vice.
The following business troubles are re.
ported: George s. Berry, apothecary
Damariscotta, has been attached. Arthur 1.
Grant, marble worker, Bucksport, has failed.
He owes about 81 $50. Samuel ID. Wyman,
furniture dealer, Damariscotta, has been at
tached. W. S. Lowell. grocer, Rockland. has
failed. c. NJ. Dacew 4 Co., boot and shoe
manufacturers. South Paris, will effect their
settlement in insolvency.