Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-08-21

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from Portland. In 1874 the Haskels began
to manufacture silk twist At that place. and BY
making articles have since been enabled e
several times enlarge their establishment,
and about year ago changed over to the
manufacture of silk dress goods. Cloth OF
all the standard colors il manufactured and
five different grades of black goods The
material used is raw japanese silk and about
GOO yards of cloth are manufactured month
ly. The coloring is done in Paterson. n. J.
and the finishing in New York. One hundred
and fifty hands are employed. to whom are
paid $500 monthly. All the goods manu-
featured are sold direct TO the retail trade and
every yard is warranted.
SATURDAY. morning about s O'Clock. Mr..
Lewis Todd's little three and q half year old
boy strayed from his home on Myrtle street,
Portland, and all efforts to find him proved
unavailing until near O'Clock that night
when he was found out on Portland street by
a gentleman who had heard the report that q
child was missing.
Mr.. Thomas Miller. who recently attempt
ed suicide BY throwing himself from one of
Portland's wiarves in a fit of dependency.
the result of hopeless sickness and poverty,
died Sunday at Greedy hospital from quick
consumption. No doubt the shock of his at
tempt at self destruction FASTENED the end.
The Telegraph says: Mr.. Colby of Bruins
wick, is manufacturing some odd STYLES of
window sashes for the new Queen Anne
building said to cost $40, 000) at Waterville
Mr.. Benjamin Dunning is setting the glass,
5000 Panes in all, and /: really is quite job,
as the different sizes involve an immense
amount of cutting. These Queen Anne win
dows are ALWAYS picturesqe, and the styles
to which we refer are more varied than ever
MIR. Mahl of Brunswick. had his COW run
over by the cars last " eek and killed.
The Telegraph says the Cumberland Coun-
ty District Lodge of Good Templars, will
hold its next meeting with Joshua Nve Lodge
at Brunswick, on Thursday, August 22d, at
8 A. NJ There will be temperance mass
meeting in the afternoon on the mall.
FRANKLIN.
The Photograph says that good shot was
made with a rifle at Phillips. few days ago
The man was visiting for the day on a hill
side farm, and observed some sheep full half
a mile away. He thought he could at least
brighten them with a rifle, and elevating the
sights, took good aim at one sheep, away from
the flock, and fired. She fell, shot through
the neck, both jugular veins being severed.
She was muttoned and the shot cost lust So
A man named Cilley, who lives on the west
side, attempted suicide few evenings since.
by jumping into the Sandy River. He was
helped out.
HANCOCK.
The Commercial Gays in little lake at
Mt. Desert great numbers of sun-fsh or
pumpkin seeds are found that are exceedingly
interesting for their nest-building peculiari-
ties. During the building season the male
and female go in shore and clear away the
weeds and rubbish for about foot square,
and after excavating place deposit their eggs
and carefully guard them. These nests are
often in most romantic situations, in perfect
arbor of INTERVENING vines of the pond lily,
the fishes brushing them to one side with
their tails and so forming it, and as hundreds
of nests are erected in close proximity, the
sides of the lake are often the succession of
such bowers. The parent fishes are extremely
savage to outsiders joining in body and
driving them, particularly the pirate perch.
from their domain, while members of their
own species are unmolested.
LINCOLN.
The Damariscotta Herald saws Fish Of all
kinds are very scarce. Fish have left their
bait. From the time that the mackerel first
came up to the present time they have been
driven away. A few days ago we were at a
canning factory in New Harbor and saw large
quantities of small mackerel that could not
be used thrown off the wharf. This is but
drop in the bucket of the wholesale destruc-
ton that is going on almost daily. From two
to three hundred ceins are after them, taking
sometime two or three hundred barrels at a
pull. They pick the large ones oat and throw
the small ones overheard. If this thing goes
on a few years more. the mackerel like the
manhaden, will be stranger to our coast.
Some means should be, taken to stop the
slaughter.
The Wilton Record says mare advertised
by Frank Cox of East Dixfeld, astray or
stolen, was found a few days ago, dead, in an
opening where swamp muck had been taken
out. 1t seems the mare had fallen in the pit
very soon after being turned out, and had
probably starved in few DAYS; being a
stranger in the pit had fed but very little
The oder of the decayed carcass led to to the
discovery. Mr.. Cox considers it loss of
800.
The News says Dea Samuel Warren, of
Waterford, turned his horse into his door
yard. The horse being hungry, went in
search of food. and found some shorts and
Paris green, of which it partook freely, and
in one hour was dead.
SAGADAHoc
The Wing SAYS the Directors of the Maine
Central Railroad Company have decided to
build new passenger station at Richmond
and nave also authorized the president to pur-
chase 2000 tons more of steel rail-
Work on the new Odd Fellows building
at Richmond will be begun Immediately. The
contracts were signed Thursday. The con-
tractors, Messrs. Dixon and Greenief of
Lewiston, agreeing to have the outside fin
ished. AMI the inside ready for lathing by the
18th of October. The foundations are nearly
completed.
Charles Barker, brother of Walter Barker
of Richmond, was drowned on the l4th inst
while sailing on Onset Bay, Mass, in COM
pany With two ladies. The deceased was
nineteen years of age, and was well know n
about Richmond. He was promising young
man, and his loss will be regretted.
SOMERSET.
The Fairfield Journal says S. B. Wither-
ell of So. Norridgewock invented an apple
corer which has been manufactured some
years, for home demand. He never ha.
made any effort to put them upon the mar
ket until the present year. Last spring he
made 10000, ard has already disposal OF
5000. and will commence at once to manu-
facture second 10, 900.
WALDO.
The Age says Manly II. Burrill of Waldo
now ~ years old, was born without the use