Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-10-05
State News.
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State News.
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young lady from Auburn, only IL year
old, made the sponge cake that took the FRS
prize at the State Fair.
CUMBERLAND.
Mr.. Wall, of the Falmouth billiard hall
recently made a run of 59s points in the foul
ball game. which is probably the largest evel
made in this State.
Mr.. Brooks of Gray is in critical con.
dition. He claims to have been struck by a
neighbor or his wife. II is thought bv some
that he is suffering from a shock of paralysis.
while others suspect foul PLAY from some per
son. He is not rational at present-Lesrisfon
journal.
Baggage smashing has reached a high de-
gree of perfection on the Portland Ogds ms
burg Railroad A trunk that had travelled
thousands of miles on European railroads
without injury was nearly rui ed on the pas.
sage from Fabyans TO Portland on Monday.
HANCOCK.
The Argus saws the Sullivan mine is now
we'll opened, having about j. 900 feet of shafts
inclines. cross-cuts. drifts and wines. 1t is
understood that the mill is at least a partial
success, reducing seven tons daily, and dem,
onstrating that the metal is in the ore in pay
ing quantities, and can be extracted even by
mill process.
The Journal SAYS: The fall term of the
Eastern Normal School opened with larger
attendance than for some years past There
are at present Ill students in the school
The class entering numbers Al. The spring
term is always the largest, when the number
of students will run as high as 40.
Capt. Serenus Brown of Bucksport. dropped
dead at Ellswort on FRIDAY evening last, on
board of the schooner "Clarrissa Story" of
which he was master. He was a man about
10 years of age, and died probably from
heart disease.
Valuable additions have recently been
made to the library of the f. NJ. c, Seminary
at Bucksport.
Edwin Lynde, aged As wears, dropped dead
at the residence of his brother q. A. Lyn1e,
in Rockland. Sunday. The deceased was
apparently recovering from one of a kind of
spells which have occasionally occurred. He
rose from his bed. came down flight of
stairs, and at the foot dropped down and ex-
pired before medical assistance could be had.
He was a brother of the late John II. Lynde
of the Bangor Wing.
Prescott, the Portland murderer, who es-
capped from Thomaston prison Thursday. has
been traced to South Waldoboro, where he
got supper at the house of Warren Wallace
Monday night. He will be captured soon
without doubt.
PENoBsCoT.
The Danish revenue cutter was launched
Tuesday afternoon from Cakes shipyard in
Brewer. She is named the Clara MAY, and
is a model craft.
The Wing says that mammoth pulp mill
is being erected at West Great Works, bv
the Penobscot Chemical Fibre Company.
The mammoth building is being constructed
of brick. and its entire length will be 346
feet. The immensely of the building will be
conceived from the amount of material enter
ing into its construction. The quantity OF
brick required ia about three millions, and
the crew of fifty masons are now laying brick
at the rate of 1000 to $4,000 per day.
SAGADAHoC.
Advertising posters of the Sagadahoc fair
are out $3.50 are offered in purses for the
races. The fair takes place Oct 10, III and
IL.
As noticed before in our columns. Joseph
burlington was found battered. senseless and
dying on the floor of his house, Wednesday.
with money and valuables missing. Puring-
ton had probably been lying in this condition
40 hours when discovered. He died Friday
noon without becoming conscious, leaving the
affair enveloped in mystery. The verdict of
the jury is that his death was caused bv con.
cussion of the brain from wounds received,
but in what manner produced is to the jury
unknown. The affair creates quite a sensa-
ton.
An artesian we'll 1925 feet in depth has
been completed at Bath at the residence of
Arthur Sewall, Esq.
Saturday Bath ship, the Undaunted, while
passing under the East River bridge between
New York and BROOKLYN, struck her top
gallant mast against the bridge and carried
away massive piece of the iron bridging
and moved and bent other portions of the
iron structure in the process of construction.
When she struck the bridge the foretopmast
broke and allowed the foretop gallantmast to
fall aft. The maintop gallantmast in coming
in coming in contact with the structure,
cracked and fell aft. Soon after the foremost
struck, an iron plate seven feet long and tw o
wide fell to the deck. fortunately without
iniuring any of the hands.
Young man in Bath picked May flowers
in the woods at WestpOrt on the 18th of
September.
SOMERSET.
A quilt containing 4,709 pieces. made by
Miss Lucinda Walker of Norridgew ock. in
her S0th year, and exhibited at the state fair,
has been presented to the Bates Theological
School.
The Journal says; n. Totman & Sons will
be ready to run their mills at Fairfield in
about ten days. A. II. & c. f. Duren. and
S. A. Nye, a few weeks later. The Maine
Manufacturing Co., Fairfield Furniture Co.,
and J. A. Cilley & Co, as soon as they let
the water into the pond. They are putting up
some of the best mills and shops in the State
with all the latest Improvements for manu-
featuring lumber, furniture. etc, and will do
a larger business than before the fire.
WASHINGTON.
The potato crop in Eastport is excellent in
quality and not quite average in quantity.
Mrs. Jane Bailey Of Alexander fell down
stairs recently and broke her hip bone and is
in precarious condition.
Simon Mcneil Of East Machias is doing
work for Beverly shoe firm. He has con
tract that will enable him to find steady en-