Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-01-27
MAINE NEWS.

MunIIs NNu WHoollnp cOupn NIt prevalent
in Caluis aud the region roundab vi.
The next state convention of Maine reform
clubs will be held at Skowhegan June oh and
10Th.
H. }. Gilkey Of Strong hus been elected
member oil the Board Of Agriculture lor
Franklin County.
A postollicc has been established ut Win.
ihrop Centre, md L,yl Richmond hls been
postmaster
Miss KITE O'Brien, willie ON her way TO
school on Tuesday Of last week, Slipped on the
ice, fell and broke her leg
Frank L, Emmins, Of belgrade, while cut.
ting wood lew days ugo was cIuslc beneath
II falling tree and very seriously injured.
The fine oil painting Of the late cx-Gov.
Morrill,, recently presented to tho State, has
been hung in the rotunda OF the State House,
John Bright, Esq, II piomincnt citizen Of
B ngor, died recently in that city, aged s
years, lie had lived in Bangor about Gj
years.
Two French Canadians tu,slcd and fought in
the corridor Il tho Barker Mill It's, week.
Ono stabbed the other in the neck with d puil
OF scissors, making II slight wound.
Thomas Ross, belonging in tho provinces,
died III Midway, Friday night, from injuries
received by falling under n sled, winch passed
over his body. WhIskcy killed him,
The knight, OF Labor demanded that The
firm OF II w, Jcwclt 4 Co.. OF q rldinrr, Me-.
increase the wages Of its GU employees, Tie
firm refused aud shut down its mills
Nathan Greene # Lagrange died Inst Thurs.
day, after II brief illness, aged 70 years. The
deceased was born in Pitlsiiuld, A. H., and
settled in Lagrange lilty-thrcc years ugo,
Saturday night, 10Th inst, ut Midnight the
house OF Benz. COokson, Of GrccnJush, va,
burned, Mr. Cooksons aged latuer W, 5 burn.
ed to death and ls vile will probably die.
Mr.. John Buzzcll, OF SunIold raised cotton
last summer OF us fine quality rs TINT grown
in the southern states, from seeds picked hl
Mr. George Goodall, Of Sanford, while at New
Oilcuns,
It is snd til t the Mnino Central Railroad
will Iud II new freight depot ut North Mon.
mouth station, or Anmbcsscouk, next sprnL,
aud lny side tracks sufficient for rains to pass
each other,
The bee keepers of Dexter prodnccl 2GjO
pornds Of honey in 1850 Fifty pounds OF WAX
MES owned in the town. The aggregate IL
pIoiit 10 the bee keeper, was $40,
l he Secretary OF the Treasury has m,dc tie
following appointments in the lighthouse SER
vice; Isaac W. Morrison, second assistant
keeper, Half Why Rock; William c. Williams,
assistant keeper, Cape Elizabeth,
Augu.tu5 b ilry OF Gardiner Ina, in pus,c3-
sion ticket issued by the Kcnncbcc and Polt.
land Railroad, one OF the fist ever used over
the road Pcrhnp, it may be good for II ride
now, but Mr.. Bailey values it higher than
That
Prophet j. L. Nckcrson, who has been
holding forth in Dexter and Curnun OF late,
has gone to Lewiston. lie has hired The
KNIGHTS Of Labor hall and will give lectures on
wednesday, Friday and Sunday evenings oI
this week,
Miss Rosamond Phetcr., aged i3, while
coming from nclghbor's, was struck by the
engine Of IL wild train on the European branch
OF the Maine Central Railroad ut Webster sta.
ton, receiving injuries which resulted fatal y
tue next Sunday morning
In Charleston last week, while several men
were engaged in dressing an ON which had
Ju>l been killed AM was suspended above the
barn II or, one OF the chains broke AMI the
hook attached struck Wilbur lIaivcr in the
eye aud forced it from its socket,
Henry T. Boohby, lumber ur,cyor, fell
into TIE river at Saco on the I'm, and WIS
carried over the fails going 80 test below the
su licc The CUR, mt tool; him Il lon,. Il s'uncr
below, where he WAS ir-cur'i by his fellow
workmen lie was severely iniUrcd bat will
recover.
Turner Buzzcll, OF Wellington, did yc'y
suddenly Dec. SO. He had gone into the III It,
adjoining the house, aud had been there but Il
few minutes WHEN his daughter jose passed
out an Jaw something was the matter. lie
sad to her: Send Tor the DOCTOR md OK
pir Il in less than five minutes.
AT the annual meeting OF the Union MUTUAL
Life Insurance. Co., ut Portland last week,
dlrcc ors were elected us follows: Edward Il.
Scccomb West Newton, Mass. Edward A..
Noycs, Porlun !; Josiah II. Drumnon +,
=, rtlUnd; George Stnnwood BROOKLYN, n. T.;
John T. Dewitt was reelected president.
The new Barracks at The Soldiers National
Home, logus, ARE completed and occupation
Las commenced. Their capacity is about 100
men. There arc now 1926 inmates of the
Home, the largest number that has ever been
ccummoiatod there. furty-right applca-
tons for admission are awaiting action, which
will be attended toas soon MS possible
c. l.. Libby of Palmyra, owns horse which
POSSESSES considerable intelligence. In the
morning tie horse is ImIncssed and Mrs
Libby drives to tho schoclhousc, and then Turns
TIC hOrs" about and he goes home. At noon
the horse is again harne'scd and it zoe, 10 the
schoulhousc alone waits till school is cut,
when it is driven home by MR.. Libby.
A crew OF men arc ut work at Br,Msw
piling logs at the lower end OF Cow Island,
Three pairs of horses are used in hauling the
legs from the ice where they were piled by til"
lrcsIict. All the lumber belonging to the Lew
igum parties which came down the river is
scattered between Brunswick and Mcirymcct,
ing Bay.
Chls. York. of Athens, was va. cinutca II
short time ngo. His wife had crack in her
finger and while dressing the arm became
vuccinotcl Mrs. York MIXED the COW, and
by the cows tents being chap ed during the
cold weather, she also became vnCcnatcd, and
it was II pcrplcxng Job to milk her, according
to the Plltsiield Adperhser.
In pursuance with its agreement with trunk
lines, the Grand Trunk Railway his closed up
Ill ITS outside ticket offices, and tickets can
now only be obtained Mt its own principal
Offices in this state on its line Of road, and OF
the Maine Central ticket agents. The same
arrangement is also carried ont in other New
England states, all tickets over western roads
being sold ut the oilice- of the initial roads.
Tine household goods Of Luther Hayden, Il
soldier in the late rebellion, who j. now mt the
Sol !irrs' Home in loyus, Me, were Tut od