Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-08
State News.

State NewA
BOARDING HousE BuRSED-A SEVERE Fall
-HoRsE STABBED.
ANDRoscoGGN.
Mr.. B. F. Fish of the last graduating elias.
at Colby University, and son of Rev. E. s.
Fish of Lisbon Falls. has accepted an ap-
pointment to teach 10 Wsvland Seminary
Washington, d. G..
CUMBERLAND.
Thursday morning the boarding house on
the middle road leading TO Falmouth Corner,
took fre and was totally consumed. The
building was owned By Mr.. James Lucas, the
brickmsker At East Deerina.
Wednesday forenoon, Mr.. Reuben Loring,
Of Portland, no was employed at his slaugh-
ter house At Cushing's Point. had occasion to
climb to the top of the building to adjust q
rope running over a wheel used for the pur-
Pose of hosting cattle. He lost his balance
and fell to the floor, distance of twelve feet,
breaking one Of the two bones between the
foot and the ankle.
FRANKLIN.
The house of Mrs. Sarah Lane of New
$1,000; insured The cause was undoubted-
ly defective chimney.
HANCOCK.
Mr.. CLANCY C. Lee, of Foxcroft, has sc-
cepted the position of Principal of the Blue
hill High School, to begin the second
Monday in September At the last town
meeting. by vote and sppropriat on, the
Academy was made free High School for
one year.
The Bar harbor Herald learns that the firm
Of Davis & Hutchinson, soap manufacturers,
of that place, are Obliged TO stop their bust
ness, owing TO their failure to get permit
from the Board of Health to continue their
town and the residents objected to the perfu-
merry.
kENNEBEC.
A valuable horse belonging to Mr.. Horace
Coleman, q farmer living on the west shore
of Pattees Pond in WINSTON, was stabbed
while in the pasture few days ago, by some
person unknown, though circumstances seem
to point to a man living in his vicinity, SAYS
the Waterville Mail.
KNOX.
An addition of twelve feet in length is 10
be made to the Methodist chapel at Union
which will be furnished with convenlences
for social gatherings, says the Rockland
Opinion.
LINCOLN.
Addison Carter of Bristol, who with his
family has been encamping on Ragged Island
several weeks. went to Matinicus, one mile
distant, Thursday. to purchase provisions.
He left Mstinicus at noon in q small sail boat
W no has hoa ID of
and he is probably lost. Search is now being
made for him.
OXFORD
F. F. Horr of South Waterford, broke
ground Sept. LIST for the erection of build.
ing to be furnished with apparatus for the
speedy conversion of cider into vinegar, says
the Advertiser.
PENoBsCOr.
Prof. Hamlin of the State college, who has
been quite i'll is now slowly regaininp
and will be able to rejoin his classes mex,
week
The Bangor Wing says Friday evening
Officer Allen of Bangor, arrested two meu
whom he believed to be pickpockets. A Bos.
ton detective happened to he in town who
recognized them as two OF the smsrtest pick
pockets in New York. They confessed their
intentions, but declared they had done moth
ing since their arrival. They were put in
charge of one OF the officers who was return
ing from the fair and started back for theil
home base of operation.
PIsCArAoUIs.
The Monson Slate reports that move.
ment is on foot to construct wagon road
from the head of Moosehead Lake across the
West Branch Of the Penobscot to Chesun-
cook Lake. Such a road is much needed
to develop that country, to facilitate the i'm
mense numbering business carried on there
winters, and the increasing pleasure travel
summers.
The Industrial Journal saws the old red
tavern stand in Guilford just below Lows
Bridge on the Foxcroft road, has been taken
down. James Young, who died at Shirley a
few years ago, used to be the host there
many seasons ago. Years back, some blood
curdling ghost stories were current in con-
nection with this house
One day last week, Mr.. J. B. Nile OF
Rangeley, and four sons, the youngest 10
years of age, picked one hundred and six
quarts of blueberries on the Dead River
BURBERRY ground, from till IL A. NJ. In
the same time Mr.. !. o. Nile and his ten
year old SOD picked As quarts.
hoOut oOU guests are NJ tile NlDunt h1OeO
House this week, and additions are daily
made. The season is now at its height.
WALDO.
Samuel ID. Sargent, aged thirty. one years,
was found dead in his bed at his mothers
residence in Belfast Saturday afternoon. On
Thursday afternoon he had a personal en-
counter with Leslie Robbins in which stones
were freely used, and Sargent received Sc
we're blow on the head with a stone, which
made an ugly wound. Friday afternoon he
was taken sick. and Saturday, after a short
absence from his room, his mother found him
dead. He had been up and vomited while
sitting upon the edge of the bed, falling back
across the bed and dying in that position.
Some are of the opinion that his death was
caused by the blow upon his head. No in
quest was held. reports the Belfast Journal.
An assembly Of the order Of Knights of
Labor was instituted at Frankfort last Friday
evening, reports the Rockland Opinion. The
new assembly starts with twenty-three char.
ter members, most of them being men con.
nected with the granite industry.
Rev. I. II. Packard, of Lowell, with his
wife. mother, and four children. were cap.
sized from small sailbost at Cape Porpoise,
last Wednesday. By the GOODNESS and pres.
ence of mind of the whole party no lives
we're lost.