Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-01-11
state News.
ARoosrooK.

ARoosrooK.
The lumber cut on the Aroostook and St.
John waters will not be nearly SO large as
last year.
Ii is said that the wolves are becoming
plenty in the Northern part of the State. 1t
is noticeable that when deer begin to increase
in any locality tina, wolves are pretty certain
to follow. 1t is thought those which are
focking into Maine came from Canada.
Years ago wolves were plenty in the north
ern part of the State, and the farmers had to
protect sheep from their ravages
Henry Stewart, of Upper Kent. n. B..
while at work in the woods was struck by a
falling tree and his skull crushed. He was
at work for Croker Bros, So miles above
Ashland on Fish river waters. He has been
taken home and is still unconscious There
is no hope of his recovery He is twen'y-four
years old and has no family.
FRANKLIN.
The adjourned meeting of the Franklin
County Agricultural Society was held in
Drummond hall, Pennington. Wednesday,
Jan. ID The President. Edward A. Hall of
Chesterville, presided The committee to
propose plans and make estimates for new
exhibition hall, reported through the chair
man, MI lJasiu VI L
ton. recommending the erection of a sub
stantial, well flashed, two STORED exhibition
hall, at an expense of about one thousand
dollars. The committee on field crops pre-
scented their report through the chairman,
Can't Daniel Pease of Wilton awarding LIST
premium to Z J. Handy of New Vineyard;
2nd premium to William l. Ballard OF Farm
ington. Secretary Craig announced that he
had invited the Maine State Board of Agri-
culture to hold an institute with the society,
and that arrangements were progressing
whereby one would be held in Pennington
the last of the present month and that it
would probably be addressed by Hon. James
Morrison. jr of Phillips. on deserted Farms
10 Franklin county," Hon. Z. A Gilbert of
Turner. Secretary Of the Board, on "Associ-
ated Dairying"
KENNEBEC.
People's National Bank of Watervile on
Tuesday chose directors as follows: N. G. II.
Pulsifer (PresidenD L. E. Thayer (Vice
President > w. Philbrick, Jonas p. Gray,
+. p Hayiland, VIM. Connor, +. G. Hodg-
don.
The small town of Vienna with GA ilhab-
itants in 1850; has sixteen persons over eighty
wears of age and thirty-two between seventy
and eighty years of age, and no doctor in
town. III any town can DeSl ina, Jenna
people would like to hear from them.
The officers of Messalonskee Lodge No.
ll3, F. & A. NJ, of Oakland, were publicly
installed Friday evening, Jan. 4th, at Ma
sonic Hail, by Past Master J. Wesley Gill
man, assisted by visiting Past Master j. M.
lockwood. as Grand Marshal. The follow
ing is tine list of officers: o Z. Grow ell. W.
NJ ; f. c. Given, S. W; Pliny Lyon. J.W.;
Abram Bachelor. Treas. III w. Greeley,
See. A. S. Young, s. D. A. +. Bachelor,
J. ID. Rev. l.. Given, Chap. A j. Parker,
Marshal; G. l.. Hovey, S. S.; G. F. Mcln-
tire, J. c. W. Henly, Tyler Some of
our manufacturing companies prefer to ego
Slow for time, rather than pile up goods
in their stor. houses, and some of their work
men have already received applications from
other concerns, for their labor.-The pros
pect for building enterprises another season,
is verv good.-The Universalist ladies are
preparing for unique entertainment, to sake
place the 18th inst Mr.. NJ. bennett. the
popular humorist of Lewiston, will make
his first bow to an Oakland audience. and the
choir of that parish will furnish the music.
The Albion grange at its annual election
chose the following officers who will be in
stalled January llth at the regular meeting.
Installing Officer, o. o. Crosby, Master, X.
L. Baker; Overseer. l.. L. Tavier; Lecturer,
r. J. Whitaker; Steward, G. S. Boss; As
sistant Steward, O. Meader; Chaplain, Mrs.
Almeda Fowler; Treasurer, A. Ii. Ham,
mend; Secretary, G. w. Littlefield; G. H.,
B. Fuller; Ceres, Miss Nell Barnes; Pomo-
ma Miss Mary Farnham; Flora, Miss Nina
LIB v Jan. 4th, the fourth degree was con-
ferrtd on twelve and they partook Of the
harvest feast Applications for membership
are received at alWnst every meetilg.-At
the last regular conference Of the Christian
church it was voted unanim ,usly TO retain the
services of Re-. Mr. Card rs pastor, fer an
other year, b, ginning April LIST, 1854.
PENoBsCoT.
Mr. O B. Palmer. of Patten met with
painful accident on Wednesday of last week
He was firing blanket to his horse when
the animal kicked him, knocking him under
another horse, breaking Mr.. Palmer's leg at
the knee joint
The steamer Katahdin blew out her cylin-
der head, when about twelve miles of Cape
Porpoise, at two o'clock Tuesday morning.
The Purser with six men took row boat,
and after hard rowing and terrible suffering
for about four hours from the extreme
cold, made Cape Porpoise light. The Purser
went to Biddefnrd and telegraphed the COM
panv who own the Katahdin. and to Portland
for the l.. S Revenue steamer Levi Wood
bury to 60 30 the disabled steamer. When
last seen by the boats crew the katahdin
was drifting to the eastward. In the course
of the forenoon temporary repairs were af1ec-
ted, and the steamer managed to get into
Portland.