Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-16
State News.
HANCOCK.

HANCOCK.
hereafter the terms of Probate Court will
De held on the second Tuesday of each month,
al Bluehill in July and November. at Bucks.
port IN February, Nav and September, and
the other months At Ellsworth.
| KENNEBEc.
1t is now proposed to build an addition to
the boarding house at Oak Grove Seminary,
Vassalboro. instead of building a separate
building for school purposes, and so have the
entire establishment under one roof.
| KNOX.
| Parties in Gushing have devised novel
method of splitting refractory logs. Gun
powder is the agent, but an improvement on
the usual way of using it consists in saving
on about two feet of common shotgun
barrel, heavily charging the remaining por-
ton with powder, and inserting it into an au-
ger hole bored in the end of log By means
of string fastened to the trigger the charge
is exploded, neatly halving or quartering the
! logs.
There are SO oxen and 81 horses now yard
ing and drawing spruce logs at Gilead Me-.
Tor the Androscoggin Water Power Co. of
Lisbon Falls, and there will be more as soon
as there is some snow.
PENoBscor.
| Miss Snow of the Union Square Grammar
School, Bangor, has very wisely been drilling
her scholars to enable them to vacate the
building quickly IN case of fire. She sue
ceeded in clearing the house of 436 scholars
in exactly two minutes, and thinks that, with
practice, even less time will sufice.-Com-
mercidt.
SAGADAHoC.
| Bowdoinham is now in telephone communi-
cation with Lewiston, Bath, Portland and
| Augusta
Last Friday evening at the regular meet
ing of Merrymeeting Grange of Bowdoinham &,
the following officers were installed BY w.
Past Master Nelson Ham of Lewiston, assist
ed by 7. B. Hunter and Geo. A. Hall. mem
beers of the State Grange Executive Commit
tee: F. S Adams, NJ; Geo. H. Blodgett,
o.; John King, Asst Steward T. p. Whit
more, Treas; w. Kendall Secy; J. II.
INLAY e. X. Mrs. Geo II. Blodgett, Pomona !;
Minnie Given, L. A. S.
Eight vessels are on the way from Boston
to Phipsburg to load with ice for Baltimore
and Philadelphia from the Drummond Ice
Company.
There is talk among the lumbermen at
Fairfield of forming company to build a
| pup ullil 10 use up tue sdWuust anu snaNlngs
from the saw mill. 1t is believed that this
sawdust pulp is good thing.
WALDO.
| Hon. Raymond S. Rich died at Thorndike,
| Monday, Jan 18th. Mr.. Rich was born Aug.
18th, 1909. in what was then Lincoln Planta-
ton, State of Massachusetts, now Thorndike.
When less than twenty years of age he was
engaged by the United States Government to
| A.
ing to carry the bag dashed 10 his back through
the wilderness, his only guide being a spot
ted line on the trees. wild animals giving him
many thrilling adventure. He was after
wards engaged in ship-buiding for time
then followed the sea, where he became mas
ter offs vessel. He was well known through
out New England, having been more or less
connected with public life from boyhood.
South Montville has new grange taking
the town name 1t lately elected c. T. Ran
dali Master. and c. E. Thompson Secretary.
Seven Star Grange, Troy. has elected w.
S Stevens Master. and George Tyler Secre-
tarv.
d. o Bowen has been elected Master of
Honesty grange, Morrill,, and Elisha Merriam
secretary.
Much feeling has been manifested in Thorn
dixie, on the receipt of the sad intelligence
| COHCeTnluS tIle recent execution Ill hOUtaOa,
of three young men from that place, on the
alleged offence of riot and theft.
WAsHINGToN
Tracy & Co., of st. Stephen, who are
| numbering on the Wassattiquoik. have, up
to this time got to the landing two and half
million feet of logs. They have l20 horses
and ten oxen at work, besides those used for
supplies. At one of the camps sixty bushels
of oats are fed day. Fifteen million feet of
logs is the amount this firm intends to cut
this winter. Calais Times.
YORK.
The covered bridge across Saco river be-
tween SO. Limerick and Standish, is COM
pleted it is one of the finest bridges on the
river.
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