Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-21
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ARoOsroOK.
Mr.. Wallace Fenalson of North Linueus.
aged seventy-two years, whose house vas de.
| stroyej by FIRE last February, has, since that
time erected q one aud one-half story house.
fourteen post; boarding and shingling the
same himself.singie handed. The selectmen,
in view of the old gentleman's efforts to re-
cover lost ground. cancelled his taxes
Frank, the ii year-old son of Albert Sim
mons, an employee in Sincock's shingle mill,
West Houlton, while at play about the mill
last Friday, caught his arm in cog wheel,
resulting in injuries which necessitated am
putation of the arm three inches above the
elbow. The boy at last accounts was doing
we'll.
mass meeting in behalf of the Aroostook
Central Railroad project will be held at Pres
que Isle, Aug. %. large and enthusiastic
gathering is anticipated.
CUMBERLAND.
Residents at Peaks Island noticed curious
phenomenon during the firing of the eleven
inch guns at Fort Gorges on the morning of
the Grant funeral The water was perfectly
calm when the firing began, but gradually
rouQhened over the whole space between the
fort and the island, perhaps mile and a half
As gun after gun was fired from the seward
side of the fort the reports echoed among the
islands and reverberated along the sky like
prolonged peals of thunder. At length, a
series of heavy waves was developed, which
broke in surf upon the shore of Peaks leland
The earth of the island Jared perceptibly.
Probably this steadily recurring jar reused
the waters, giving the effect of strong Wind
The Winslow Packing Co. is putting up
about 5000 cans of blueberries day at Budg
ton.
The annual meeting of the board of trustees
of the Brighton Academy was held Aug. 9th
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year President, Hon. Geo. Pierce !;
Vice President, Hon. Luke Brown; Treas
urer, Hon. Philander Tolmsn; Secretary,
Geo. E. Chadbourne.
FRANKLIN.
The friends and relatives of Frederick AL
len Cover, who reside in Pennington and
vicinity place no reliance whatever on the re-
port of his death. A cablegram received
from . friend Of Cover upon the continent
states that there is no truth whatever in the
rumors Of his death. Mrs Amenda Allen
Norton, mother of Mrs. Lillian Norton Cow
er, is still in Pennington. visiting her grand
father, Rev. Campmeeting John Allen.
HANCOCK.
Flagship Tennessee, Admiral Jouett, 10
now At Bar Harbor.
KENNEBRC.
Mr.. v. Stearns, of Readfeld, met with a
vary bad accident in his mill, FRIDAY last, in
getting his thumb and two fingers on circu-
lar saw. The thumb was badly smashed up.
KNOX.
A valuable horse belonging to Charles w
Perry, Of ROckland was choked to death in
the stable Wednesday.
1t was expected that John l.. Sullivan, the
pride of America, would pass through here in
the boat last Tuesday morning, on his way tn
Searsmont, where he goes in training for his
fight with McCaffrey. A number of Rock.
lands sporting men went down to take a look
at the champion slugger, but saw him not.
John was afraid some Rockland man would
thrash him and so wisely took the train to
Belfast He is now getting up his muscle IN
Searsmont.-Rockiand Courier Gazette.
four-year-old son of Isaac Mikelskv, of
Rockland fell from the logs in the rear OF
the block shop of G. f. Kaler & Co, into the
water Wednesday and would have drowned
but for a timely rescue. The little fellow
was just alive when taken out
LINCOLN.
The Squirrel Island Squid says: A large
les, particularly in regard to the renewal
of the reciprocity treaty, met Hon. Nelson
Dingley, Jr, at Col. Kenni5ton's office at
Boothbay on Monday, for consultation.
The matter is of the very first importance
to the maritime towns of New England,
and Boothbay and Southport, towns more
interested than any in Maine. east of Port
land, are alive to the situation.
PENoRscOT
The Free Baptist church at East Corinth,
has received it's new bell. Its weight is
| 1929 pounds.
PIsCATAQUIs.
| There is an air of life at Katahdin Iron
| Works, this season, owing to the rebuilding
of the Work, which were burned a year and
half ago. such as has not been witnes ed for
some time. The company, through Mr.. O.
W. Davis, agent, is replacing the buildings
burnt, with better ones. reconstructing the
furnace, rebuilding the dam, repairing the
saw-mill, and making many other improve.
ments This gives employment to large
number of men.
The steamer Governor Cohurn met with
quite an accident on her trip from Greenville.
In making the landing at West Cove. through
some Misunderstanding of signals, the boat
| swung against the corner of the wharf with
sufficient violence to break in the guard for.
ward of the gangway, and also to break of
| two or more beams. 1t was necessary to take
the boat of the line until the following
Thursday.
| Mr. Chas. Chase of Blanchard, while at.
tempting to board moving engine, missed
his footing and was thrown under the train.
But having presence of mind, he Land quiet
| and the cars passed over him without inluring
him. But those who saw it say it was mar
row escape from a serious injury.
SOMERSET.
| Mrs. Mary H. Farrar of Harmony, a de-
scendant of the Thurston family, has in her
possession a wallet one hundred and seventeen
years old. 1t was carried through the revo-
lutionary war by Oliver Thurston, grand
father of the above-named lady. 1t contains
sixteen receipts, the dates of which range
from September IL, 1869 to September 7,
| 1908. They are all in good state of preser-
vation, and can be easily read. 1t also con-
tains four pieces of continental paper money,
viz. Four shillings and sixpence. three shil.
| lings, one-third of dollar, and one sixpence.
| There is also an order from Josiah Thurston
to Oliver Thurston to receive the pay of his
brother, Benjamin Thurston, who died in the
army, and who, as the document reads, be-
longed to Captain Osen's company, in Col.
Church's regiment, and bears the date of
Jan. &c. l776.
| The annual meeting of the general body
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