Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-19
State News.
CUMBERLAND.

SATURDAY. as the schooner Mary E. Mors,
was being towed through the draw of th,
Grand Trunk Railway bridge over the Bacl
Bay, Portland, the schooner, a large three
master. stuck on some piles below the surfac,
of the " alter. 1t was impossible to 90 aheat
but after some time the vessel was backed of
and towed to the Grand Trunk wharye,
where she will discarge her coal. The mat
tee was brought before the harbor commits
sioners. The Grand Trunk denies RESPONSE
bility for the accident and a law suit is likel,
to ensue.-Press
HANCOCK.
Wild ducks are reported plenty on the
| coast near Bar Harbor.
LINCOLN
Saturday afternoon a little Is months old
child of Mrs. Mary Groves, at Wiscasset, &C.
cidentally strangled itself to death, while
PLAYING with string, during the momentary
absence of the mother.-Bath Times.
PENoBscor.
young man named Kelley. belonging in
Bangor was arrested in Brewer, SUNDAY for
drunkenness and disturbance and taken to
Bangor by Constable Moor of Brewer Upon
reaching the city. they were surrounded by
about 100 of Kelley's friends. who rescued
the prisoner and used the officer very roughly
according to the Wing.
representative of the Bangor Wing hav-
ing interviewed the Penobscot lumber opera
tors. upon the subject of the best length for
cutting logs for making most valuable lum-
Der. one of the most prominent stated that
good lengths were from sixteen to twenty
feet, and on landings logs should not be cut
less than sixteen feet. There are not logs
enough from thirty-two to forty feet. All
lumber yards need sticks of timber between
these sizes. and in all lots of logs these de-
sirable lengths are very scarce. Most all
trees which are cut from twenty-seven to
thirty-one feet would make good wide logs of
thirty-two feet or over. The poorest logs are
from twenty-seven to thirty one feet. They
are undesirable logs to saw and very inconven.
lent to cut.
PIsCATAoUIs.
| The Hebron Pond Kineo, Oakland and
Forest slate quarries, at Monson, will be run
during the winter. Supt. Jackson says that
the Hebron Pond and Kineo will be run on
short time; they will use what time there is
of good daylight, through the short days.
SAGADAHoC.
The Bath Times says: The large barns
on the Rideout farm. situated about a mile
north of the Bath Driving Park. were des-
troyed by fire Saturday noon. About Is tons
of hay. farming utensils, express wagon, two
harnesses, beans and oats together with a
number of other articles were consumed
The origin of the fire is unknown. The loss
is estimated at from $500 to 81 900 on which
there is no insurance.
The Times reports that Mr. Wilson, foreman
of the Dunmore mills, was quite seriously in
ljured on Thursday last, while trying to shift,
a belt from one pulley to another. using an
iron bar for the purpose. The bar caught in
one of the puleys and completely demolished
it. Several of the largest pieces of the broken
pulley were hurled past Mr.. Wilson, who
fortunately escaped being struck by these,
but the bar, in its revolutions struck his head
in two places. cutting deep wounds.
The New England Ship Building Co, at
Bath, have contracted with f. P. Walker of
Maiden. to build a small steamer for the Five
Island Association. The Marine Railway al
the New England yard has been the busiest
place in Bath for the past year. Since last
April "a vessels of all classes have been re
paired their, and the season is not vet finished
SOMERSET.
A half-breed Indian in the Dead River re
gion has domesticated bull moose and use.
him in his farm work He is a good work e
and lively stopper. In the winter, when he
bitches his moose in his sled and strike
across pond there is no horse in the regor
that can keep up with him.
WASHINGTON.
correspondent writes the Bangor Com
mercial: The town of Wesley, Washington
county, is the center of the poaching inter
ests of that county. Most of the offender,
of Washington county being residents of that
town, the game wardens have for the las
year. directed most of their attention to tina
locality. Obstinate resistance was the result
And for the past five or six months perfec
reign of terror has existed there. As is nov
somewhat well known, the crops and orchards
of Fred Monson, game warden, were de
stroyed in the month of July last; few day
later his house, barn and out-buildings, will
all their contents, were burned by incendia
ries. The most persistent efforts of the au
thorities have until recently, failed to secur,
the necessary evidence against the perpetra
tors until lately. Last Friday three mel
were arrested and brought to Machias. Theil
names are Fenlason, Coffron and Elsome
At the preliminary trial the evidence was 81
strongly against them that they will probably
remain in Jail till the January session of the
grand jury, or be put under heavy bonds.
A snowy owl bird usually found only il
the far North, was captured few days ago il
Jonesport.
YORK.
A despatch to the Portland Press from Der
wick says that Tuesday evening about nine
o'clock. as Nellie Bradeen, aged 80, ant
Leona Clark aged 10, were crossing the street
they were run over by L. w. Slater with his
carriage. Both ladies remained unconscious
until morning and the Clark girl is growing
weaker. 1t is not expected that either will
live.
Ar LARGE.
1t is reported that Eastern Maine is in dan
ger from disease other than small pox, blu
hardly less terrible. Diphtheria is ravxginQ
some parts of New Brunswick and threatens
to become an epidemic. Several cases have
occurred near the Maine line. This disease
has not yet yielded to vaccination, and clean
illness and care in avoiding contagon are the
weapons that must be used to resist its ad
vance. A town in Aroostook county has Sc
a worthy example in isolating what cases havs
appeared, and making it public business tt
care for the needs of the sufferers. There i,
little danger of exercising too much precau
ton where diphtheria is concerned.
Several changes in mail routes and service
have been lately made. A route from Ferry
Village to Portland has been established anC
the special service from Portland to the Vii
lage discontinued. There is daily mail