Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-08-21

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Mr. ]. ". Gay. postmaster of Carbon. i
having . large mill built on q stream abou
two miles from that place, for the saving o.
shingles, boards. clapboards, etc
Mr.. James White of Great Falls. who eel
ebrated his 95th birthday in July last, is re-
markably smart and active for q man of hil
great age.
F. Shaw Bros. will rebuild At once the
bark extract works lately destroyed by fire.
CUMBERLAND.
Thursday night q woman tried to lower
herself from Q third story window At the
Portland city Aims House. But the rope
broke and she fell quite distance, breaking
her wrist and sustaining other severe bruises.
Thursday forenoon Mrs. Catherine Cary,
living on Washington street, Portland, fell
head first into deep we'll. She was quick
ly rescued from her perilOns position, and
strange to say she sustained no serious
damages.
The Telegraph says: There are a number
Of cases of typhoid fever in Brunswick and
some in Topsham-a few running with
marked severity.
A hedge hog was killed in Brunswick, q
few DAYS ago.
The News says that Monday morning. at
Bridgton, the mercary was only eight above
the freezing point. A few days previously
it was 100.
The show and fair of the North Kennebec
Agricultural Society will be held at Water
vile on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
Sept. 10Th, Goth and 2lst-about fortnight
earlier than usual, and one week before the
State Fair.
The Lockwood mill paid out GIG, 900 to
employees. monthly payday, the 18th. A
large amount besides has been paid to those
who have quit work before payday.
LINCOLN.
Hon. Albert Smith of New York, was
thrown from a runaway team in Boothbay
one day last week, falling upon his head and
shoulders. Internal injuries are feared.
A short time since Mr.. King McFadden
of Dresden on returning to his house for his
nooning from Oilers, thinking of his pocket
book containing more than $50 that was kept
without the protection of a lock, found it
missing.
Mr. Charles S Soule of Marlborough is
erecting new mill on the sight of the old
one lately burned.
Mrs. McCarty, an old lady of Westport,
aged 80 years. recently rode two and one-half
miles and picked 10 quarts of blueberries.
Westport has been visited with very de-
structive fire for most week past, burning
over a thousand acres of woodland, and quite
an amount of wood cut ready for market.
W. N. Child received "a black bass from
Fish Commissioner Stanly taken from
Cobbosseecontee pond, which have been
placed in Reeds pond.
PIsCATAoUIs.
The Observer says that Mr.. Joseph f.
Smart, while exploring in Whitney Ridge
township, recently shot three bears, and re-
ceived for bounty and skins S24.
The Katahdin Iron Works started up Tues
day after a suspension of four weeks, during
which extensive repairs have been made on
the furnace.
The NJ. f. Campmeeting at Foxcroft will
commence Monday, September 4th. 1t will
be under the direction OF Rev. G. X. Palmer,
Presiding Elder of the Bangor District. Some
improvements are being made on the grounds.
SAGADAHOc.
A Bath young lady while pleasure sailing
in Casco Bay recently was knocked over
board BY the boom or the vessel into pretty
rough water. She had presence of mind
enough to lie upon her back and spread out
her arms, which action probably saved her
lie, as it was five minutes before they could
get to her rescue.
YORK.
Mrs. Cross of Biddeford has u monster
feline She is but four years old and weighs
nearly l6 lbs.
The farmers in Eliot who have corn plant
ed on high land are very generally cutting it
up for fodder, and it is rather poor stuff even
for that purpose. 1t is said that on Bolt hill,
which covers very large area and includes
twenty farms or more, the corn crop is al
most failure, and cucumbers and other veg
etables are nearly ruined.
Walter Staples store in Eliot was broken
into Thursday night. Although the goods
were thrown about good deal but little has
been missed.
AT LARGE.
The Journal says; The Maine Central is
anxious of having its own line to Bangor,
and at the meeting held on Tuesday q CON-
mittee of the directors was appointed to
confer with a committee Of the Eastern
relative to leasing the latter road. The
Maine Central is very anxious that the two
roads should be operated in close harmony,
with a view to reducing the running time
between Boston and st. John, and thus
bringing Bangor and the Provinces into even
closer relation. to the great benefit of the
consolidated line. As the Eastern owns
more than half of the stock of the Maine
Central it will have two different methods OF
escaping the threatened calamity: first, by
voting not to be swallowed up by its Maine
extension. and secondly, by using its power
with the Maine Central to refuse the pro-
posed lease upon any terms, unless it should
amount to virtual consolidation of the two
concerns.