Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-06-17

ARoosrook.

Presque Isle will indulge in 4 Fourth Of
July celebration. An Grafton will be deliy-
cred BY Hon. S. L. Milliken of Belfaat.
Eggs have been selling for 80 cents per
dozen in Exston.
1t Is thought that lead and silver mine
has been discovered in Houlton.
Farming operations have been greatly de-
layed by the cold. wet weather.
HANCOCK
Senator Hale, after passing a few DAYS in
Ellsworth will return to Washington.
BucksDort man some time last winter
caught a deer in the river and has since kent
the animal in pen and has taken good care
OF her On visiting the pen the other morn
ing. he found three in the pen, two cunning
fawns and their mother
KESNEBEc.
A reunion Of the veterans of the s,b Orb
l It'll and 18th regiments will be held in Wa.
terville on Tuesday, August sth
The addition to the Lockwood mill will be
two stories high, the lower floor being used as
cloth-room for both mills, and the second
floor will contain looms additional to those
already placed in the new mill
Commencement week at Colby June 1928.
A corporation to be called the Cascade
Wooden Mill was organized in West Water
vile on Friday. The capital stock was fixed
at Sl25. 900, and the following officers were
chosen: clerk, r. w. Dunn of Waterville:
treasurer. Seth NJ. Miiliken, New York
directors. r. B Dunn of Waterville, John
Aver of West Waterville, Josiah B. Mayor of
Foxcroft. Daniel r. Campbell of Sangerville,
Seth M. Milliken of New York president. r.
B. Dunn. The company propose to lease
site and power from the Dunn Edge Tool Co,
and erect mill l55 feet long, IS feet wide
and four stories high, beside picker, boiler
house, store house.. etc. All wool flannels
will probably be manufactured.
PIsCATAQUIs.
The Piscataquis County Lodge, /. O. G.
T.. met with Brownville Lodge on Friday.
During the thunder shower last FRIDAY
afternoon the lightning struck and killed two
cows belonging to Mr.. John X. Holmes, in
Foxcroft.
SOMERSET.
Sheriff Hight sold the corn factory proper-
ty at SkOwhegan to New York firm
One of the largest jams of logs that has
been formed for years can be seen above the
falls at SkOwhegan.
Mr.. Henry Williams of Embden. had one
Of his legs amputated last week He is in
critical condition.
A shark II feet long was captured in Pen
dleton's weir at Deer Island, one day last
week.
The International Steamship Company
has secured the splendid sidewheel steamer
Mt Desert, and will soon place her on the
route between Bar Harbar, Eastport and
CampObellO. making two trips a week.
The Fourth of July is to be celebrated in
Calais.
YORK.
The Biddeford Times SAYS disease is rag
ing among the cows in that vicinity. They
are seized with lameness, and their limbs
seem stiff and cramped.
The State Congregational Conference will
meet this year with the Second Congregation
al Church in Saco if the right influences are
brought to bear.
The Portsmouth Chronicle says, "a lobster
weighing 224 pounds was caught at Kittery
point last week.
AT LARGE.
The creditors of f. L. johnson & Co, gro
GERS, WinslOw, are offered 40 cents on 81.
The f. & N. A. Railway is now having a
large amount of freight for. this season of the
year.
C. +. Conant Of Maine. has graduated from
the Law Department of Columbia University.