Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-05-22


Some OF the rivermen came down from the
Androscoggin drives last week on account Of
low water.
A. S. Porter & Son of Brockton. Mass,
have bought a carload of horses in Lewiston
and Auburn. the past week.
Burnside Post, of Auburn, has contributed
S25 towards the erection of bronze military
statue of the late Maj Gen. Burnside, al
Providence, R. I.
Look here. Marthy. Gracious sakes
Look here" exclaimed on old lady from up
river to her daughter. as she sauntered up TO
a novel cigar lighter burning in Lewiston
store, Friday. After examining the lighter a
few seconds, she asked the proprietor if that
really was one of them electric lights she'd
heard so much about-yournai
CUMBERLAND.
The Star Match factory corporation has
purchased large lot of land adjoining their
works from the Portland Gas Light Co. and
will proceed to erect additions and enlarge
their capacity one third.
HANCOCK.
The Orthodox parsonage in Castine has
been sold to Capt. W. ii. Mills, formerly
landlord of the Castine House, who will open
it as public house. The minister, Rev. Mr.
Thomas, will occupy another house.
PENoBscor.
The salmon fishermen report a very small
run of fish thus far this season ON the Penop
scot.
PIsCATAoUIs.
The Piscataquis Teachers Association will
hold its eighth semi annual meeting at Brown
vile on Tuesday and Wednesday next. State
Superintendent Luce and other prominent
educators will be in attendance.
SAGADAHoC.
Bath is full of excitement over the question
of circus exhibition on Memorial day. Some
oppose the idea as a sacrilege; others think
the one need not interfere with the other.
The Mayor and Alderman Snipe have been
appointed committee to confer with the
managers of the circus, and see if q post
ponement of the exhibition cannot be made,
and if not, to see if arrangements for place
and hours of exhibition cannot be made so as
not to interfere with the services of Memorial
day.
Friday afternoon. a Mr.. Hall of Bowdoin-
ham, an employee at r. Hagan's shipyard in
Bath, was struck in the chest and arm by a
lever used in hosting a mast and nearly kill
ed. He was taken home, although it was
feared that he might not live to get there.
ALDOs
Hon. Joseph Farwell of Unity is rapidly
recovering from his recent quite severe illness
and is already able to be about again.
w. H. Simpson, Esq, of Belfast has been
very ill, but there is now a marked change
for the better.
Frederick A. Clark, groceries. dry goods,
ETC., West Winterport, has failed.
WASHINGTON.
A despatch to the Argus says A sad acct
dent occurred at East Machias. Thursday
night. Daniel Huntley was going to his room
for the night, when lamp which he held in
his hand exploded The oil saturated his
clothes and in a moment he was enveloped in
flames. The unfortunate man seemed to have
lost his presence of mind, for he persisted in
going up stairs notwithstanding the efforts of
his wife and two children, who were immedi-
ately behind him at the time of the explosion.
The house was soon in flames, and Mrs
Huntley and the children left the house by
the back door, barely in time to save them
selves. for the house and contents was soon
burned and Huntley persisted in the flames.
The unfortunate man was 80 years of age
There was an insurance on the building and
furniture.
AT LARGE.
the coast of eastern Maine. 1t is a blue lob
ster and is now in the possession of Mr.. Geo.
R. Batson of Campobello. The whole shell
is beautiful shade of blue. 1t seems to be
more lively now than when first caught. and
contents itself by crawling round in large
tub of sea water. Mr.. Batson paid So for the
lobster and has since been offered much
larger sum.
There are 10 or IL factories in Maine where
spools for thread are manufactured. One of
these is that of ID. & H. w. Colder of Bel
grade Mills, which gives employment to some
35 operatives, and makes annually about 235-
900 gross Of spools. Mr.. Colder informs the
Home Farm that q years ago, when he first
went into the business, there were only 10
establishments making spools in the country
now there are over 800. The Messrs. Colder
do Business in this line of S35, 900 year,
and in 1881 did larger business than ever
before in any one year. They consume 1900
cords of white birch lumber annually for the
spools made.