Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-03-06
State News.


necessary tuesday, 10 amputate the leg OF
Paul Lavigne of Lewiston. He was injured
nearly six months ago by the fall of the ele-
vator at the Lewiston mills.
Auburn will contest a case in the courts
against Lisbon and Greene. The suit is for
supplies furnished TO James Sheldon, whose
residence is claimed to be in the above towns.
Gay, Woodman & Co., shoe manufacturers,
Auburn, announced q cut-down of Is per
cent, Monday morning the Srd inst. This re-
duction. virtually, is the same As that of Ara
Cushman Co. No strike has vet occurred,
but one is momentarily expected. Mr.. Pack
ard. of Cav. Woodman & Co, saws this re-
ducti0n vas agreed to six weeks since BY a
committee of our lasters. and in view of this
agreement We are not anticipating a strike.
Our lasters are making an average of SIS a
week and, so far as we know. are satisfied.
| think our wages are as high as in Lynn and
other shoe towns The strike at Cushman's
remains unchanged. The firm claims TO have
~ new lasters at work. sufficient TO carry the
Sorl through this season. They absolutely
refu sc TO employ any of their old hands.
ARoosrooK.
The total lumber cut upon the Aroostook
waters is some 2s4 million feet. OF the cut on
the upper ST. John We can get no accurate
information, but from all we learn il will be
lar DS1ON lIldt OF last year
CUMBERLAND.
A canvass was made of the prisoners at
the Portland Jail Monday. The vote resulted,
A for Deering, democrat, and for King,
republican. What party owns the tramps:
Mr.. Frank P. Foley, carpenter at she
Portland Company works, living on Munjov
street. fell from the top of car Monday.
breaking his wrist and receiving severe
bruises about the head.
The. following juniors have been appointed
To take part in the exhibition at Bowdlin at
the close of the term: BOYD Bartlett f. W
Alexander, F. w. Davis and c. II. Tarr.
A Bowdoin college quartette composed of
Butler, Barton, Alexander and Walker pro-
poss to give. in company with Mrs. Sturgis
of Portland. a short series of concerts in the
eastern part Of the State. In case suitable
arrangements can be made they will visit
Bangor, Belfast and Ellsworth early in next
week.
An informal meeting of those interested in
manufactures was held Tuesday afternoon at
Pennington, and $500 raised With which to
purchase land for the erection of a large
mill. Negotiations are now pending with q
manufacturing firm, and mill will probably
be built in town this year. says the Journal.
HANCOCK.
James Ware of North Bucksport attended
a meeting Sunday evening. On returning to
his house he sat down in a chair and almost
instantly expired.
KENSEBEc.
H. L Taylor of Bowdoin,. SO, has opened
q school at Litchfield Academy.
OXFORD.
The Journal SAYS Miss Fannie Hersey of
Paris, WAS quite badly injured last Wednes-
day evening, at the skating rink.
The shoe factory of VIM. A. rockingham
& Co., at South Paris will start up at once.
They have been very successful in getting
sales and now have very large quantity of
goods sold in advance.
Bethel now hopes to have town hall, says
the Democrat Mt. Abram Lodge has taken
the matter in hand. plans and specifications
have already been prepared and the rental
of desirable location secured.
PENoBsCoT.
On the morning train west. Tues lay. were
party of 20 French Canadians bound to
Minneapolis, from Bangor.
The annual meeting of the Penobscot
laundering Association was held in Bangor.
at the Pennb,cpt Exchange. Tuesday fore
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FIscATAQUIs.
4 iurvman in Piscataquis county supreme
Court last week argued with IL obstinate
them to his views and there was no agree
ment. One point he wished to discuss was