Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-02-24
State News.
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Lewiston family have found q long-lost
half-brother and sister. The curious part of
the matter is that they have been living in
neighboriug houses. seeing one another con-
stantly, for more than year, without being
aware of the relationship The family Bible
record cleared up the mystery.
Nearly If not quite all the Lewiston mills
are running on full time, but the wages are
still low. and as some of the operatives say,
while this is so, the prices of rent and pro
visions are no less disposed to 60 up.
Nine fat cars of a Grand Trunk lumber
train were thrown from the track near
Danville Junction. last Saturday. loose
rail was the cause. No one was injured, and
the track was soon cleared.
KESNEBEc.
An attempt is to be made to establish a
post office at Baileyville, near Winthrop.
Alfred Smith, well-known iu years past as
vigorous writer on orcharding and fruit cul-
ture, died in Monmouth on the 10Th inst
aged 70 years.
Last Wednesday Officer Day. with others,
searched the Carleton House at Rockport,
says the Herald for intoxicating liquors.
About forty gallons were taken, and the pro-
prietor arrested and tried at Camden. Thurs
day. found guilty, and fined 500 and costs.
He appealed.
SAGADAHoC.
MRS. Dr." E. S. Hudson, who, in order to
escape unpleasant demands upon her purse
by various Boston parties, made trip down
into Maine last fall, left several in Bath to
mourn her absence. Numerous little bills"
for hotel accommodations, hail hire, printing
and borrowed money she left by way of keep
ing her memory green.
WALDO
The Lewiston Journals Rambler" says /:
An unusual number of vessels are hauled up
at Belfast this season. The masts of 25 or
80 craft rise above the town. Some of them
are able vessels; and one full-rigged ship is
in the ice-bound fleet. The Belfast shipping
owners say as with one voice that business is
fiat. and that ajority of the Belfast coast
ers which are not hauled up at home are
loating at other ports.
Collector Boariman states that the custom
house has nothing to do, not having issued a
license or enrolment since the 2Sth of Octo
Der. Much Belfast shipping is engaged in
the Florida trade, carrying down lime, hay
and general cargoes, and bringing ack hard
pine. As lumber freights from Jacksonville
to New York are now quoted at "a. it pays
better to take an vaca ion than to take a
cargo.
YORK
The Old Orchard Building Association has
received an offer from parties who contem-
plate starting shoe shop in that town.
Thursday afternoon, 10Th, the dry house
belonging to Joshua Hollands Mills in Linn
erick. was burned. Loss on blankets, 81,
900, building, $500; no insurance.
The people of Parsonsfeld are engaged in
raising money for public library.
AT LARGE.
There are fifty one cigar factories in
Maine. During the year 1854 they manufact-
ured 3,9S6.406 cigars. The revenue tax
thereon at SO per thousand would be SILL
$50 81.
Maine the coming season than for number
of years past. The cholera scare is awaken
ing the wealthy residents Of New York, Bos-
ton and those cities liable to visitation of
this terrible scourge to the desirableness of
our coast resorts and beautiful inland towns,
! and already an influx has set 10 for York
Beach. Kennebunkport, and the islands in
Portland harbor.
! Six Maine vessels were driven ashore by
| the ice, last week lat Tuckanuck Shoals near
| Vineyard Haven. Among them were the
schoo iers Sammy Ford and Chas. A. Ropes
of Lubec, the II. 7. Townsend of Pembroke,
and the Lyndon of Calais. The crews were
taken off by revenue cutter. The Sammy
Ford was bound to PASSPORT with q load OF
coal. All the others were bound east.