Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-05-12
State News.
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AHDRoscoGGIN.
Prof. Chas. Z. Fish, formerly of the Ed
ward Little High School. Auburn, has re.
signed his position 10 the Springfield, MASS. J
High School, and is about starting q private
residence IL Chicopee, Mass, to fit boys fol
college.
ARoosrooK.
Caribou has voted to raise by direct taxa
non, 5000 for rebuilding the Aroostook
river bridge and $3.50 to establish and run q
Iree terry until the bridge is completed.
Messrs. Clayton of Ashland, lost about 81
700 worth of property in the recent freshet,
and the towns loss is between $500 and $500.
Building operations will be greatly retarded.
The town of Presque Isle has voted to re-
build the bridge recently swept away by the
ice freshet, across the Aroostook river, at a
cost not exceeding 5000. The town is to
maintain free ferry until the bridge is COM
pieted. They have commenced rebuilding
the railroad bridge at Woodstock
mere were some narrow escapes at St.
FRANCIS during the recent food. CORE
spondent Of the Herald writes: Mr. Savage
lost one barn and small house on his island.
Mr.. McLane lost the barn on his intervale.
Mr.. John Casey also lost barn. Mr. Gard
ner lives on large island. The water rose
to the tops of the windows of his house and
the family h'rely escaped with their lives.
Mr.. Xavier Cyr lives at some distance from
the river, on the bank of small stream.
Mr.. Cyr saw it coming and had only time to
get his horse from the barn before the
water was up to his shoulders l am in
formed that his house was destroyed
Mr.. John Clair's wife and children saw
the flood coming and started for
help. She arrived at a spot where the water
was rushing across her path, and stood but q
moment in dismay when the water and ice
arose around them. Fortunately, Mr.. Mar
tin Savage saw them and having luckily at
hand small canoe, rescued them. In two
minutes after they were 10 the boat, the wa
ter was three feet deep where they had stood.
At Little Falls, the fine bridge over the NADIA
waska was taken clean off and landed some
distance from its own place. The bridge be.
low Little Falls called the ''Indisn bridge"
was driven up stream some ways. The ice
gorged below, and the water rose so rapidly
that no one could do more than save their
lives.
CUMBERLAND.
brass band composed Of boys from nine
to twelve years of age, is in constant practice
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degree of proficiency.
The residents of Bramhali and Munjov
hills, Portland, have lately petitoned for a
better water supply. A committee has in
vestigate the matter and find that the trouble
is due to the waste of water in other parts of
the city. Means will be adopted TO remedy
the evil
The Brunswick Telegraph says Tuesday
afternoon we had the pleasure of seeing run
ming the machine just introduced at the Pulp
mill, to manufacture small cardboard dishes
for grocers and fruiters use, in which to
deliver goods. 1t is a model of work when
in exact adjustment; it pastes, cuts and
blocks out with mould, AZ dishes a min
ute, and the board is fed to it in ribbon
from cylinder, varying in width according
to the size of the dish made, and four sizes
are now run at the mill.
FRANKLIN.
Mr.. Timothy Vining, one OF the selectmen
of Avon, while out on town business, one day
last week, was taken suddenly ill and unable
to reach his home. A passing team found
him helpless and 'ook him to the nearest
house. After being cared for week he was
removed to his home. He is still very low,
reports the monograph
W
road this spring started out from King6eld
Wednesday, and has been to work repairing
the road. 1t is expected that regular trains
will be running in a few days.
KENNEBEc
notice at the Waterville Postoffice reads
as follows: First Glass White Washe. Hou
Want Aney Job, Drop Line to Moses
Hurd, Waterville, or Wemans to Cleaning
houses. Drop line and let me know.
KNOX.
Mrs. Whitman Sawyer, president of the
Woman's State Relief Corps of Maine, in
company with the officers of the association,
went to Union, Monday. and organized corps
in that place.
PENoBscoT.
S. ID. Cushman of Dexter, while eating a
piece of cheese, the other day, felt a sudden
twiDge in the end of his tongue, which almo at
began to swell and grow black,
says the Gazette. A doctor was called, who
told Mr.. G. that if the tongue had swollen to
the extent shown in five minutes, as he said,
he would be dead man in an hour and a
half. The doctor, however, applied a power
full acid to the tongue, and the swelling soon
went down. Mr.. Cushman thinks come
small poisonous insect must have bitten him
or there must have been a particle Of rank
poison in the cheese.
Miss Alice Hind of Winterport, was IRON
ing vests in J. C. Atwood's vest shop in Ban
gor, Tuesday, when her clothing caught fire,
and she was severely burned before the flames
could be extinguished.
PIsCArAoUIs.
At recent meeting held in the Congrega-
tional church at Foxcrof, and by subscription
previously, over one hundred dollars was
raised for the benefit of VIM. r. Lee of Fox
croft, young man who has been sick for the
past year and who has recently become total
ly blind, reports the Eastern State.
WASHINGTON.
five years old daughter of Mr.. j. Dom
ovan was playing around bonfire on Tuesday
night, and her clothes became ignited. Her
life was saved by boy named Marks, who is
only six years old, says the Times.
York.
This afternoon Prentiss Moses, q lad ap-
parentlv about fifteen years of age, while
saving shingles at Mllliken's mills, Old
Orchard. had the two middle fingers and
thumb of his right hand taken off, He was
brought to Biddeford and the wound was
dressed.
AT LARGE.
proposition has been made to organize
company with capital of S75, 200 to rebuild
the Katahdin Iron Works. This capital will
enable the company to erect works with q
of 500 to 600 tons per month, instead
of 800 as formerly.