Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-10-13
state News.
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The having of the cornerstone of the nes
Odd Fellows Hall at Sacearappa, was per-
formed Tuesday. Grand Master Siias W.
Cook of Lewiston lowered the stone in place.
with the usual impressive ceremonies. T. e.
NJ. Benz. kingsbury, then delivered an adj
dress, occupying about three-qusrters of an
hour. Upon the conclusion of Judge Kings
bury's address. the visiting Odd Fellows were
escorted to Warren Hall, where a bountiful
| collation. awaited them.
| The first number of the Bowdoin Orient
for the current college year will appear IN
| about week. The paper is under the man
agement of Mr. Pettingill of So.
| A thief went into the room of Miss Maud
Foster, at the ST. Julian hotel, Portland,
Monday evening. stole watch. two gold rings
| and $50 in money. and got away without
being detected.
KENNEBEC.
1t is stated that Gov Coburn has it in his
heart to give the Warerville Institute build
| ing costing about $4,000. Messrs. Fassett
& Stevens, the architects. have already en-
| tered upon the work of preparing plan for
this building.
The Journal saws: About POO, 900 cans of
rorn have been put mp at the Vassaihoro can
ming factory. They are being sent largely TO
the Western States, some to California, the
corn raised in Maine being sweeter and nicer
than in any other State in the Union.
The Reporter saws that Mrs Chas. s.
Wharf, who has lived in David Wings house
in Farmingdale, has been in the habit of
| throwing out crlmbs TO fl OK of sparrows.
| Last week Mr.. and Mrs. Wharf moved to
the Hodge house on Grant street The third
| day she was there she was surprised, on 60
| ing into the yard, to find her sparrows there
| waiting for her.
Charles Clary fell in ft at one of the
Chelsea ice houses Monday afternoon. and
the same evening died.
KNOX.
| The Camden Herald has been sold out. T.
| r. Simonton is to edit the paper which is
hereafter TO be called The Camden Enter
prise" Success to the Enterprise.
Capt. John f. Hamilton. the contractor
| from Portland, is to do the work on the
| oreakw alter in Rockland harbor.
j. S. Cleveland of Camden has pullet
| which raised a brood of chickens this fall at
the age of six months and three days.
PENoBsCOT.
The Wing says David Young, aged 80
wears. who lives in Corinna, has dug. the
present fall one acre of potatoes and picked
them up in eight days one hundred and forty
bushels; tended five swine and brought the
W God and water for the family in the same
time.
pork speculation prevails in Dexter.
Several car loads of live hogs in good condi
ton for the pork barrel. have recently been
shipped to Boston. Eight to 10 cents per
pound, live weight, is being paid
SOMERSET.
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| field.
There will be cattle show and fair at
Madison Bridge Tuesday, October 18th. Ii
stormy that day the show will come off the
next fair day.
Capt. Geo. McIntire, of the Skowhegan
Light Infantry, has rendered his resignation
as commander of the company.
| MIR. J. NJ. Eogg, of Fairfield, who had a
horse stolen Tuesday night of last week has
not recovered him as yet.
The Reporter saws on Friday night, last.
as the stage drawn by four horses was nearing
the Forks and going down sharp pitch. the
foot of the driver, Chas. Moore, slipped from
the brake and he was thrown heavily to the
ground and badly injured. The horses ran
at frightful speed but were finally halted by
| a passenger 1t IS a wonder that the coach
was not overturned
took a carload of fine sheep out to Madison,
Lake Co., Dakota, where he intends to go in
to sheep raising extensively.
WALDO.
The evangelists are meeting with good sue
cess in their work in Belfast.
| Monday two men, James Richards and
James Staples of IslesbOro were engaged
blasting a ledge. and were just finishing
tamping a heavy charge when by some cause
unknown, the whole blast exploded. Staples,
who was sitting on the ledge doing the lamp
| ing, was blown entirely out of the drain,
striking about 10 feet from the bank on his
face Richards was standing about FIVE feet
from him and received the whole charge di-
rect in the face. 1t was at first supposed that
Richards would die. but his injuries though
serious are not fatal. He will lose his eye
| sight in part if not wholly. Staples was not
so badly hurt although blown three times the
distance that Richards was.
WASHINGTON.
/ According to the Lewiston journal, Cherry
| field is a strictly temperance town. man
coming there not long ago. wanted a drink OF
| liquor so badly that he actually went to the
dentists office and had a sound tooth extract
ed for the sake of getting the mouthful OF
alcohol usually given afterwards.
YORK.
| The Lewiston journal saws: Saturday
proved fine day for the annual hunt of the
| Buxton Shooting Club In the evening about
! 200 gathered at the town house to witness the
! counting of the game. Whole number OF
points brought in. 81 ,055. The winning side
had 81 ,2l5, 10 gray squirrels, 81 flying
| squirrels, 80 skunks. % woodchucks, | fox,
besides large amount of other game.
The Times says the shoe shop troubles in
Biddeford seem to be gradually disappearing
/ Men are being obtained TO Eli the places OF
/ the late strikers and matters are beginning to
run as smoothly As ever.