Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-03-24
State News.


AxDRoscoeeIx.
! The Washburn Memorial Library at Liver
more will be completed about the last of Sep
TENDER under contract with the Hallowel
Granite company. The address upon the oc
cssion Of its opening to the public will b
delivered BY Ex-Governor Long of Massachu
sets.
I The Journal SAYS: severe accident hap
pened to Richard league of Turner. at th'
village. Wednesday. He slipped upon the &c.
walk and broke his thigh DR. Smith wa
called to attend him. He is an old residen
of the town. and this accident TO him is re
GREETED by all.
German peddler was attacked in ths
vicinity of Bleachery Hi |. Lewiston. and ths
watch and chain belonged to him, snatchet
from his pocket. The thief decamped with
the property.
| FRANKLIN.
Edward Richards of Pennington. has in
vented car coupler that Is highly spoken OF
by railroad men.
The Photograph says: Joseph Church
son OF Chi topher. now deceased,i is about sixty
five years old. and lives on the same farm
where he was born. one of the best farms in the
town of Pennington. He and his son-in-law
Hanscom, own the William Wheeler farm.
They keep the largest stock of any farm in
town l saw them breaking roads with sis
yoke Of oxen and steers on one sled. They
have chopped and hauled a years wood and
prepared and hauled to the Russell mill, ash
poplar and birch, and wood to the village to
the value Of two hundred and twenty five
dollars the present winter.
The silver wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. S. G.
Wheeler of Weld, was celebrated Wednesday
evening, the 2lst. One hundred and twenty
five guests were present, and the two sons of
the happy couple living ut a distance were
able to assist in the festivities. The presents
were numerous and choice. Poems and songs
added zest to the occasion, which was a very
happy one.
Frank A. Butterield of East Wilton, who
was taken violently insane, some ten days
since. died Thursday morning. He leaves a
widow, three small children. all sons, and an
aged mother, who were dependent on him for
support.
OXFORD.
One day last week, two little boys, sons of
Mr.. Parker Abbott, of Andover, were chop
ping wood together. The stick which one of
them was cutting flew from the axe and hit
the other on the head sufficiently hard to
cause death, though not instantly.
The democrat says, Mrs. Anna Bean, of
Grafton. celebrated her ninetieth birthday
the second day of March. She is very smart,
keeping bnsv at her sewing nearly all the
time. During the last year she has p:eced
five quilts She retains her faculties 20 re-
msrkable degree. Her memory is still good.
She will relate many amusing incidents OF
her youth
SAGADAHOC.
The Bath Times says: The Goss Marine
Worke n FIR w The
dimensions are to be about $50 feet in length
by SO beam and the depth l6 feet. The
models for these craft are in the draughting
shop of Pattee and RIdeout.
Harry Ring. son of AlOnZO Ring, while
standing on Bedford street. Bath, Wednesday
afternoon was bitten bv dog. inflicting quite
a severe wound on his hip.
SOMERSET.
The Arson Advocate saws: There is much
sickness in this vicinity. lung troubles pre-
vailing to a large extent-several severe
cases of pneumonia.
The Baker Calk Co. of Moscow have put
in new steam engine for their calk factory.
A number of violaters of game laws have
been detected in Somerset county. One
man has been caught in the crime of killing
female moose with young by her side.
DR.. S. A. Bennett of Arson recently per-
formed an operation on Mr.. SiIas Chick, who
has been sick with dropsy for some time,
taking some % pounds of water from him.
Mr.. Chick is quite low.
Charles Bray of Bingham met with seri-
Gus accident while in the woods at Lowell
township. A chip flew into his eye hurting
him badly. Inflammation set in. and he is
now at home confined to the h"use.
The Advocate says: Men are at work on
| a. nj Had oh y ,iIrnaI
across northern Somerset. They are blast
ing on the American side near the boundary,
and nine miles of the road beginning at the
west line of the State and running east
towards Moose river are under contract, to
be completed and the iron laid by Nov. LIST,
1888.
Frank Kendrick. esq, formerly an active
worker in the reform club movement in this
State, died at his home in Fairfield, Sunday
morning. He had been in poor health fol
the past two or three years, suffering from
diabetis first, then erysipelas and finally
dropsy. His death was somewhat sudden,
though his friends scarcely expected that he
would live to get out again.
1t is understood that there is n movement
on foot to establish wooden factory on the
| Anson side at Madison Bridge. 'Tis said
that Boston parties stand ready to take large
Nv OF the STOCK, II sutHcIeHt lOCdl
ment is given and liberal share of the stock
subscribed for.
WASHINGTON.
The Joneeboro Lumber Co. are driving
| business sharp in their mill thew are running
out every day some 4. I40 feet of spool wood
and % to 10000 laths.
YORK.
The Press says Lords Mills, at Steep Falls
Limington, have not been hoisted since theil
shutting down last November. for want o.
water, a circumstance MOI before known ir
the memory of the present inhabitants.
AT LARGE.
The National Bell Telephone Company o
Maine will soon make a stock dividend OF 20(
per cent. 1t has been paying 16 per cen
dividends the past year and the stock is held
| at $50.