Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-20
State News
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The Lewiston Journal says: "kcouple of
bowdoin College alumni are drawing up arti.
eies FOR the formation of a Bowdoin Alumni
Association of Lewiston and Auburn"
Six thousand seven hundred and fifty dol.
lars was paid into the Lewiston city treasury.
wednesday, as tine city's semi annual share
of the rental of the Lewiston and Auburn
railroad to the Grand Trunk.
CUMBERLAND.
Austin S. Pease, an old resident of Spring.
field, engaged 80 years ago in the confection-
cry business aud for quite a period later
master of the Portland city almshouse. was
killed BY an elevator Wednesday Dec. Is.
he leaned out of the elevator TO stop its up
ward progress, and his head was crushed by
coming IN contact with the capstone of the
elevator opening.
FRANKLIN.
The Maine Pathological Society have a..
cepted the invitation of the Franklin County
Agricultural Society and will hold their win
ter meeting in Pennington, Feb. 4th and 9Th
next.
Tuesday Dec IA, an accident occurred at
Aasterman's mill in Phillips Eben SWEET
who was employed there, WAS hauling birch
lumber and came in contact with skid
breaking his leg.
At meeting of the trustees of the Frank
lin County Savings bank. Tuesday, it was
unanimously voted to erect brick and stone
block the coming season. The block will
contain three stores, beside offices tor the
bank.
HANCOCK.
The mining days are over in Blue Hill
During the past week crew of men have
been employed in taking the pump from the
shaft of the "Bluehill mine" 1t was quite
An undertaking. where the cost was some
thing over three hundred dollars; but the
pump itself was worth sixteen hundred.
KNOX.
At meeting of the Knox Lime Association
it was voted that all kilns in Knox County be
allowed to GO out as soon they have burned
their quota. The prospect is now that very
little lime will be manufactured before spring
Thompson H. Murch, formerly of Rock
land, who was elected to Congress from this
State during the greenback agitation, 10 re-
ported to have died last Wednesday in the
insane asylum at Dsnvers, Mass,
PENoBscoT
Mr. II. G. Patterson. Brewer, an employe
in the Jail work shop, while scuffing with one
OF the men Thursday. accidentally fell on a
sharp knife, cutting quite deep and painful
cash in the right arm, just above the elbow.
PIscArAoUIs.
1t is said that foxes in a radius of ten miles
Of Dover and Foxcroft villages have damaged
the farmers over thousand dollars, in kill
ing their young turkeys. Some farmers have
lost 80 or 40 in one night
The machinery for the new spool mill at
Monson has been received, and work will
commence as soon as the depth of snow will
admit of hauling the timber which a crew of
men have for several weeks been employed
in cutting for spools,
SAGADAHoC
The grocery store Of Brown & Conley,
Bath, was entered Wednesday, and a auanti-
ty of cigars and tobacco taken, besides IS in
money.
The case OF the town of Topsham vs. Chas.
II. Small, the defauting collector, will come
off at the December term of the Sagadahoc
County Supreme Court which convenes at
Bath, this week.
SOMERSET.
The Skowhegan Reporter saws Mr. Darius
Houghton Of Skowhegan who has already
made several important inventions. has en-
tered a caveat of what has the appearance Of
being very important invention. 1t 10 a
carbon for an electric light that is designed to
be perpetual burner or that will run "a
hours or longer, without removal
WALDO.
On the down freight train from Burnham
to Belfast on Wednesday evening, George
Hunt, of Belfast, brakeman, slipped from
car near Thorndike Station, and his left leg
was so badly crushed by the wheels that am.
putation below the knee was necessary.