Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-03-16

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The Lewiston Journal says: Mr.. C. +.
Mason Of this city has invented hamnerless
gun, which works more successfully than the
patents Of other manufacturers that hare been
offered to the public. The hammers are con-
cealed. and . movable button shows when
| the gun is cooked or locked. The object is
to prevent the possibility of accidental dis
charge, which sometimes happens from the
catching of the hammer Of q common gun.
The annual spring immigration of Cana
dams has commenced. Six families, bring
ing 40 or 80 persons, have arrived p thin q
week.-JoMTn0I.
CUMBERLAND.
Jordan, Marsh Co. are to open branch
of their Boston house at Portland, Me.
DR.. Harrop, the Ascending quack doctor,
evidently designed the letter to his wife from
Montreal as q blind TO mislead his creditors
We have ascertained that he purchased 4
ticket from this city to Minneapolis, Mimi,
and had his baggage checked through. He
could only have stayed in Montreal a few
days. as his ticket Was limited.-Lerisson
Journal
Westbrook Lodge X. of P. celebrated its
first anniversary last Monday evening with
appropriate exercises. consisting of addresses,
iOohiuk ohu sAnSiuk, lOhOWcu w An cxcelltut
supper in the banquet hall. The occasion
was one of much enjoyment and will long be
remembered BY all present. The Lodge is in
a fourishing condition with a membership of
IS.
The Portland Press says: Quite q little
ripple was created in Judge Bonney's court,
Tuesday. A man came in with his witnesses
to be naturalized. The witnesses promptly
testified to the applicants good moral char
acter, and his answering obedience 10 the
laws. Judge Bonney thought the mans face
familiar, and on looking over his docket found
he had been up before him eight times for
liquor selling. He plainly told the applicant
his record did not correspond with his oath.
and that he could not be naturalized in his
court.
HANCOCK.
The following numbers from the several
counties are at the Normal School at Castine,
the present spring term Hancock, IS Waldo,
So; Knox, 20 ;Penobscot, Il; Washington, 10 /;
Lincoln, 6: Cumberland, 2: Kennebec. / !;
Somerset, l.
John Bird & Co. of Rockland, with WOr-
cestef, Mass, parties, contemplate building
Immediately large auxiliary steam schoon-
er for the cOasting trade, to be ready for
business the coming fall.
LINCOLN.
Eben Haggett of Damariscotta will build
ship of 1900 tons this season, and another
party will build a schooner of 500 tons.
The river is free from ice, and vessels are
already loading bricks for Boston. All the
ice companies on the river have suspended
operations. A large amount of ice has been
shipped to New York, Norfolk and other
points. The houses are all full, but the
companies have not filled all their orders for
winter shipment.
S. Poor & Sons of Andover lost a valuable
horse last week. The loss was occasioned
by small splinter working into his throat.
Arthur Allen, a brakeman on the X. +. &
B. road, had three fingers jammed of his
right hand while shackling cars at Hartford.
Monday morning.
PENoBsCoT.
The Wing says that S. A. Maxfeld, Esq,
of Bangor has just made one of the largest,
if not the largest, sales of UNIV ashed wool ever
made in that market. 1t is of lac, 900 pounds.
or between seven hundred and eight hundred
sacks of wool, the last of which he is now
shipping by rail. The sale was made on the
spot to Boston party at price not stated,
but satisfactory to the seller.
The Brewer Steam Brick Company made
one million brick last wear. and propose to
make about the same amount this coming
season.
laundering is still progressing, and with
moderate weather will continue fortnight
yet. II is thought that l25, 900, 900 feet will
be cut on the Penobscot this season. The
next thing the lumbermen have to worry
about is the driving pitch.
The Bangor Wing says The cold snap has
inspired the ice men with new vigor. A large
number of crews are now engaged harvesting
the crystal crop, and the river is once more
the scene of very active operations. The
heavy snow of Monday night necessitated ad-
ditional scraping of the ice fields, and the
scrapers, which have already done a very
large amount of service this winter. were
once more brought into use.'