Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-08-19
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their orders by next week and go out of bus
mess.
A child has been kidnapped on Lincoln
street. The mother accuses the father o
stealing it and also of assaulting her. The
father il non-committal.-L Journal
The Lev iston Journal says Special Agent
Smith of the Post Office Department is in
Lewiston, making arrangements for the es
Enlistment of the letter-carrier system in
Lewiston, the first week IN October.
ARoosrooK.
News was received from private sources
last week, that Mr.. Reuben Bridges who LEFT
his home in Mars Hill some four years ago,
for Colorado, has recently met with an acei-
dent in that ter ritory. while blasting in a
mine. depriving him of his sight.
The Odd Fellows of Presque Isle. are to
have an excursion to Grand Falls, Wednes-
day. Aug sd. The lodges of Fort Fairfield
and Caribou have been invited TO Join.
Mr. J. F. Wilson has caught this season
6OO2 trout from the Presque Isle stream, in
Blaine.
II. n. Goodhue of Fort Fairfield has
shipped more than two tons of raspberries to
Boston since the berry season commenced.
CUMBERLAND.
Thursday morning the store of Mr.. George
Stevens at Knightville was entered BY the
use of a crow-bar, and some twenty dollars
in money stolen.
The National Association for the Adv ance.
ment of Women will hold their tenth congress
in Portland, Oct. llth, 18th, and 18th at City
Hall.
Four inches of rain fell within two hours
Tuesday in the towns of Hiram and Sebago.
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Thursday. finished putting up fixtures for
fifteen of their lights. in Saccarappa.
The value of the upright timber planer,
recently invented and put into operation al
Brunswick by T. Brown & Son, is now being
proved. X. f. Patterson, Esq contractor. OF
Lewiston. who is building the extension OF
the Worombo mill. Lisbon Falls, is having
his timber-about 100, 900 feet of hard pine
planed by this machine.
FRANKLIN.
The Chronicle says Saturday, Mrs. Henry
Presson and Miss Minnie Fales, of Freeman,
came to Salem. to pick berries on Burberry
Ledge. got lost. and after general search
were found nearly at Madrid, at midnight.
They had travelled nearly in an opposite direc-
ton to their home.
Someone attempted to remove from the safe
of T. r. Fletcher & Co., at New Sharon, a
large sum of money one night last week, but
only got about 10 dollars, it being one of the
''Of nights"
While other parts of Maine and the country
generally are arid and parched. the Sandy
River valley is verdant and smiling with fire.
quent showers. Its freshness delights all be-
holders.
The Herald gives further facts concerning
the recent death of Willie Tilton, of Temple,
by lightning stroke. Mr.. Tilton, who will,
two sons, Willie and Bennie. were having
and sought shelter beneath maple tree. The
shower had not yet struck The two boys
were standing near the trunk of the tree while
the father was leaning against smaller one
about 10 feet apart from it. The bolt struck
the largest tree tearing the bark, knocked
Willie on his back threw Bonnie several feet
and stunned him, and lifted the father some
distance and dropped him into bunch of haz
ell bushes insensible. When Mr. THton re-
covered Bonnie shouted "Willie is dead ~
Mr.. T.. said ''go for help, | cant move. -
Bonnie went for a neighbor, and the father,
with no use of his lower limbs, dragged him.
self to the side of Willie just in time to see
him gasp and die.
KENNEBEC.
The Lewiston Journal says; During the
shower, Tuesday night, Mrs. Fanny Maxim,
of WAYNE, experienced burning sensation
on the back of her neck just as one of the
most vivid flashes of lightning came. and re-
marked to her daughter that she believed the
lightning had burned her neck. There was
no appearance of burn and nothing further
was thought of it until Wednesday morning
she was found lying on the floor unconscious
and unable to move. in which state she still
remains.
PENoBscoT.
Large crews of men were engaged Wednes-
day in clearing the streets of Bangor, Me. of
debris from Tuesday evenings tornado. The
damages were confined almost entirely to
Bangor and the adjacent town of Brewer.
The storm was the most severe that ever
visited Maine.
DIR. A. C. Hamlin of Bangor has received a
letter from Mt Mica informing him that a
cavity has just been opened from which a
blue green tourmaline has been taken which
is larger than any other ever found at Mt.
Mica.
The Wing says the old charter of the First
National Bank, at Bangor. expires on Sept.
l4th, and two-thirds of the stockholders, the
number required by law. have assented in
writing to an extension Of the charter, and
word has been received that the same will be
granted.
A Bangor gentleman, who is an excellent
authority on the ice business, states that
there are not over 10000 tons of ice in
Maine remaining unsold in the hands of the
first owners. The man affirms there is a
shortage of ice in the large cities. and that il
Maine people will refrain from selling at the
low figures now prevailing, much higher
prices may be realized.
SAGADAHoc.
The Times says capitalists in and out o.
Richmond are agitating another cotton mill
The present shoe factory and cotton mill EN-
ploy about 500 people.
SOMERSET.
The Changers of Somerset county propose
to hold grand basket picnic at Hayder
Lake, on Friday, August 18th.
Mr.. Albert Low. of Somerset Mills. had I
horse stolen Thursday morning. The THE
went to Nve's Corner and stole a wagon anC
harness belonging to Widow Clifford
Skowhegan exults over a stalk of corr
eleven and half feet in height from seet
planted June 18th
Norridgewock is without a paper at pres
ent.
AT LARGE.
The Maine Central paid a sem-annual div
idend of two per cent, Wednesday.