Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-17
state News.


Farmers are hsuting their shipping potatoes
TO market says, the AroOstook Pioneer.
Prices are steady.
HouIton. with its 5000 inhabitants, has
had about 500 visitors during the Baptist
Maine State Convention and the semi-anuuai
session of the Grand Lodge of Good Tenn
plars The meetings have been very
interesting, and those who have had an
opportunity of looking around report that
Arcostook is the garden Of Maine.
The Aroostook Pioneer says E. Cleve-
land. Jr.. of Houlton. will leave next
week for Kennebee county. wAere he Intends
10 purchase two car loads OF winter apples
for this market
The barn and wood shed belonging 10 A.
r. Cook of Houlton, the burning of
which was mentioned in telegraph recently.
are supposed TO have been set on FIRE by
tramps. Cooks loss is about 81, 500.
On FRIDAY afternoon of last week. Henry
Armon (colored) was arrested and lodged in
HouIton Jail for breaking into c. H. Wilson's
storr, of that town. and robbing the money
drawer of S25 or $50 in silver. He made an
unsuccessful attempt to break away from the
officers, Saturday. but was detained bv
Constable Spiers He pleaded guilty. and
vas put under 5000 bonds for his reappear-
ance a, the February term OF Court. Not
being able to furnish surety, he was commit
ted While in the presence CT Justice Tabor
and a goodly number of citizens, he used the
most brutal language and threatened Mr..
Spier's life The Pioneer learns that he has
several accomplices helping him 10 rob and
plumber. Several stores have been broken
into at Houlton within the past few weeks.
The officers are on the lookout for the rest of
the thieves.
FRANKLIN.
Mr. John Mitchell of Strong. an old gem
tleman, 81 years of age, received severe
fall, Saturday. He fell down his stable
stairs. II is thought he will recover.
Hancock.
Capt Hopkins of the steamer City of
Richmond. was seriously hurt at Bar Harbor,
Saturday evening, by fall.
Herbert W. Leach of Arctic fame, who is
10 give a new lecture this winter on that
region, will have the aid of stereopticon
views.
Philip Perveur of Sedgwick, is probably
the oldest person in the State. He was born
in Hampton Falls. n. H.. on December s.
1873, and last election walked over a mile to
the polls to vote for Gov. Robe.
Mr. J. Dow of Brooks proposes TO make a
tour of Hancock county for the purpose OF
assisting the subordinate good templars
lodges of the order there. and also for the
purpose eff insttutine new lodges. There
are now l6 lodges in Hancock county.
KESNEBEc.
The Colby base ball nine, are to play the
State college boys on their grounds in Ororo
Saturday,
lions Advocate reports a revival al
Monmouth Ridge. Several have risen for
prayers within the last three weeks, and the
meetings are fully attended.
G. A. Houghton of Oakland, threshed lie
bushels of oats, and four bushels of barley
in five hours, and next day ne threshed al
bushels of barley in 81 hours.
! Mr. +. c. Wvman Of Litchfeld. is now
manufacturing 800 bushels of apples daily
into cider at his mill which is mostly to be
manufactured into vinegar, he has also pur-
chased a full interest in his Jumbo Hay
Press, which will press ten tons of hay per
day of ten hours, with four men to tend il
and will start out at once.
Here is another triumph for old Kennebec
The plain and green cheese made at the
Winthrop Cheese Factory. and exhibited by
| Mr.. L. X. Litchfield of Winthrop, both re.
ceived the first prize at the late State Fair a;
Lewiston. 1t is something to be proud of.
| The annual cattle show Of the town of
Belgrade was held on Wednesday, Oct. Sth
| 1884. This show is now established on
| firm foundation, and is yearly increasing in
usefulness to the farmers. The weather was
all that could be desired, and the people
turned out in large numbers from this and
surrounding towns. There were on exhibit
ton one hundred and eight yokes of oxep
and steers, and some over fifty head Of young
stock; besides quite a number of milch and
breeding cows with their Young bv their side
| The show of sheep was not large but of good
quality The exhibit of farm crops wa:
rather below what it should have been, but
some nice specimens were shown.
! There was a smashup near Carmel on the
NJ. c. II K. Tue sday, caused by the parting
! of a freight train. The brakeman on the
back part did not notice what had happened
and did not apply any brakes, but the engineer
and fireman observed the accident and
stopped at the foot of the grade TO wait
for the detached part of the train. This had
obtained a very high rate of speed, and the
parts collided with terrible force. Five or
SIX freight cars were entirely smashed. and
pieces of them were scattered all about the
place
KNOX.
NJ. J Slattery of Boston and Edward Gar
rity of Rockland are matched to run 100
yards, mutual consent start. for $3.50 a side.
at Beacon Park, Oct. %. between 3 and )
O'Clock 2. NJ.
LINCOLN.
James Csstine of Dresden. at the Kennebec
Ice Cos houses on Saturday, fell a distance
of % feet into the river, striking a timber In
his fall and breaking one thigh very badly
campfire of the BurnheImer Post G A.
R.. was given Friday evening at North Wal
doboro. Upwards of 300 people were present
many being there from Rockland, Thomaston
and Warren, The result of the occasion was
very good
There is no remedy top of the earth that
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