Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-18

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SEvERK THuxDKR SHOWER = EscArkI
FROM THE OFFIcERs-PRoBABLY DROWNED
ANDRoscoGGrN.
A Young French Canadian boy vas savet
from drowning = few days ago BY Mr.. j
Helie in the A ndroscoggin not far from tn,
outlet of the Lewiston Mills fume. The bnv
vas drawn in by the current and Vas rapidly
floating away when Mr.. Helie jumped into Z
boat and succeeded in rrscuing him.
A son of p. A. Martin. aged l2 wears, mar.
rowlv escaped death in an old we'll. neal
Lewiston. Saturday. The boy los, his bal
snce and fell in. man named LaCousse
saved the boy At the risk of his own life.
CUMBERLAND.
Henry Blake, An employee at Cumberland
Mills. At Westbrook. burned one of his feet
badly With caustic coda.
A few DAYS since Mrs. Mary ]. Buffers. of
Raymond. Vas thrown from her carriage.
meeting With a severe sprsin Of the wrist be-
sides other bruises.
The Portland Horse Railroad Company has
petitioned the City Council for permission to
extend its tracks.
HANCOCK.
The postofhce 10 one of the busiest places
at Bar Harbor just nov. The receipts from
the sale Of postage stamps during the frat
three weeks in July, amounted to 5000. The
receipts Of the Office during the quarter end
ing September 30th, will probably reach
$500 Two men do all this business. The
government derives an annual profit out of
this office of about IS 900. The business is
carried on in the postmaster dwelling house,
and only S75 year is appropriated for clerk
hire
Something new has been introduced at Bar
Harbor in the form of q fair. called the
Ladies' Bazaar, which opened in the music
room of the Grand Central last week. 1t 10
condusted BY some enterprising young ladies
from Bangor.
The English yacht Genests, the first for
eign yacht that ever visited Mt. Desert, 10 At
Bar Hsrbor.
Rev. George II. Scott has resigned the pas
torate of the Congregational church At Rock
land
Rockland has been paying 6 per cent. in
terest on debt OF 100000 Mayor Cases
administration has refunded it at per cent.
The Courier Gazette calls attention 70 the
fact that here is n saving of 81, 900 . year
sum sufficient to more than pay the salaries
fire department a year or nearly enough to
pay the police bills for year.
OXFORD.
The thunder shower of Thursday afternoon
and evening was the most severe of the sea-
son. Lury Doten's buildings in Hartford
were struck by lightning. the lightning COM
ing down the chimney and going all through
the house. The inmates of all the house
were not injured.
PENoBsCor.
Dewitt c. johnson has been appointed
postmaster at Carmel in place of c. X. John
son who has been removed.
SOMERSET.
John Mulhollsnd, who lives on the island,
disturbed the neighborhood with his antics
Monday evening, saws the + irfield Journal
Driving his blind son out doors. he whacked
the outside door with an ak and stripping
himself stark naked danced an Irish jig over
an imaginary foe John can kick up more
fun for himself in ten minutes than any son
of Erin that ever came from the old sod
Tuesday, Deputy Sheriff Bradbury arrested
John, and went out of the court room to
summon a witness. John concluded to take
a little excursion all by himself At last ac-
counts John was smoking his dudeen in the
saloon car of freight train bound for Water
vile
WALDO
G. l.. Field went out fishing, Thursday,
and caught mackerel thirteen inches long,
that had a rubber band around its neck lust
back of the gills, which had worn in one
fourth of an inch, according to the Belfast
Journal.
A very chilly wedding occurred in Maine
last week. The town was Winterport. The
bridegroom was Mr.. Snow and the bride a
Miss Snow.
WASHINGTON.
First pilot Chas. Ililyard is to succeed
Capt. David Larcom as captain Of the steam
er State of Maine.
VIM. Pike, of Calais fell from the platform
of the Calais Steam Dye House, Tuesday, to
the railroad track below, a distance of Is it..
He had an axe in his hand at the moment of
the accident, and in his fall turned a complete
sonersault, but, strange to say, the only in
jury he sustained was a slight cut on the hand
inflicted by the axe.
Topsie, high-bred mare, was on board the
City of Portland when that steamer was
wrecked. She was thrown overheard and
saved bv towing her to Sleeps Island, where
she was cared for by fishermen until able to
swim to the mainland.
Last Wednesday. two men from Pembroke,
Benz. Kelley and Orran Wilbur purchased a
raft Of lumber from Messrs. T. w. Allen &
Son. at Dennysville. and about six O'Clock
started for Falls Point, where Kelly resided.
Thursday. about low water, their boat was
found off bikes Place. sunk near the channel
of the river. mast of and sail set. The raft
had been made fast at Lee Island on Penn
broke side. 1t is supposed that on account Of
head wind and extreme darkness thev had
concluded it impossible to get down with the
raft and made it fast as above stated, and
then made an attempt to sail home. No
doubt the boat was cspsized and the men
drowned. A crew of men have been dragging
the river for the bodies since, but up to latest
reports they had not been found
Ar LARGE.
The grass in Maine is three or four inches
high again. and some Of the fields look as
green and fresh as in early June. Some far
mers will get good second crops. Large
yields of grain have been harvested and our
farmers feel frst-rate.