Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-08-27
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The Argus SAYS Patrick Feeney 10 . plas
terer and stucco worker in Portland. He ID
nearly 20 years old. Wednesday he was ar.
rested, charged With enticing seven-vear-old
girl into bis shop and taking improper liber-
ties with her.
KExxEBKc.
A Second Advent campmeeting will be held
At Lakeside, in Belgrade, commencing Aug.
18th, and continuing to Sept 3D. The
grounds have been put in good condition and
the cottages are neat and well arranged.
Talented speakers from different parts of the
country will be present. The grounds are
pleasantly located on the shores of Belgrade
pond, and close to the NJ. c. r. where
there is a commodious station for the accom-
modatiQn of those attending the meeting
The Waterville Mail says Mr. Henry James
on the farm known the Henry Morrill,
farm, informs US that he has raised thrashed
and sold this season. from three acres fla,,d
three hundred and fifteen bushels of oats
lawful weight He sold them for IS cts. q
bushel, and a part of the straw for s. a ton,
retaining four tons: making a value of the
crop si66.75. He saved eight bushels of
seed, of the common white oats
KNOX
| The Courier Gazette says Mrs Elmira
Sprague of Rockland, fell down the cellar
stairs, broke her arm,- and also fractured
the base Of the skull. Her injuries are dan
gerous There is more than the average
amount of sickness in Rocklsnd at the pres
ent time the increase being probably due to
the weather. few cases of cholera infan-
rum and diphtheria are under treatment and
several patients are suffering from a peculiar
fever, which partakes of the nature of typhoid
and bilious remittant fevers.-Louis Vances-
deau has been arrested and bound over on
charge of burglarizing the store of the hurri-
cane Granite Co. The plumber was found
| with him.
The Courier Gazette says Samuel W
Teague of Warren, was thrown from his
wagon recently in Gushing, and sustained
very serious injuries. His head struck upon
rock cutting severe cash over the left eve
and bruising the skull in horrible manner
| The Free Press saws General Tison has
pat up about 1000, 900 cans OF n.ackerel at
Hurricane this season thus far He is also
| canning Goldfish and haddock. The refuse of
the Ash is converted into fertilizing material.
SOMERSET.
Major Ha.kell met with serious accident.
at the mill of the Kennebec Framing Co. at
Fairfield last Thursday He was at work in the
mill, near circular saw. when a piece of
| board caught upon the and was thrown
against him, striking him in the upper part
Of the abdomen. Ii was thought at first that
his injuries would prove fatal, but hopes
are now entertained of his recovery.
At meeting Of the members of the Fair
field Junction Mills and Water Power Com
pany. held Wednesday afternoon at the office
of f. Totman & Co., Fairfield. the following
business wac transacted F. f. HEATH.
Moderator; F. NJ. rotmen, Clerk; C. G.
Totman. J. A. Cilley. G. f Duren, S. A.
Nye, L. y. Totman. Directors; A. II. Tot
man, Treasurer and Collector; A. II. Duren
Agent. Voted that the treasurer read his re-
port; that the report of the treasurer be &C.
cepted and placed on file; that the sum of
$500 be raised and assessed upon the shares
of the corporation; that the matter of ap-
pOrtiOnment of shares for this assessment be
left to the discretion of the directors. At a
subsequent meeting of the directors, c. G.
TOtman was chosen president.
The Journal says; S. w. Lawton, the
well known hoop pole buyer of Skowhegan,
has sold his fine residence to Palmer Merrill,
of the firm of X. II. Merrill & Son, possession
to be taken next spring. and contemplates a
removal to Auburn 1t is expected the wool
en- factory will start up the first of next month,
on the return of Mr.. Anderson, who is on a
visit to Scotland.-The shoe factory is doing
a good business under its popular superin-
tende nd. Mr.. Stafford. Mr.. Frank Kerr, one of
the owners, with his family <has spent several
weeks here in our village.-The three hotels
are all doing well; have quite number of
summer visitors who have found our inland
village even more attactive then the seashore
during the many cool days and nights we
have enjoyed this summer.-FIederick Hoyt
the elder, has reopened the old boot and
shoe store of F. Hoyt & Son. The
young man is at work at the shoe factory.
The store, so long occupied by Dyer &
Cushing is being repaired, remodeled and
| raised in order to give higher rooms both be-
low where it is occupied by George Gushing,
and above. where dental rooms for DR.. C. V.
Richards are to be arranged. Dyer, the
owner, who never does anything by halves,
intends it to be when completed one of the
finest stores in town-By the way, Skowhe-
gan is beginning to boast of the number of
her fine stores aid plate glass windows.
They add much to the beauty of the view
along her business streets both by daylight
and in the evening.-The Somerset Central
agricultural society means to have cattle
show and fair this fall worthy Of the name.
WALDO.
The mill owned by Mr.. Hiram Pierce in
Searsmont, was burned Tuesday with all its
contents except the cylinder saw. A large
amount of lumber in the yard was destroyed.
The cars on the Mt Waldo Granite Works
at Frankfort became manageable one day
| recently. owing to a defective brake, and ran
! the whole length Of the track, from the quar-
~ to the wharf, where they JUMPED aboard a
| schooner living at the wharf. Fortunately
not much damage We done.
At meeting of the trustees of the Waldo
County Agricultural Society held last Friday
the programme. purses, etc, were arranged
for the fair, and copy is now in the hands of
the printer. The fair is to be held on Tues
day and Wednesday, Oct. I'd and Sd. An
other meeting of the trustees to to be held
September 18th to perfect arrangements
The purses and premiums offered this year
are sufficiently large to insure good exhibit
of stock and produce, and some spirited rae
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