Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-05-29

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AEDRoscoGGn.
Several farmers of Leeds have formed
cooperative society for the purpose of can
ming corn. They viii plant about forty
acres.
Lewiston man took out his scissors one
day this week. and nipped off piece of loose
mesh that seemed to protruie on the AL Of
ms thumb. Strange to relate, the thumb
began to bleed in regular pulsations like the
beats of the heart, every pulsation sending
the blood for distance of an inch or two ia
miniature fountain above his thumb. He
had to seek the Doctors Office before it could
De stopped. The doctor only a>ked him if Ne
aisays bled that way. Later in the day,
while washing the thumb. ii was started
again, this time shooting to distance of
about three feet beyond the puncture-
CUMBERLAND.
The police successfully raided gambling
saloon in Portland, Wednesday, and captured
gambling parsphprnalis valued at 500.
They also arrested twelve men found in the
room.
An elegant gold watch and chain was pre-
sented to the popular stage driver, Mr. W.
ID. Libby, Tuesday evening, on the occasion
OF his retirement from the road, he having
sold his line of stages from White Rock to
North Wiodham
The Ri. Rev. James A. Healy, D. d., the
Catholic bishop of the diocese of Portland,
which includes the entire State of Maine, will
celebrate the tenth anniversary of his eleva-
ton to the episcopacy in the cathedral on
June 2. The ceremonies will be on mag
nifPpnf aooIo late ~rA
from neighboring diocese having been in
vited to attend.
Mr.. John Fisher, machinest. of Portland.
met with serious accident, Wejnes day. a
heavy shaft falling on his right wrist, break
ing the bones in several places.
A meeting was held in Portland. Monday,
for the purpose of organizing cattle COM
pany to do business IN Colorado. $500 600
will be invested in the enterprise, principally
by Maine capitalists.
The Congregational society of Castine, in
stead of building new house, has purchased
for a parsonage the house so long the resi-.
dence of the late Dea. Samuel Allen.
Nearly everv available cottage at Bar Har.
Dor is already rented for the season, reports
the Bangor Commercial Many persons from
foreign countries whose names are crowned
with honor and who possess titles that would
puzzle the average ''Yank" to interpret, are
among the applicants. Many improvements
have been inaugurated since the advent of
spring and Bar Harbor was never in better
condition to receive visitors than at the pres
ent time. The Bar HarbOr Tourist will be
started about July LIST.
KNOX.
Ca
Port Clyde, the other day, piece that
weighed more than hundred pounds was
thrown into the air and came down on the
workshop, making a wreck of one end of it.
Fortunately there was no one in the shop at
the time, and no one was hurt.
lady was walking along Main street very
rapidly. A gentleman was walking just be-
hind the lady at an equally rapi pace. The
lady sees q pin on the sidewalk. and stoOps
suddenly to pick it up. The gentleman fails
| to put down breaks and takes header over
the lady. Neither party secured the PIN
Roekiand Courier Gazette.
The canning factory at North Haven has
closed The fish warden, in culling over a
smack load of Holsters found twelve that fell
| short of his measure. Mr.. Brown immediate
ly suspended operations, in consequence of
which large number of hands are thrown
out OF employment.
Unless appearances are deceitful, some
thing is about to be done at Rumford Falls.
A civil engineer from Boston is now at the
Falls, making some surveys, and, rumor
says, laying out the plans for canal.
PENoBsCoT.
Some advertising agents have recently
been distributing packages of s:gar coated
pills about the city. few days since a
woman residing in the vicinity of Pearl street
found some in her house and thought that
they were beans for seed sent to her by a
friend. She carefully planted them and our
informant states that she il confident that the
crop raised will be very desirable for early
table use. Bangor Wing.
SOMERSET.
fire broke away from chopping on
Chain of Ponds last week, and is running in
the timber IN the works of NJ. G. Shaw.
Four camps and novels are reported burned.
If the dry weather continues. extensive dam
age is feared. fire got into the woods
from Kennebago settlement last week. which
has made some progress northward. Ifthese
fires get into the blow down of two years ago,
nothing but heavy rain will arrest it.
WALDO.
Two mail carriers had q narrow escape
from drowning near Ilesboro, Tuesday after
noon. Their boat capsize I'd while going off to
Northport. and they were in the water long
time before being rescued.
Richard p son Of Prescott Shibles of
Knox, was almost Instantly killed by being
thrown from horse, Tuesday. Richard,
who was but Ave years old, was riding the
horse with an older brother, and both were
thrown off; Richard had an arm broken, and
received injuries to the spine and head from
which he died in few moments. The other
boy was but little injured.
WASHINGTON.
The boat belonging to schooner Nettie B.
Dobbin has been picked up at sea, reports
the Machias Union. The schooner sailed
from Jonesport, MAY IL; As nothing more
has been heard from her, much anxiety is
felt. Capt. Milton Rumery, the master, has
his family with him.