Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-10-05
State News.
ANDROSCOGGIN.

AHDRoscoGGIK
The Feeny boy who shot his mother in
Portland, used I" live 10 Lewiston. and The
Journal saws he had q hard reputation there.
Lewiston man named Warren lost two
nngers on a circular saw at a sash ami blind
shop, SATURDAY..
Lewiston Young man drove 60 North Au-
burn last Wednesday, to call on an Is wears
old daughter of q well-knowR Lewiston c,ti-
zen who was visiting there. She got into the
wagon with him and drove to the city. TAey
together left on the 10 o'clock Grand Trunk
train and nothing has been heard from them
since. The girl is Is years old and the
young man "a.
Frank Kennedy of South Boston. the
Lisbon Falls burglar was taken to Thoms.ton
State prison. Saturday He goes to serve a
three years sentence.
ARoosrooK.
Twenty-seven cases of typhoid fever were
reported at Van Buren,, last week. nine of
them being in one house where the mother
lay dead and the rest of the family helpless.
The Aroostook Conference of Congregs-
tional churches will hold its fortieth semi
annual meeting at Patten, Oct. 10th and 18th.
CUMBERLAND.
Mr. Joshua Taylor's barn at Ferry Village
was destroyed by FIRE about A. NJ, Sunday.
together with two picnic wagons, moving
machine, and fifty tons of hay. Mr. E. L.
Hopkins house caught but was saved. The
barn was partially insured.
While workmen were dumping dirt Sstur-
day at Portland wharf. one of them found an
old boot among the rubbish containing some
ten dollars in money.
FRANKLIN
William and John Sargent have put 5000
salmon minnows into Moose and the two
Saddleback ponds. The fish were a gift of
Silas Wing
movement is on foot to build a union
church at Northeast Harbor. A lot of land
has been donated.
The electric light wiring at Ellsworth is
about completed, and the adjusting of the
machinery at the station will probably be
finished and the city illuminated by the latter
part of the week.
The Rockland Ministerial Association will
hold its next session at Round Pond, Oct
l1l3
While C. D. and NJ. Philbrook's drove
OF over 200 cattle were crossing the wire sus-
pension bridge over the Androscoggn river
near Gilead station, Friday, the bridge gave
way, precipitating some seventy-fve cattle
thirty feet or more into the stream Four or
five only were drowned and as many were in
jured. the others swan ashore. The bridge
was badly damaged, and the main highway
will thus be rendered impossible for some
time.
During the heavy thunder shower of Sept
goth, a valuable three-year-old colt belonging
to j. c Stearns of Bethel was struck by
lightning and killed.
PENoBsCor.
A Good Templar lodge was organized at
Lincoln. Sept. 9th. by J. H. Hamilton,
Grand Councillor for the order
Some time last spring Mr.. r. B. Cookson
postal clerk on the Bangor and Pscataquis,
accidently stuck one of the hooks on which
mail-bags are hung into his thumb. The
wound was not very painful and he paid nc
attention to it, but constant handling OF
letters caused blood poisoning and the wound
has never healed. and at last amputation has
become necessary. SAYS the Bangor Wing.
! PIscATAQUIs.
The Dover Observer says: Miss Jennie
Smith of Barnard. died on the 2lst inst, O.
consumption, which was thought to have beer
caused by vaccination with virus from 8
person who had that disease
| SAaADAHoc.
The Richmond water works are progress
ing slowly. Three steam drills and larg;
crew of men are expected very soon, wher
the work of piping streets will go ahead fast
An almost continuous ledge on one street ha.
| required three weeks work blasting
1t is understood that the Bath Rowing Clut
will not hold a regatta this fall, as talked o.
during the summer.
LIBERTY Our correspondent writes Oct
2: Daniel Carey of the Boston police force
passed few DAYS in this village last week -
Mrs. Edward Holway of Norridgewock. wht
was well-knowD and much beloved by tn,
people of this place. died last week at thai
village of consumption.-W. j Knowlton i,
making the necessary repairs on the ole
shovel-handle factory, preparatory to start
ing his new business of spring bed making
Success to the enterprise.-John Sheridan
the laxative old veteran, has moved with hi.
family to Whitefeld. He will be great,
missed The water in Georges Pond i
lower than it has been for many years. AL
the mills on the stream ar,
consequently suffering for water Blu
little business can be don,
until the heavy fall rains set in.-Mr Pres
colt, brother of our merchant L. L. Prescott
who Las been visiting here. has returned tC
his home in the West.-A new telegraph lin,
to supply the place OF the one removed by tn,
w. U. +. Co. will be put into immediat,
operation between this village and Belfast
This line will be built by private contribution
and will stand as a mark of public spirit anc
enterprise of which any small village nigh
be proud. A charter will be secured at tn,
coming session of the legislature. Now Civ,
US railroad and we shall feel quite metro
politan in our hopes and aspirations.
| YORK
Geo. W. Ward of Bddeford, has recent,
received a contract to make repairs and alter
atoms on the life saving station at Biddeforc
Pool The job will cost the government
about 81, 900
AT LARGE.
The day express between Montreal an,
Portland will be taken off Monday.
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