Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-27
State News.
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The Argus says: Some time between
Thursday night and Friday morning some
one set ire TO the lower building occupied by
the Maine Wood Turning Co.. manufacturers
Of druggists goods. a, Livermore Falls. The
man went to a window in the rear of the mill.
broke pane of glass in the upper sash. turn
ed the button which kept it in place, climbed
In, kerosened some lathe turnings under 8
sorting table. set fire to them, and went back
by the way of the window again. For some
reason, after burning awhile. the fire went
out OF its own accord, although all around the
nre the whole mill was filled with inflam-
naole material and large quantities of stock
unworked was also in and near the mill. A
strong wind was blowing from the west. and
had the fire got underway it would have been
/ impossible tn have got it under control.
CUMBERLAND.
The Press SAYS; Mr. Francis Cushing has
sold the property known as Mackay's Island
to Mr. james P. Baxter.
capt. Alvin Hall OF Deering has q living
cowblrd which flew aboard his ship last
spring while sailing near Bermuda
kESSEBEc.
/ Rev j. b. Halves, a student of the Bangor
Theological SEMINARY, has been invited TO
the pastorate of the Winthrop Congregation
alist church.
LINCOLN.
Senator FRYE is belaing a summer villa of
twenty rooms at Squirrel Island
A new postoffce has been established at
Warren Station, called by that name, and
Levi Z Wade is appointed postmaster.
Considerable comment has been caused by
the disappearance of Capt. Joseph Dewyea,
proprietor of Hogg Island summer resort.
His store on the Island was burned few
weeks ago, and was insured for 50 800. Hav-
obtained 50, 100 of his insurance, he left
town week ago, Ostensibly to go to Portland
10 settle with his creditors. AS he did not go
there. and nothing is known about him, he is
supposed to be in that paradise of gentlemen
in difficulties-Canad
SAGADABoc.
By the present week the ice business in
Bath and vicinity will De well under way, and
the prospects are that a large crop will be
cut. .. Ii Smiley will commence cutting at
the mill and Lily ponds next week. Bangor
parties will operate Chase and Huse pond at
Horse Island Hsrbor, and will cut upward of
60, 900 tons. Work was begun "Wednesday
morning. Houghton Bros. have commenced
cutting at their pond in West Bath.
A crew commenced loading the bark Flor
ence this week at Woolwich. The men are
getting 40 CtUis du anu many CaITOI
get a chance to woIk. The vessel is loading
for Barbados.
The annual meeting of the Sagadahoc Ag-
ricultural and Horticultural Society was held
at Topsham on Wednesday. Franklin Reed
of Bath was elected president, and Rev. S.
+. Dixie of Bath, corresponding secretary
An adjourned special meeting of the Bath
board of trade held Wednesday the 2lst,
and a strong renonstrance against the pen hing
Spanish treaty was unanimously adopted.
The report is to be presented to Congress.
WALDO.
Alonzo E. Bradford, foreman of the Bel
fast section of the railroad, had very mar
row escape from death Saturday evening. 1t
is usual for the engine 20 disconnect from the
train just above the bridge and run in on a
side track to the engine house. The train
comes in few moments later by its own mo-
mentum and down gradeS On Saturday
evening the train was closer to the engine
than usual when it arrived at the station
Bradford stepped off the engine and upon the
main track. The train struck him and
knocked him down, and the front part of the
baggage car went over him, but when he
reached the end he threw arm over the
truck frame and held on. In this position.
with some part of his body on the rail in
front of the trucks, he was dragged distance
| of sixty-seven feet. 1t was found that no
bones were broken, and no internal injuries,
and save few bruises and general shaking
up he was all right.
YORK
The Bar Book" belonging to the clerks
office of the Supreme Judicial Court of the
county of York, is of great value on account
of the many signatures it contains, some of
which are those of some of the most eminent
of American jurists. 1t contains the names
of those admitted to the bar in different
sections of the State since 1901
The Biddeford journal says; Joseph G.
I Deering is building the piers preparatory to
erecting a new steam mill on the north
side of Springs island. The mill, it is un-
derstuod, will be erected in the early spring
AT LARGE
Discrimination in freight rates so operates
! against Chicago that Maine is not buying any
corn in that city at present, although in sum
mer, with lake and rail communication,
i Chicago can make such light rates that she
sells Maine all her corn At present, Maine
is buying chiefly in Burlington, Iowa, and
LAFAYETTE. Indiana. The rate from Burling-
ton is &c cents and from Chicago, 80 cents
! Corn is cheaper back in the country, and with
| the above freight rates, the Maine buyer can
get corn from Burlington 2 cents less than
| from Chicago. Names importations of corn
via the roads that come into Portland are TO-
900 to $4,000 carloads year. = Leriston
Journal.
The following patents have been recently
issued to Maine inventors AdoDiram J.
! Trask, Nobleboro, boot or shoe ventilator;
James c. Buzzell Acton, cattle fastening
Simeon l.. Gould. Gardiner, assignor of one
half to G. w. Russell, Lawrence, Mass,