Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-08-22

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UOuO8 VI Tue l88k lOG CBlkS0 IN u8Q OG60 re
deemed Most Of the bonds we're evidently
held bv the farmers and business men of An.
droscoggin county. Nearly double - many
OF the bonds have been parsed mat the Lexis-
ton city tressurer's officer q have been re-
turned from the National Bank of Redemption
in Boston Farmers step in occasionally
with q bond in q tin case and redeem it. sin
most cases" SAYS the city treasurer. ''they
don't seem particular about redeeming it.
They would rather have the bond and DON,
know what to do with the money"
CUMBERLAND.
At the election at the armory of the Me-
chanic Blues, of Portland, Monday evening,
Captain Davis presiding, Charles S. SWEET
was elected LIST Lieutenant in place of Lieu
tenant Miiliken, appointed Adjutsnt of the
LIST Regiment.
serious accident occurred at Old Orch
ard Monday night. A team driven BY John
l.. Peavey of Boston, collded 9th that of
Mr.. Broyer of Biddeford. The occupants of
both teams were thrown out, and Peavey's
left arm was badly sprained. and Broyer's
knee badly injured and his back and head
bruised
Harpswell can fairly claim to be on the in
crease. Its latest boom is likely to take it
fairly out of its boots and raise its population
will be started in the spring. Mr.. S. B.
Harmon of Boston, formerly of Lewiston.
has recently purchased eight acres of land
of Mr. Geo. Bibber, and will begin in the
spring the erection OF fifteen cottages upon
the premises. The price paid was Sl450
The cottages can be filled at once with Bos-
ton people Mr.. Harmon will build large
boarding house and conduct the same him
self. the inhabitants of the Cottages taking
their meals at the boarding house and room
ing in the cottages.
A day or two since while fishermen were
drawing their seines of the coast of Cape
Elizabeth, near the mouth of Spurwink river
they captured a rare specimen of the genus
tartuca. weighing some 500 pounds, and of
class hitherto unknown in this vicinity. 1t is
most peculiar looking monster, with spread
of fin of some eight or nine feet, and would
evidently be an uncomfortable customer to
tackle in its native element Capt. Knowl.
ton has purchased the beast or bird-which
ever it may be-and it may be seen, with his
numerous other curiosities, at Greenw God
Garden.
Dean Bros. & Sanborn of Portland are
among the firms to whom have been awarded
the contracts for furnishing general supplies
for all the lite saving stations for the current
year.
The Press saws according to instructions
from headquarters the Portland telegraph op-
orators who have been on the strike are now
ready to go back to work. Manager Liver
more will not discharge those operators who
. assisted during the strike but they will have
permanent situations. Booker. formerly in
the Mutual Union Office will remain in the
Western Union Office and one of the strikers
will be employed in his place in the Mutual
Union office This will leave two of the
strikers out of job.
The Press says: Mrs. Randall johnson of
Portland. was injured Friday at Bethel, where
she has been visiting. She was in pleasure
party of thirteen, and the horses drawing them
became frightened and ran away. Mrs. John
son sprang from the carriage and fractured
one of her hips.
The Press Gays Mr.. Horatio Boothbay, clerk
of the Ocean House, Cape Elizabeth, died
very suddenly, Sunday.
FRANKLIN.
The monograph SAYS j. L. Harris of
Rangley. has seen an old caribou and two
young ones in his south field several times
this summer, feeding.
The Photograph says quite number of
teams cam, to Eusts after blueberries
which are found on the Plains. so called.
The late frost damaged the berries consdera-
picked.
The Phonograph says one day not long
since. eight persons who were schoolmates.
and also classmates, over forty years ago,
met at John Tarbox's in South Strong
There were two ladies from st. Cloud, MINI,
two from Boston and four from Strong.
HANCOCK.
The Commercial says Thursday evening
the house of John Connors, Bar Harbor, was
entered by thief, who took from desk in
the dining room $l75. No clue to the thief
as vet. Something over 500 was left in the
pOcket-boOk which contained the money.
OXFORD.
The Norway Advertiser says Andrews {
Curtis of Norway, are paying twenty-four
cents for unyashed wool. Augustus Billings
from Sigotch, and three of his neighbors
have recently brought to Norway and sold
to Andrews & Curtis some fourteen hundred
pounds of wool.
The Oxford Record says the premises of
James B. Stone of Brownfield, were entered
by thieves a few nights since. and they man.
aged to steal and carry away thirty four hens,
butter, pork. and farming tools, amounting
in value to about thirty dollars.
A correspondent says that the Oxford bar
have unanimously signed request to Gov
hODle, asking MIN 10 nOmlnate HON En0ch
Foster of Bethel. for an Associate Justice of
the supreme Court in the event of probable
vacancy. and that the bars of other counties
have united in the request The correspond
ent adds that the many members of the bar
who had signed petitions for other gentle
men. not knowing that Mr.. Fosters name
would be presented, say that Mr. F's appoint
ment would be an eminently appropriate one,
and would give gener al satisfaction.
Waldo correspondent of the Belfast
Journal. claims that Addison o. Whitney a
native of that town. was the first man killed
in the war of the late Rebellion. Mr. Whit
ney was a member of the 9th Massachu sets
regiment, and was killed BY the mob while
marching through the streets of Baltimore in
April. 1861. The correspondent suggests
that Congress ought to appropriate sum of
money to erect a monument in Waldo as a
testimonial to the first man to lay down his
life in the great struggle.
WASHINGTON.
fire started Sunday at noon in wood
shed on the track of the railroad at Whitney
vile. The shed with 100 cords of wood. and
ten rods of the railroad tracks and 20 200 feet
of lumber were burned. Loss about 81, 900
no Insurance. Cause of the fire not known.