Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-01-31
State News.
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ANDRoscoGGN.
From criminal prosecutions, AndroscoggiI
county has been enriched 81 500 since TIL
beginning of the present term of the S. J
Court.
Master Bonnie Washburn of Auburn, sol
Frank Washburn. was run into by double
runner sled. Friday. His leg was broken
The next meeting of Androscoggin county
Grange will be held At Grand Army Hall il
the city of Auburn, on Wednesday, Feb, 6tl
at ten O'Clock in theforenoon-
A carload of cattle was received Monday
evening BY Penley of Auburn, from ]. W
Bean. the well-known cattle buyer Of Detroit
Me. Buyers are paying 81 cents for cattle OF
the hoof. Sometimes extra cattle bring 8
but, says buyer. ''they must be the cream
gilt-edged, wsy-on-top kind"
The baggage car on Conductor Geo. h
Knapp's train from Brunswick, Monday even.
ing ran of the track just before the train
came to = standstill in the lower NJ. c. depot,
Lewiston. Not much damage was done.
The butter factory at Turner Centre will
commence operations on Monday, February
4th. The directors have laid out the contig-
uous territory into four routes; and will
receive proposals from individuals to gather
the cream from each route. Patrons are all
to use the Cody Creamery.
CUMBERLAND.
Sunday was Chinese New Year. and
Portland's Sam Lee gave q party to all the
Cinnamon in the city.
The date of the annual reunion of the
Westbrook Seminary alumni has been
changed to Feb. 18th.
Business will be lively in few days around
the wharves in Portland with vessels loading
with lumber for South American ports.
Twelve vessels have just been chartered for
this business.
FRANKLIN.
Sandy River Telegraph Company held its
annual meeting at Strong, Tuesday forenoon
of last week, and elected E. j. Gilkey, J. W.
Porter, S. d. Davis, d. L. Dennison, and
G. d. Austin, Directors; +. E. Undertake,
Clerk and Treasurer. 1t was q unanimous
vote of the company to change the line from
Phillips to Pennington back to q telegraph
line.
HANCOCK.
Edmund Huckings of Lamoine fell on the
ice Saturday and fractured his collar
bone. He is SO years old and will probably
not recover.
The Mount Desert Herald urges the pur-
chase, by the three island towns of Eden,
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bridge connecting Mount Desert with the
main land. A toll of thirty-five cents for
each single team passing over this bridge to
and from the island is now charged.
A very serious coasting accident occurred
in Ellsworth Saturday evening. Two double
runner sleds collided, and three of the party
received injuries as follows: Miss Mary
Bradford Grant, comminuted compound frac-
tnre of the left arm; Geo. Devereaux, frac-
of the small bone of the right arm; VIM. j.
Logan, Injured in the left side, and badly
bruised.
PIsCArAoUIs.
Walter Trip has opened a vein of slate
near the new railroad. short distance from
Monson village, and has organized Belfast
company to work it He has uncovered the
vein sixty feet in width and finds only ten feet
of flint rock he has split some of the slate
and finds it to be of superior grade. The sur
face of the vein promises to develop into the
richest quarry yet opened in town. As the
demand for Monson slate increases, the sup
ply also increases and seems almost mex
haustible. 1t is being introduced through the
Western States, and large orders are being
given.
SOMERSET.
The Methodist society at Madison starts
out on new lease for life. After years of
struggles and uncertainty they find them
selves at the top of the hill, with fair pros
poets in the future. Their beautiful church,
costing S250O was dedicated on the 10Th inst.
For two Sabbaths, the congregations
have been large, filling the audience room.
Last Sunday the Sabbath school was organ
lied with fifty members electing F. j. Coed
speed SUPERINTENDENT. Their prstor, Rev. ID.
B. Holt, deservedly popular among all class
ses, is faithful and efficient in labor, and his
return for the third year is unanimously re-
quested.
AT LARGE.
The following failurs are reported Z. &
A. C. Manson, hotel, Augusta and Saco, who
failed last fall are now compromising their
Indebtedness at 90 cents on SIC. S. Jose,
grocer, Saco, owes $500; nominal assets
S25OO. The creditors will probably receive
so cents on Sl.-George d. Hillman, whole
sale millinery goods, Portland, offers his
creditors 90 cents on S1.-The creditors of
George T. Haley, dry goods, Gardiner, have
accepted the offer of 25 cents on 81, made by
Mr.. Haley's brother, E. d. Haley of that
city.-Perrv Flint, Wholesale fruit and can
nedlgoods, Portland ARE financially embarrass-
ed Liabilities are about S25, 200. They will
probably settle in insolvency.-W. H. Pen
nell, gas fixtures, Portland, has failed. the
immediate cause being the foreclosure of \
mortgage on stock. Liabilities are about
$4,000, and assets are very small.-Dennis
B. York, general merchandise, Milan, N H.,
has been attaced by Portland creditors. He
is making an effort to obtain an extension
William J. Bradbury, clothing, ETC.. Fair
field has failed.
The Dominion Parliament at its last ses-
sion voted Sl56, 900 to aid in the construction
of the International railway through the
State of Maine. Hon. J. Hope, acting min
lister of railways, is one of the largest share
holders in the road, and in his capacity of
minister he was supposed to advasce the sub
sidy when earned. 1t is stated that, although
as vet not one mile of the extension has been
built, nearly all of the subsidy has been paid
over. The Ontario Free Press, in referring
to the matter, says q more fragrant piece of
public robbery could not be perpetrated.
The game laws seems to be better observed
this season than last. There have been no
reports of large slaughter of deer. This may
be partly due to the fact that thus far this
season there has been no deep snow. 1t is
to be hoped that the people, also are seeing
more clearly the great importance of protect
ing our game.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Charles NJ /.
G. Woodman of Deering, gave the 1-l0-29th
Maine Regiment Association an acre of land
on Long Island. at the last reunion of the
t. al e.