Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-16


House. RAIDED.
AND9oscoGGIN.
Fire was discovered in X. C. Pingree's
saw mill at Lewiston, Thursday evening, and
IT had made considerable headway before an
alarm wa given. After hard fight the fire
was extInguished. Loss, $500.
The Lewiston and Aubarn shoe shipments
last week were 1852 cases The receipts of
leather we're 1910 pounds. One of the shoe
firms. Dingley Strout have made no ship
ments on account of the labor of their re-
moval to new quarters.
ssturcay afternoon. Albert Palmer, a cigar
maker. made q sensation in Lewiston,
BY knocking down his wife. He cut great
cash on her head. she was taken into 8
store and her wounds were dressed.
ARoosrooK.
The hay crop of Aroostook will be ligh,
this year. The grass was badly winter killed
in many places, and is very thin everywhere.
The crop will hardly average so per cent. as
much as last year.
Mr.. William English's little child, one
year old, was badly scalded at PresQue Isle,
hy steam from a kettle. "wednesday morning
The poor little sufferer was burned on both
sides Of the face. chest. arms AID hands.
The Aroostook Herald says: Last Satur-
day night one of the crew of the Esaton Mill
Company, went into the mill about l2 O'Clock
and found the night Waterman fast asleep
shortly after, he disappeared, and has not
been seen since.
CUMBERLAND.
The gambling house of Ernest E. Maxwell,
in Portland, which was raided few weeks
since was again visited by the police Satur-
day night. and fourteen men arrested and
taken into custody. A full ''lsy-out" for the
game of faro was seized. Those arrested not
connected with the faro bank were released,
but three supposed owners were held in $500
bonds e.ch
Mr.. George A. Hatch, Portland express
maa, who lives on Federal street, was thrown
from his wagon on Commercial street Satur-
dav and quite seriously injured
Officers Firth and Greedy Saturday nigh,
arrested John Connors for stealing clothing
from vessel laying in Portland harbor.
The new station of the Maine Central rail-
road at the Congress street eros sing, Portland,
is needed improvement. The frame is up
and the building will contain baggage and
waiting rooms.
Portland, in deliriums, jumped from win
rece lived other serious injuries.
A gang Of tramps have been proving about
Cumberland Mills for the last week, and
have broken into several houses. but have
failed to take anything of any value.
The mayor of Portland has issued a com
muncation to the effect that large mum rel
of confidence men and pick pockets will
probably visit Portland during the next two
weeks, and, as the visitors during the en-
campment will PROBABLY exceed the popula-
ton of the CITY, the police with the additions
that will! be made cannot be expected to ex.
tend adequate protection to property and in
dividuals. The people should. therefore. sc
arrange their property chat it will be protect
ed without police aid or supervision.
Mr.. L b. Alexander, of Brunswick, bought
full Jersey COW at Watervile about eightee 4
months ago. About year ago the COW com
menced to have spells of illness, which coul
not be accounted fer. Three months since
she had a severe fever turn, and appeared n.
| if she would not stand the distress with which
| she was affected. About month ago Mr.
| Alexander discovered big bunch under hel
fore leg. the absce ses subs quenilv openin!
and dischargng very freely, the COW at time,
believing with the pain she endured. Wher
Mr.. Alexander was cleaning the sore tel
|
and finally drew ii out to find i. darnin.
needle nearly if not three inches long Tn,
COW dried up, refused her food, but is nov
quite ell and doing first rate
| Saturday afternoon, Ms James Mckay wa
rowing in a she'll in the dock by Union whar
Portland, he discovered the bodv of a femsl
infant in the water which had evilently beer
there number of days Indications wer
that it was alive WREN born.
The new ship. George X. Skolfield, wa
successfully launched at Brunswick at mid
night, Saturday.
While in a pasture Wednesday forenoon
Peltiah March was jammed against a fenc
| by bull, breaking two of his ribs and other
| wise severely injurying him, says the Bridg
ton News.
The total value of foreign exports from
Portland for the past week is S., 747 ,includn
299 ,09l feet Of lumber.
FRANKLIN.
! Hon. z A. Gilbert, OF Greene, Secretar,
of the Maine Board of Agriculture, addresse
the Franklin County Grange at Farming
ton, Thursday.
| James Macaulay, while pouring melted
lead into hole in rock for the purpose O
| setting an IRON post, TeCelVeu part OF IN
scalding metal in his eye, says the Lincol
News. He was obliged to go to Boston an
have the eye removed.
| OXFORD.
| In accordance with the written direction
left her executors BY the mother of Artemu
Ward. nice granite monument has bee
erected on the family lot at Elm Vale Gene
tery, South Waterford.
Wednesday morning the last jam on Rum
ford Falls was taken off the rocks. and tn
drivers, seventy men in all. started down
river from Mexico. The Androscoggin neve
was so filled with dry jams from the moutl
of Swift river to Dixfield, as it was Wednes
day morning, and it is doubtful if there wer
ever more logs moved BY cant-dog work o.
the river, in one day, than were moved Wed
nesday Probably the drives will reach Dix
field islands sometime Monday, the 18th ins,
! PENoBsCoT.
| Mr.. +. NJ. Reed, Maine State College, 'S2
of Bangor, has acct pied a position a
draughrsman for the Brown & Sharpe Manu-
featuring Company in Providence. X. I.
The citizens of Oldtos n are strongly agita
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