Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-07-22
State News.
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meets Friday evenings. Journal.
Bates College Library has had an addition
during the wear Of Liz volumes and now
numbers e,ss3 volumes.
CUMBERLAND
The town hall project at Brumwsick moves
slowly owing TO the difficulty experienced BY
the committee in procuring plans which
would give universal satisfaction. The op-
ponents Of the movement NAV vet defeat the
project by Directing to the plans presented.
The Press decribes the varied and beauti-
fui improvements and concentrations which
Portland Is bestowing upon Evergreen
Cemetery.
A young man named F,aherty' aged %,
while discharging coal into a vessel, from
staging, at Fish Point, Wednesday, fell
distance Of thirty feet to the ground, strik-
ing one leg against coal tub. mangling il
fearfully. He was taken to the Maine Gen
erai Hospital, and has since died
FRAyKLIN-
There have been % deaths in Temple dur
ing the past Il months, high rate of NOR
tally for population of less than 600.
Oscar Whitney of Carthage caught a bear
In a trap few weeks ago, but he made his
escape by leaving two of his claws in the
trap.
The telephone from Rangeley to Phillips is
progressing rapidly.
Mrs. Small, the surviving widow of Dr.
Small. of Jay, is one of the oldest persons in
Franklin county. She lives with her dau ghter
Mrs. o. II. Johnson. Recently, having
passed her goth birthday, she rode Is miles
IN a carriage to visit her sister.
KENNEBEC.
Mrs. Rovsl Spearin and Miss Lewis,
daughter of Mr.. Eben Lewis. who live at
Morrison's Gunner, Clinton. met with Qnite
a severe accident last Friday afternoon. The
horse stopped and starting suddenly tipped
the rear seat over backward and threw the
ladies' out. They struck upon their heads and
shoulders. injuring Mrs S;-earin quite badly
about the neck and breaking the Lewis girls
collar bone. Both are now doing well.
Mr.. Joseph Libby, of Gardiner. met with
a serious accident Sundsy evening. July 10Th
by falling and breaking the thigh bone. Mr.
l.. is said be the oldest man in Gardiner. be-
ing 90 years of age.--Ioursai
KNOX.
ID. X. Manson. Vinalhaven shot four seals
last week from the point near Smith Hopkins
farm. He fred five times. killing seal at
every shot but one.
4 large black dog had fit on Main street
Rockland. recently, frightening several peo-
pie An effort was made to shoot him, as he
was foaming AT the mouth and acting strange
ly.
LINCOLN.
Boothbay il to have another band. Sixteen
young men have dubbed together and are now
rehearsing twice. weekly. They have
chosen for their leader Mr.. r. G. Ingraham.
Mr.. Insraham is the only old player in the
band
A correspondent says .'Boothbay is hav-
ing a temperance revival and the fusion
county officials are having some needed in
formation on the rum traffic. No open
liquor selling in Boothbay, but some
drunkenness indicates that there are some
secret rum holes.
VIM. ii. Glover 4 Co. have sold one-half
of their quarry on the Thomaston road TO
John S. Case for nearly $1,000.
PENoBscoT.
The Wing reports a ROBBIE and Boutelle
club organized in Chester, and that little
town is wide awake for the republican cam
pagn.
The Milford Cornet Band. having reorgan-
lied and being equipped with new uniforms,
are now prepared to furnish music for all oc-
casions on which band music is desired
There is feet of from 15 to 100 vessels
now in port at Bangor. Business is quite ac-
tive along the docks.
PIsCATAoUIs.
The Observer says: 1t is reported that the
Wlllmantc Thread Co. are about purchas-
ing the Lake House property at the head of
Sebec Lake. 1t is hoped the report is true
and that a suitable hotel will be erected there.
The number of visitors at M0osehead Lake
il large and RAPIDLY increasing
SOMERSET.
light telephones were put in at Skowhegan,
last week.
T. The veteran lumbermsn, Miles Standish
Esq of Flagstaff informs the Reporter that
the hay crop in that vicinity is light. having
winter killed badly. He says other crops. al
though later then usual, are growing rapidly
and promise a good yield.
The Eagle Manufacturing Co., of Boston,
have leased the mill formerly occupied by
the Fairfield Furniture Co, and are now
making the necessary changes in the mill for
the manufacture of curtain rollers. The
company have contracted with the lumber
men here and at Somerset Mills, also with
mills at Gardiner, for large amount of pine
lumber, and will probably commence manu-
featuring about the first of August.
Messrs. York & Fairbrother of Fairfield, are
building an addition 10 their mill TO accom-
MEDIATE their increasing business.
Mr. Isaac Chase of Fairfield, who is SO
wears of age, hued last week. in two days.
) 800 hills of beans and potatoes. Can any
one do better than this?
Mr.. III. & C.E. Duren at Fairfield, sawed
Wednesday with their gang, A, 444 feet of
lumber. They worked llA hours, including
a stoppage of 90 minutes in the afternoon.
WASHINGTON.
Jason c. Drisko. Of JonesborO. at work
on the vessel in Mr. Crandon's yard at Col
umbia Falls. fell from the staging day last
week and va. quite badly injured He had
not been removed to his home Saturday.
. The diphtheria, which broke out recently
at No. Lubec. and which caused considerable
alarm and anxiety at that place, has to the
sweet satisfaction of all disappeared.
Two dredge boats are now employed in
digging out Lubec Channel.
Calais is arranging for a big horse trot in
August.
Mr.. William Burbank of Biddeford killed
a snake of the milk adder species near Lords
mill in Lyman, recently, which measured
four feet and six inches in length.
The papers are in preparation and will
soon be served on the town of kehnebuuk,
sueing that town for $1,000. The action is
brought bv Mr.. John Dow of Goodwins
N;lls for ;niuries which he sustained last