Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-08-24
State News.
AHOOsrOOK.

AHOosrooK.
The steam single mill of F. L. Farnhanl
& Co, in Washburn, sawed recently in one
day of IL hours and SO minutes, with two
Muzzy machines. 793 NJ. shingles
The annual reunion of Co B. sth Regt.
Me. Vols. will commence on Tuesday. Sept
9Th. at Island Falls, Me.
KKNNEBEc.
NJ. c. r. R. Co. have just completed
two spur tracks at West Waterville. which
occupy most of the company's land north of
the depot. This improvement was necessary
in order to accommodate the rapidly increas-
ing freight traffic there.
Friend Eli Jsnes writes from Ireland that
he and his companion. c. NJ. Jones of Win
throp. arrived in Cork after a pleasant pas
sage of nine days. They so to London
before proceeding on their Syrian mission.
About $50 students are already at the Maine
Wesleyan Seminary and Female College at
Kents Hill At the opening exercises,
DR. Torsev was present. and, with a few ap-
propriate remarks. bowed himself out of the
position which he had held for almost forty
wears, and welcomed his successor TO il.
LINCOLN.
Leonard T. Mclean. of Bristol. was taken
before Judge Hicks, Monday, for SEEMING
mackerel in Rockland harbor, Sunday, in q
Portland tug. in violation of the State law.
He was adjudged guilty and bound over TO
the September term of the Supreme Court
The belt of colored water off Monhegan is
reported as extending in width and is believed
to have the effect of driving the mackerel to
the southwark and eastward. The water is
represented as being very transparent, mack
erel being seen in it at distance of a mile
from the vessel. but what depth is not known,
seins "a fathoms deep failing to reach them.
At that depth the bottom of the SENS can be
plainly discerned.
PBNoBsCOr.
Mrs. Mary Wright. of West Levant, re-
Gently passed her 99th birthday. The old
lady still enjoys company Her mind is clear,
and she is very interesting to talk with. She
knits and sews, and takes care of her room.
In the three weeks before her birthday she
knit a pair of lady's hose She cuts and
makes all her own clothes without the aid of
glasses.
A marked appreciation in logs has created
some excitement among lumber operators in
the vicinity of Bangor. During the past few
DAYS there have been some very heavy sales
of new logs and at prices considerably in ad-
vance of the figures which have ruled during
the greater portion of the summer. The
large sales during the present week have been
at prices ranging from Stops to Sll.50.
PIscATAoUIs.
The Lewiston journal says: A little daugh
ter of Florman Quincy, Of Parkman, fell
into a pail of hot water while her mother wa.
washing floors, Thursday, eth inst, and was
so severely scalded that she lived but few
hours She was about three years of age.
SAGADAHOC.
A valuable feldspar mine has been discov-
cred in Bowdoin. Together with the spar in
separate vein. was found pure white trans
parent quartz much used in the manufacture
of glass, which renders the mine ioubly
profitable The mine is on the large farm of
Mr.. James Cox, who will not operate the
mine himself but has leased it to a company
who pay so much per ton tor the quartz and
spar.
Fish Commissioner Stanley has, during the
past week, successfully stocked with black
bass, from Lake Cobbosseecontee. the follow
ing ponds Campbelrs pond, Cornelius pond.
d. Robinsons pond and Pot;er's pond In
order that the fish may multiply, fishing has
been prohibited in the above ponds for three
years.
Mrs. Margaret Edgecomb of Pembroke
was 100 years old the 18th day of August.
She fas never worn pair of spectaces in
her life, and can see to read without their aid
at the present time.
The Cattle Show and Fair of the Wash
ington County Agricultural Society will be
held at Pembroke on Wednesday and Thurs
day, Sept. - and %.
The Pembroke Herald says Mr.. Dennis
Collins. clerk at the Pembroke Iron Works,
met with serious and very painful accident
recently heavy iron fell and striking the
calf of Mr.. Collins's left leg. scraped the flesh
from the cords down to his heel; the heavy
iron then rolled on the side of his foot, be-
low the ankle, crushing and bruising it Sc
verely.
YORK,
A nunnery Is to be instituted in the
basement of the French Catholic church at
BiddefOrd.
Frank FRYE, of Berwick, fell off a stage at
Dover. n. H.. falling a distance of thirty
feet. Saturday. His head struck on the
ground first and his skull was broken. He
died twenty minutes later.