Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-09
State News.
CUNBERLASp.

large memorial window to Prof. Packard
designed for the north transept of the Congre-
gauonal church, Brunswick, was put in place
Saturday last. 1t contains two life sized ~
ures OF the evangelists, Luke and John. with
their symbols, the OK ana tie eagle. above
their heads, and the figure of the lamb in the
Kite. The ventilators at the bottom contain
the inscription in memory of Alpheus
spring Packard, for sixty-fve years an hon.
ored officer of Bowdoin College % man
greatly beloved >" The window was made at
the royal glass works in Munich, and when
unlacked was almost in a perfect condition.
an evidence OF great care in packing and
transportation, the box having travelled over
several thousand miles.
HANCOCK.
Lvceum has been organized in Cutler.
Picking FIR has become quite Castine in
dustry 1t brings all prices per pound, from
hVe cents for the coarse to dollar and
quarter at retail at the art rooms. MANY
persons IN town furnish it for foreigners.
LINCOLN.
Mr.. Thos. Bowman, a native of Wiscasset
mas lately been appointed postmaster at
Council Bluffs, Iowa. 1t is city of about
$4,000 population and is one of the leading
cities in the State. Mr.. Bowman has been
county treasurer there for three years, mayor
OF the city for two years, and is at present
proprietor of the Council Bluffs Globe.
KNOX.
William Eastman of Appleton, 4S years old.
fell through the hatchway in Burgess lime
shed at Rockport Wednesday night, dis
lance of twelve feet, to the hearth of the
kiln, and was terribly cut and bruised. He
lay there unable to move, no person being
near enough TO hear his cries till late Thurs
day forenoon.
Mr.. Randall w. Davis, son of Mr. Randall
Davis of Friendship. was drowned on Tues
day IN Friendship river. He had been out in
his boat in the forenoon, came home to din
ner, and went on board in the afternoon to
furi the sails. Ii is supposed that he fell
overload out of reach of the boat, and, beng
unable to swim, sank.
Mr.. Thomas Eaton, formerly of Rockport
has purchased sheep rauch in Montana,
comprising 1000 acres.
OXFORD.
South Paris village school has $50 scholars
enrolled. local circle of the c. l.. S. c.
has been organized with a membership of
about forty.
VIM. B. Royal Co. of Paris have an
order for wheelbarrows from South Carolina
Mr.. Royal gets out about 1000 dump barrows
each year; he is the only one in the State
who manufactures this article; competition
/ in the West reduces the wholesale price to
Sl5 per dozen.
The South Paris Lodge of Good Templars
has $50 members and is still growing.
The Paris sled factory has lately received
orders from Manitoba and from Genoa, Italy.
| John A. Putnam of Franklin Plantation,
estimates that his eight year old son Lee,
has walked 1850 miles during the past six
months. in driving the cows to and from pas
ture. The pasture is one and half miles
away.
| PENoBsCoT.
Mrs. Matilda Whitney, who lately died in
Dexter, left by her will, it il reported, 1925.
to aid in building soldiers monument in
Dexter, provided it is built within six years
Buildings are in course of construction on
Kenduskeag stream at Merrill's mills, mile
and half out of Bangor, where the Farrar
Brothers are to manufacture bone fertilizer
and glue.
The Governor has appointed Frank H.
Wiggin of Etna, justice of the peace and
quorum.
PIsCATAoUIs.
Some boys in Foxcroft were handling a
loaded revolver when it was accide ntally dis
charged, the ball entering the leg of Artie
Randall. son of VIM. Randall. doctor was
summoned, and failed to find the ball by
probing. The wound is not considered dan
gerous.
SAGADAHoc.
M. A. Croker, who escaped from Bath
lock up week ago, was captured Thursday
evening by the officers, after hard chase
He was sent to Wiscasset Jail for thirty days.
. SOMERSET.
Henry Wright of w. Hartland, who was re.
ported as murdered in California last spring
has returned safe and sound. 1t was another
of the same name who was the victim.
J. Chase of North New Portland, has taken
four or five millions of timber to put in the
coming winter.
WALDO.
A. J. Curtis of Monroe has invented a
dowelling machine that does the work of four
or five men, says the Belfast Journal.
party of gentlemen interested in forming
local water company. visited Mixer Pond in
Knox, recently, and last week they en-
ployed Civil Engineer H. P. Farrow to sur
vey the grade from the pond to the custom
house in Rockland. The distance is nine
miles, and the elevation 26lt feet From
the pond to the highest point of land on Will
son Hill is 1879 feet, and from that point to
the walk in front of the custom house is 1921
feet. The pond is about l60 rods
long and 100 wide, and cons quent-
ly contains about 100 acres. 1ts
shores and rocky bottom and there is little or
no vegetable growth in the pond. The shores
are quite precipitous and the water deep, and
the pond is fed wholly by springs. The plan
proposed is to form a stock company and
bring water in pipes from this pond to a reser-
vor at the highest point of land within city
| limits which is on Mrs. Poor's lot on Lin
convile avenue. From his reservoir water
could be distributed throughout the city, the
fall from that point to the wharves being over
200 feet.-Beifdst Age.
Quite number of accidents occurred in
| Monroe, last week. As Mr.. Hale Thurlough
was returning from Prospect, this side OF
Frankfort, his buggy was overturned BY
coming in contact with stone in the road
throwing him out, and severely injuring him.
Two abs were broken, his head and back
very much bruised, and he was also badly
cut about the face and head. Mr.. Thurlough
was insensible to his suffering for some
hours. He is doing we'll Horace Twom-
bly, had his hand badly injured while work
| ing in the thrsshing machine of Mr.. John
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