Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-19
State News.
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'Orders for lumber are bevi,n;no :, .o,,
10, sald Lewiston lumber dealer, Wednes
day. 1t is usually the first sign of snr;no
Inc Lewiston steam mill drives. this snring
will contain about 5000. 900.
Last week the Lewiston aud Auburn .bo.
factories shipped 3775 cases of shoes. an,
ll2,747 pounds of leather were received h,
them. In the corresponding week of Ia.
year 23l6 cases were shipped, and 81 81,
pounds Of leather received.-JournaL
The first new potato of the wear ba. hae,
raised by Mrs o. D Bailey of North Auburn
1t Is as big as a hens egg. 1t wasn't raise
on the potato piece
Several cases of arsenical poisoning bav,
occurred In Bridgewater, caused by handlinc
hides which had been treated with arsenic n
preserve them. Joseph Kelley and Johr
Power were badly poisoned, and several 9th.
ers more or less affected
The Aroostook Agricultural Society has .
scheme on foot to build track for the train.
ing OF the horse stock which is being bred in
the vicinity.
CUMBERLAND.
wednesday night H. A. Haskell. a youno
man about % years old. in the empiov q,
the Electric Light Company, while engaged
IN placing carbon in the light at the corner
OF Green and Portland streets, fell from the
top OF the pole to the ground beneath. die.
lance of 20 feet. He was found living on the
ground near the pole, in an insensible conditibn
and taken in hack to his home. There were
FOUND several cuts upon the head and one
leg was considerably swollen, but. stranoa r,
say, no other injuries were apparent, 1t was
a very narrow escape from a serious if NOT
fatal injury.
Inc county commissioners have apoor
toned the tax for the ensuing year, the taxes
apporti"ned TO the towns being the same "a
last year. The sum to be raised is $50. OO0
Mrs. Nancy Miller, of Cumberland, will
be LOG years old in June She remembers
seeing Washington when he visited that
place in October, 1884,
The attendance at the Gorham Normal
school now numbers 100.
large tanning firm of Peabody, Mass.
are contemplating the purchase of the Bridg-
ton tannery and setting it in operation.
FRANKLIN.
The spring term of the Pennington Nor.
NAL School opened, Tuesday, with lO7 pupils
IN attendance and forty more assured, saws
the Lewiston Journal. The entering class
numbers ~ with 10 more certainly coming.
The two new teachers in place of Misses
Swift and Pinkhsm resigned, are Miss Harri.
ct 2. Young Of Mattinicus. and Mr.. Holmes
II. Bailey of Industry. Both are graduate.
OF the school and are teachers of long and
successful experience Miss Young gradua-
ted In the class of 1881, and Mr.. Bailey in
1T and from the advanced course in 81.
KENNEBEc.
Mrs L. NJ. Robbins, of Winthrop has a
splendid herd of butter Jerseys. She has
some superior cows as is shown by the fact
that between Janury 1st, 1885. and Jan. LIST,
1856. from six cows she made 1858 pounds of
butter. Some of Mrs. Robbins butter has
been exhibited and awarded premiums at the
Eastern Maine State Fair in Bangor.
Waterville is to have the electric light.
The plant will consist Of 80 lights, with a
prospect of an increase of 80 in the future,
and it will be situated near the Lockwood
Mills. Water power will be employed, aad
everything will be in readiness to establish
the station as soon as the snow leaves the
ground.
A new post-office has been established al
Gllead, and Hannibal A. Marong appointed
postmaspter.
Camden, notary public.
VIM. Wilson, of Centre Llncolnvile, lost
valuable horse few days ago by some I'M
known person entering the stable. which was
fastened, and eating the horses throat. The
culprit has not yet been apprehended.
Judge o. G. Hall of Rockland has been en-
fhp al n,
Bluehill.
The town of Warren has voted to purchase
poor farm.
The town of Union has appropriated $500
for soldiers monument.
Capt. Philbrook, in packet Mayfower, of
Pulpit Harbor, on her trip Monday week, had
quite perilous VOYAGE. Capt. Philbrook
froze his hands and feet quite badly, as did
also his mate, Mr.. Pettee, and the packet iced
up so badly that she could not have kept up
much longer, but would have sunk from the
weight of ice.
The Bay View Ice Co, South Waldoboro
have built another house and are filling it
with ice.
PENOBsCOT.
A meeting of the pastors and representa-
tives of the different city churches was held
in the Y. NJ. e. A. hall yesterday afternoon,
says the Commercial, to discuss the advisa-
bility of employing city missionary. Those
present expressed themselves as pleased with
the project, and Hon. j. S. Wheelwright,
Rev. G. B. Illsley and Hon. Hiram Ruggles
were chosen a committee to draw up an Or
ganization and constitution.
The Wing says it is now definitely decided
that Capt. Otis Ingrahsm will command the
steamer Penobscot the coming season. The
many friends of this genial commander will
be more than pleased to meet him in his new
quarters.
1t is understood that the Boston & Bangor
Steamship Company is still trying to negotiate
for steamer to temporarily supply the place
of the Cambridge.
SAGADAHoC,
George Hawley of Bath has keel stretched
for a stem sloop of nearly 200 tons, which is
reported to tie for parties in Bangor. Her
maipsail will contain 800 yards of canvass.
The Bath Times says that through the eff
forts of DR.. A. r. Gilmore a Homeopathic
hospital and dispensory is to be established
in that city.
SOMERSET.
Our correspondent writes from Harmony
The question under agitation just now with