Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-12-24
State News.
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ANDRoscoGGTN.
The LINCOLN mill of Auburn i1shut down.
The wooden mills Of Lewiston are doing q
lively business, and Cowaa's mill has been
Obliged TO run nights to 6ll orders
The Lewiston Journal says: 4 young man
named Perkins, member of the Victoria
polo team, wa, badly hurt in the game Of
polo at the rink, Saturday evening. In the
scramble over the ball he was struck in the
eye by one of the sticks. 1t was q hard blow.
He dropped % his knees aud covered his face
with his hands, and was at once taken out of
the rink.
ARoosTooKs
The Republican says there are some 40
900 bushels Of potatoes stored in cellars and
store-houses in Fort Fairfield village waiting
''better prices"
The Times saws at the meeting of the
Farmrr,' Club held at West Houlton, the
question Of the cost Of producing ton of has
vas discussed and decided that the average
cost Of growing and harvesting ton Of hay
/. 81. ~ per ton.
CUMBERLAND.
The square, oll-fashioned house at Brun-
sWick shaded by elms, IN which Hawthorne
roome1 during a part Of mis- college course at
BowdOin has lately been offered for sale.
a
lied in Portland ~ith the following officers:
Pre.ident, Hon. William II. Clifford: vice
president, +. S. Fossett; secretary, &
Hoyt Green; treasurer, James Comedian.
FRANKLIN.
The incoming legislature will be asked for
charter for narrow gusge railroad. TO
start from Pennington and run through New
VINEYARD and New Portland 10 some point
Iafa na1 m with the Inter-
national railroad.
Tuesday evening of last week as the mixed
train from Pennington was nearing a cut
about half mile north OF Jay station, the en-
gineer was startled by the report and flash of
a revolver On looking in the direction of
the fash he saw, by the rays of the headlight,
a man crouching behind a rock and, on the
opposite side of the track. another man was
seen apparently endeavoring TO conceal him
self The revolver must have been aimed
toward The cab, "a the mark of the bullet was
found in that vicinity. Who these parties
were or what were their intentions is still
mystery.
HANCOCK.
Capt. Winfield Staples and others, of
Deer Isle have purchased the schooner Henry
Friend of Gloucester, 67.39 tons, for the fish
ing business.
Schooner c. II. Kelley of Harwich. Mass,
63 tons, has been sold to Capt. C. II. Sprague
and others Of Swans Is and, for the fishing
business
PIsCATAQUIs.
Mr.. Hudson Cakes of Foxcrott, rereiyed |
a few days ago $500 back pension.
From one lumber camp in Piscataquis
county comes the report that the snow is ten |
inches deep,
SOMERSET.
A small boy in st, Adams, while visiting
one of the neighbors the other day, took up
gun which he found behind the door and
pointed it at a htte girl who belonged in the |
house. She knew that it was loaded and
dropped on her knees just in time TO escape
being shot through the head, The family
were greatly alarmed but fortunately no one
was hurt.
Daniel Reed. of Madison, was one hun
drel years old on the 18th of December.
WALDO.
The following is a summary cf operations
of the Monroe Cheese Co., for the season of
1884, as given by the Belfast Journal; num-
Der of patrons for the season, a; factory
opened May Goth: factory closed, Sept.
Both; days operated, 1928; number of cows
furnished milk about l65 number of pounds
milk received, 1853 OBI; number of pounds
cheese made. 30, 373 number of cheese made,
1876; average weight Of cheese, 441 lbs
average price per pDund sold for 10 5-6 cts
larger, number of pounds of milk received in
one day 3S42; smallest number, 1914;
patrons per pound for milk, 9 4-l0 mills
cost per pound for making cheese, Q mills.
The cheese factory did not pay the patrons
quito 50 well laat year, the cheese not bring
ing 40 high price
The Maine State Grange has received in
vitstions from Belfast and Skowhegan to hold
their next meeting in those places. 1t is
probable that the session will be held in
Belfast.