Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-07-07

ARoOsfooK.
From Oct LIST to June 18th, o. B. Smith
shipped from Houlton to Boston $50 tons Of
hay, for which he paid sl2 per ton. equal to
s1l 400 From Jan. LIST, to April lst, he
shipped 5000 railroad sleepers for which he
paic Is cents apiece, say $500. Re fill
spare time he purchased and sent to market
1900 barrels Of potatoes, costing about
$1,000.
CUMBERLAND.
Capt. John Fisher of Portland, fell from a
pile of lumber on lfobsOn's wharf,, Wednes-
day, to the deck of his vessel and was badly
shaken up and hurt about the face and spine.
-Four boys shot themselves with toy pistols
in Portland on the Fourth.
Within . week, four houses in different
parts of Portland hsse been broken into BY
burglars. The thieves are very sly, and
evidently understood their business thorough
ly.
A man named Connors entered BARRIERS
shop in Portland on Tuesday and a revolver
which the barber was handling was accidental
~ discharged, the ball entering the calf of
Connors leg.
PENoBscoT.
The dwelling house and barn of c. NJ
Lombard of Springfield, was burned last
Tuesday afternoon. Loss, 81 800; insured
for SIPS.
Mansfeld's cant dog factory at Orono is be-
ing enlarged by very extensive addition.
There is a woman in Bangor who doesn't
believe Guiteau was hung. She says he has
gone to Europe or somewhere and that some
other crank was yanked to glory in his stead
Fourth of July afternoon, at about six
o'clock, bateau was discovered floating
down the main Penobscot river, on the Brad
ley side fast approaching Ayers Falls. 1t was
first supposed to be unoccupied, but. as it
nearei the crest of the dam, man was seen
to rise without oar or paddle, and gesticulate
wildly for assistance. He was beyond human
aid, however. and moment afterward went
over the dam. The man was drowned and
Wednesday morning the batteau vas found
near Mount Hope. Inquiry at Orono elected
the fact that the victim was Mr.. Bradley
Blackman, of Orono, a highly respected
farmer.
PIsCArAoUIs.
The Piscataquis Game and Fish Protective
Society planted this week 5000 spotted trout,
5000 land locked and POO sea salmon in Lake
Hebron in Monson. They were obtained
from the Mt Kineo hatchery.
SAGADAHoc.
The Times SAYS. OF Tuesday night. thieves
entered the cellar of Henry Foster, a farmer
living some two miles and a half from Rich
mond village, and stole eight pounds of lard,
jar of preserves and a harness.
John Fox of Bath. Me-. and John Frazier
of Nova Scotia, on Monday went down the
river in fishing boat yawl, and are now
given up as lost. Fox leaves wife and five
children and razier a wife and seven child
rem.
WALDO.
Nackerel have arrived in PenObscOt bay
and are verv large in size. Last week 1900
were caught in a weir at Islesboro. Mack
erel fishing in PenObscOt bay is becoming
recognized business and is increasing from
year to year.
There was a verv serious accident at the
park in Unity during the trotting on the
afternoon of the 4th. Mr.. Horace Reynolds
was seriously injured and Mr.. Jos. Fernald
had three ribs fractured and his collar bone
broken.
Work on the new bridge over Mousam
river at kennebunk is being pushed forward
as rapidly as possible. The gravel removed
from the old bridge is being put upon Main
street, which will greatly improve the road.
The old steamer Augusta which has done
much service on the Saco for many years
past, is to be sold and will be run on the st.
Johns river in Canada.
The Ossipee News SAYS the summer drive
of logs now moving down the O-sipee river is
quite large and is bound for the mills on the
Saco.
AT LARGE.
Jumbo will exhibit in seven places in
Maine. as follows: Portland, Monday July
10th; Lewiston. llth; Bath, l2th Augusta,
18th; Waterville, 18th; Bangor, 18th, and
SacO, 18th.
Eminent counsel give the opinion that any
lease by the Eastern Railroad Company of
that portion of their line in New Hampshire
and Maine. viz, the Eastern Railroad in New
Hampshire, the Great Falls and Conway
Branch and the Portsmouth, SacO and Port
land Railroad, would be entirely ineffective
and not binding without action by the legisla-
lures of New Hampshire and of Maine.
Eighty-Five Dollars Lost.
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