Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-17
State News.
CUMBERLAND.

CUMBERLAND.
leak in gas pipe at the corner of Fore
and Atlantic streets, Portland, filled an old
cuivert with inf1ammable material. Wednes-
day night, man passing by lighted his pipe
and threw the match down, setting fire to the
gas and causing an explosion which tore up
the sidewalk and street, but did not hurt the
man.
petition is in circulation to establish q
post office at the Gray Maine Central station.
FRASkLIN.
Owing to the bad condition of the roads.
the King6eld depot is filled to overflswing
with freight for the up-river lumbermen.
HANCOCK.
Loose hay is selling in Sullivan.for $500,
and potatoes for Is cents.
KNOX.
correspondent of the Pennington Chron-
Icle writes from Vinalhaven Young maria
ges are catching. A happy couple were
married here Dec. 6, the bride being bu,
Is Most of the girls are married between
twelve and tifteeh years of age, and il is
nothing uncommon to find, in the same fam
lily, parents, and from one to four children
drawing school money. This way for big
schools. The mother trots her babe, while
she is yet but thirteen years of age.
Knox county has now twenty-five Good
Templar lodges in sixteen towns.
LINCOLN.
The Waljoboro correspondent Of the Free
Press thinks that the old couplet about a
green Christmas and full churchyard. seems
to be verified this winter, as there have been
five deaths in town since New Year.
The smelt fishing is booming in the vicini-
q Of WalH.horo AZ
ordinary catches.
wharf at Barter's Island, owned BY the
Knickerbocker Ice Company, gave way in
the blow Monday night. and about twenty
tons of coal were dumped into the Sheepscot
river.
The Lincoln Agricultural Society held
their annual meeting at Damariscotta, Wed.
nesday, and elected the following officers
President Geo. B. Sawyer, Wiscasset; Sec
rotary, Rufus Reed, D,marscotta; Trustees,
the President, John w. Perkins of Nobeboro,
Jonah Chase of Damariscotta; Treasurer
Ephraim Taylor. Newcastle; Auditor, Geo.
w. Ellis, Bristol, Time and place of hold
ing the annual fair is left with the trustees.
SOMERSET.
Herbert Bowdon, while visiting in Ripley,
last Sunday morning attempted to lead a
young horse over the ice. The reflection OF
the sun frightened the animal, and he turned,
kicking the Young man in the head, nearly
removing the left eye from the socket, in.
| ficting severe would.-Eastern State.
WALDO
The old town of Penobscot writes the cor
respondent of the Belfast Journal, once in.
cluded the towns Of Searsport and Stockton,
but her domains are cut down, and now she
is the quiet little town of Prospect with no
nillionaires or very poor people; no tinker
tailor, barber, loafer, jockey, big dogs
donkey or goat; no opportunities kept fol
show or hungry Office seekers. What hum
drum place!
| A new G A. r. Post, called Sam B. Carter
Post No. 1873, has been organized at Freedom
| York.
The stockholders of the Eliot Bridge Com.
pany, Ga bridge between Maine and New
Hamdshire) met Tuesday and elected direc,
! tors. The treasurers report showed a bal
ance on hand of $4l4.55. A dividend of 4
per cent was declared.
The Salvation Army has leased the B;dde-
ford skating rink for three years. On ac-
| count of having no place for practice
the polo club of that city withdraws from the
State league.
AT LARGE.
The Boston & Maine has concluded con-
tract by which the United States automatic
car coupler is to be adopted and used on the
freight cars of that road and its leased lines.