Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-10-09
State News.
KILLED BIT A FALL -DEPREDArIoxs OF
WILD GENEROUS DoSArIox.-AN
UGLY PRISONER.
AxDROsCoGGIN.

The Portland man who swindled the Lew.
iston dealer with worthless bank check
settled Friday, With q Lewiston attorney.
The remains of young French Canadian,
named Carnage, about "a wears old. were
brought II Lewiston Tuesday. He was
killed by fall from one OF the piers of the
dam where the u w. P. Co.'S crews are q,
work at the head waters of the Androscoggin.
He was killed almost instantly. He had q
father and sister in Lewiston.
ARoosrooK.
The erection of great pulp mill has been
commenced at Chatham, n. B. 1t seems
strange 10 US that capitalists do not look over
the water power at West Houlton. with a
view to the erection of q pulp mill at this
point. There is probably no better location
in the State for such an industry; the raw
material from which pulp is made growing
here in abundance Pioneer.
About Ave hundred sheep and lambs are
killed daily at the slaughter house of the
Eastern Fresh Meat Company, in Houlton.
The hop crop is light this year. The aver
age is about 500 pounds per acre. The mar
ket price is low.
While slowing away grain last Friday, NJ.
A. Greenleaf, of Washburn, fell from a scat
fold. injuring him severely.
Walter Ireland, of Blaine, met with Sc
we're accident when saving wood in the forest
one day last week, which resulted in broken
leg.
John r. Slipp raised this year on his farm
in Houlton, four hundred bushels of buck
wheat. His grain crop will probably figure
up to fifteen hundred bushels.
The electric light question, which for va
rious and good reasons has been at a stand
still for few weeks past, received renewed
impetus on Wednesday last by the temporary
visit of Mr.. A. W. Hart, Superintendent Of
the Bangor Electric Light Company. The
gentleman conferred with the Houton COM
mittee with the result that while no imme-
diate action was decided upon, something
definite wac, we understand, outlined favor
able to an early consummation of the pro-
Ject. Supt Hart represents the American
Company Care svstem) of Boston, heretofore
referred to in connection with the recent Wis
its of Mr.. G. w Ross of Boston.-Ptoneer.
Hancock.
The Bucksport Seminary library has re.
Gently received donation of over 100 vol
umes from Hon. Thomas II. Sherman. Sew
eral prominent men have donated books
within a few months
hENNEBEC.
Four of the children of Mr.. Cyrus Galusha
of West Litchfeld, have been sick with ty
phoid fever and one, boy about l6 years
old. has died. The others are recovering.
Clothes line thieves have been relieving
several parties in North Vassalboro, of late,
of clothes which were left out during the
night.
KNOX.
Loose hay sells in Rockland for from Sll
to SIS per ton.
The Courier Gazette says that wild steer
belonging to F. A. Thorndike of Rockland
is roaming through the county and destroy
ing the crops OF various farmers. Attempts
have been made to shoot the steer several
times within few days, but it is so wild that
no one can get near enough to him tor that
purpose.
Hon Eugene Hale, of Ellsworth, has giver
Hebron Academy 500 dollars for the pur
chase of scientific apparatus. This is a
most generous as well as timely gift.
PENoBsCoT.
The total amount of lumber surveyed al
the port of Bangor to Oct. lst, was l03, 49,
374 feet. This shows an excess in favor OF
1885 over 1884 of 3,5lS ,26S feet. Since 1888;
there is a falling off of 2l,344,9 $40 feet fol
1884, and l7,S26,6l2 for 1885.
No committals have been made to Penob
scot jail in the last twelve days, and the Com
mercial is led to remark "What are we com
ing to ?"
Correspondence has been going on between
J. H May. owner of Pilot Knox, and the
proprietors of Maplewood Park in Bangor
81 ,a hat tho tod Ana
ia stallion, Pilot Knox, which has just won
the Spirit of the Times cup, will trot in Ban
gor this fall in company with several other
very fast stations.
There is a great scarcity of sailors in the
port of Bangor There are now vessels ly
ing there which have been loaded and waiting
for crews ever since last Thursday.
The next quarterly meeting of the Maine
Eastern Christian Conference will be held Al
the Union meeting house at Simpsons Cor
ner, Dixmont, commencing Friday, October
10th, 1885, at 10 o'clock, A NJ, and continue
over the Sabbath.
Bangor has had its pest house put in com
pete condition, two excellent nurses have
been engaged, and should the small psx ap.
pear in that city the officials will meet it with
promptness
During the forenoon of the first day of the
fair at Patten a man was arrested for drunk.
enness and making disturbance, and put in
the lookup. He had not been there long
when smoke was seen issuing from the
building aud upon investigation it was found
that the inmate had set it on fire. He was
crazy drunk and was running like mailman.
He smashed the stove and with the broken
legs of said stove smashed the windows. He
refused to put out the fire and swore he
would burn the shantv down. After giving
him a thorough smoking, Sheriff Smiley
opened the door and put out the fire. While
this was going on the fellow retreated to one
OF the cells, armed with two stove legs. The
door was forced aud after hard tussle he
was hand-cuffed and left to mediate upon
the events of the day. The next morning he
was arranged before Trial Justice, II. B.
Hersey and paid in fine. costs and damage:
about S25. He was not citizen of Patten.
SOMERSET.
Dogs have been making havoc among sheer
in st. Adams. J. s. Ssnborn has lost IL !; A
Stinchfeld. l6; and Seth Webb, s.
WASHINGTON.
Burglars entered the store of Mr.. s. A
Doten, of Barring, recently, blew open the
safe, and took $500 in money and al 200 ir
notes securities. Several young men heard
noise IN the building, but thought nothing
of it until they heard the explosion. They
then raised an alarm, and upon entering the
store found the safe blown open and the con
tents taken.
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