Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-26
State News.

State News.
FIRE IN LEWISTON - MAINE CopprR
BURNED BIZ SrEAx - ExRERIxKSrIx
WITH GAsoLINE-AGED PEOPLE IN NAN,
| ANDRoscoGGIx.
A small fire that caused good deal n
commotion but only about 500 worth q
damage caught in Lewiston boarding hons
block early Tuesday morning. There va
also small fire in one of the baksrie. IN
same day. 1t caught from q stove near tn
| oven.
CUMBERLAND
The report of the death of child at Harms
well, soon after being vaccinated. ia causin
some stir. but there is no evidence to sbov
that the operation bad anything to do witt
the death.
HANCOCK.
A correspondent of the Bangor CONNER
cial from Bluehill writes The Doup glass Con.
per Co. shipped IL tons of the finest lingo
copper Monday that it has ever shipped. the
result of two weeks refining The men Il
charge say that they never saw better copper
In their long experience, and should the price
OF copper advance, they predict a great flu
ture for this mine.
Through the endeavors of Mrs. Annie
Downs OF Andover, Mass, a free public
library has been started at Southwest Hsrbor
OXFORD.
Mrs. Benjamin Bird, a well-to-do widow
living near Paris village, has donated sllOO
to the new Baptist church at South Paris, re.
ports the Democrat.
The new Free Baptist Church edifice a,
West Peru was dedicated with interestins
services on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov
IL and 10. Despite the unfavorable weather
the attendance was large, taxing the seatin.
capacity OF the neat little structure. doz
en- ministers were present representing three
denominations.
PENoBsCoT.
Mr.. Samuel Maxfeld of Bangor saws the
Commercial. sold last Tuesday l49, 900 pounds
OF fleece wool to Boston parties. This. il is
believed, is the largest sale of fleece WOO
ever made in Penobscot county.
The Bangor Wing says; Engineer T. j
Ferry of the night freight train between
Vanceboro and this city, met with quite
severe accident Tuesday morning. As h,
was approaching this city and running hi
tram at full speed, the gauge cock on the 10
comotive blew OF. AT the time, the engineer
fireman and head brakeman were in the cab
The two latter sought refuge in the tender
but the engineer was very badly scalded OIL
his arms and shoulders.
SOMERSET.
Two men, Lewis Belongia and Henry Par
| lin, of Skokhegan, were very badly burned
while irving to fill the gasoline tank attache,
to the Heselton House gas machine. They
didn't seem to understsnd the nature of tn
gasoline, and undertook to fill it after dark
Belongia going into the pit TO see when tn,
tank was iull, while Parlin held Lantern
down for him to see by. As soon as the ga
| came in contact with the light 1t exploded
burning their faces to blister, and burnin,
of most of their clothing as well.
WALDO.
Mr.. Benjamin Tibbetts of Liberty celebrat
| ed his Tooth birthday the Goth inst Man,
of his neighbors and friends called on hin
and offered their congratulations He i
blind, but possesses his other faculties per
fectly.
WASHINGTON.
| Mr.. Samuel B. Day of Wesley, is one O
the veterans of the Aroostook War. Mr.
| Day is about 20 years old. There are but fev
of the Aroostook War men left lNachia
| Union.
Eight thousand pounds of fresh haddocl
were brought into Eastport by one vessel re
Gently.
| Harrington, one of the prettiest of Wash
ington county towns, is community of re
tired sea captains, and is said to represen
more wealth In proportion to its population
, than any other town IN the State, saws tn
Industrial Journal.
Lawyer E. j. Cram, private in the Bid
deford Light Infantry, has invented riff
sight that will meet with the hearty approva
of marksmen. 1t is a simple contrivance
but is constructed so as 20 break the wind
and allows clean sight along the barrel.
There are ten deaf mutes in the two cite
of Biddeford and Saco, and last SUNDAY ser
vices were conducted for them IN the Episco
pal church in each city.
| One of the citizens of North Berwick.
wide awake old gentleman of ~ years, ha
never ridden on the cars. although he live
but three miles from railroad station,
| AT LARGE.
| The Bangor Commercial. in speaking @
some of the coolest inhabitants" saws
Phillip Pevear of Sedgwick is probably tn
Oldest inhabitant of Maine. He was the thir
of family of six children, and was born a
Hampton Falls, N. H., Dec. s, 1879. MAXIM
! him nearly log years old. He is still yer,
smart and bright, and converses intelligent ],
upon all the questions of the day. There ar
several others who claim to be the "oldes
| inhabitant." but their claims are not so vel
supported by evidence as that of the Sedg
wick centenarian. Ruth Flynn, of Palmyra
"said to be IL wears old" ia one and Chesle,
Head of Searsmont, alleged to be LOG, and to
have voted at the last election, is another
Then there is Mrs. Betsey Moody of Cap
Elizabeth. who is 1903 years old. She va
very feeble at last accounts, and failing
George McKue of Portland has had his l05ti
birthday observed, and some of his friend
aav he il two wears older