Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-10
State News.
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ANDRoscoGGIx.
The State Fair trustees met n Lewiston
last Wednesday and approved bills. The
BOARD will meet again on the 10th, to fix a
dafe for the next years fair.
An Auburn man, one J. F Pickard. who
ten years ago disappeared from there. is
wanted to receive . $1,000 legacy which is
waiting for him.
CUMBERLAND.
Mrs. DR.. j. Il. Kimball and daugh,er
Louise, of Bridgton, started Friday, for the
Sandwich Islands, reports the News.
General Grants publishers have ordered
from Cumberland Mills, 100 car loads, or
lOOO tons of paper for Grants book This is
SAID to be the largest single order for book
paper ever given in this country.
FRANKLIN
A $50 pound bear was trapped last week by
W. e. Perry of Madrid.
HANCOCK.
One OF the most ingenious mechanics in the
county is gun-smith and mschinist in
Bncksport. He has shot machine for max
ing large shot. invented and constructed by
himself. that for ingenious mechanism. rivals
the sewing machine. He feeds it With lead
wire, applies the power, and leaves il to take
care of itself.
LINCOLN.
special hearing is in progress in the
Probate Court at Wiscasset, before Judge
McFadden, upon the fourth and final account
OF Eben Haggett and II. M. Cook. surviving
executors of the will of Thomas J. Merrill Of
Damariscotta. This is the final account of a
very large estate to the value of about $780,
600. The items in the account were contest
ed by beir-at-law Capt. L. S. Wyman of
Portland. There is possibility of the case
going before the Supreme Judicial Court on
appeal.
The Damariscotta Herald saws it is report
ed that Joseph Dewyea, late of Bremen, re-
Gently died Of small pox at Montreal
PENoBscoT.
On an average carload of fresh beef and
mutton is shipped from Corinna to Boston
each day.
A man named Cannon, employed in the
Maine Central yard in Bangor. had finger
jammed of while Stacking cars Friday
A firm at Enfield, says the Wing do quite
business in the manufacture of rafting
wedges, making about two million yearly for
the use of the boom companies on the river
They have recently secured patent on an
Improvement, which consists in rounding the
wedge so as to prevent the wearing of the
large warps which are used in staying the
RATS and mOoring them to the shore.
In June last the Bangor Wing published
an item descriptive of an old, wooden can
teen shaped like spice-box, which was in
possession of Mr.. VIM. Boyd, keeper of the
arsenal, and on .he outside of which had been
roughly cut the inscription "a Boyden,
EnYhnrn' It Infant bnr
time it has been claimed by Mrs. L. S. Beal
of Foxboro', Mass, as tine property of
her late father, and by her deposited in the
Memorial Hall in Foxboro'
An OldtOwn man, having taken, as he sup
posed, the train for St. John, discovered his
mistake on board the Bar Harbor train and
jumped from the car He landed in a mud
puddle somewhat demoralized but unhurt,
and made his way back to Bangor. But his
leap caused good deal of excitement, as the
report was spread that he was seriously in
jured, if not killed.
| SAGADAHOC.
Bowdoinbam has five new stores added to
its list this fall.
| Several house carpenters of Bath have an.
nounced their intention of going to Florida
for work during the winter.
The Bath Times says: Louis Eisenberg, a
German-Jew peddler, who has been selling
| goods in BOOthbay for week or more, was
arrested Friday on charge of burglary, bu,
the evidence was insufficient as to his guilt
and he was discharged.
SOMERSET.
VI. j. Allen, of Skowhegan, had the i'll
luck to place his hand on block Just as a
fellow workman struck it with sledge, los.
| ing part of one finger and the nail of another
WASHINGTON.
In Millbridge drug store, correspond
ent of the Bangor Commercial saw a Zulu
girl. IA wears old She was taken to Mill.
bridge by sea captain. She is said to be
intelligent and in color she resembles a quad
room.
The Advertiser says that the report of
small pox on board Capt. Hills bark, OF
Calais is unfounded.
AT LARGE.
The Bangor Industrial Journal thinks it is
not certain that the Canadian Pacific railroad
will cross Mooses cad Lake, although it will
doubtless cross the State of Maine at some
point, to find terminus in the Maritime Pro-
vinces. The Halifax people clamor for line
from Quebec to the head of Lake Chesuncook
in Maine, thence to Canterbury, New Bruins
wick. Such road would strike near Houl-
ton. The Provincials want line as far
north and as far away from Maine railroad
lines as possible, in order that we of Maine
may get the minimum of benefit from it.