Daily Kennebec journal., 1883-09-04
state News.
CCNBERLAyp.


luckily not very destructive, fires in tn
woods at Brunswick. They we're mainl,
among the brush left on cut over land.-Tw
workmen in the drainage trench st Brunswick
FRIDAY last, were buried by a eave-in. bu
were gotten out no. much harmed.-Th
paper mill shut down Saturday, for necesssr,
repairs and to enlarge its fiume-
I The Jordan Marsh canning factory a
/ Brunswick opened business Wednesday ans
for about two days the force of men was engag
ed in packing squash, some 5000 cans were pu
| up. The canning of corn is now underwa'
and the corn IS ROW being cared for as fast a
1t Is brought TO the factory. The yield vii
not be more than an average one. although
at times the prospect tor a large yield wa
good.
/ Ii is stated that Col. Wellington, of tn,
First Massachusetts Regiment, has accepted
an invitation from Gen. Brown. to come t,
Portland and bring his regiment with him
some time in the latter part of this month
/ On their arrival, the First Maine Regimen
will be ordered out and the whole command
/ go into camp On one of the islands
/ The Advertiser says post m0rtem exam
1 ination of the body of Dolan. who died il
I Portland. Friday, while engaged in a fraca,
with Coffin, horse jockey, states that ther'
were no severe bruises on Dolan's body o
any kind: that Dolsn's death resulted from
a sudden rush of blood TO the brain, in othel
words, apoplexy.
FRANKLIN.
/ At meeting of the directors of the Frank
lin Megantic railroad company. held a
( Strong, FRIDAY. the following officers wers
elected: President, Samuel w. Sargent
Boston; Treasurer. JohE Winter. Kingftld
Clerk, W. Fred z Fogg. Strong. The di
rectors took action looking TO immediate
work on the road.
Mr.. Joshua Bean of East Wilton, died sud
denly about four o'clock, Friday morning
| from heart disease. as is supposed. His agt
was - years. From early lite he has resided
at Eaet Wilton. and was one of her mosI
worthy and respected citizens. For mum.
Der of years he has had trouble of the heart
but has been in usual health mp to the tim.
of his death.
The American says a forest fire has been
raging between West Ellsworth and Surry
and is doing considerable damage.
The Times SAYS the stock holders of the
projected York Harbor and York Beach rail
road at Portsmouth are preparing to com
mence work as soon As the matter of consol-
idston is settled by the legislature. OF :he
$50, 600 capital stock SAL 900 has already
been subscribed.
The Tourist says Mount Desert has exper-
fenced large and profitable season. Thi.
applies to each and every part of the Island
Bar Harbor has had about twenty per cent
more guests than ever before, while at South
| West Harbor the increase has been much
larger than that.
KNOX
The Lincoln News saws fearful fire is
raging in the northwestern part of Union
Having burned over about 100 acres il ap
preached within two rods of the building.
owned by MIR. Albert Fuller, but was beaten
back. The fire is closely watched.
The Opinion says that }. E. Leach was
overpowered by three highwaymen at Vinal
haven, Tuesday evening, and robbed of abou,
Sl5, which luckily, was all he had with him
PENoBscoT.
Liquor fines to the amount of $500 were
collected and paid into the county treasury
of Penobscot county, at the August term OF
the Supreme Judicial Court.
The Wing says the body of Henry W.
Pomeroy, who was drowned from fishing
smack near Wlnterport, on Wednesday last
was recovered, Thursday afternoon, and
brought to Bangor.
The schooner Altavela. Capt. Alley, from
Bangor, for Norwich, CT. at anchor in Vine
yard Sound, Monday, reported that on Sun
day night while off Cape Cod, the mate Isaiah
p. Haynes, fell overload and was drowned
Mr. Haynes belonged in Ellsworth. Efforts
to save him were without avail.
The whole country east of Bangor to Mil
bridge is full of forest fires. and the air is
heavy with smoke. There has been no rain
nor does there appear prospect for any.
The islands in the bay are parched and dry
like desert land, and the greatest difficulty i.
experienced in procuring water. especially
on the many small islands where sheep and
other stock are kept. At Bar Harbor, North
port Islesboro and Castine there is the same
dusty nuisance.
The Whig says last Monday. Mrs. T. II
Buck of Chelsea. Mass, formerly Mrs.
Nellie Emery of Bangor, met with a severe
accident While lying in a hammock the
l latter gave way and she fell, receiving
severe dislocation to the lower extremity o.
her back bone. She could probably have
saved hereself. but she was holding a bady a
the time. The accident occurred at hel
/ fathers, Mr.. James G. SWEET of Brewer
! WALDO.
/ Mr.. C. J. Hale, of Belfast, has just beer
| awarded a large granite contract on buildings
: III tnlCdgO. oHe Is JtT tne gTdTlte 'front.' o
| the Royal Insurance building to be erected
/ in that city. The front is 100 feet on tn,
street aad l72 feet high, divided into clever
stories. The first story is elaborate, will
much polished work about the main entrance
/ 4 carved stone is beneath each window. The
cap stone which surmounts the top centre i,
stone ten feet square and two feet thick
| This stone is to be elegantly carved, the cen
tre piece being the English coat of arms, thu
| lion and the unicorn fighting fol
( the crown. The front will con
tain about $4,000 feet of stone
all of the fine Otter creek red granite anc
I the contracts amounts to $4,000. The sec
ond building is the private residence of Mr.
/ &. II. Case, the manager of the ROYAL In
suranee business in Chicago. The stone fo
this building will cost about $4,000, and il
to be all red granite. Mr.. Hall hopes t.
complete the work in two years. and will EN-
! ploy from 100 to $50 men; most if not al
the work outside the quarrying will be dont
| in that city.
The Belfast Journal saws woman il
Liberty was reeectly on trial on a charge o
larceny, who had IL husbands. seven o.
whom are now living.
! Over one hundred PEOPLE of Clackamas Co.
! Oregon were cured by the great paip-cop