Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-12-18
state News.


| State News.
AHDKoscoGGrx.
The lrst lecture in the Patrons Lecture
/ Course at Turner Center, will be given BY
| President NJ C.. Fernald of the State Col
lIe9e, on Tuesday evening, Dec. 23rd. Sub
Iject: THE Power Of the Sunbeam"
Auburn Hall will be used temporarily for
a school room for the Edward Little School
The burned school building will be At once
rebuilt.
The Sunday noon operator in the Lewiston
telephone Office, Miss Annie Rice, talked.
Sunday, with the operator in Medford, Mass,
and an Auburn lady, who is visiting there
The voice through the telephone was clear
and distinct.
ARoosrooK.
Thursday of last week Mr.. E. Merritt of
Houl;on, had occasion to go into the second
story of his st0rehouse al the station. and in
some way he missed his footing and fell back
ward down the stairs, and. although no bones
were broken. he was considerably bruised
about the head and shoulders.
! ASout the same amount of AroostoOk po-
tatoes was shipped TO the Boston and New
| York markets over the Maine Central during
the first half of this month as were shipped
during the whole month of December last
year.
| CUMBERLAND.
| Irving S. Prescott, living at l08 Salem
street. Portland, broke through the ice near
Turner'S Island, Monday, Dec. l4th, and was
drowned He was Is years old. His body
was recovered.
The Bridgton wooden mills are running on
half time and will so continue until the de-
mand for wooden goods improves.
The Portland High School Cadets have
engaged City Hall for January 2Sth, when
they propose to hold their annual ball and
drill. The committee this year consists Of
Capt. G. NJ Blake, sergeants King and Farms
worth, Corporals Jost and Huff.
KEsNEBEc.
Charles o. Baker, " no Is 10 the employ of
the Maine Central Railroad, passed through
Waterville on the Sd inst. and announced as
he passed through the freight depot: "Thir-
ty.fve years ago to-day came into Water
vile with the first train of cars"
The Maine Central railroad Co. are build
ing an ahutment on the west side of the Sc
basticook at Winslow and are intending to
build one on the east side, preparing for an
iron bridge, expecting to be ready in about
two months. Their intention is to place the
bridge in its place between trains so that no
train VIII De stopper
KNOX.
The Hurricane Granite Company have Sc
cured contract to cut and finish granite for
the extension of the New York Central depot.
The work amounts to fifteen thousand dol
lars.
PENoBscor.
Prof. G.. A. Fernald of the Natural Histo-
rs department at the State College, is engag-
ed in preparing a revision of all the descrb
ed species OF the Tortrtcidoe, a family of
moths.
SAGADAHoC
Monday afternoon G. Parshley told our
correspondent says the Lewiston journal,
that - years ago. Sunday, Dec. 4th, five
vessels, the Margaret. United States, Austin
Rideout, Alice and Democrat sailed from
Bath, at 1890 o'clock noon. There was ~ ice
in the river and it was a similar day to Mon
dav, but the next day great storm arose,
and every one of the fleet, except the United
States, was wrecked on Cape Cod and yiclni-
ty. That winter was one of the hardest we
ever had Mr.. Parshley and Capt. John
Wolston were on the Austin and ever since
that shipwreck they have celebrated the 10Th
of Dee. by a supper at Mr.. Ps store, They
celebrated, Tuesday.
WASHINGTON.
Washington county produces 10000 tons of
hav, worth $500 600; and with better market
facilities could easily be increased to a pro-
duction of 100000 tons, which would be
worth 81 900 600
| Steam-tug Naumkeag burned on the
night of Dec. 10th, at Machasport. She lay
outside of other vessels; when fire was dis
! covered the tug was Gu adift and she drifted
/ a -, nd g. l.,
/ flats and left to burn. Loss about IS. 900 !;
no insurance, Origin of fire unknown.
| Deer are very plentiful in Dennysvile this
fall. Mr.. John ID. Allen, proprietor of
! Aliens Hotel in that town, accompanied by a
| friend, went hunting on the late snow fall
and the latter shot nice deer within four
miles of the house. There have been several
foxes shot within little distance of the
hotel the past week. THIS is the right sort
of place for spOrtsmen to live in the game
season.
The saw mills in Machias all shut down
Dec. 10, They were in operation nearly 200
days; one of the longest and best saving
seasons known for MANY years.
The Eastern Sentinel says: After thirty
years of faithful service as agent of the Inter-
national Steamship Co., at Eastport, George
Hayes Esq, has sent in his resignation on
account of failing health.
YORK.
The following schooners have been built ia
the district of Kennebunk during the year
1884: March Is, schooner Matte T. DYER,
tonnage, l03,4 As. Capt. Benz. Squirting, car
penter Geo Cristenson, principal owner, A.
w. Smith; March IS, schooner Ella NJ.
Doughty, tonnage 7l.35. Capt Chas. Dough-
ty, carpenter Geo. Christensen, principal
owner Sargent, Lord & Co. May 8, schoon-
er Mollie Adams, tonnage III &c, Capt Solo
mon Jacobs, carpenter Geo. Christensen,
principal owner Solomon Jacobs; May Is,
schooner Bradford French, tonnage 900.
30. Capt. Albert Kelley, carpenter Daniel
Clark, principal owner, j. b. Phillips; July
25, schooner Mystery, tonnage 1851, Capt.
+. G. Wonsou, carpenter Geo. Christensen
principal owner L. F. Wonson Co. August
II, schooner Pardon G Thompson, tonnage
1921 Capt. A. B Chase. carpenter David
1 Clark, principal owner p. G. Thompson
! The aggregate tDnnaUn is | 4QS "a