Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-01-30
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In the case of Frank Thibodeau, killed at a
railroad crossing in PresQue Isle a week ago,
the coroner's jury found that the bell was no,
ringing as the train approached the crossing.
and that it was running at q reckless and I'M
lawful rate of speed when the collision oe-
CURED. The men could not see the approach
ing train as they approached the crossing on
account of an intervening building The
New Brunswick is thu railroad in question.
The Changers of North Aroostook have de-
cided TO send their potatoes to a Boston COM
mission merchant and have chosen agents TO
do their shipping.
Mr.. Charles Vose recently gave $500 to the
church at Forest City to close out its debt,
reports lions Herald. OF the total expense.
Mr.. Vose has paid $500, and Mr.. John
Haley the same sum.
The Aroostook Herald says; A petition is
being circulated for the establishment of a
new post Office in the southern part of Blaine,
10 be called Three Brooks" with Mrs. FL
della McGraw as post mistress.
HANCOCK.
Eugene Perkins, young man about II
years old, living in the north part of Blue
hill, met with very painful accident, in the
woods near To-day Pond, last Saturday. He
was engaged choppng wood, when his axe
caught under limb in such a manner that in
its fall il cut his foot, taking off three of his
toes.
About week ago Stephen Small of So.
Deer Isle was taken insane. Capts Joseph
and Stephen Thurston started for Augusta
with him Thursday.
Real estate at Bar Hsrbor is higher than
ever before, and there is constant demand
for it,
On the Isle au Haut. nothing can be heard
this winter but the sound of builders tools
upon the new structures which are now being
built there, according TO the Wing. Several
prominent New York gentlemen have pur-
chased large proportion of the island, and
they are determined to make it one of the
most attractive resorts on the coast.
Mr.. II. Greelv of Ellsworth, has sold
his famous trotting stallion Hambletonian
Knox TO Mr.. w. B Bacon of Boston, who is
connected with the Eastern Railroad Mr.
Bacon will use him as a gentleman's driving
horse. Hambletonian Knox is one of the
finest horses in Maine, having a record of
% made at the State Fair last fall and can
probably trot much faster.
kENNEBEC.
Ira T. McKenney. son of T. B. McKenney,
a Waterville youth, has attended school for
term of Is weeks, not being absent day or
tardy once, and receiving the prize.
The Lawton Granite Co., of South Nor
ridg-wock, is to build six hundred dollar
tomb at Belgrade, this season, says the Som
erset Reporter.
PISCATAQUIS.
The Bangor Commercial says aluminium in
large quantities has been found in the Mon.
| son State quarries. Aluminium is a valuable
metal largely used to alloy with gold, but has
always been expensive on account of the diff
Guilty of separating it from its mineral COM
binations. certain German scientist claims
to have discovered a more economical method
| of extracting the metal and investigation in
to the value of the Monson deposit will be
thoroughly made.
AT LARGE.
| On the Big Machias AS horses and 4 oxen
are at work in the woods, using up daily "a
tons of hay and $50 basheIs of oats. These
| teams will bank about 10 millions Of logs.
Will Mullen and Charlie Carney in the en-
| ploy of ID. Cameron, a lumberman in the
woods a short distance from Masardis. felled
pine short time ago eightyse feet long,
measuring twenty-tour inches through the top.
| This is something of stick, and a reminder
! of Penobscot's palmv DAYS.
| This great winter for the Ok Bow, Aroos
| took county. There is twice as much um-
bering doing up the river from there this sea.
son as has been done in any one season fol-
thirty years. There are now employed about
| $50 horses and 400 men.