Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-15
State News.


ANDRosCoGGIE.
The Androscoggin Agricultural and Horti-
cultural society has made arrangements with
the Maine State Fair trustees to hold their
annual exhibition in connection with the
State Fair. The trustees will meet Wednes-
| day to arrange the list of premiums.
Owing to the continued ill health of VIM.
T. Goulding, Esq, Of Lewiston. he has ten
dered to the directors of the corporation his
resignation as agent of the Androscoggin
mills, position which he has successfully
filled for long term of years. No accep-
lance of his resignation has been received
yet
ARoosrooK.
In northern Aroostook there is still large
body of snow. 1, covers the fences, and in
some places is six feet deep Though the
snov does not disappear so early 10 the sea-
son in Aroostook county as it does in other
parts of the State, crops are put in the ground
about as early, for the reason that there is not
so much frost in the ground, and as soon as
the snow leaves planting can be begun.
CUMBERLAND.
| The wages offhe men in the Grand Trunk
car shops at Portland, have been cut down
five per cent. They threaten to leave unless
the order is recinded.
Rev. c. j. Clarke, presiding elder of the
Portland district of the Methodist conference,
who resides at Old Orchard, will hold his
farewell quarterly meeting next Sabbath, with
the Old Orchard church of which Rev. II.
Chase is pastor. This service will close Mr..
Clark's four years term as official head of
/ that district
/ kENNEBEc
| The kennebec Reporter saws: Jos. NJ
Spear of West Gardiner, recently received a
/ pension and back pay, amounting TO $l576.-
/ 81.
Two Jones boys Who reside on North street.
Gardiner, while in the woods last Monday
were fired upon by young man BY the name
of Glidden, who evidently mistook them for
partridges, says the kennebec Reporter.
Waterville people are becoming somewhat
agitated over the management of the town
liquor agency. The town papers are discuss
ing the matter with considerable freedom.
The agency did over $1,000 werth of business
during the last year and the thoughtful citi
zens of the town look upon it as a suspicious
circumstance. Tn " think there has hardly
been sickness enough to warrant such a sale.
q. PENoBsCoT.
The Bangor and Piscataquis hauled into
Bangor S07 car loads of slate last fall, which
was loaded at four stations Milo furnished
VILE 1856 and Monson Junction GA
Cluff & Johnsons match factory at Brown
vile is at present running five machines,
each machine turning out about hundred
crosses per day, says the Commercial They
are shipped away and dipped, then repacked
in small boxes ready for market.
! Friday afternoon two boys at Bangor,
named Walter McDonnough and Angus
McIsaac, aged II and IA year were arrested
for breaking and entering into the Office of
Kent Fisher, Thursday night, and into the
store of Christopher Toole, Friday night,
and taking money, cigars etc. The boys
confessed to the burglaries,
PIsCArAoU1s.
Mr.. G. NJ Coombs, the Lewiston architect
and MIR. j. Garceau, agent for the Coliss
safes. went to Dover Tuesday morning to
consult with the Piscstaquis county commits
sioners in regard to the proposed fire proof
vaults and safes at that place, says the Wing
SAGADAHoc.
By the will of the late Lydia j. Lemont. of
West Bath, she bequeathed 800 to the First
Baptist church Bath and the residue Of her
estate to Baptist Foreign Missionary and
Woman's Home Missionary Society.
NJ. G. Shaw & Sons saw mill in Bath com
menced operations Monday. They employ
about IS men and will run about the same
amount of lumber as last year, which
was $50 ,093 stats and broom handles
6,ls3 100 lathes; 3 ,6l9, $50 shingles; 7.555,-
l65 long lumber, an average Of 40bl0 feet a
dav. Last year the mill operated 1863 run
ming days.
WALDO
At Belfast Saturday afternoon. a son four
years old. of Mr.. and Mrs. Jellison, deaf
mutes, was playing with matches and got his
clothes on FIRE; he ran out of doors but the
mother caught him in her arms, but soon got
on fire herself. man heard their screams
and went to their assistance, wrapped the
child in his coat and put out the flames, but
it was too late for the child died at midnight
after great suffering.
WASHINGTON
Archie Sargent of Danforth. boy Is years
of age, was playing with his brother, aged
years, few days ago, and the little fellow
struck him in the eye with knife. His eve
has since run out, and they have been afraid
that he would lose the other eye SAYS the
Commercial.
AT LARGE
The Boothbay Register says: HOLSTERS are
becoming very scarce, are hard to get, and
the fishermen are loath to sell to the packers
attne oiu price OF cl.oO per nunureu TOT small
ones They are holding out for Sl.25, but
the packers have all signed an agreement to
pay no mole than 81 90. The business is
now at a stand. and it is uncertain which will
give in. In consequence of the low price of
all kinds of picked and dried feb, and the
fact that Holsters are in fair demand. says
the Eastport Standard, greater number Of
fishermen are preparing to catch more lob.
sters this season than ever before in the last
twelve years.