Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-12-17

FRAxKLU.
TIE winner tsrm Of the Farmington Normal
school opened Monday With nearly 90 in atsen-
dance.
Iee r. Stencil was arraigned before Judge
u. H. Chandler in Farmingtou. Thursday, Tor
assault and battery upon Mr. Hubbard. the
druggist. and others. He was sentenced 70
iail for two months and ordered to give bonds
TO keep the peace for one year. He appealed
to the Supreme Court and gave bonds in sum
Of $500 for his appearance ct court, - ven
As to keep the peace meanwhile.
HANCOCK
The commissioners of Hancock county
met At Eagle Lake on Thursday and Friday,
week before last, for the purpose OF laying
out q road connecting the towns of Eden and
Mt. Desert; beginning at . point on the
Somerville read, and running BY the eastern
edge of Eagle lake and Buff pond, terminal
inc near the head of North East Harbor. A
hearing in regard to the same was given BY
the Honorable Board to the citizens Of Eden,
at Engine House Hall, on Friday evening,
the eth inst.
On Dec. 10th and goth the Unitarian So
ciety of Waterville. are to have grand Iair'
The following officers of w. s. Heath fos'
G. A. R., of Waterville, were recently chos-
en-. Cam. ]. G. Slower; S. v. c., N. S.
Emery;J. v. c., Levi Bushee; Quartermas-
ter, S. Haynes; Chaplain, S. s. Vose; Sur
geon, d. P. Stowell; Officer of the Day,
Horace Proctor; Officer of the Guard, Geo.
Wilson.
Mr.. B. ID. Sullivan, of Lewiston, has pur-
chased the Drug Store Of Cote Co. OF
Waterville, and will carry on the business in
the same building. Mr.. Sullivan is familiar
with the business.
Saturday afternoon, Dec. Sth, at Rockland
as Miss Pond, the directress of the operetta
of Little Red Riding Hood, was drilling the
chorus in the lawn scene, one young lady,
while rehearsing her part, shot an arrow,
which struck Miss Pond in the eye. 1t was
thought at the time that the eye was blinded
but after bathing it the lady was able to see,
and is now much improved. The bow was a
powerful one, and the arrow long and steel.
pointed.
The stave mill of Charles Merryfield OF
Hope was destroyed by fire Saturday morn
ing, Dec. Sth, the fire breaking out at two
O'Clock. The buildings were burned to the
ground. Insured in Cochran & Sewall's
agency, Rockland: $3.50 on the binding and
$3.50 on the machinery and TOOLS.
PIscATAoU1s.
A few days ago two men started from
Kineo House at Moosehead Lake to walk to
Greenville, distance of ten miles, follow
ing the telegraph polls through the woods.
The day was fearfullv cold and one of the
men was so thoroughly chilled and overcome
by the cold, that he was obliged to halt when
about half way down. The other man con-
tinued on and reached Greenville late in the
afternoon, nearly frozen. After entering the
hotel, he informed those Ground him that a
man was in distress about five miles above
there. Mr.. John Cusack, so well known in
Northern Piscataquis, learning the facts Of
the case and the probable location Of the un.
fortunate fellow, organized party of five
men and Immediately started in pursuit, on
foot, of course, and after searching nearly all
night found their man on his back and un-
conscious. They found that his feet were bad
" frozen and other parts of his body frost
bitten. After constant rubbing and the ap.
plication of proper remedies, the men took
him to Greenville. Had the man remained
in the woods much longer he would have
died. The name of the man who came sc
near freezing, is Hubbard Jackson.
correspondent writes US that: Robert p
Ordway. of Sangerville, dro pped dead in his
house at one o'clock Friday afternoon
from heart disease. He was one of Sanger
ville's most respected citizens and worthy
member of Good Cheer Lodge of Odd Eel
lows, and member of the Rite of Associa.
ton, whereby his family will receive ben
eft of 81 800 He was about sixty years OF
age.
SAGADAHOC.
1t is rumored that the Patten Car Works
at Bath, which has been idle for several years,
are to be started up by New York capital
ist, with the cooperation of the Messrs. Pat
ten. About $40, 1000 worth of new machin-
cry will be put in and the manufacture of cars
commenced on large scale. About one
hundred and fifty men will be employed.
WALDO.
The yard at the Jail for combining prison
ers at Belfast, while at work pounding stone,
is nearly completed, and tramps will soon be
set to hard labor.
Tuesday evening Edgar Lowell, son OF
VIM. Lowell, a farmer living on the Hollis
road in Biddeford, went skating on Swan
Pond brook. The ice being weak near the
centre of the brock was insufficient to sup
port his weight, and he fell through and was
drowned. He was about seventeen years old.
The body has been recovered.
AT LARGE.
Miss Jennie Armstrong, yonng American
singer, born in Maine, has been in Europ.
lately, and has made some appearances under
the non de guerre Nile. Avigliana. She
lately had the honor of being invited to sing
before the daughters of the crown princess OF
Prussia during their stay at Rathsea House.
Bonnermuuth, England. She sang at the last
Gloucester festival the soprano airs of DR..
Arnold's new cantata, "Sennacherib," with
great success. She has since sung in per-
formances of the work at Southampton and
Winchester, and has been engaged for other
Recommendations in Enrrland Scotla md