Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-07-24
ANDRoSCoGGN.


| ANDRoscoGGIN.
/ The famous gsvel presented by DIR. e.
I dredge. of Auburn, TO the National Grand
| Army Encampment at Portland, is now on
exhibition in Washington, d c.
The Conant saw mill on the little andre
/ scoggin ha. suspended work. Between $780,
600 and 400 900 of the drive of million logs
which were started this spring for this mill
are hung up, most of them at Welchville.
I large number of Canadians went TO
Montreal last week from Lewiston, many of
them TO remain in their former home 10 Cam
ada. The journal saws that the movement
among the French Canadian people is out of,
rather than into, Lewiston
CUMBERLAND.
Tuesday afternoon, the schooner Ceres.
! Captain Kicker, of Portland. lying at Fall
mouth, was struck by lightning. The cap
tain was knocked overheard by the shock but
saved himself from drowning. His left arm
was benumbed. His son and family were
sitting near the foremost below and the shock
Frustrated them. Mrs. Ricker's back Was
famed quite badly, otherwise none OF the party
was injured. The loss of the foremost was
! the only injury the vessel received.
/ The body of large whale has been washed
ashore on the seward side of Ram Island,
| Portland Harbor. and has been the object of
several expeditions TO that place.
| The Bath Light Infantry are talking of
! having an excursion TO Boothbay harbor in
| August and inviting the Portland Light In
fsntry to become their guests for the day.
! One man at Cape Elizabeth, this season,
has picked from his vines 1900 quarts of
straw berries, and two others l / 900 and 1000
respectfully.
! The Portland Press is Informed that a con-
troversy took place between two engine COM
panies. at recent fire in Portland, and the
! flames burst through the roof of the house
while the dispute was in progress.
| Tuesday evening, Mr.. Charles J. MELON
aid of Portland. received a telegram from
/ Gray, stating that his little son Percy, aged
about 10 years, had been drowned The lit
tie fellow, who was a general favorte in the
neighborhood, had been spending his vaca-
ton at Gray.
FRANKLIN.
| Mr.. Horace S. Kves was brought from
Pennington to his home in North jay, the
2lst inst, in feeble condition from expos
ure while attempting to save the life of a
man who was drowned at Pennington while
bathing.
! kENNEBEC.
Ed Follett of this city had the nightmare
one night this week, and while in the act of
tri ing the head off the snake" came very
near twisting the ri Iht arm from his little son.
| The collar bone was broken and other injur-
| les inflicted. doctor attended to the little
sufferer, and he is getting along well as
! could be expected Ed ought to handcufi
himsel when he retires Gardiner Reporter
LINCOLN
Charles r. Fisher, Esq Inspector of Gus
toms at the Port OF Boothbay, Wiscasset
District, having resigned, Jason Carlisle,
Esq, retired sea captain of Wiscassett
succeeds him g. b. Remission. Esq. the
able Deputy Collector, on August LIST, will
be succeeded by w f. Reed, Esq The Gus
tom office will be removed to another build.
ing.
Louis Best, who administered so many I'M
godlv lashes to Editor Cox, of the Boothbay
Register, will be sentenced at the next Oc-
tober term of the Supreme Court at Wiscas-
set.
Southport will dedicate her new soldiers
monument October lst, saws the Squid. 1t is
of granite. a shaft suitably inscribed, and To-
Gated near the church, in the centre of the
island. Southport furnished sixty-six men to
| the navy, fifteen of whom are now deceased
| Frank Jewett lost barrel OF sugar recent
ly--stolen from his boat in Boothbay on the
night of the 10th. The suspected party went
off fishing on the 10th, but will be nabbed on
his return, says the Squid.
PENOBsCOT
! Thr work of rebuilding the buildings a,
the Katahdin Iron Works has begun, and will
be vigorously pushed.
SAGADAHoC.
Perkins & Blaisdeli launched, Wednes day
! forenoon. the steam launch supply owned
| by S. g. Buyer, of Pleasant Cove, Damari-
scotia river. he is intended for pleasure
| boat.