Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-10-18

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ANDROScOoon.
Mr.. Smith Cram Of Livermore Fails has
not slept for SIX weeks. He is apparently in
good health, his appetite is uninpaired; but
for come unaccountable reason he cannot
sleep. He il sleepy all the time, bur when
he lies down and seeks slumer, the drawsy
god fees from him, and his eyes will not
close in sleep Physicians have endeavored
to ehlOroform him but have failed.
The Auburn gentlemen who are develop
ing tie mica and feldspar mines, at Edge
comb, are very we'll pleased with their in
vestment. They designed to take out Mica,
but struck q valuable bed of fieldspar, which
is Is good as cash, and are paying their
whole attention TO that They are now load
ing q vessel. When she has cle AIRED. the
company will have shipped l,25o tons OF
rock. The purchasers are potters in Tren-
ton. \. j., and the rock il manufactured into
dishes. The company is nov negotiating
with one Of the largest pottery firms in the
country, at Brooklyn, n. Y The f.ldspar
commands 3 good price and is of an unusu-
ally good quality.
ARoosrooK.
c. o. Perrigo of Ilodgion, has gathered
from farmers since the first OF last April,
$1,000 worth Of eggs-or nearly 5000 dozen.
Average price, seventeen cent. per dozen.
Kinney & Watson of Houlton. have intro
dueed steam power to drive their starch fac
tory.
John Weller will take out of Aroostook
county, this week, via. Danforth. one hun
dred head of beef cattle.
E. Merrill & Sons have raised this year on
their 800 acre farm in Fort Fairfield a0OO
bushels of potatoes, 100 tons os hay and 500
bushels of oates. During the past year they
hav faf road nd sall T,pt II 90
Lumbermen are preparing to begin their
winter operations, says the Aroostook Pioneer
1t is the general opinion that the cut of lum-
Der the coming season will be less than that
of the average year. The low prices at
which lumber has sold this year will deter
some operators from putting men and teams
into the woods.
The County Commissioners started Mon.
day morning, says the Pioneer. TO examine
route for road from Bridgewater to Masar-
dis, distance % miles through a bowling
wilderness. They were engaged last week
in examining the route for Van Buren, vii
lage in a westerly direction, to the east shore
of Long Lake. The distance is eighteen
miles, through lands equal in fertility to any
in the Aroostook valley. The road will be
located next month. and when built will af-
ford settlers along the lake shore shorter
route to the outer world.
PENOBscor.
The particulars Of the shooting of Frank
Towle of Bangor, in a saloon there on Tues
day evening, the 10th inst, as mentioned in
telegraph news Tuesday morning, are as fol-
lows: John w. Robinson, Jr., the proprie.
tor of the saloon, was up stairs giving spar
ring lessons. His clerk, a boy about sixteen
years of age, James Fury by name, picked
up revolver which was lying there and be-
gan fooling with it. He had played with it
many times before. but on previous occasions
it had not been loaded. This time, however
it had cartridges in it and while the boy was
manipulating the weapon it was discharged.
Frank Towle was in the room at the time
and received the charge directly in the face.
The bullet penetrated the left side of the
nose and probe was pushed in Ave inches
without reaching the missile. The wounded
man was taken to the home of his mother on
Grove street and there he soon gained con-
seriousness, He said he knew the lad COM
mitted the deed automatically and did not
blame HIM. The wound is a very serious
one and his condition is somewhat critical.
The Wing says: The steam saw mill of
Hodgkins, Hall & Co.'S at East Hampden.
caught fire about three o'clock Wednesday
morning the 18th, inst, from sawdust on the
floor of the main mill. The Bangor fire de-
pdithbcHt Wtut ONtI. uut were moi Deeutu, de
workmen near the mill soon extinguished the
flames.
SAGAIAHOC.
The Sagadahoc County Fair took more
money, this year, than ever before. The re-
ceipfs of 1888 were 81. 1854 80, against
81 273 IS last year and 81 953 10 in 1876.
The Bath firemen are afire on the subject
of the champion cup. Wednesday afternoon
there was a contest between steamers No.
and No 3, fer the cup. No. now holds it,
having won it at Gardiner on the 4th of July
The rivalry excited a great deal of local in
terest.-rhe Patten house on Washington
street, Bath, was sold at auction Monday, to
J. W. Perry of Brunswick, for 81 $50, says
the Bath Times.
NJ o. Andrews. Of Georgetown, Me-. sail
ed from Jonesport, August Goth, for the La
have Bank, and anchored on the bank the
Goth. A fierce gail setting in, the vessel
probably fOundered with all on board. as she
has not been heard from since. There were
seven men in her, Charles b. Williams, mas
ter; John Doyle, Ephraim Alley. Edward
Smith, Joseph Muligau, John Nelson, of
Jonesport, and Albion Wilcox. of Grand
Manan. all single men with the exception of
Nelson, who leaves a wife and five children.
The vessel was owned BY II. G Rowe & Co,
of Georgetown, and valued at 81 800. No
insurance.