Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-10-23
state News.
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It 10 interesting to hear Of the progress Of
the Lords work in distant parts Of our State
among the denominations. Good tidings
come from New Sweden . hourishinR town
about eight miles from Caribou. Aside from
the agricultural growth and cultivation, there
seems to be harvest Of spiritual bles.ings
among the thrifty Svedes. The Lutherans
have established . church, also the Baptists,
among them. Swedish Bibles are used
among the older people, but the younger
portion Of the community speak English
readily. They greatly enjoy singing, and
nov q Swedish minister from the West gives
lessons in vocal music to the young people
Of both sexes. They sing in Swedish and
English.
CUMBERLAND.
The Press says: Vessels now arriving re-
port mackerel seen in immense numbers of
the Cape Elizabeth coast. An observer
aboard the government steamer Iris describes
the quantities of mackerel a. unprecedented
in his experience. The mackerel feet having
gone to the westw ard are ahead of these im-
mense schools.
The cattle quarantine for the Portland dis
trict has been established at Shattuck's. Eass
Deering.
Master Charlie Morse. aged ii years. son
of Matthias Morse of Brunswick, accidentally
shot himself with . revolver which he was
handling, Wednesday, the ball entering at
the right wrist and lodging in the fleshy part
of the fore arm.
By marriage that occurred the other day,
in Portland, the bride became her own aunt,
her father became her brother in-law, and
her mother became her sister-in-law; her
brothers became her nephews, and her grand
mother her mother-in-law.
Portland longshoremen demand 80 cents
an honr for day work and IS cents an hour
for night work this winter.
LINCOLN.
While going down Lanes hills in Harring-
ton the horse of N. J. Hanna stumbled and
fell, turning q complete sommersault, soaring
both knees and breaking both thills out of
the wagon.
Freeman Stearns, son of L. w. Stearns of
CoOpers Mills. young man of Is years,
while saving some small biliets Of wood
with circular saw, had his right hand caught
in such manner as to completely sever his
fore fngerla and badly mangle.. his thumb.
KENNEBEc.
Typhoid fever is raging in East Pittston.
One family of FIVE have all been sick and one
has died with the disease.
The Vassalboro Wooden Mills Co. paid to
the M. c. r. r. for freight during the last
month the neat little sum of 2,1OO.
Thieves have recently stolen from the or.
chard of Mics Della Bragg of North Sidney,
some 25 or 30 bushels of nice apples.
The Somerset Reporter says that Alex Roy
was arrested for the assault at West Water
vile upon A. r. Waterman. manager of Tn.
Gle Toms Cabin. Wednesday he was taken
before justice, but discharged. A cousin
of his, Octavus Roy, was arrested and held in
81 900 bonds to answer to the charge of IS.
sault with intent to kill.
KNOX.
Dea. Henry Ingraham, who recently died
in Rockland, left $500 to the First Baptist
church, the income to be used in support OF
preaching in that denomination.
The Free Press says Ira Snow Of Weskeak
Granite Co., South Thomaston, came neal
losing his life by being caught in the water
wheel under, where he had gone to put the
gate in order. He made several revolutions
with the wheel, but finally succeeded in reach
. spike or belt, and thus was enabled to ex-
tricate himself He was considerably bruised
The Free Press states that Malachi Beau
of Friendship, while at work on his new house
fell from the top of one of the rafters to the
lower floor, there striking across his bowels
on one of the sleepers. He was seriously in.
jured, but medical authorities think there il
hope of his recovery.
PENOBscOT.
There is prospect of q telephone line being
established between Bangor and Hampden
SAGADAHoC.
Thursday colt belonging to George Ell
we'll of Richmond, while standing in his stall
was choked by halter. The animal was si1
years old, and his owner had recently refused
1925 for him.-Bee.
BY the middle of November, the Times is
assured that the Armour electric light will be
fully established in Bath.
Capt. George F. Mason, = prominent citi
zen of Bath, died Friday morning.
SOMERSET.
The Somerset Educational Association
holds its second annual meeting in the
Academy, at No. Arson, on Friday and Satur
day, Nov. 4th and 9Th.
YORK.
The Times says Nathaniel Goodwin, Mel
vim Raitt. Daniel Junkins and other farmer,
of East Eliot, have lost within short time
through the depreciation of dogs, about 81
valuable sheep,-some killed outright ant
others so torn and worried IS to necessitat,
their being killed from considerations o
mercy. Mr.. Goodwin alone had about II
killed or badly torn on the night of the l4tf
inst.