Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-12-08
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State News.
CUMBERLAND.
A syndicate of Portland capitalists and
residents Of San Domingo have become in
terested in large tract of mining and timber
land in San Domingo. The tracts are said to
be among the richest in minerals and mahog-
any of any on the island. Mr.. Geo. H.
Blake. of Portland, started, Thursday morn
ing for San Domingo TO inspect the land.
HANCOCK.
Sunday deer shooting has become q dear
rastime in the vicinity of Somesville. Forty
dollars is the price reported to have been paid
BY one man, for the pleasure of shooting one
of these animals Sunday before last.
KENNEBEc.
The event of the week at oakland was the
G. A. r. Fair, which was a magnificent
success. according to the Waterville Sentinel.
Special trains run from North Arson and
Skowhegan.
Waterville keeps booming. Twenty-seven
new dwellings have been built during the
past Season, and four stores. A down
town hotel has been opened called the
Waterville House. New men are coming
in town and going into business. Four have
opened stores during the past month.
The entertainment held at the Mills on
Wednesday evening, the Sd, inst, under the
auspices of Libby Post. G. A. R., drew q
crowded house. The exercises consisted of
violin solos by Prof. F W. Ballard, singing
by Miss L. p. Sumner and q quartette of
Litchfeld singers, with organ accompani-
ment by Miss L. c. Percy. The different
parts were well sustained and reflected credit
upon the performers. At the conclusion of
Isl,, tk,a kol al .aI md
skating was in order. An oyster supper was
served in the dining hall.
KNOX.
Elmer w. Sanford met with a serious acct
dent last week while resting at noon at the
Wooden Mill in Camden, falling backward
and producing conclusion of the spine. He
is at present unable to help himself but is
slowly improving.
The town of Warren, voted last Saturday,
to lease the Town Hall for skating rink, at
an annual rental of fifty dollars, says the
Free Press.
A little boy from the West four years old
landed at Warren station the other day, and
was asked where he was going. He replied
that ''he was going TO Maine" When tsld
that he was now in Maine he replied mo.
This is in the woods"
PENoBscor.
The firm of Dustin Co., have recently
built fine new building of brick with granite
finish. The front is ~ feet with depth of
65 feet. The building is 80 feet high The
third story will be finished for hall.
Deer are unusually plenty in Peuobscot
County.
PIscATAoUIs.
The work of putting up the new iron bridge
atEast Dover has been completed, says the
Observer. The cost of the bridge complete
is "a, $50.
The Observer understands that negotia-
tons are being made with Boston parties for
the purchase of the property, recently
bonded by the Messrs. Bennett &
Son which contains inexhaustible
quantities of slate, and situated
within about two and half miles from
Dover, in Guilford. The parties in question
write the proprietors that they will purchase
the whole property, with view it is under
stood of opening slate quarries there. The
slate specimen taken from this vein are of as
fine texture as any surface slate ever seen.
1t 10 the largest vein ever discovered in this
country, being over 100 feet wide and with
just enough flint running through it for the
quarrvmen to work to advantage in taking
ont the slate.
SOMERSET.
Mr.. Al. Smith has commenced suit against
the Maine Central railroad for damages sus-
tanned by his wife being thrown out of her
carriage at the upper crossing in Waterville
last October. and claims s., 900 damages.
The Waterville Sentinel says A cut down
of ten per cent is reported at the Somerset
Fibre Co.'S works at Fairfield.
ST. Adams Lodge of Good Templars, Dec
Sd, entertained the Hartland and Palmyra
lodges and furnished an oyster supper. The
hall was full and all had a good time
James Dillingham; of st. Albans, aged 20
years, put on pair skates and skated one
and one half miles in five minutes on the
Sd, inst
WALDO,
Widow Island in Penobscot Bay, has been
selected by Government for quarantine sta
ton.
There is talk Of introducing music into the
public schools of Belfast, according to the
Journal.
WASHINGTON.
At a regular meeting of Post Meade No.
40. g. A. R., of Eastport, held recently, the
| following named comrades were elected as
officers for the coming year; VIM, A. Bal
kan, Commander; r. F. Parker, S. V. c.;
Henry Harrington, J. V. c.; Dan'l p. Deer
ing, Or. Master; John w. Presley, 0. D.;
A, H. Hayman, Surgeon; Rev. C. F. Whit
comb, Chaplain: James II. Powell, o. G.
Forty years ago the caribou were as plenty
as the deer on the Narraguagus, but all at
once they disappeared, and it was thought
they had gone away to stay. But within
year or two an occasional one has been seen,
and Joe Sabbsttis, an Oldtown Indian, killed
one last week on the west branch of that
river.
Mr.. Orlando Ash reports good sized whale
in Bar Harbor Tuesday, Dec. 2. The whale
was seen at about $50 A. NJ. about half way
between the steamboat wharf and the Bald
Porcupine. 1t spouted twice.
One of the divers at work blasting away the
| ledge near Paine's wharf at PASSPORT had
quite serious mishap one day recently He
missed his footing and fell off the ledge into
the deep water outside and got quite a shaking
up. He was quite badly used up when hauled
on board the vessel.
boy named Matthews of PASSPORT. fell
and broke his leg, three weeks ago 1t was
so badly bruised that the skin and muscles
badly mortified, and it became necessary to
amputate the leg. The boy is now reported
a doinU wall aovs tha Gapt;pa1