Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-10-03
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"A SISGULAR ACCIDENT.
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Through the efforts of Rev. C. S. Deane, a
new Unitarian church is to be erected at
Pressure Isle
Over 2000 barrels of potatoes were hauled
and delivered at the Houlton railroad station
on Tuesday last, probably the largest quanti-
~ ever brought to this market in single
day, says the Times.
One Of the interesting sights" frequently
witnessed on Caribou streets nowadays Is the
wagon loads of young women on their way to
the hop tields.-From 20 to 80 girls are EN-
ployed by some of our hop raisers as pickers,
says the Republican. Abe Aroostook hop
crop is light this year, averaging only about
one-half, and prices are low.
A Young woman at Moose river gave birth
to a child the other day, with only one hand.
Otherwise it was a perfectly formed child,
but its left arm came to an abrupt ending
just below the elbow, with no sign of hand,
according to the Reporter.
FRANKLIN.
The Wilton Record advocates the chang
ing the route of the Maine Central through
that town so that the line may run through
the village, and not a mile one side as now.
KENNEBEC.
A six year old son of James Fallon, of
Waterville, mysterously disappeared Mon
day afternoon, and has not been seen since,
though every effort has been made to fine
him. 1t is feared that the child is drowned
and parties have been searching the river ir
| their efforts to find him. Various stories as
| to his disappearance are in circulation. Some
/ say he was last seen near the middle of Ii
comic bridge others saw him on the rnins o
the old grst mill, and still others on the
| Wiuslow bridge over the Sebasticook.
The Maine Farmer says that from one
acre of greeusward which he turned under
Mr.. J. H. Bean of Sidney harvested % bush
els of oats from one bushels ing.
Thayer and Howard, town physicians, ar,
vaccinatng the people of Watervlle at thu
expense of the town.
Mr. Arthur w. Hall of Rockland has pur
chased a halt interest 10 the Waterville Sen
tinel, and the firm controlling that paper will
hereafter be Moore & Hall. Mr.. Hall is
son of Judge 0 G.. Hall of Rockland, say
the Wing,
Seventeen divorces were granted at tn
last term of court in Knox county.
/ William George, who attempted to COMM
suicide at the Wiscasset Jail a short time ag
by cutting his throat with spoon, is slowl,
recovering
A Rockland liquor-seller, sent .nced in tn
police court and appealing to the suprem
judicial, pleads that the police judge, VIII
tried him, being resident tax payer of Rock
land and therefore an interested party, ha
no jurisdiction in the case. What the la,
court will say remains to be seen. On it
face the proposition seems sthe essence o
absurditv Must police judge be paupe
il order to try rumseller ?-Rockidnd Gu,
lier Gazette,
.3I8 PENoRsoor.
singular accident occurred at Patten
few days since. A young man captured
species of crane commonly known as meade,
hen, and while exhibiting it, the bird mad
a sudden dash at Preston Frye's face, strikin
him in the eye. The break passed throug
the eye-lid, making two holes, but did no
destroy the sight.
The report of the champion apple ire
comes from Hampton. Capt. VIM Roger
of that place has an immense russell appl
tree in his garden from which he gathered
barrels of apples, and they were heaping full
too. better tree than that would be har
t. find.
John Ryan, who was sentenced Augu:
18th to four months for assault and battery
recently escaped from the Bangor jail. Rya
has been very well behaved lately, and wa
selected AS one of the men for out-of-doo
work He lsbored all day steadily, and a
dark, as they went TO take the prisoner il
!. Ryan was nowhere to be found.
SOMERSET.
&The Skowhegan Reporter says; A gentle
man who is visiting here this season, tells u
that he has great difficulty in getting work
men and materials This is good indics
ton, certainly. Any kind of me chanic con
mands the best of wages.
WASHINGTON.
As Capt and Mrs. w s. Nickels were RI
turning home from Sesrsport to Addison, re
Gently, and after arriving at Ellsworth. tn
Captain discovered that he had lost his wal
let containing two hundred and eighty dol
lars, says the Machias Republican. He hs
offered a reward of $50 for the restoration o
the money.
fire exploded some napths in the store o
n. b. Dyer at Miloridge lately. Mr. Dye
was cleansing a garment when the fire wa
communicated from a lamp. The fire burne
! lively but was soon extinguished. Mr.. Dive
was severely burned in his endeavors to saw
his property.
YORK.
Last season a citizen of Bddeford name
Morrison. was drowned in the Saco river b
the upsetting of sail boat The body wa
reco vered and buried by Undertaken O'Con
nor. The dead mans widow afterwards psi
0'Connor S25 for expenses. 1t was after
wards rumored that the body had not bee
properly buried, that it had been dumped j
u wooden box just as it was taken from tn
water. and SO inferred. The relatives o
Morrison have lately had the body exhume
and found the rumors well founded. Th
matter is to be investigated, reports the Bid
deford Journal.
Ar LARGE.
gang of burglars have been operating il
| the interior towns Of the State for some time
Much damage has been done and goods ant
money stolen.