Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-14
State News.
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SUNKEN STEAMER

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SUNKEN STEAMER
ANDRosCoGGIN.
The patent corn can filler is in operation
at the corn factory at Minot. with per-
feet success. The capacity of this wonde rful
machine is 60 cans per minute or SO ,000 in ten
hours. 1t is the invention of Mr. Barker,
who invented the corn cutter. These are
without doubt the greatest labLr saving ma
chimes ever introduced TO the corn packers.
The can filing machines are now under the
management of Mr.. Caswell of Portland. Mr.
Barker having died one year ago. or before
this machine was fully perfected. Mr.. Cas-
we'll was with Mr.. Barker several years be-
fore he died, while he was engaged in study
ing out these patents and is better prepared
to perpetuate his ideas than any other man.
The annual meeting of the Second Adven-
fists Of this part of the State commenced last
Saturday night Most of the cottages on the
ground a-e occupied Many are camping in
tents The whole camp presents look of
cheerfulness despite the favorable weather
that it has been their fortune to have,
very successful meeting was held last Sab
bath. large crowd was present on that
day expecting to see the Salvation ARMY,
who failed to put in an appearance. big
attendance is to be looked for next Sabbath.
ARoosrooK.
The proprietor of the Caribou starch fac
tory, Abe Holmes Esq will commence
buying potatoes next Monday. The price
paid will be twenty cents pc! bushel.
CUMBERLAND.
The Portland street railroad since the first
of June has carried loo, 900 more passengers
than during the corresponding months last
year.
Wednesday morning, w. II. Roach, Of
Portland, rescued from drowning a playmate
named Augustus Benner. They were catch
ing smelts from the pottery wharf and the
Benner BOY accidently fell into the deep
water.
The Bangor Commercial says that Mr.. A.
W. Hart, electrician at the Portland Electric
Light Station. while testing line Wednes.
day night for ground circuit. received an
overpowering shock. His hand was severely
burned by the spark. Clinging to the wire
he broke it in his hand while making electri-
cal evolutions. With larger wire his shock
would have been fatal. Once before Mr.
Hart has met with similar accident.
The French Canadians at Brunswick are
putting up several dwelling houses-one large
structure-on lands recently purchased in the
northwestern part of the village. and the way
they put together a wooden building is some
thing of a marvel.
FRANKLIN.
Mr.. j. r. Norton of Pennington met with
quite a severe accident few days since. His
horse had hurt its foot and he was bathing
its legs when the horse kicked him in the
temple. throwing him over upon the sharp
point of pillow. He was taken up insensible
and severely wounded. The patient is now
doing as well as could be expected.
KENNEBEo.
The Skowhegan Reporter says: Some
weeks ago j. c. Collier of Oakland who has
family at that place, started off up into
Starks IN company with Young woman Cora
Holmes. Thew lived as man and wife at the
house of one Gordon, in the north part of
that town. until last Sunday, when their
dreams were broken by the arrival of Deputy
Sheriff Sawyer, armed with a warrant for
their arrest. The man escaped but the wo-
man was captured and now languishes in
Norridywock Jail.
A horse belonging to Henry Eames, of
East Benton, was left unhitched near the de-
pot, Saturday, strayed onto the track and
was killed. A new express wagon was also
demolished.
LINCOLN.
Mr.. Wellington johnson. formerly Priuci-
pal Of Bridgton Grammar School was quite
severely injured at his home in Jefferson.
while trying to stop runaway span of horses
He is now considerably better and proposes
soon to begin the study OF medicine in New
York.
PENoBsCoT.
The Monson Slate SAYS of the Katahdin
Iron Works that, the new company which
has been formed to carry on the business of
making iron is rapidly rebuilding those works
Seventy-fve men are now employed in this
work and they expect to be ready to work
the furnaces about November lst. They
will give employment to a large number of
laborers and will consume from IL. 900 to 90
900 cords of firewood per annum. This is
destined to be one of the most thriving viii
lagos in Eastern Piscataquis.
SAGADAHoc.
The Boston parties have arrived with their
iron steam tug and pontoon, for the purpose
of resurrecting the sunken steamer "Mary
Lee" On Tuesday last the diver jumped
from the ladder to make an examination of
the condition of the wreck. After regaining
the surface, the parties made their way to the
Kennebec, at which place they intend to
remain during Indictment weather. There
will be strong exertions made by these expe.
renced wreckers to float the steamer once
:gain.
SOMERSET.
The Madison Bulletin SAYS James Hen
derson who had been employed around the
new MILL and who boarded with Mrs. Cody
in John Heads house arose about three
o'clock, Monday morning took Mr.. Codys
watch from his pocket and left the house.
The same night horse was taken from Mr..
Blackwell's stable on Blackwell hill. The
next day a man answering to the descriptions
of Henderson was found in Skowhegsn it's
reported that he had sold the watch and horse
and was found in drunken condition. The
watch was valued at S22.
The Pittsfeld Advertiser says: Last Sat-
urday three men from this town, Messrs.
Jim Church, Llewelyn Brown and Bert
Williams went to North Arson and shot a
sheep belonging to S. Bunker, dressed it,
burying the pelt and started for Emblem,
with the carcass. They were seen by Mr.
Bunker's hired men, and a warrant was made
out and they were arrested. They were ia
ken to North Arson and given a hearing
before Justice Manter, and failing to get bail
were committed to the county jail. For the
past few wears many clothes lines have been
cut and other articles stolen, and many think
them to be the thieves