Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-17
State News.
AyDROsCoGGlN.

ANDRosCoGGIN.
A young man named Gosselin. a French
Canadian living in Lewiston. caught his RICH,
hand in picker at the Continental mills,
Monday afternoon. When he withdrew il. il
was a mutiiiared stump. The machine tore
it of just below the wrist decorating the flesh
and tearing the cords and bones
All the shoe factories are busy says the
Journal. The manufacturers of ladies and
misses goods are in the liveliest part of the
season. Pip cases of shoes were shipped
from the factories during the psst week.
ARoosTooK.
The amount of freight at Houlton station
awaiting shipment is as follows; Shi lgles,
10000 600: bark, 1000 cords; hsv, 500 tons
potato's, 5000 bushels; oats, . 900 bushels
long lumber. so 600: ship knees, 900: cedar
posts. 10000; starch, IS carloads; hoop poles,
3 car-load.. To transp ,rt the above would
require a train over four miles long
HANCOCK
The revival at South Deer Isle still goes
on, reports Zisn's Herald More than 100
persons in the town have been brought to
Christ, Eleven were recently baptised and
nine were received to full conn ector. TWEEN
ty-five have been received into the class.
KENNEBEc.
Some of our thirsty citizens have long been
accustomed TO visit Gardiner when they want.
ed 4 drink When the ~ater works are COM
pleted, 1t is exp cited the rush.will be greater
than ever before. -Riehmoad Bee.
There are tour schoonrrs at Gardiner.
which wintered here, says the Home Journal
The Reuben Eastman is loading with box
shocks for New York. Jewett will load two
of the others with lumber, and will commence
on them as soon as the ice gets out so his
scows can be got down from Farmingdale.
He also has another schooner a, b, th to load
which will come up as soon the ice per-
mits
John Haskell of Readf-ld Saturday last,
was splitting wood with Fred Elliot. when
the axe cut through his hat making scalp
wound three inches long, but luckily rot pen
etrating the brain.
The Bsp,is, society in Warren will either
r build or repair its house of worship saws
ZInns Adv cate, and it has been voted ia
raise So 900 for the purpose.
OXFORD
The fellow who went into DIR. Evans of.
fee in Norway. while ago and surreptitious.
" drank from bottle what he supposed to Nc
akin to old Bourbon. speedily found out his
mistake, SAYS the Oxf' rd Democrat. After
the doctor had administered sever Al doses of
nnx v0mica and four charges of phvsic. he
went home more limp il not a wiser nan.
The Oxford Democrat saws The Tebbett.
manufacturing compiny of Greenwood, ar,
running two sets of hands, one night the
other dav, in their saw mill at Locke's Mills
ppNopSCor
Mr.. +. 2. Patterson has purchased the
broom factory which has been carried on BY
Jewett, Bragdon, & Co, says the CONNER
cial.
The four per cent loan Of $50, 900 issued by
the city of Bangor under date of March 14th
1885, and maturing in .ums of $40. 900 annu
ally from November, 1890. has been awarded
to the Bangor Savings a. A premium of ! Of
one per cent.
PIsCATAQUIs.
Bailev's Praying Band have beer
holding meetings. both dav and evening fol
the past two weeks, at Dover and Foxcroit
Great interest is manifested and tie meetings
are very largely attended. Nearly one
hundred conversions have already been made
and the number is being increased daily.
SAGApAHoc
large meeting of citizens nf Bath was
held Tuesday evening, in Civ Hall, for dis
cussinn nt the question how to reduce the
present rate of taxation without increasing
the valuation 1t was voted that the present
city council be resp ctful!y requested TO limit
all appropriations for the present mnnicip pal
wear tn the actual necessity of the several de-
partmentS. consistent with the maintenance
Of the safety and credit OF the city.
SOMERSET.
On Monday last, at the court house. Still.
man futile E.q, of Sknwhcgan, AMI
George +. Weeks E.q.. of Farf~l1 were
a INIT, to prac ice in all the courts of the
State saws the Reporter.
Mrs. Lucy Groves If Snithfield has lust
passed h'r 90th birthday. She lives on the
same farm where sh, has lived all of her
married life. over go years She is the
mother of twelve children, all living but one
She spins, sews and knit~ as well ~ mos,
women of 20, and is great reader
Business in the oicloth and shoe factories
al Skow hogan is still VERY dull The pnlp
mill of w. X, Shurtlt Il & Co, is running Law
and night with a full crew of workmen The
sled and ladder factory of Il l.. Mitchell is
also reported as doing brisk business
The Young men of Cambridge have re.
ceiyed their instruments for the band of six.
teen pieces which they have just organized
| The band was called knowles Band" in
honor of Col Elisha Knowles, who bough,
instruments for his two sons and then made
the band present of fifty dollars
WASHINGTON
1t is estimated that during the past winter
there have been $500 cords of wood got out
by different parties in Steuben for shlpmen,
to Boston and Rockland markets. saws the
Machas Republican.
YORK.
meeting of the incorporators of the Bid
deford and Saco horse railroad company wa.
held at the office cf the BIddeford Journal
| Monday evening, and an organization perfect
ed, with Stephen F. Shaw, president. 1t i.
expected that steps will be taken at once 70,
a survey of the proposed route and the open,
ing of stock books.
AT LARGE.
The Winslov Packing Company have ar
ton, Brdgton, Hiram. Mechanic Falls, Buck
field, Canton. Fairfield and Wilton. II is We
uncertain that the factories A. Sk neg, IAN
North Arson, Wrst X atc-sH .a. n-yr4tor
will be rua. Iar-iev,A factory will not b,
operated and IT, factory al RAYMOND ha.
been leased {, the Portland Packing Com
panv A. toe annual meeting of the Winslow
comiqh on the 9Th the old board of officer,
was reelected.