Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-06
State News.
AROOsfOOK.


A correspondent writes Us that business
lively in Northern Aroostook and that farm
ers are busy and hopeful for the future say
the Times.
Mr.. Clubhouse, the oldest man in Hodgdon
died Dec. 23d. His age was IS years.
Sheriff johnson has re-appointed A. G
Putnam as Deputy and Jailer; and NJ. NJ
Clark has accepted the position of Clerk il
the Registry of Deeds Office.
The following county officers came int
Office with the new year: Ransom Norton. 0
Houlton, Clerk of Courts: John Burnham, O
Sherman and NJ. V. B. Hall. of Van Buren,
Co. Commissioners Lewis B. johnson, o
Houlton, Sheriff; Chas. p. Allen, of Presqu
Isle, Co. Attorney; Chas. ID. Merritt, O
HoultOn, Co. Treasurer. and Henry II. War
of Linneus. Register of Deeds.
Henry Osborne. Esq, has retired from hi
position in connection with the New Bruins
wick Railway, and he is succeeded BY Mr.
E r. Burpee under whose management tn
road will continue for the present. Mr.
Osborne will remain in ST Stephen.
During holiday week, between Christina
and New Years there were made at tn
Houlton Wooden Mill. by six operative
666a yards of wooden cloths. Nth three loom
and two weavers. This is the best that ha
ever been done at the mill with the sam
amount of help, and the proprietor MIR
Estey considers it good weeks work. TIL,
wooden mill is prospecting and the quality o
goods produced there is gaining in the esti
nation of the public.
The Pioneer says that young man name,
John Segee has been working in the lumbe
woods in the vicinity of Patten. few day
ago he became deranged, and was brought t.
Iaat ln.- L..
officer Perkins took him to Fredericton
FRANKLIN.
The Chronicle says that Mr.. George Smitl
has bought out the manufacturing depart
ment of the Boston Clothing House, teams
etc, at West Pennington, and will remov,
the business to Pennington proper, and oper
shop in the rooms recently occupied by Pack
ards carriage factory. Mr.. Smith went t.
Boston. Monday, to make arrangements fo
carrying on the enterprise.
ID. II. Chandler has finished his term O
office as Clerk of Courts and now enters upOr
his duties as Municipal Judge of Pennington
Mr.. Chandler has made most excellent clerl
and we have no doubt will fill his new posi-
ton with like acceptance. The court room
is to be in the rear of the second story o
Waugh's store.
Albert Dolbier on late fur-buping tour t.
Canada procured a cub, alive and uninjured
and brought it home in a box He expects t.
sell it to be reared. 1t is about a year old
Its mother and two other cubs were taken a
the same time in their den. The dam ant
one of the cubs were killed in the capture
Mr.. Dolbier is dealing very largely in furs
doing more business this year than ever be
fore.
PENOBSCOT.
The Commercial says Wednesday morning
was probably the coolest yet this winter. Or
the line of the Maine Central Railroad neal
Bangor the mercury dropped as low as q
degrees below zero. In Bangor it ranged
from IA to below, according to location.
Mr.. T. A. Atkins of Dexter, files a goot
many saws in tie course of a year. In 1885,
the number that were fitted for business by
him figured up to 2,343.
The Dexter Gazette learns that the water
at Sangervlle has failed and manufacturing
establishments have been obliged to shut
down for the present. The supply at Gull
ford still holds out, and all the machinery a
that place is running, but unless rain fall,
before long, all but the factories will bt
obliged to shut down.
The lumbermen have thus far had a very
favorable season for satisfactory logging
operations.
The offices of the Bangor & Piscataqui.
Railroad Company have been removed to
Railroad Black, foot Of Exchange street
Bangor.
Mr. R. G. Rollins, chief mastering officer
of the Department of Maine, will install the
officers of James A. Garfield Post, No. 46
G. A. r., of Blue Hill, this evening.
The Boston and Bangor Steamship Com
pany have contracted for the building of g
propeller to be run east in connection with
their line. During the winter she will run
between Rockland and Sullivan. and in the
summer between Sullivan and Bar Harbor
connecting at Bangor with the Mt Desert.
The Wing says: Thomas Nelson, the col
ored individual who was aggrieved at the
elopement of his wife with another fellow O.
the same color. arrived in Bangor on tn,
train from St. Johe Thursday forenoon. Up
on arrival he found stopping at the hotel hi.
wife and child and also Oliver Burt. the per
son who accompanied them on their triI
from the Provinces.
SAGADAHOC.
The quarterly meeting of the Sagadahot
Historical Society will be held at the rooms
of the common council, Bath, this evening