Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-11-21
State News.
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Word was given Monday that the andre
scoggin mills, employing | 500. would
probably shut down in two weeks indefinitely.
but possibly they would Substitute a cot down
Of about IL per cent The operatives 10
these mills were cut down few weeks since
from 10 10 Is per cent
ARoosTook.
The iown Of EastOn voted at a town meet
ing SATURDAY. Nov Is. without much oppa
sitiOn, ia exempt from taxation the starch
factory property Of johnson & Phair. for Eve
wears, providing they rebuild at Sprague's
Mills
There will be larger amount of lumber
ing on the Wassatoquos this winter. than
usual. large force Of men and horses is
already al work and the estimated cut for the
winter is from $4,000, 900 10 10000. 900 feet
Thousands of liars have been used in clean
ing the stream OF rocks ard building dams
|. KENNEBEc.
There has been some talk among Gardiner
capitalists of buying the machinery of the
Kennebee Wire Works, and removing il TO
that CITY and IS ablishing the works there.
The afternoon session of the Gardiner
High School, which commences at half-past
bHfs Ilo-Cr al IbuF y GthGh. a. IL so uaTk
later that nothing could he done. They have
no recess in the afternoon.
AT a regular meeting of Msranoeook Lodge
No. 345, |. o. OF G. l.. Re4dfed, Nov l4th
Lodge Deputy Joseph Maxwell, installed the
following officers for the ensuing quarter
W. c. T., J. l.. Yates, W V. T., Mrs. Clara
Norton; w. S.. II. l.. Hunton; w. F. S, F.
D. Hunton; w. T.. Mrs. X. Russell; w NJ
A. l. Hatch w. c.. Mrs Bertha l.. Manter;
W. |. G., Miss Eva c. Smith; w. o. G., II.
l.. Raymond.
LIScoLS.
The lobster catchers are looking lively"
Close time is ended and scores of small boats
are to be seen moving about the bay. Two
men, or one man and a boy, go in boat and
have gang of traps" varying from so to so
in number. Bristol fishermen have shown
disposition to respect the law, but the fine
weather of the past two weeks has been
pretty hard on them. VIM. 6. Tibbetts will
use the fishing schooner Tarbox as a packet.
to run between Portland. Pemaquid and New
Harbor and intends making a trip once in
ten days during the coming winter.
The following curious coincidence has
recently been reported TO US Isaac Mank
and George Achorn both deceased, late OF
Waldoboro, were both married on the same
uHN. Nv TIE edlDt ptTsNH. He sttOnu CUllu
of Isaac Mank was born on the same day as
the second child of George Achorn These
second children were named respectively
Mary ana Salome They were likewise both
married on the same day, and by the same
clergyman or magistrate, and their youngest
children have the same birthday. In neither
case did either party have knowledge of the
Others marriage WaidoJoro Ne,cs.
OXFORD
Two alarms of FIRE were given in Canton,
on Tuesday, the 18th, one at Canton Point
on the roof of c NJ Hollands dwelling and
on the roof OF o. Gammon's store in Canton
village, caused by sparks from the chimney
Fortunately they were discovered and extin-
guished in season. so no harm was done.
A large forest fire has been raging for the
past week in the vicinity of Mt Cutler, do
ing considerable damage to wood and timber
PESoBsCoT.
The new bridge over the Kenduskeag was
opened to travel for teams about o'clock
Tuesday. Mr. g. l.. Marston was the first
person to drive across. A formal opening of
the bridge will take place at noon tomorrow
There will be a procession healed by a pla.
toOn Of police and band of music No one
should tail to be present
Mrs Hannah Webb, of Holden, had her
three children abducted several days ago. and
having reason to believe that her husband
and young girl boarding with them had
taken them to Philadelphia, went to that city
last week in search of them The matter is
being investigated by the Society for the Pro-
lection of Children.
PIsCATAQUIs.
The Observer saws the West Branch is
frozen over and il is impossible to boat
supplies from Northeast Garry to Cheesun-
cook Lake The early freezing is unusual.
The receut slide at the Hebron Pond slate
quarry was really of no injury to the compa-
ny The mass of earth that fell would soon
have to be taken down, and the expense of
doing this was saved. As soon as the rubbish
is removed the quarry will be in the best
possible shape for making slate.
SAGADAHoC.
Mrs. Sarah Small OF Bowdonham. is 1902
years old She has lost her eyesight but re-
tains her mental faculties in an unusual de-
gree. She invites her friends to call and see
her
WASHINGTON.
Dudley Daggett of Jackson Brook, shot two
caribou few days ago on the west side of
Baskahegan Lake. They came out to drink
and he shot them without moving out of his
tracks
A. F. Burnham, Esq returned home to
Ellsworth, the 18th instant. after an absence
of 80 days, during which time he visited sew
eral States of the West, Washington Terri
tory, Oregon and California. He went out by
the Northern Pacific and returned by the
Southern Pacific route. He is very much
pleased with some parts of the county he
visited and thinks that if he was a few years
younger he would Go West" Mrs. Burn
ham who accompanied him, stopped in Port
land on her return to Maine, to visit friends
for few DAYS
The Supreme Court of Washington county
has decided in the case of a child named
Bessie Vose, who died leaving property, with
no relations nearer than grandparents. that
the property must be divided between the
paternal and maternal grandparents The
Probate Court had given it to the fathers
father.
YORK.
At meeting of the authorities of Old
Orchard held recently, it was voted to exempt
from taxes for 10 years any manufacturing
establishment of repute that would agree 10
locate in that town so as to give employment
to citizens during the main part of the wear
Mr.. {. w Ross.the secretary of the building
loan committee, was authorized TO construct
a factory tor any such reliable corporation, to
be three stories in height and lO0x50 feet in
size. and the ground is now being graded in