Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-02-13
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nnLiS of OLDES 1IAES-ACClDEyT IN
THE WooDs-A HEAvY FAAILr-CRusHEr
BYA TREE
There are daily mails between Houltou and
Pressure Isle by rail now.
The town of Pressure Isle !. sunno.,;,,
two pstients in the Insane Hospital. a, An.
gusta, Robert Whitaker and Charles Turnev
CUMBERLAND.
During the last quarter 800 passenger, ar.
rived at the port of Portland, los OF them
being immigrants. OF this number 81 were
iaoorers, Al had no occupation, and Is were
farmers. clerks, bookbinders, coopers. sta
TONERS. tinsmiths, and railors.
Kew A. A. Smith preached his farewell
sermon IN the Baptist church at Yarmouth.
last Sunday, having accepted call 70 Bos-
ton.
Edward O'Brien, who committed suicide in
store III Cornish, Thursday, was engaged,
win his brother, for seven years in the -four
and grain business in Portland
FRANKLIN.
Mr.. Seborn j. Hyde died at his home in
Revere, Mass, Sunday. He was born in
Jay, In 1915, began business in Boston about
thirty years ago as member of the firm of
5. D. Hyde Co.. produce dealers
KENNEBEc
Mrs. Ira Seavey, who died in Vienna Feb
LIST, al the advanced age of ninety wears and
seven months, had lived with her husband
seventy years. There are but two persons
living IN town who are older than she was.
Adonyah Prescott and Patty Carr. Mrs.
Seavey leaves four children, three daughters
and one son, Elder Hiram Sesvey.
KNOX.
The Rockland Courier aZette reports a
new rival to the oyster, which it thinks will
BRING fame If not fortune to North Haven
where the discovery was made. The discoy.
cry Is OF variety of mussel which makes a
toothsome stew far surprising the oyster.
Some OF Rockland's sportsmen carried out
bushel of corn the other day and scattered
it round in favorite partridge haunt, for
food for the birds, says the Courier Gazette
LINCOLN.
A new post-office has been established at
Pleasant Pond. Lincoln county, three miles
east of North Whitefield
PENoBsCoT.
The committee elected at the last meeting
of the Bangor Board of Trade to confer with
the Maine Central people in regard to locat-
Ing the new shops of the company in this
city, have written the railroad company ask
ing for an interview. and it Is hoped that this
soon will be granted. Commercial.
Mr.. H. G. Flanders. of East Hampden, has
in his possession a pslisade taken from the
water in front of the old French fort at Cas-
tine last summer. 1t is supposed to have
been placed there about 1926 When found
only the extreme top was above the bed of
the bay. The part buried in the sand was in
remarkably good state of preservation.
This is thought to be the last remaining pal
isade and the wood is evidently oak.
Mr. John Sibley of Burlington, lost fine
pair of horses by breaking through the ice at
the outlet of Nicatous Lake on Thursday of
last week.
PIscArAQUIs.
While at work in the wooks, Bert Potter a
son of Geo. Potter of Wellington, fell upon
the stub of a bush or small tree that he had
just cut in such manner that il penetrated
his neck, going in one side and coming out
on the other. He is alive and in a fair way
to recover.
There are four coat manufacturing shops in
Norridgewock, each doing large business.
The Methodist society of Madison are hap.
ny III euC oCSu'ths VI q HeN uus-tUueu yell,
which is calling together each week an in
creasing number of attendants.
Mr.. B. II. Copp of Athens can boast of the
heaviest family of children in Somerset coun-
tv. The eldest is a son 20 years of age, who
weighs 1856 pounds the next a son, aged 49,
weighing ITO pounds; daughter l6 wears
old, weighing 200 pounds son aged IA,
weighs l4S pounds; daughter IL years, l6S
pounds; a daughter 9 years, 1872 pounds
total 1904 pounds bulletin.
SATURDAY. at one o'clock a young man
named McMorrer from st John was found in
the woods by Moose Pond, lying on the snow
with the blood flowing profusely from his
head. A tree had fallen on him. He was
brought to Harmony and doctors called.
They found fearful wound in the head and
the shoulder dislocated He remained in the
unconscious state until he died at three
o'clock Sunday morning, says the Somerset
reporter.
WALDO.
Mr.. Harrison Hayford, late keeper of the
poor, has sued the city of Belfast for SO 900,
on account of the insane poor sent to Augusta.
His bill is about 81 900. The cost of support
ing the insane poor at Augusta was deducted
by the CITY from Mr.. Hayfords bill, and this
suit is brought to recover. Mr.. Hayford
claims that he had suitable accommodations
for said insane paupers, and that they should
not have been sent to Augusta at his expense,
reports the Belfast Journal.
WASHINGTON.
The mail service between Cutler and East
Machias will be increased to six times per
week, the change to take effect on March lst.
YORK.
In Biddetord Thursday, Joseph Lombard
was brought before Judge Hamilton and
bound over to the May term of court for the
larceny of s26 so from Cyrus c. Kicker of
Saco, for whom Lombard was working.