Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-10-09

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Inc people OF wayne VIII hold thcu
show aud fair on TUESDAY,, Oct 10th.
II stormy the show will be held next day.
The Maine State Universalist Sunday school
| convention will be held on Wednesday and
Thursday, Oct. 10th and llth, at Oakland
On the farm of the late Obadiah Whittier
of VIENNA, there is q pear tree which is over
80 years old and still quite productive. There
are several apple trees on the farm which
we're planted at the same time. and are still
alive and productive. One of them has a
spreading top of AZ feet.
Capt. E. b. Moor youngest son Of the late
Mr.. VIM. Moor-formerly of waterville
but for sevearl years a resident of Minneapo-
lis. Minis there in attendance upon his
aged mother, who. is quite sick at the house
Of her SOD -in-law, DIR. n G. H. Pulsifer.
Capt. Moor is master of a summer pleasure
steamer, the Forest Queen. on Lake Mime
toka-
SA6ADAHoC.
Not long since Mr. Leonard Stilphen of
Dresden, discovered the body of a man, cast
up by the tide. on Swan Island. just below
the Understood ice houses. Coroner Hodges
was Immediately notified, and an inquest Was
held over the remains. The body had evi
deptly been a long time in the water and the
features were unrecognizable. On the right
arm the initials ). B., surrounded by wreath.
were marked in India ink. There were also
other devices in the form of an anchor, a cross,
am heart. On the left arm was found the
English and American flags, crossed. and
surmounted by a crown. The deceased was
dressed in knit Shirt with dungaree jumper
and overalls; the latter supported by a leath
er belt. to which was attached sheath and
knife The body is supposed to be that of
sailor who was lost overheard from a schoon-
tel ~,
The jury found a verdict of accident
al drowning" and the remains were
buried in Cotton's cemetery
SOMERSET.
The Canaan Agricultural Society hold
their fifth annual cattle show and fair at that
place Tuesday and Wednesday of this week
Oct. 9th and 10th.
Mr.. John Hall, who was brutally assaulted
in Cornville, with pitch-fork, probably will
recover.
The Journal saws Mr.. Ransom Lewis of
Fairfield died suddenly Sept. 20. He was
out Of doors and had walked to the stable,
when on returning, he was taken with
coughing spell which ruptured blood ves-
sell He was assisted into chair upon the
piazza, where he bled to death in few mo-
ments. He had been in poor health for some
time and was compelled to give up work a
year ago last July.
The Reporter says that Williams the man
who murderously assaulted Mr.. Hall at
Cornvile, appears entirely unconcerned about
the affair and was very much put out because
the threshers stopped to care for the injured
man. The strangest part of the affair is that
no attempt has been made to arrest Williams
and if Hall should happen to die it might be
too late to attempt it.
The people of North Arson are seriously
agitating the construction of an extension OF
the Somerset Railroad from that town to New
Portland, seven or eight miles. R. B. Dunn,
Esq one of the leading owners of the Som
erset road is deeply interested in the project.
There is some talk of a narrow gauge and some
talk of broad gauge. A survey of the route
will soon be made. An attempt will soon be
made to interest New Portland.
Messrs. Potter & Watson of North Arson,
manufacturers of wooden shanks, have made
a contract with Viles Bros. for a supply of
birch for ten years. The contract calls for
1000 cords year. The contract amounts to
about $4,000. Messrs. Potter & Watson
employ sixty people, and obliged to run
their shops nights to Fl II their orders.
NJ. Parker, an English manufacturer, has
been travelling through Somerset county
making contracts for white ash lumber to be
shipped to England This is his first visit to
America.
An immense crop of pumpkins was raised
in Somerset county, this year. Ok teams
are hauling big loads to the canning factories
faster than they can care for them. They
pay three dollars ton. Last year, pumpkins
were worth $40 a ton. The crop was very
light. A North Arson farmer hauled IL tons
to the North Arson factory one day last week.
The factory has one order for $4,000 gallon
cans of pumpkin.
Mr.. Geo. b. Gray Of Arson, raises about
5000 pounds of hops, this year.
loan and building association, has just
been Incorporated at Skowhegan 1t is
called the Somerset Loan and Building As
ISOLATION" Its officers are President, Levi
w. Weston, Treasurer, Abel Prescott; Sec
rotary, Samuel w. Gould; Directors, G. B.
Stafford. r. L. Mitchell, J. D. Frost, E F.
Danforth, J. ID. Knights. w. A. Clough, c.
NJ. Brainard, J. r. Mcclellan. J II. Dane, J.
Robinson. Jr., A. X. Bixby. Abel Prescott;
Attorney, f. F. Danforth. Many nice homes
will be the offspring of this association.
Somerset county, the banner shire of the
State for fine wool sheep, is richer in Merinos.
to day, than ever. Its focks have increased
since last year Its "Maine Merino Sheep
Breeders Association" which was organized
in March. 1882, has 9, 100 full blood Merinos
on its register. The number of unregistered
Merinos swells the total of Somerset's
thoroughbred Merno flock to at least 200
sheep. Their value is not far from SOS, 900.
The farmers who have engaged in the bust
ness have invariably made money, if they
have taken care of their sheep. New men
are going into it every year. "a fellow
might as well have a sheep that will yield
l3 to Is pounds of wool as one that will yield
6 pounds" says one of the most successful
Merino breeders in the county. Mr.. d. l..
Will of Madison Center took 324 lbs of