Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-26
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| SAILING.
ARoosTooK.
The Aroostook county papers are still agi
tating the direct line.
Houlton's big boy is years and month
old, feet and ii inches in height and weigh
LOG lbs. He is clerk in grocery store.
The Houlton Water Works are fast ap
preaching completion. The main pipes ar,
all laid, and the Italian laborers, left thi
Wednesday, for Putnam, Conn. The pump
ing station is nearly completed, and the du
plicate engines have been placed in position
Ii is expected that water will be introduced
on the first of October.
! CUMBERLAND.
| Monday afternoon, VIM. T. Gilman o.
Cumberland Mills, went out on Sebago LAX.
in sail boat. When of Frye's Island a
squall capsized the boat. Gilman managed
TO crawl on TO the bottom of the boat. where
he remained from O'Clock Monday afternoon
until the next morning, when he was res
cued by canal boat.
FRANKLIN.
The County Commissioners when thev sold
the old court house TO the town of Farming
ton, reserved the bell, but the selectmen re-
Seht's PuiCHaseu IL lOr SiuO, anu nave now
placed it in its old familiar belfry, where il
rings out the call 10 court this week and next
just as it has done for years.
KNOX.
Levi Gardiner, OF Rockport last SATURDAY.
while firing Dupont shot, blasting lime rock
In the quarry, sustained a broken leg and
other injuries and died Wednesday afternoon
aged 81. He leaves widow a son and two
daughters.
OXFORD.
Hezekiah Silver, Of No. Rumford, aged 81
years, month ago had his pictures taken for
the first time in his life.
PENoBsCoT.
The National Trouing Association has
fined Charles Beckerds OF Bangor 500 for
being concerned in entering an old trotter
under bogus name in last falls green horse
race at Lewiston.
Among the celebreties who arrived in Ban
gor from ST. John, Tuesday morning, was a
French count with an unpronouncable name
who Is the president of a large Paris banking
firm. They are interested in a proposed new
Nova Scotia railway and this gentleman was
on his return from an extended visit to that
province.
John A. Greenleaf. of Auburn, who con-
tracted to build the Dexter school house has
sued that town for some $4,000 for alleged
breach of contract. Dexter held town
meeting on the subject last SATURDAY., to con-
| slider whether the town would complete the
building, pay the contractor for what had
been done, and annul the contract. A law
suit now appears to be the next thing, for
alleged breach of contract.
PIsCArAQUIs.
Several Dover capitalists propose to organ
ize National Bank, and have bought the Jo-
seph Colcord place of F. E. Waterman, where
in the spring suitable building will be erect.
ed for the use of the bank
Work is progressing favorably at the Ka-
tahdin Iron Works. About twenty men are
now at work, which number will soon be
doubled Many new improvements are fin
ished or approaching completion.
l.. W. Cannon, of Blanchard while dig
ging a cellar under his house few DAYS
since, received quite a severe blow near his
lett eye and had narrow escape from losing
it.
SOMERSET.
Mr.. O. w. Chamberlain, of Fairfield, re-
ceived back pension money last week, amount
ing to nearly $500 For the past few
months Mr.. Chamberlain has been on the
town farm. He now draws s2i per month
tor disabilities, and has purchased a nice
team and invested the balance in small
farm.
Tuesday two gentlemen, who have been
boarding at Mr.. Henry j Abbeys, in Madi-
son, and who worked in the brick ward had
SD taken from their trunks within the past
few days. Mr.. Henry Richardson lost S25
and Mr. Perkins 81.
WALDO.
Mrs. Eliza Sylvester of Palermo, while
calling upon one of her neighbors, Sunday
afternoon, was taken with a shock, paralvz-
ing the left side, and died Friday. She was
the wife of the late Alvin Sylvester who
died in a similar way year ago this present
month
| En- II. W. Chase of Bangor, the gentleman
who proposes to go into the hotel business in
| Belfast If sufficient encouragement is given,
says he will put 900 into the enterprise
or be one Of four who will build the hotel
Mr. Chase is proprietor ofthe Windsor Hotel
! in Bangor has an interest in one of the lead
ing hotels of Kansas, and is lessee of the
Waverly house at NOrthport.
WASHINGTON.
Fire Tuesday night DESTROYED Daniel
Greenleaf smoke house at Machias and ),
900 boxes of smoker herring. Loss 81 900
no insurance.
YORK.
The centennial committee, of Parsonsfield
find they have $500 over and above expenses
and have voted to publish history of the
town.
AT LARGE.
| The following are some of the events to be
looked forward to by the people of Maine
Sept. 30-Oct. Convention of Women's
Christian Temperance of Maine. Portland
Sept. 26.-Androscoggin County Sunday Con-
vention, South Durham. Sept. 56-7.-An.
nual Meeting of Waldo County Spiritualis
Association, Searsport. Sept. 30.-Meetine
of Lincoln Baptist Association, Warren
Oct. S-Maine Baptist Anniversaries, Port.
land. Oct. l5-l7-Annusl meeting Maine
| Perda gogica Society, Wsterville. Oct. 70
Maine Universalist Sunday School Conven-
ton, Skowhegan Oct. S.-Semi-annual SEES
sion Maine Good Templars, Ellsworth. Oct
2l-23 Maine State Sunday School Con-
vention, Auburn. Oct. 22-25.-State Con
vention, Young Mems Christian Association