Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-03-22
State News.
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State News.
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There will be meeting Of the trustees Of
the Maine State Agricultural Society At the
De Witt Honse, Lewiston, March 18th, At IL
O'Clock, A. II.
The water pipe over H. B. wardwelrs ar,
| store Roak Block, Lewiston, burst Monday.
under the influence of thaw. and damaged
his stock of pictures and picture frames To
the extent of $500. Many OF the pictures
are completely ruined.
ARoosrooK.
The annual meeting of Aroostook Agrieul
tural Society will be held at the Cary's Mills
school house next Saturday afternoon at two
| o'clock.
Chas. c. Titcomb of Houlton, left lasi
Monday morning, for Montana, where he in
tends 10 engaged in sheep raising.
BY rough estimate. the amount of wood
required TO supply Houlton village year is
5000 cords. The average price is SO per
cord.
The Pioneer says: j. F. Bedell, who j.
operating on Amitv. Letter and No.
8. has upward Of 81 900. 900 OF lumber
sealed
The Pioneer SAYS that there will be large
amount of building in Houiton this season.
The Journal saws: Thursday of Last week.
Messrs. Gallison & Emerys steam shingle
mill at Sherman. was discovered to be on fire
about one o'clock A. NJ but was so far adj
vanced when discovered that n"thing could
be saved in the mill, Loss $1,000. No in
surance. On the same day the dwelling house
of Mrs. Elizabeth Phillips. "a widow wa
burnt with early all the contents in it. The
loss is a severe one for Mrs. Phillips and
strong sympathy is felt for her. Loss 5000.
No insurance.
OXFORD.
Moses Z. Wentworth of East Denmark, WAS
cutting wood. another lad named Day, while
standing behind him, was accidently hit by
the axe, receiving severe cut.
The forty first exhibition of Oxford County
Agricultural Society will be held on Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday, October End, 3rd
and 4th.
PENoBsCOr.
The Wing says the mammoth pulp mill
reared at West Great Works by the Penob-
scot Chemical Fibre COMPANY, started up on
Thursday last, and is now in successful 0per-
alton. The machinery runs smoothlv, there
is abundance of material on hand TO be con
yerted into pulp and the mill will now proba-
bly, run continuously. The mill will
employ about 100 hands.
The Commercial SAYS a mortar that was
used at the siege of Lnuisburg. Canada. in
l745, bv the way of trade found its wav into
the old junk in the brass foundry of Geo T
Allamby. of Bangor. 1t had been purchased
by the G. A. X post. and will be mounted
and placed in their hall. The date on the
mortar is l74l. The weight of the mortar is
60 pounds. 1t is of bronze.
The Commercial says that the Passadum
keag Log Driving Company has voted to let
the drive t. the lowest bidder.
The Wing saws Miss Alice Grant of Ban
gor. slipped on the ice near her home last
Wednesday and shattered the bone of her leg
below the knee.
SAGADAHOC.
The Times says at meeting of the stock
holders of the Goss Iron Works at Bath. on
Saturday evening. Capt. Goss gave a very
favorable report of an encouraging character
in regard 20 future prosperity and business Of
the concern. The board of directors elected
was G. c. GOss. Arthur Sewall, Charles F.
Moody, Chas Davenport. John II. Kimball
Thomas w. HYDE and Benz. P. Packard.
The Times says Miss Mary salisbury of
Bath, made an unsuccessful attempt at sui
she had placed nearly three lunches of luci-
fer matches in water and drank the liquid.
The causes assigned are that she has been in
low spirits of late, and that she complains of
the treatment toward her by her father and
step mother.
Col. VIM. II. Folger of Belfast. will de-
liver the Memorial Day address in Bath un
der the auspices of Post Sedgwick No. G.
A. X.
WASHINGTON.
The Eastport Sentinel says the herring
business is fairly over for the season. The
agent of the Eastport herring company re-
ports that. from December l4th 1882 to March
l4th 1888, sixty cargoes, containing IL, 675,
000-exclnsive of two parts of cargo contain
ing 300. 900 which still remain-were shipped
from that port. BY steamers there were
shipped 6 3O5 barrels and $50 cases, contain
ing 8. 265, 900, making the total number H.
24O, 900. a decrease of 1910 600 from 1881
50 and of just one-half from ISS0-Sl. Although
the catch of this winter was a great deal
smaller than that of last. the value was great
er. as the average price has been more than
double about ninty cents per hundred against
forty cents last season.
The Idachias Republican saws Mr.. Ellis
Hanscom has lately received 10000 salmon
spawn lot Tue NdCHlas river. ne mas IOT
several years put about this number of young
fry into the river.
The Union says Mr.. VIM. Coffin of Har-
rington. aged SIS years, bled at the nose
March 18th, for eight hours this so weak
ened his system that he is very low.
The Calais Times says Warden Gilman is
giving the deer slayers some attention in
Washington county. Several parties have
been before Trial Justice Fisher at Charlotte
this week
Ar LARGE.
The board of directors OF the Boston and
Maine Railroad met Friday and voted to call
a meeting of the stockholders in Boston on
the Eastern Railroad.
The Commercial says the Commissioners
and some of the game wardens have been
doing a good work this winter in looking up
and furnishing the men who have violated the
game laws by killing d. er during close time.
1t is not generally undrrtood how difficult a
TASK this is. Wardens have received letters
threatening them with having their buildings
buraed. The authorities have met most
opposition in Piscataquis county. There
have been some very aggravated cases OF
poaching in Piscatsquis. There was a case
recently where doe deer was driven into
the treste bridge at Blanchard. Warden
| Marsh, of Eddington. did his best tn bring
the parties in this case to justice, but was
| baked because hi. efforts were not seconded
| bv other authorities. There are other men
" no might aid in directing and bringing t.