Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-03-27
State News.
CCNBERLAND.

Total value of Portland's foreign exports
for the past week 10 1922, 535. 10, including
523.6l5 feet of lumber.
! The number of deaths in Portland for the
week ending March oath, was l6.
! Talbot Atus, the negro who was hit on the
head with billy by officer Sterling of Port
land, while he was being arrested, is lying in
a critical condition DIR. Stoner thinks the
Injuries are internal He can keep nothing on
his stomach.
large hotel is to be built on Little Che
beague Island. A stock company has been
formed The new hotel will face up the bay
and the present hotel will be used as an ell.
The builling will be three stories in height
and l0ox40 feet in size on the ground. The
work will commence this week Mr.. j. II.
Hamlin will erect a cottage on the island at
cost of 80 900, the coming season.
The Portland company have just received
new contract from the Northern Pacific rail-
road for large number of locomotives and
they will deliver them AT the rate of six a
month. The first two will go on their own
wheels over the Portland 4 Ogdensburg rail-
road to ST. Paul, MINI. The company have
received an order from the Maine Central
railroad for two additional locomotives SINH
lar to those ordered last season, for freight
and passenger purposes. 81 tons and eight
wheels.
PENoBsCor.
The Wing says: DIR. Isaac Strickland and
wife were driving to Bucksport, SUNDAY.
on the river, when. about opposite Bald Hill
Cove, the ice broke through and the horse
was precipitated into the water. A man
came to their assistance and the DR.. and his
wife saved themselves readily and the sleigh
and harness were also rescued, but the horse,
valuable one was drowned.
Edward Lambert, the young man severe
" injured at the pulp mill of the Penobscot
Chemical Fibre Company last week, is still
suffering much pain but is getting along az
well as would be expected. His shoulder
was very badly burned by the powerful chem
| cal.
The Passadumkeag Log Driving Company
have let their first drive to Col. J. w. Porter,
of Bangor, for 81 cents and the second drive
to Gardner B. Page, of Burlington, at 81
, cents. 1t is thought there will be about
seven millions driven out of the Passadnm-
keag this season.
PIsCATAoUIs.
Mr.. Abiza Warren teamster of Foxcroft, a
man about sixty years of age. had his leg
broken by kick from his horse, Saturday
afternoon. Both bones were broken just be-
low the knee and considerably fractured.
SAGADAHoC.
MIR. S. II. Richardson of Bangor. and Mr..
NJ. G. Shaw, of Greenville, have purchased
the Hathorn yard property at Bath for the
purpose of erecting saw mill there.
The Bath Times says: An authority prom
inent in railroad circles says than an offer of
the X & L r. X. to sell to the NJ. C. X. r.
for 81 100000 was politely declined. On
being asked if he knew of any other offer be-
ing made, he said that he did not. Other
authorities say that the NJ. c. r. X. will buy
if the price can be made to suit, and that if
not there are chances of some other road
coming up as a bidder for it.
SOMERSET.
The town of Norridgewock at the annual
meeting voted to issue a new ten forty bond
bearing four per cent. interest to be used in
taking up its railroad aid bonds. The debt
of the town is large in comparison to its
ability to pay.
The term of the Eaton school just closed
was most successful one justifying the con-
| tideDt expectation that the new board of in
struction is to bring to the school Largely in
creased usefulness.
WASHINGTON.
| The Machias Republican says: Messrs.
Wolff & Reessing of Cherryfeld, having OBJ
| blueberres on the lands of William Free
man, have leased the buildings formerly oc
cupied by the Castine Packing Company and
are making preparations to carry on an ex-
tensive business during the coming season.
| The total winters cut of ice on the
Machas river is l | .Os5, 900 decrease of
about 275 900 from last year.
YORK.
| Mr.. VIM of Cape Neddick, who was in
| jured BY the accident on the Boston and
Maine Railroad. at Wells, last year, has not
settled with the road, but has secured the
services of Benjamin Butler to take charge
| of his case.
| Wednesday night, the summer residence
| of James Porter of Saco, situated at Hills
Beach, was totally destroyed by fire. Insur-
ance $500. Cause probably incendiary.
| The Argus says Franklin Willard Post No.
20 of the G. A. r., was instituted in Spring
vale, Thursday night. The Post starts with
so members and the following officers Com
mander, w. II. Rogers; Senior Vice Com
mander. Chas. C. Otis: Chaplain. Hiram
Philpot: Quartermaster. Will J. G. Owen !;
| Adjutant, Geo. Roberts, Officer of the Day,
Edwin Holmes; Officer of the Guard, Eben
Goodwin. The Post is fitting up new hall
in Tibbetts building and has the material for
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