Daily Kennebec journal., 1882-10-12

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The Maine Sta,s Universalist Sunday
School Convention viii hold its fourteenth
annual session in Auburn. Wednesday and
Thursday. Oct. 25 and rs. Ex-Governor
Prrham and Washbarn, with other able lay
men and n any ministers are expected In
teresting topics will be discussed
ABoosrooK.
Last Saturday $40 bushels of potatoes
we're received at the Carbon starch factory.
An aged womal named Barrows. residing
with the family If VIM Bither of Linneus,
Was burned TO d-ath one day last week. her
clothes having caught FIRE while she was
escape from a like fate while attempting to
save the life Mrs. Barrows.
For the week ending October 7th. the
starch factory at EsstoD took 20.560 bushels
of potatoes. That as at the rate Of 3, ,42s
bushels per day.
CuxBERLANp.
Three hundred and fifty-fnur patients have
been under treatment at the Maine General
Hospital during the year-an increase of Sc
compared with the preceding year.
Three valuable dogs have been poisoned
recently in Frreport.
The Telegraph says: Mr.. David H,
Green of Topsham found his horse lying
down last week with one of his hind feet in
his mouth. The horse had broken out two
of the teeth in his struggles, and Mr.. Green,
with an assistant. found considerable din
Guilty in freeing the animal from his strange
position.
John Taylor, on Plum street, Portland,
while in the act of taking . kettle Of water
of the stove dropped it, the water completely
L. ~,.I Sl,A <.ot IN a
shocking manner.
MIR. ]. C. Stott of Portland, was on the ILL.,
fated steamer X. f. Lee, recently burned on
the Mississippi, and had q very narrow escape
from death. He was awakened by the noise,
and had barely time TO grasp his pants, press
them over his mouth and rush through the
flames, being severely burned by so doing.
He lost besides his clothes watch valued at
$500, Sl75 in money and samples valued At
$500.
G. l.. Palmer the grocer, on Merrill street,
Portland, is missing. He left home Tuesday
and since then nothing has been heard of
him. His wife is much worried about him.
Clothes-line thieves are operating in Free
port.
FRANKLIN.
The introduction of land locked salmon in
the Rangeley Lakes during the past seven
wears has proved q great success. Some 40
of this species of fish have been taken by
anglers during the present season. Some
very large ones have been observed on the
spaw ming beds, several of those seen being
estimated to weigh II pounds each.
KENNEBEc.
The destruction of the old ell at the
Winthrop House began Wednesday morning,
10 nf
tension along Union Street. The new portion
sili be SO feet in length by SO in width, and
two stories high.-Budget.
A company of business men at
North Edgecomb have opened the mica
mine which was closed up last fall. They
talk of building a roof over it, and working
all winter.
The Democrat says: Daniel E. Mills of
Manson caught fox by the nose in bear
trap the other day. He also set a spring gun
and shot a bear which had been depredating
on his crops.
The Tebbetts Manufacturing Company at
Greenwood employs about 20 men, and turns
out from 5000 to 1900 gross of spools per
month using yearly some 1000 or 1900 cords
of white birch.
Hebron Academy is having very success
full term with some 20 scholars.
The corn canning factory at Bethel has
put up 23O, 900 cans OF corn this season.
Rev. B. Foster of Bethel who is in his
eighty third year, cut and put into his stable
twelve tons of hay, and raised on three-fouth
of an acre Of ground two hundred and twen-
ty, five bushels of potatoes.
kox,. mad hosv on
sheep in Bethel Mr.. T.. II. Chapman has
had thirteen killed by them.
Of the school districts on Hiram Highlands,
daring the fail term Of school, there were
some twenty days that not q single pupil at
tended, and often not more than one.
PENoBscor.
The annual convention of the Sabbath
Schools of Penobscot county will be held in
Bangor. Tuesday. October 18th, at the Co.
lumbia street Baptist church. An interest.
ing programme will be presented.
SAeADAHoc.
Mrs. Small of Bowdoin, whose birthday
next month will complete her Tooth year rode
to Bowdoinham village last week, and had
her picture taken by the photographer Of that
place She has children, grandchildren,
great grandchildren and great great grand
children living in Bath, and delights in moth
ing more than to relate stories of her own
grandfather, who lived and fought in the
Revolution-Bath Times.
WALDO.
The schooner Glide. Capt. Hutchings, of
Winterport, Master, while enroute from New
York for Groveland, Mass, with 100 tons Of
coal, collided with Handkerchief lightship
4 80 Sunday morning, breaking hole in her
starboard quarter. and sunk in 20 minutes
time. The captain and crew were rescued.
WASHINGTON.
1t is now said that $500 will cover the
losses to the government on the goods
smupgled at st. Stephens.
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