Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-29
State News.


A Sur OF Long STANDING AGAINST THE
GRAND TRUNK RALRoAD-FARM BUILD
ISGs BURSED-,BooM IN RAILROAD SrocK.
aoz1SsCo6GIN.
The Lewiston Machine Company has be-
gun the building of one hundred English
worsted looms for the Manchester Mills of
Manchester, n. H. These are the looms
which were recently reported as being made
for the Laconia Mills of Biddeford.
CUMBERLAND.
The whole amout paid into the Cumber-
lard Superior Court, Wednesday, for liquor
fines, was 81 $50.
II is reported that suit is about to be in
stituted against the Grand Trunk road, six
teen years since the death of the person in
whose heirs name the suit will be brought.
Ii is reported that the deceased was fireman
at the time on a Grand Trunk train and was
ordered TO the rear of the train rom the en-
CINE to get flag. In passing over the cars
he struck an overhead bridge and was killed.
Walter Webber of Cape Elizabeth, aged
years, was struck In the back with stone
Wednesday and rendered unconscious for
some time.
4. NJ. & G. o. Spear and Capt. A. t.
Forbes of Cape Elizabeth, have bought the
bark Georgietta, 435 tons burden, for S. 900.
The Saccarappa correspondent of the
Times says The Warren school house on
Main street, built in an aesthetic style and at
an expense OF over 50 900 10 the town some
two years ago. is apparently undergoing a
process of disintegratisn, as portion of its
very ornamental brown stone trimming fell
TO the ground with carsh few days ago.
No one was injured, although the scholars in
the building were very much startled.
The mother of Mr. Abraham Toothaker of
Brunswick, if she lives until the goth of
next month will be 100 years old.
kENNEBEc.
The beautiful farm buildings of Rosendal
Jacob, of Mt. Vernon, with all their contents
were burned TO ashes, Wednesday, Mr..
Jacobs was away from home at the time.
The buildings were built about 10 years ago
by Randolph Towle at cost of S. 900. One
yoke OF oxen were burned.
Prof, Bell, of Washington, ID. c., inven-
tor of the Bell telephone, was in Waterville
last week, looking up family records OF deaf
mutes in verifcation OF a scientific theory
which he holds.
The store of John Bornheimer of Waldo
| boro, was again entered one night last week,
and $50 in cash, 1000 cigars, number of
pocket knives and some readymade clothing
taken, says the News. No clew TO the depre-
dator has been found.
PENoBsCoT
! The Piscataquis Observer says: We I'M
| derstand that parties in Bangor recently made
the town of Dover an offer of $4,000 for the
stock they hold in the Bangor and Piscata-
quis Railroad. The offer, it is understood,
will not be accepted, as two men in this VII
lage stand ready to buy it up and pay more
than that price. The Bangor and Piscataquis
Railroad is doing large business at the
present time, which appears to increase every
| day. Hence the boom in the stock.
Saturdays Bangor Wing says: The Cam
bridge has distinguished herself by making
the quickest trip from Boston to this port,
that has been made Tor years. She arrived
I yesterday at II Is A. NJ, beating the fas,
time made by the Katahdn, July 9Th, by -four
minutes The boat had a fine night out and
flood tide up the river.
The Dexter wooden mills are rushed with
orders and report a brilliant outlook for a
good winters business.
SOMERSET.
Bub Bean narrowly escaped instant death
at The Forks, recently. He was thrown
from carriage, and striking on his head
was rendered insensible for some time.
WALDO.
The sale Of the ship Cora, of Belfast
leaves but one ship haillng from that port
the ship Nancy Pendleton, and she is mostly
owned in Searsport, A few years ago the
large fleet of Belfast ships was the pride OF
its citizens, but one by one they have dropped
out until the pendietun alone remains to re
mind them OF their former greatness in this
line.
AT LARGE.
The lumbermen are beginningto send theil
teams into tue woods and to look over the
ground preparatory to the seasons operations
The newspapers in various parts of the
State have been counting up the new houses
erected this year and find a very encourag
ing showing. Beside the large numbers emu
meratrd, much greater number have beer
SO repaired that they are hardly 10 be distin-
guished from the former. This sign of pros
perity is by no means confined to the summer
as the MANY new cellars and houses or
which work is just beginning testify.
From present indications carp nters viii no
be idle, even in the coolest weather and al
amount of hard work with the saw and ham