Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-01-10
State News.
AyDROSCOGGIN.


The Lewiston Journal says: The transfer
of the Lincoln mill property from the Frank
lin Company TO the Lincoln Mill Corporation
for $3.50, 200 was recorded this week, and is
the largest transfer on the records for a long
time.
The story goes that on the occurrence of
one of our recent small fires. a man tried to
give the alarm TO the fire department. by
shouting to the Chief Engineer through the
key-hole Of one of the fire alarm telegraph
boxes.
CUMBERLAND.
The Argus says: The paper mills at
Cumberland Mills are working on a contract
of cardboard for postal cards. A single
piece of eight miles in length is being made
About the middle of the present month the
Haskell Silk CO., Saccarappa, expect TO re-
ceive twenty looms for the manufacture of
gros grain dress silk. They will strike in on
black. and probably colors after while.
FRANKLIN.
The Wilton Record saws: ..At our Office
the other day, at the head of two long flights
of stairs, we had a call from lady eighty-two
years of age. She lives alone in cottage
on High street. She introduced herself as
Mrs. Mary Smith, and she had come 10 tell
the printer about her last wears work. In
the spring she unbanked her house; she
planted and tended her garden in which she
raised her supply of potatoes, beans and
other vegetables; she underpinned her shed !;
she knit six pairs of stockings; two pairs of
double mttens spun 100 skeins of yarn. of
which she doubled and twisted all but about
eight; she banked her house, took care of
her pig, and sawed about four cords of wood
KNOX
The Rockland Opinion saws that during the
December term of the Knox Supreme
Judicial Court, there were paid into the hands
of County Attorney Robinson in fines and
costs. the sum of about 500, being the larg-
est amount ever collected in a single term
of court in that county. The amount for the
year 1881 exceeds 81, 200.
OXFORD.
A new iron bridge is being constructed
across the Androscoggn, near the steam mill
village in Canton, and is progressing finely.
The abutments are nearly completed and
work on the piers will commence this week
and will be put forward with all possible dis
patch The structure will be built by C. S.
Palmer of Cleveland, Pa, with whom con-
tract is made. 1t is to be built of iron and
wood, mostly OF the former. 1t will be $50
feet in length. If the weather is favorable it
is expected to have it ready for travel in
March.
PENoBsCoT.
2Ghours walking match is to take place
at Norombega Hall, Bangor, commencing
Wednesday evening, Jan. llth, at s o'clock.
and ending Thursday evening. Jan. l2th at
10 o'clock. The contestants will be +. C..
Holske of New York, A. J. Driscoll of Lynn,
Mass, and Christopher Toole of Bangor
Wing.
The Wing saws The four inches of snow
which came Friday night and Saturday morn
ing laid where it fell, insuring good sleighing.
1t must be of almost incalculable value to our
lumbermen whose interests have suffered in
consequence of lack Of snow.
The Wing says: Mr.. w. F. Katie. of
this city, keeps quite a number of fowls of
the Plymouth Rock breed. Among them is
a good-sized hen of fair appearance, but as
an egg-producer is an unmtigated fraud.
especially as eggs are sold by the dozen in
stead of BY weight. The eggs which are laid
by this feathered humbug are of about the
size of robins eggs. but she cackles as loudly
as any in the flock
SAGADAHoc.
The Bath Times reports ice at Gun
Point six to eight inches thick.
ne Sdsauafioc 1l>tnrlcai SOcltty hciu It's
annual meeting last Friday A four pound
cannon ball found fifteen feet underground
was presented to the Society. and an almanac
printed in Boston in America, in the wear of
our Lord l777; and in the year one of the
Independence of America"
W AsHINGTON.
Next September the Congregational church
in Machias will have been formed one hun
dred years. The church appointed a commit
tee. at a meeting on Saturday of last week,
to make preparations for Centennial OBJ
servance of the event.
YORK.
William G. Parker, highly respected cit
izen of Kittery, Me-, and formerly one of
Boston's business men, now in his eighty
fourth year, is confined to his house with sick
ness for the first time in his life.