Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-04-27
state News.
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The Journal SAYS the shipment of shoe,
from the Auburn factories the past week Is
considerably smaller than for previous weeks
The shops were shut down Fast Day making
one day less in the week, and accounting for
the decrease in the shipments. This week
there were shipped PAS cases. against 1913
last week and 1928 for the corresponding
week Of last year. 1898 lbs. of stock were
received.
The Journal SAYS, last week Sylvester
Jones Of Turner, at work in c. Fl. Laue'
mill at Leeds Centre, sawed off two fingers
and the end of the thumb on his right hand
While Dr. Loring was dressing the wounds
at Mr.. Lanes house the mill caught fire.
1t was with great exertion that the mill was
saved The whistle was sounded and a
crowd soon gathered and with water near by
they succeeded in saving the building. 1t
required over one hundred pals of water.
By singular coincidence on the same day
the mill at Curtis Corner caught fire on the
roof and burnt through the shingles. The
fire ran along the ridge pole, but with few
pals of water it was extinguished. George
Parker sawed off the end of one of his fin
gers in this mill that dav.
The Journal saws officers O'Brien and
Clifford went down the river road last even
ing, in search of smugglers- About three
miles down the road they met two fellows
whose team had broken down. There was a
suspicious look about the team which led to
an investigation. Several packages of liquor
were discovered, in all, about forty gallons,
of which they took charge.
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The Pioneer SAYS: Seth Mcclure Of Lin
neus was examined before Justice Staples.
on Monday of last week, on complaint of
Geo l.. Byron, charging the respondent with
burning his (Byron's) buildings on the night
of April 2nd. The evidence was sufficient to
warrant tho holding of the prisoner for trial,
and he was ordered to recognize in the sum
of $1,000 for his appearance at the Sept. term.
In the absence of bail he was committed.
CUMBERLAND.
A meeting of stockholders of the Portland
Water Company was held Tuesday. 1t was
voted to mortgage the works to f. ii. Davies
and Francis Fessenden, at trustees, for !, 400,
900 of bonds at per cent. interest Glass
of these bonds amounts to $500, 900. These
will be used in funding the floating debt OF
the company and paving the cost of extension
and construction of the conduit The balance
of the bonds, 81 200, 900. divided into classes
B, L, and ID, will be held strictly for the pay
ment of the present outstanding bonds of the
company, which are just equal TO this amount.
Steamer Sarna OF the Dominion line, Capt.
Lindall, arrived in Portland Wednesday
morning from Liverpool via Halifax, hauling
made the voyage in twelve days. She reports
rough weather but no damage. In latitude ~.
longitude 40, sighted several icebergs. The
Sarnia brought 537 passengers mostly
Norwegans and Sw edes bound West The
Sarnia is the last steamer OF the season.
SOMERSET.
The Winslow Packing Company at North
Arson, have large factory there and last
year put up $50, 900 cans of sweet corn, $500
bushels of apples and ten tons of pumpkins.
They are now making cans and preparing to
put up 900 cans of sweet corn.
Harlan Hanes, a son of w. Il. Haines, of
Norridgewock, was shot in his cabin in Ari
IONA Ter, recently by the Indians. Mr..
Hanes went out west. quite a number of
years ago. and was engaged in herding at the
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