Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-03-05
State News.
ANDROSCoGGIN.

| ANDRosCoGGIN.
| There is a rise in the Little Androscoggin
and the paper mills at Mechanic Falls are
running better.
! The Lisbon authorities sent three German
| orphans to the Baldwin Place Home for Little
Wanderers, in Boston. short time ago, and
| they have since been adopted into good
| fomily.
ARoosrooK.
The first car load o: cattle from Presque
Isle was shipped. last Wednesday by MIR.
Kinney of Clinton. They were fat, and the
herd is to be followed by others in short
| time.
| The Times saws There are SO shingle ma
chimes in the different mills in that county,
and il is estimated that one million NJ. shin
giles are manufactured daily, enough to load
ten railroad cars at one time.
| CUMBERLAND.
| Mitchell & Co., of Portland, have printed
| the annual town report of Westbrook. The
| towns Liabilities are 81, ,99S.0S availabili-
ties $l9, ,046.0S; towns debt, S23, ,552, West
brooks portion of the joint debt with Deering
being 81 400. There are ,S0l scholars.
FRANKLIN.
| The S. J. Court for the spring term will
open next Tuesday, Charles Danforth, Justice,
| presiding. On the continued docket are l07
| civil, and 10 criminal eases.
The Pennington Normal school opened
| Tuesday with Ga pupils, of whom II are in
| the entering class. An advanced class has
been formed. The numbers given above will
probably be augmented by the time the term
is really begun.
| There will be sheep show at the stables
| of the Exchange Hotel, Pennington, Satur-
do
farmers in the county and out are invited to
bring their sdeep.
HANCOCK.
The American says that 900. 900 of white
fish eggs are on the way from Michigan to
the salmon works in Orland. to be Matched
for parties at Mt. Desert Preparations are
being made for their reception. OF the q
100, 600 salmon eggs taken at the fish works
the past season, all but few hundred thou
sand have been developed and sent to their
| several places of destination.
The Herald says Miss Abbie f. Roberts.
who was fearfully burned at the Rodick,
Mt. Desert. last fall, has recovered Her
hands nave entirely healed, and she has
enough of her right hand left to enable her
to write.
The Wbig reports a hotel IS to be erected
on the summit of Green Mountain.
KENNEBEC.
Col Bangs has resumed operations at his
| tin mine in Winslow.
Quite a quantity of nice pine lumber is be-
| ing cut in the vicinity of Watervile.
| c. r. Shorey has bought the pine on the
lot of Mrs. VIM. Getchell, in Winslow, and
will have about 5000 feet of boards and
plank to use in his carpentering business.
The Lockwood mills at Watervile are now
| turning out nearly thirty miles day, and the
expenses for help and supplies are about
$1,000 day. Forty styles of goods are made
| by the mills.
The Journal says: At the Kennebec Fibre
Ware Works, Wsterville, they are turning
out 5000 wash basins a week. The superb
ority of this ware is largely due to the treat
| ing process whereby the basins are rendered
proof against hot water or any kind of usage
to which such utensils may be put. Many of
these basins are being sent to Baltimore, an
order for nearly $1,000 being received from
| firm in that city.
The fair and entertainment in aid Henry
| Tilson Post. G. A. r., opened at Thompson,
Thursday afternoon under favorable auspices,
and continued two DAYS. The display of fancy
articles was good. Friday evening there was
an old folk concert. tabeax, and vocal and
|
Rockland and Thomaston.
LINCOLN.
Money orders to the amount of S243G 20
were paid at the Waldoboro post-office last
quarter.
Mr. George Jones' steam mill at Alma is
turning out lots OF small lumber. Mr. Jones
| has a large contract for treenails. etc.
| PESoBscoT.
| The Maine Central Institute at Pittsfeld is
now entirely out of debt, has an increasing
attendance and is in very fourishing con-
| dtion.
| The water at Guildford still holds up so
| that most of the mills run on full time. At
| Sangervlle, it is said, the mills have been
shut down for several weeks.
SOMERSET.
Stephen Landers of New Portland, met
with an accident Monday of last week at
Dav idsou's camp, in Jerusalem. A loaded
team of cedar lumber passed over him, cut
ting and bruising his head and hurting his
| back.
| Mrs Obed Allen of North Fairfield. had
cancer taken from her breast some over year
ago. After the operation, she gained rapidly
and everything indicated a restoration to her
usual health. During the last few months
she has been gradually failing and is now un-
| able to leave her room. She is great suf-
| ferer.
| The Fairfield Journal says: Mr.. Lindly
Msgoon, an insane man from st. ADans
sirsyed into Fairfield last Monday. By
request Of Waterville parties, he was taken
in charge and kept till afternoon, when he
was sent, in charge of Mr.. II. Z. Tuck, on
the freight train to Pitts6eld and then took
the stage for his home in st. Adams He left
home last Thursday and came to Skowhegan
with his team which he sent home, and came
to Larone ON Friday, where he stopped with
MIR. Josiah Magoon, who had received word
from his family TO detain him. He ran away
from there Saturday and in his wanderings
went to West Waterville and Fairfield before
he was intercepted. At West Waterville he was