Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-07-16

A1oos9oox.
i The Republican says T. C. wallaee II ca,
ibou, has recently received back pensiol
amounting TO e626.00-
The Repablican says New Sweden has vote
to raise money to build its proportion Of h
Caribou and Fl Kent road.
CuMDRRLAxD.
| Congressman Reed, vho Is spending th,
summer in London, where he has business
is received in . very hattering manner b,
the English dignitaries- BE has been invites
to dine with the Lord Mayor of London, xirl
Gladstone and with many others of the fore
most Englishmen.
FRANKLIN.
The Chronicle saws haying began in gooG
| earnest at Strong last Monday. large croI
Is anticipated by every one. Help seems t.
be rather scarce and wages high. although
quite delegation of Frenchmen have arrived
and find themselves 10 good demand at from
$40 to $50 per month--Stra~berries ART
unusually plenty this year. The Messrs Nor
ton are doing a very lucrative business in
cultivating berries, and have the present sea-
son set ont half acre additional of vines
and next season y ill do very much large,
business.
HANCOCK.
The American reports bears very numer
Gus at Great Pond.
The Commercial saws about so passenger.
went to the summit Of Green Mountain. Mt
Desert, by the railroad. Tuesday. about 81
"wednesday and quite q number thursday.
II Is thought that the road will experience q
profitable season Mess there should be Al
unusually large amount of fog
The American says last week Willie Bill
lings of Eastbrook, while at work. peeling
bark, cut his leg. His brother Fred went out
Of the woods and got team to carry him
home. On his return to camp with the team,
in lending . helping hand to his fellow-work.
men for a few minutes his AK slipped cutting
his left leg much more severe wound than
his brothers. Both young men were carried
home by one of the crew.
nine year old son of Mr.. Henry Green
law was found drowned in Leavitt's dock,
Camden, Thursday afternoon. The body
was first discovered BY Mr.. Isaac Coulson,
and DR.. Babb Was summoned, and used every
exertion to restore life, but his efforts were
of no avail as life was extinct.
PENOBscOI.
The Wing says the present season will
witness notable expansion of the telephone
system in eastern Maine. Oldtown, Bucks
port and Winterport and intermediate towns,
have been for some time in telephone con-
nection with Bangor. The Bucksport wire
is being rapidly extended to Ellsworth, the
poles having been in place for considerable
time, and it is expected the wires will be
stretched in less thsu week. telephone
line has ju.t been completed from Ellsworth
to Bar Harbor, and the instruments are now
in and connections made. In Ellsworth an
exchange has already been opened. 1t has
also been determined to extend the Winter
port line down the west shore of the Penob-
scot as far as Rockland.
SAGADAHoc.
The Times says Friday Mrs. Clinton Clark
Of Bath while riding to Bowdoin lost val
liable shawl on the highway between Bath
and Brunswick. On her arrival at the latter
place she missed the lost article. She in
serted an advertisement in the Times. We'd
nesday Mrs. Clark received package by ex-
ing shawl. A note accompanied in stating
that the shawl was found on the highway near
Brunswick by Mr.. Charles Stinchfield.
WALDO.
Mention was made last week of the flight
of w. NJ. Brown of the firm of Dickey &
Brown, Searsmont, manufacturers of doors,
sashes and blinds. 1t has since been ascer-
tanned that the firms liabilities are about
$4,000, with assets amounting to about $500.
There are, however, several bills of sale upon
the latter. Some of the creditors from Port
land, Boston, Bangor and Searsmont. had a
meeting at Belfast last week for the purpose
Of agreeing upon some course of action.
Brown, who is a sharper, says the Belfast
Journal. has completely duped his partner,
and it is supposed that his irregularities cover
considerable time. Brown is q native of
Belfast, where he is well known. He has
been dishonest since boyhood. When boy
he was employed in the Office of the Republi-
can Journal where he began by counterfeit.
ing theatre tickets and afterwards by robbing
the letters belonging to the office. He was
detected by the proprietor. confessed and dis
charged. Later he went into trade at Mont
Vile, where he soon failed. He has a wife in
Belfast.
At the annual meeting OF the Belfast and
Moosehead COMPANY, held in Belfast We'd
nesday, President Boariman reported the f.
nancial condition same as last year; total
liabilities, 1921 900, bearing interest at six
per cent, payable semi-annually. 1t has
S4S. 124.34 in the treasury, subject to the
order of the Supreme Court. The expenses
for the year, as appears by the treasurer's re-
port, prepayment of interest on city notes,
1924; interest on bonds, $1,000; invest
ments for year, 80, 405.50, incidental expen-
ses s1SS.35. The following board of direct
ors were elected: /. NJ. Boardman, L. A.
Knowlton, Geo. E. Wallace, Charles Baker,
w. X. Morrison, s. W. Matthews, Jas. S.
Hartman, II. L. Kilgore, F. II. Durham.
Subsequently, l. NJ. Boardman was elected
president, J. H. Quimby, clerk, L. A. Knowl-
ton, Geo. E. Wallace and Charles Baker,
finance committee.
AT LARGE.
Patents have been issued OF G. II. Motley
Oxford, belt shifter; II. G. Doughty, Gray,
and d. Hall, Auburn, latch. Designs, D..
Wenthworth, Gardiner, axle-nut.
The Wing says jumpers along the line OF
the Z. & n. A. division Of the Maine Central
are show ing effect of insect ravages, the tops
of the trees dying in great numbers.
The directors Of the American Electric and
Illuminating Co. met Tuesday and elected
officers The management state that they
have so far matured plans for the coming
twelve months that orders for the necessary
supplies have been placed with the manufac-
tories to supply engines. boilers, dynamos,
lamps and copper were to equip the numerous
struction or to be established during the CON-
ing years, among others are 100 for Saco and
Biddeford, 100 for Portland, 100 for Lewiston,
100 for Augusta and 100 for Bar Harbor.
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