Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-12-22
state News.
AupRoscoccIx.

AuOBOeC0GG1y.
The Journal says that one Of the most
pleasant situations in AndroscoQgin county
is the residence of Fred T. Hill of Greene.
NJ Hill recently took TO his home q bride,
Miss Stella A Washburn. daughter of C. n.
Washburn, Esq. They gave a reception to q
large number of their friends Tuesday even
ing The occasion was very pleasant one.
and all wished success to Mr.. and Mrs. Hill.
The child's lace overdress, elegantly
wrought, by Mrs. Jenny Flynn of Minnea-
polls, Mimi. formerly OF Lisbon, Maine, and
donated to the Custer Post Fair, was disposed
of by votes ard Welded the Post s33 Miss
Josie L. King was the happy girl who won it.
The nice camp chair, captured BY Mr.. c. G.
Corliss, was presented to the Post by Mr.. H.
W. Maxwell.
AROOsTooK.
The Pioneer says that Alex Gibson has
formed a company to build large paper mill
at Maysville. The memorandum of associa-
ton has been filed. The corporation will be
known as the ..Maysville Paper Company"
with capital of SIS coo, divided into $50
shares of 500 each.
The CONNIE rcial saws that the annual Ma
sonic ball of Caribou Lodge No. 10, F. and
A. NJ. occurs January /, lSs3.-Twelve de-
grees below zero is the coolest that the ther-
mometer has indicated thus far in Aroostook,
showing that it is not the coolest place on
earth.-The division of theScounty is sure to
come in the future.
Lumbermen report three feet of snow in
the woods and that the hauling never was
better. Ezekiel lie Vesseur, who is operat-
ing for Messrs. Hayford Stetson on Town
ships ia Range 3, l6 Range 4, II Range
2, II Range and IA Range 4, has Sc horses,
26 oxen and 800 men. Mr.. lie Vasseur
expects to 100000 of spruce and cedar.
The numbering doesn't effect the local trade
as all supplies are furnished by st. John
parties.
I CUMBERLAND.
The Advertiser saws that Superintendent
Duxbury of the Providence Exchange and
Superintendent Bedlow of the Western Union,
Portland, were connected by telephone Mon
day. The distance is about two hundred
miles.
The Press says that John Neve's while
coasting on Waterville street, Portland,
Wednesday afternoon ran into a sleigh and
cut fearful cash is his head requiring twelve
stitches at the hand of the surgeon, to sew it
up.
The Press says: The Horse Railroad Co.
of Portland, finding that the patent heaters
placed on the platform on two of the Deering
cars are liable, when going against the wind,
TO discharge gas and ashes into the cars, have
put into the cars a stove of their own arrange
ment, encased in galvanized iron, which
works well, and will be put into the sleigh
cars, and also transfer sleigh car at the foot
of Green street.
FRANKLIN
The Photograph says that town meeting
was held in Phillips, Saturday week, to take
action on the subject of selling the towns
stocks in the Sandy River Railroad. 1t was
voted not to sell. The town of Strong has
also decided not to sell.
KNOX.
Edward Hills, the first sheriff of Knox
county after its incorporation, and subse-
qnently county commissioner, died at his
residence in Thomaston, Sunday morning.
PENOBscor.
The Wing SAYS workman in the box
factory of Moses Jordan, at Oldtown, al
lowed his arm to come in contact with cir
cuar saw and suffered a painful cut. The
injured man is named Peter Kennedy.
The VIM. Penn Hose Co., of Salem,
Mass, have notified Union Hose Co, Ban
gor. that they will pay them a visit next
summer, when it is proposed to have right
good time. The VIM. PENIS were in Ban
eight years ago on a visit TO the Unions.
woman named Mrs. Boiler met
with shocking death. At her home
in Oldtown. by a kerosene lamp bursting in
her hands. Her clothes catching fire, she was
frightfully burned before the flames were ex-
tinguished. The injuries were SO severe
that flesh dropped off from her face, hands and
arms, and her body was in shocking con-
diton. She fingered something more than
half day and then died
SAGADAHOC.
Joseph PuringtoD Of West Bowdoin, a gen.
tleman about GO years of age, dropped dead
in the woods Tuesday afternoon. He was
the father of Alonzo Purington of Bowdoin-
ham, and was widely known. lie was men,
Der of the State legislature some years ago.
notably at the time when the great contest
was before thu people between Hamlin and
Morrill, as to the succession to the United
States Senate. Mr.. Purington was staunch
supporter of Hamin.