Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-10-31

night. No insurance. Loss $1,000. Itwas
the work of an incendiary. The flames were
first seen bursting through the roof.
FRANKLIN.
A lodge of Good Templars to be called
Mt Day" was instituted 1t Strong, Tuesday
evening, Oct 9th, by Messrs. Munson and
Dow.
The institution of Good Templar lodges.
indeed, is one of the chief items of news
from all over the country.
| In Pennington, few nights sgo, par
fridge few against Mrs. Creations front door,
and broke sl2 glass panel. thus gaining
entrance to the vestibule, where the bird was
found in the morning.
| HANCOCK.
| Lamoine Grange il to Immediately build
commodious building in the square at La
moline. the basement to be used as store, the
second floor as hall for regular meetings of
the grange, and the attic as dining hall and
Office.
The Bangor Commercial reports that
Bucksport is to have local paper. The
managers of the Castine Gazette are to trans
fer the interests OF that paper to Bucksport
and under different name publish week
ly paper there.
Inc American DeAre tuAI TIE eCeiioP uouC
has begun in the Western part of the county
and that sloops are being fitted out for the
business
The American also records October May
flowers in Hancock County.
PENoBsCoT.
Albert Lancaster of Pushaw received 3
bad wound in the food by the accidental dis
charge Of gun, Wednesday.
Fred Wilson. a cigar maker of Bangor was
brought before United States Commissioner
Hamlin, Wednesday. upon complaint of the
Cole ctor Of Internal Revenue, for removing
cigars from his mandatory without the same
having been properly boxed and stamped.
Chicken pox is prevalent among the chill
dren at VIM.
SOMERSET.
Messrs. Hoxie & Tibbetts of No. Fairfield
have been offered 5000 for their colt Dictator.
Fairfield is going in for street lights.
Several cases of typhoid fever are reported
in Etna and neghboring towns.
The Piusfeld Advertiser says Hattie
Clark Is wears old, at her home in East
Cornville, lit lamp Saturday evening, pre-
paratory to retiring, and threw the still fam
ing match carelessly away. 1t lodged in
such manner as TO ignite her clothes, and
before the fire could be extinguished she was
so severely burned that she died Monday
morning.
The estimate of some of our lumbermen
says the Somerset Reporter, is that the cut
on the Kennebec for the coming season will
exceed that of last by 20,00O.000 feet. The
increase will be mostly on Dead river.
WALDO.
By request of party in Pennington the
grave of the unknown person, found at North
Searsport in May 1884 was opened to obtain
some of the clothing to be identified. A dis
coverv was made which was overlooked at
the time of the inquest was held over the re-
mains In one of the stockings was found in
an old glove brass thimble and key which
looked like door key
Mr.. Clarence o. Poor mas at his store in
Belfast, a curiosity in more ways than one.
1t is a half pint glass bottle containing model
of full rugged American ship with the Stars
and Stripes at her peak The work was
done by foreign sailor on a foreign ship
and was given to Mr.. Wellington r. White
of Belfast, while at Calcutta, in the ship
Ivanhoe. Strange to say, one side of the
bottle bears the words, blown into the glass,
"W. o. Poor & Son, Belfast" The bottle
was one used in the prescription department
of the firm some eight years ago. and the
history of its trip around the world. if it
could be ascertained, would be very interest
ing.
According to the Journal, thirty families
of stone cutters have recently moved into
Belfast.