Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-21
State News.


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The Republican says: One hundred ana
twenty-five empty freight cars recently pas.et
over the New Brunswick Railroad from thu
West, TO be used in the shipment Of potatoes
and other freight from Aroostook. There il
demand for ss many more.
Lumbermen are beginning to break CAM
and many are coming out of the woods
Wages for the drive will probably be IS good
CUMBERLAND.
A party of u are coming from Minneapo.
lis TO attend the G.. 4. R. celebration at Port
land, SAYS the Argus.
The schooner Yacht Bonita, formerly
owned by +. A. Clarke. of the Portland
Yacht Club, has become the property of Mr..
Henry B. Anderson of the University club.
New York city. She was originally built al
Fairhaven, Conn. for Messrs. Browo Broth
ers- She was then sold TO Thomas W. Dsw.
son of New York She has been owned in
Boston and Portland since 1862 She will
belong to the New York Yacht club
Miss Daisy Waterman, eldest daughter
of Judge Waterman of Gorham, will said for
Europe the last of this month. She will
probably meet her cousin. Miss Pierce OF
Portland. at Berlin, and with her make tour
Of six months.
kESSEBRc
The Sentinel saws: One Of the many AT.
fractions Mrssrs. Young & Williams propose
to have at East Pond the coming season, will
be large, hani-Ome steamer. The boat was
built in Bangor during tn winter. expressly
for this pond. and is mode Of comfort and
speed. II will have a seating Capacity for
about IS, and nearly as many can be crowded
in safely. Tn iiler wss made from the
best of steel by Titcomo, and the engine was
built at the NJ. & car shop When finished
1t III b. one of the best boats of its .za il
III sIat', ind will be greatly appreciated 10y
the many pairous of that groSing aud pupu-
lar local resort
The new Ttc0nic Bridge vas opened to the
public Tuesday at eleven O'Clock, A. NJ.
The first team TO cross from shore TO shore
was that of $. L. Abbott, Esq. Horses are
trotted across with scarcely any perceptible
jar. 1t is a handsome structure of iron, with
the main works beneath the road-bed The
road way Is of two thicknesses of heavy
plank, inlald with tar, eighteen feet from
sidewalk to sidewalk. The sidewalks are
protected bv iron posts with four tubular
rails. On the south side are six lamp posts
Sentinel.
LINCOLN
The shareholders of the East Jefferson
Cheese Manufacturing Company have voted
to sell the factory. land and machinery of
the company at auction, Saturday, March
2lst, at two o'clock p NJ says the Courier
Gazette.
PENoBscor
The Commercial SAYS: Work is under
headway again at the Electric station after a
slack of few DAYS on account of changes
that were inside in the floor plans All of
the foundations are now completed and are
ready for the different parts of the machinery
for which they are designed
As was stated few days ago the steamer
Ptnobscot will 90 upon the Boston and Ban
gor route April Sd and run in connection
with the steamer Katahdin. The boats will
leave Bangor for BJston every Monday,
wednesday, Thursday and SATURDAY. Mr..
Ira Narnsworth has been appointed second
pilot on the Katahdin, Mr. w. b. Eaton,
purser, and Mr.. a II. Hanscom, freight
clerk Wing.
PIsCATAQUfs.
A correspondent TO the Commercial writes
from Foxcroft that "Wednesday morning the
mercury stood at from % to 2S and 30 degrees
below zero in the towns Of Dover and Fox
croft
SAGApAHoC.
A few days ago, stable keeper brought
action against gentleman in Sagadahoc
county, to recover damages for team that
was injured The defendants cOuns ell
claimed that the team was engaged on sun
day. and the damage was caused bv the un-
safe condition of the road, when the accident
occurred. The stable keeper brought evil
depce that the team was hired to carry the
defendant home. he having got lett from a
train which he intended TO have connected
with. The court found Judgment for the
plaintiff, rs the team was engaged for bust
ness. Had it been hired for pleasure, the
defendant would have been discharged.
SOMERSET
The Fairfield journal saws: Mr. Frank
Clifford and Miss Lizzie McCIusky were mar
ried, Saturday, and Monday started for
Beioit, Nebraska, where they will make their
future home.
The Fairfield postoffice has recently been
made a money order Office for Egypt This
is now the only office between Augusta and
Bangor where money orders to foreign
countries can be obtained.
Can making will soon begin in the shops of
the Winslow Packing Company. 1t is the
intention to put up about 500, 900 cans OF
sweet corn in this factory this season.
The Sumner Fibre Co. will enlarge their
works a. soon as the ground settles, so as Ia
increase the capacity Of their mill about one.
third.
The Pittsfeld Advertiser says: Miss Lau-
ra Hodgkins lately received an offer of e45
per month to go into the telegraph Office at
Lynn, Mass as an operator. We under
stand that she will not accept the offer.
WALDO.
The trustees of the Waldo county agricul-
tural society are taking measures to repair
the buildings at the fair grounds in this city
says the Belfast Journal. 1t is estimated
that $500 besides the labor will be required.
and the farmers say they will furnish half
the money and do all the work il the city peo-
pie will subscribe the remaining $3.50.
YORK.
Miss Emma Novel;, of York, who was
some weeks ago reported as having eloped
with Frank Harding, for several years past
manager of the Goodwin house at York har-
Dor, returned few days since from Portland.
and Indignantly denied the truth of the story.
alleging that the only basis for it, was that
she happened to 60 To- Portland. where she
had been stopping with friends ever since. on
the day that Harding left town: so far from
having eioped with him, she has neither seen
him nor known of his whereabouts since he
went away