Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-08-22
state News.
CUMBERLAND.

The drouth is having terrible effect on
corn and potatoes in Scarboro. One man
had four acres of corn which tour weeks ago
was doing spleniidly, but which he has now
cut down for fodder There are some sc, 600
hills of potatoes which are almost entirely
desSroyed by dry rot But very few good
ones are found among them The sun has
dried up the grass SO that The cattle have to
be fed from hay in the barns Friday night
there was a frost which killed the squash
vines
The Argus says. Daniel Stackpole. who for
years has driven an express team in Portland.
a short time ago hurt his hand. A few days
ago lockjaw set in ami he died Saturday
mig It.
The Portland rolling mill employs at pres
ent about 200 men and is running on full time
with pay roll of 50 900 per month
The 18th Maine regiment, Friday, observed
the 20ih anniversary of their g Muster in >" at
White Head. Cushing's island, Portland har-
Dor. About ninety were present. Col. I. A.
Roberts was elected President
HANCOCK.
The firm of Herrick & Byard, have opened
quarry for breaking paving AT Sargentville,
and will employ from Is to 20 men.
A third assessment has been made upon the
Douglass mine. To outsiders this is mys-
terry. Fully year ago the report was, that
the ore paid for the working: and the current
report since has been that the ore was grow
ing better and better.
There are more people at Mt Desert than
ever before.
kENNEBEC.
There is talk of building a new cotton mill
on the lower dam in Gardiner.
Mr.. G. f. Moody and two boys of Pittston,
cut and put into the barn ITO tons of hay and
IL tons of grain, all inside of thirty working
days, and can we'll afford to beast little.
The Sentinel says that one day last week,
Miss Hattie Horn met with quite severe ac-
cident. She was spending a short time at the
house of Mr.. r V. Leonard of West Water
vile. with his daughter Millie. For some
reason Mile left the room a few minutes,
when dog that was in the room suddenly
seized Miss Horn by the foot and bit her
severely, leaving her in very lame condition.
The dog has been killed.
The Sentinel saws the Trustees of Colby
University have bought a lot of land adjoining
the land on which is the Classical Institute,
and are contemplating the erection of new
building for the Institute.
OXFORD.
The Norway Advertiser SAYS Miss Sarah
Bradford, of South Paris, to get relief from
a headache, recently took an overdose of bel
ladonna, which came near proving fatal. A
doctor was summoned who succeeded in saw
ing the young lady's life.
The Winslow Packing Co. in Canton is
said to have the finest establishment in the
State. large force of can makers have
been at work for long time and 300, 600 cans
are now in readiness for the harvest Besides
corn, large acreage of lima and case knife
beans are being grown for packing also.
Some pieces of late planted sweet corn in
Oxford county have been nearly ruined by
wire worms.
PHNoBsCOT.
Mr.. Aiphonso Bradeen, at his MILL on Schoo-
die Stream, and Mr.. John A. Perkins, on
Cold Brook Stream, are manufacturing and
taking to market large quantities of spool
timber and heading.
car load of salmon, valued at SO, 800
passed through Bangor recently I'M ''Diamond
Refrigerator Car" en- route frsm Bathurst.
n. B., to the West
The fall term of the East Corinth Academy
will commence Aug. Goth.
The Commercial saws: At OldtOwn, Fri
day forenoon, an accident occurred, which
resulted fatally for Thomas Fitzpatrick Of
that village. crew of men were engaged
in moving small building from one locality
to another when some of the blocking came
out and one end of the building settled to the
ground, crushing Fitzpatrick, who was stand
ing under the sill. The unfortunate man was
caught across the hips and SO dreadfully in
jured that he lived but few minutes after
the accident Fitzpatrick was from 65 to 20
years of age.
SOMERSET.