Daily Kennebec journal., 1883-08-23

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Very much to the surprise Of the Durham
Packing Company, they received Tuesday
from seventy-fve to one hundred bushels O
ripe tomatoes. They think this the best re
! cord Maine has made. This company viii
employ 40 to so hands in the Auburn factory
and 100 to 15O at New Gloucester. They
will commence packing at the latter place in
little more than a week.
Mrs. Nellie Jandrews of Lewiston, was
before the Municipal Court of that city Tues
day afternoon on a charge Of purloinins
money from Mrs. NJ. S. Perry. She wa.
fined.
| The exhibition by Mr. Thomas Rilev, the
champion swimmer of America, of the Emita
and Forest City landings at Peaks Island,
Portland Harbor, at o'clock Tuesday after
noon drew a large crowd. His greatest per-
| formance was that of swimming one mile,
walking one mile. and running one mile-all
inside of an hour. The swimming course
was from opposite the Emita and Forest city
wharves TO the stake boat, anchored one-hali
mile towards the northeast corner of the
island. The mile run was on a course
marked out on the main road and the walk
was over the same course.
Sunday officer Sparrow arrested John Gro
nan, one of the crew of the Tennessee, and
was taking him to the station at Portland.
The officers attention was called for an in
slant in another direction, and Cronan. who
is a stalwart fellow. struck Sparrow under
the ear, knocking him into the middle of the
street. Cronan ran like deer, but was over
taken and landed at the station by officers
Sparrow and McCallum.
HANCOCK.
| There are 1000 people at Bar Harbor.
Large houses have turned aw ay guests literally
by the hundred. This week was marked by
a most successful entertainment at the Cath
olic Church, at which 1000 people were pres
ent. In the rush to get in and SECURE seats,
several parties received painful though not
severe injuries. The result of the horse trot
has been severely criticised, people claiming
that it was a cut. and-dried affair, simply to
put money tn the pockets of certain individ-
uals. Chester Arthur, Jr. arrived Monday
and is at Rodick's, recipient of great at
tention. Mr.. j. G. Blaine and family are
all at West End and are great lions.
The Whig learns an extensive fire is rag
ing at Western Mountain, near South West
Harbor. A considerable area has already
been burned over and the smoke in that vi
cinity is very dense.
PIsCArAoUIs.
The Whig says a Massachusetts, hunting
party OF three, were out above Blanchard a
few miles, when one of them accidently shot
himself in the leg. stretcher was built
and they tried to remove the injured man in
that way, but on account of the trees and un-
derbrush the scheme had to be given up and
the two well persons had to take turns NOV
ing the wounded man on their backs. After
a long and tiresome journey through the
woods the road was encountered and blue
berry team providentially came to their re.
lief
The Whig saws the Monson Railroad is
nearing completion and it is expected the
road will be ready for running of trains by
the first of September although there will be
considerable ballasting to be done after that.
The line is six miles in length and runs from
Monson station so called on the Bangor Pis-
cataquis Railroad to Monson village, where
a neat station house has been built. Three
additional miles of rails have been purchased
and is understood that branch tracks will be
extended into all the leading slate quarres
during the fall.
WASHINGTON.
The Whig says a remarkable fish sent
from Eastport to Commissioner Stillwell,
has been identified by him as Syngnathus
Peckionus, or Peck's Pipe Fish. 1t is a very
odd looking specimen.
YORK.
The Journal says colds of severe type are
prevailing in Saco.
The Journal says during the last week City
Marshal Harmon of Biddeford. has made
seizures of forty-f gallons of whiskey at
Lewis Cross place on FOss street. a pint of
rum at John Walsh's on Main street, a barrel
of lager at the Boston & Maine depot, and a
barrel of lager at the Eastern depot.
The Biddefoyd Journal says a daughter of
Henry Taylor, the chief engineer of the fire
department of the Kittery Navy yard, lost a
ring recently. valued more particularly for
its association with Mr.. Taylor in the army
during the rebellion. After hunting a long
time it was given up as lost by them all, but
that night Mrs. Taylor's sister. who is visit
ing her, dreamed where the ring lay, and in
the morning they visited the place, and sure
enough there it was.
The Biddeford journal says that Tuesday,
7th. f. Smith at or near Wells Branch, while
in his barn in the hay rack. his oxen for some
reason suddenly started and went through a
small doorway smashing things generally,
and severely injuring Mr.. smith. causing a
dislocation of the hip and other injuries. Mr..
S. had just recovered from a severe illness
| AT LARGE.
Two young fellows from Bath went to
Maranocook Thursday, escorting two young
ladies OF Brunswick. They had such Difficult.
ty in getting their dinner that at night they
concluded it would be better and cheaper tc
eat at some near farm house. So they me-
andered out OF the grounds and soon found
rural regalement. While they were merrily
eating, the "help" asked them if they knew
where they were. and they acknowledged
that they did not, thinking that they were al
some nice place. They were informed
'.Well. YOU are eating supper now at the
town farm" Low rates were obtained, sc
cents for the four.
A correspondent of the Boston Journa
writing from Squirrel Island says the Ran
Island light will be completed this fall. The
work is being pushed along very fast. Blu
the light is not on Ram Island. It's on
ledge about 100 feet west of the Island: Five
more courses of stone will finish tn,
tower. The keepers house is all done, ant
a very comfortable house it is, and quite
landmark with bright red roof. That ligh
will be great help to fishermen and coaster
as there are some bad lodges called the Hypo