Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-05-06
State News.
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ANpRoscoGGIS.
laundering operations on Androscogg in
waters are finished for the season, and the to.
tai cut approximates 5000, 900 feet, q fair
average for that river. The Berlin Mills Co.
have cut 25.0OO, 600 feet, largely on the Ma
galloway. Bowman & Mann, the Canton
Steam Mills Co., have about $1,000, 900 feet,
old and new. 5000, 900 to 5000, 900 of which
came from their recent purchase on the Ma
galloway. ToOthaker & Spaulding have s.
oOO,OOO feet from the Rangeley Lakes, and c.
Turner about s 500, 900 feet from the Rich
ardson Lakes. Pingree & Co. of Lewiston,
have IA. OO0, 600 feet in their drive, the Lewis.
ton Steam Mill Co., 5000, 900, and the An
droscoggin Water Power Co. about 900, 600
There will be from 2, 200, 900 to ,OO0, 900 feet
OF pulp stock for Livermore Falls and Canton.
lhis pulp wood comes largely from Swift,
Ellis, and Webb rivers, and the total amount
will probably be about % 900 cords. Large
amounts of spool stock have been cut for the
factories at Bethel, Gilead, Newrv and
Locke's Mills. The pulp wood is mostly
small poplar.-Boston Journal.
Sunday morning Erastus Harlow of Minot,
was found dead at his home with bullet hole
through his breast. Ii is not known whether
the shooting was accidental or a case of sui
eide. Harlow was one-armed man about 30
years of age. and unmarried, living all alone.
de was found by neighbor who visited him
about 8 o'clock
CUMBERLAND.
Some days ago mention was made of the
discovery of an old Indian burying place up
on the ground of Mr. John Tate at Prout's
Neck. few days ago Mr.. Tate discovered
more remains near the spot where the first
were found. With those last found, there
have been 10 skulls discovered Buried with
the bones were found copper beads, copper
plates and considerable amount of wsmpum.
Monday noon a little boy named Eugene
Harris of Portland, was riding on the rear of
a hack, when as the hack reached the corner
of Dantorth and High streets, the boy caught
his leg in the wheel, and the limb was badly
broken.
The ocean steamer season at Portland is
nearly over, there being but one more boat
to sail this spring.
HANCOCK.
Although the bogus character of the alleged
Lawrence TOwnley estate in England. has
been exposed, hope springs eternal in the hui
man breast at Gouldsboro. The Ellsworth
American says there are eleven persons in
| that town, who count themselves as Lawrence
Townley heirs.
kENNEBEC.
Vassalboro has seven post offices, thus
leading any town in New England, if not in
the United States, in this respect.
l. H. Low and S. C. Marston, both trades
men at Watervile were badly injured Friday
night. The horse they were driving being
frightened at a fire alarm, ran the carriage
into a post, which pitched them violently to
the ground. Mr.. Low suffered serious con-
custom on the head. Mr.. Marston is not hurt
fatally. 1t is thought that both men will be
made cripples.
j. NJ. Fields jewelry store at Oakland was
broken into Thursday night, April 30th, and
from $3.50 to 5000 worth of goods stolen,
OXFORD.
The grand officers of Knights of Pythias
went to Bethel Friday, and in the evening
instituted Androscoggin Lodge there, which
starts with % charter members and under
the most favorable auspices. Among the
visitors were 20 members OF NORWAY and 90
of Stoneham lodges.-[ Portland Press.
WASHINGTON.
At present about l25 hands are employed
at log driving on the East and West branches
oi the Narraguagus river. Should tie
weather prove favorable, the main body is
expected to arrive at the boom in about 35
days. The COlson branch drive is now in
the main river and operations will commence
at Spring River Lake as soon as the ice will
allow.
A young man living in Machias started
Friday unbeknown to and against his fathers
wish to go to Gardiner to work in the
| mills. As soon as the father found out that
his son had left town he sent a messenger to
Machiasport to bring him back, the steamer
not having arrived from Eastport. No sooner
was he delivered at the parental domicil than
he took leg bail for the Port, and arriving in
season, went aboard the boat in triumph.
He had made up his mind to go to Gardiner
and to that place he WENT 1Machias Repu6-
| iican.
| YORK.
Friday morning, Leonard J. Strout, of