Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-10-02

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The Journal SAYS the largest raifefs OF
pumpkins in this vicinity are B. F. Briggs,
w. G Buckly, and Rufus Haskell. of Auburn.
Mr.. Briggs will raise ten tons sure. The
books of the Durham canning company
make these exhibits of pumpkins sold At the
factory. 100 tons of pumpkins are piled in
a pile IN the stoor room Of the factory in Au-
burn If you never saw q hundred tons of
pumpkins il can't help being u great surprise.
100 tons of pumpkins makes pile of golden
radiance that is convincing proof of The
kindiiness of the season. The packing con .
pany is canning 5000 cans, or about three
tons a day. Pumpkins bring 81 90 at the
factory $500 has been paid up TO now.
The tomato season is over, The books show
5000 can. packed this season. 1000 OF them
being ? Id. cans, $1,000 Id. cans The
factory will run another month before closing.
The pumpins still come in.
The trustees OF the State Fair have secur-
red plans tor a new agricultural impleme Mt
building 10 be erectee on the Fair Grounds
The overflow of implements in this year. ex-
hibit made this necessary. The building W i'll
be l00xGo feet. one story high with open sides
Preliminary plans for a grand stand show
three floors Of seats one above another like
galleries. This makes the grand stand three
stories high.
CUMBERLAND.
SOW belonging TO |. A. Sands, gave
birth at his farm at Falmouth Foreside to
five pigs. The first one born had a head
perfectly representing an elephant, with the
tapping ears and trunk. indeed all the
characteristics of an elephant. The animal
lived about fifteen minutes. 1t has been
placed in the Natural History rooms in Port
land.
The schooner Merrill c. Hart of George
town, Me-, left New York on September Sth,
loaded with coal for Sargent, DE nnison & Co
of Portland. She has not since been seen OF
heard from and it is feared that she is lost
with all on board. She carried captain.
mate and crew of four. Vessels coal laden,
which left the same port ten days after the
Merrill c. Hart, have arrived all right and
the fear exists that she has foundered.
KNOX.
The barn and hay at West Camden, belong
ing to ]. L. Andrews, were burned, Wednes-
day night Insured for $500.
The Free Press SAYS Thomaston family
had to send their washing seven miles away,
into Gushing, recently on account of the
scarcity of water.
The Rockland Courier saws that Patrick
Cane, the Vinalhaven murderer, has been
maniac for years. He was very violent while
being taken to the insane asylum at Augusta.
The Rockland Courier says: 1t appears
that there is no law under which Nathan +.
Hart, convicted of murder at Tenants Har-
Dor, can claim new trial, the law of 1850
providing for new trials in case of capital
cases or those formerly capital, having been
repealed. Hart is therefore RENTED to the
general pardoning power of the governor and
council, as it existed prior to 1876.
Last Wednesday afternoon, jewelry to the
value of about S25 was stolen from a room
in the WaldobOro Exchange, and suspicion
of the larceny was at once fastened upon two
young men, who registered at the hotel the
names of Wood and Delaney, and left town
the same Wednesday afternoon without paw
ing their board. Deputy Sheriff Winslow
captured the fugitives at Warren and after an
examination Delaney, was committed to Jail
to await trial at Wiscasset.
SAGADAHoC.
Mr.. Edwin Preble of Bath, last Thursday,
was returning from Brunswick, and just be-
yOnd Bay Bridge he met farmer who warn
ed him to be on his guard for a vicious tramp
whom he had encountered just beyond the
willows at Blind Crossing. He said he was
driving along slowly, and a man came out of
the bushes and asked him if he could change
bill and was answered in the negative.
when he attempted to get into the wagon,
when the farmer struck for him square from
the shoulder, and knocked him fiat in the
road and then drove off and left him as quick
as he could, fearing that perhaps he might
fire at him with revolver.