Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-07-20

| light in the evening as BY day.
Mr.. lothian johnson of Durham, Me-, is
ninety six years old, but in good health and
as active as most men of seventy. His wife
died three years ago at the age Of ninety-two
after living with her husband seyentv-two
years. Mr.. johnson followed the sea be-
ginning at the age of seven. He never uses
glasses, and has good natural teeth. as well
as fine head of hair, white and curly.
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The North Star says: July LIST. Mr. Corliss
Of Wade Plantation, an old gentleman "a
years of age, hunted down and shot hear in
Perham, whose skin measured i feet from
snout TO tail. 81 feet across the shoulders and
hips, and 81 feet across the narrowest part.
and whose carcass was larger than a good
sized two-year old heifer Mr.. Corliss has
hunted bears ever since he was l. gears of
age, and he has killed over a hundred.
CUMBERLAND.
Washington Chaplin. of Naples. who
died few days ago At the age of SO wars
was one of family of thirteen sons re-
marksble for their physical development and
longevity. The average height of nine of
the sons. who lived, was six feet AMI two
inches and the average weight $50 pounds.
During the last quarter, S32 immigrants
landed at the port OF Portland. The bulk of
these were Norwegians, Germans and Rus
SLAMS.
Mrs. Joseph Brown. of Cape Elizabeth,
met, last week, with a serious accident. She
was leading a colt to pasture, when the ami
NAL, in his efforts to escape. wound the rope
with which he was tied, about her in such a
way as to throw her down. breaking leg
and an arm.
The sloop yacht Lily. sunk off Goose Is
Ian LAT 4
towed to Mere Point. The body of the
drowned negro has not been found.
5. K. Wilbes Son of Portland will issue
new Sunday paper july 30th, TO be called
the Sunday Union. The paper will be a
seven column folio.
The Press learns that Black Arthur, Mr..
V. c. Halls celebrated black stallion worth
FIVE thousand dollars, strained himself Sat
urday and died from the effects of the strain
OXFORD
Monday Messrs. 4. & b. p Varney with
William Fessenden of Hiram. began to grade
ten miles from Hiram towards Bridgton, and
Mr.. Mcneil of Cumberland Mills, six miles
from Bridgton towards Hiram. The COM
pany have purchased their steel rails, and
the rolling stock will be ready for delivery
September first. The road will be opened
for travel December first.
J. Il. Andrews son went to Lewiston July
third, and strayed away with $3.50 in his
pocket. He was returned home after Lewis
ton had been duly excited over his disappear
ance.
PENOBsCor.
The Wing saws that the Dexter wooden
mills are now running to their full capacity,
and for some two weeks the cards have been
run until halfpast eight every night, and
more cloth is being manufactured than ever
before in the same time.
\ lady by the name of Foster, a resident
of Corinna, died last Friday night having
attained the great weight of 400 pounds She
was between 60 and 30 years of age.
Mr.. Wyman b. Piper of Corinna lost three
fingers in planning mill recently
SAGApAHoC.
The Lewiston Journal says Richmond Re-
form Club met at the town hall Sunday. at
their usual hour, SIS o'clock, Z. NJ. The
meeting was called TO order by the president,
+. J. Buker, Esq. After some very appro-
pirate remarks. he introduced b. {. Torsey
of Winthrop, the G.. w. c. T. of Maine; he
gave a very smart and interesting lecture.
: Mr.. Dockendof has got new well for Mr.
George Hinckley in Bowdoinham. down l20
feet.
The ship yard of the late Albert Hathorn
at Bath. has been sold to Goss 4 Sawyer, for
s. 900.
SOMERSET.
The town of Arson has voted to issue a
series of four per cent bonds and to offer
them to holders of the towns defaulted rail-
road bonds in even exchange. The old bonds
bear six and seven per cent. interest. The
town has also voted to pay all overdue cOu-
pons in hard cash. A movement to offer to
fund their coupons in four per cents.
was not successful. The total amount o.
outstanding railroad bonds is about $l00, 900
The town of Embden. whose situation is
similar to Ansons has taken no action, but
is expected to follow suit.
The summer city at the camp meeting
ground at Northport, is now at his best and
is well tenanted This is one of the pleasant
est resorts along our coast.
Thomos Morton of Thorndike. a brake
man on the railroad, recently had his hand
badly crushed while Stacking cars at Burn
ham Junction.
YORK.
A delegation of citizens sent to Washington
in the interests of the kittery navy yard have
arrived home. They pronounce their inter-
view with the Senate appropriation committee
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the welfare of this region will be attended to.
Word came by telegraph to Portland short
" before midnight Tuesday. that Bar Mills,
in Buxton. on the Saco river, was in flames,
and aid was asked of the Portland Fire De
partment. The fire broke out in the grist
mill owned by r. II. Berry. Shortly after
two o'clock Wednesday morning the fire de-
partment started on board train and made
the remarkably quick run of Is miles in %
minutes. The fire was subdued on the old
slab wharf. s. II. Berrys mills and the
furniture. making mill of Woodman & Wing
were destroyed.
The York Advocate says Thursday morn
ing, when Mr.. Theodore Emery, of Alfred,
went to the barn to do the morning chores
he found his son Nellie, whom he supposed
in Boston, on load of hay On calling him
by name he received no answer. and on go
ing up he found him unconscious. He was
taken into the house. and physician sum-
moned, who found him laboring under a
brain difficulty, but from what cause he was
not able to ascertain.
Ar LARGE,
The Allan Steamship Company has entered
action for libel against the Montreal Evening
Post for stating that passengers of both sexes
are huddled together on its steamers coming
from England The damages are laid at