Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-26
State News.
ANDRosCoGGIy.

Lewiston lady screamed .sburglars, -
awakened the household, brought her father
up stairs revolver in hand, and then tainted
away. all because a mouse ran across the
room.
c. l. Roberts, dealer in groceries, etc,
Lisbon Falls. Me-. has gone into insolvency.
Boston Journal.
ARoosrooK.
The having season in the vicinity of Sher.
man has been rather discouraging to farmers,
but full average of hay has been secured in
fair condition TIL grain crop is a good one,
and Is being secured as fast as the weather
will permit. Wheat is excellent. The DO
tato crop will be large in yield, if the rust
holds of. Some pieces have begun TO rust.
The apple crop is heavy.
Stock in Southern Aroostook is looking
well. out is selling at low figure. Sheep
and lambs are selling better than last YEAR
The fall feed is going to be excellent
CUMBERLAND.
Next Saturday the Maine Deaf Mute Mis-
sion will hold its eighth convention in the
chapel on School street in Brunswick, and
continue through Sunday.
HANCOCK
Robert Miles of Bucksport dropped dead
Monday afternoon as he was about TO enter
the office of j. n. Tillock's livery stable. Mr.
Miles was about seventy years of age and
iived on pretty farm at the east end of the
village. He leaves a wife and six children
who are grown up.
KNOX.
kNox.-Our correspondent writes Aug. % {:
Half Moon Lodge had a public installation
last Saturday evening After the programme,
which consisted of vocal and instrumental
music, was carried out, ice cream and cake
were served free TO all (for fifteen cents) 1t
has some over eighty members in good stand
| ing. and is in a good working condition.
MIR. +. 4. Stephenson, who has been can
vassing for G. X. Gerrish of Portland during
his summer vacation, has returned to Kent's
Hill to resume his studies. He has taken
orders to the amount of 500, or more, in
less than ten Week.-Mrs. Minnie E. Webb
| has gone to Portland for medical treatment
MIR. John Elkins. who has been confined to
the house for some time is so as to be
around again.-Miss Addie NJ. Wescott has
been engaged to teach the fall term of school
at Half Moon Stream in district No. Z.
PENoBsCoT.
CoRINNA.-Our correspondent writes The
| campaign was opened by the republicans of
Corinna Monday evening, Aug. %. Hon. C.
A. BOutelle addressed large open. air meet
| ing from the band stand on West Market
Square. He gave a scathing arraignment of
| the democratic party in Congress, and pre-
sented the labor and economic problems ia a
clear, forcible manner, not forgetting to pay
his respects to the prohbitory party. The
hearty cheers at the close of the speech indi-
Gated the old-time majority that this town
will roll up in September Corinna band
n rn, f1o1 fhn G,r, Ia
sented 'Uncle Toms Cabin" to a fair audi
ence Monday evening. On their arrival in
the village, they challenged the whole town
to base ball match. This was too much for
the few remaining members of our famous
nine, and, having rallied the required num-
Der, the game was played in the afternoon,
and the Guys beaten by score of IL to 10.
They informed our bows that they had played
in every stopping place on their route, this
being only the second time they had been
beaten this seasonal little son of Lewis
Hutchlns has broken his arm the second time.
The lst Maine Heavy Artillery held a
reunion at Oldtown on Tuesday, and had a
royal good time. The comrades turned out
in full numbers.
Mr.. John p. Weber of Boston has sold to
Messrs. John Cassidy and James A. Thissel,
of Bangor, the east half of Township No. 8,
Range 8, situated above Rowland. The price
paid was Sl2 900
| Scion Chase addressed the citizens OF
Brewer, Wednesday evening.
The Senior Civil Engineers at the State
College, Orono, will very soon commence
the surveying of railroad across the College
farm. The Juniors in the same department
are doing field work railroad curves.
Mrs. Samuel p. Mansell, in a violent fit OF
coughing at Maplewood Park, Bangor. Tues
day afternoon, ruptured blood vessel and
bed to death in two minutes.
SAGADAHoC.
| Miss Snow, of Hardine's, who is the owner
of Thompson's Brook, from which Bath is to
get its water, has granted the right to the
water works company to use the water of the
brook, provided that she be supplied with
water from the main at her residence free OF
charge. The expense of laying pipe from
the main to her residence, about half a mile
is to be borne by Miss Snow.
Schooner Maine, a first-elass, two-masted
vessel. was launched about o'clock Saturday
afternoon, from the yard of the New England
Shipbuilding Company at Bath. The schooner
is white oak throughout, thoroughly con-
structed, and is in every respect a well built
vessel. She is owned by a Baltimore gentle.
man, and halls from that port. Her dimen.
sions are length. l05 4 breadth, IS; depth
SIS; gross tonnage, 10000: net tonnage 49,.
! SO.
SOMERSET.
The trustees of the Eaton School at Nor.
ridgewock have employed Herbert S. Taylor
of Fairfield, Bowdoin, class of SO, for the
fall term. The school will commence about
| Sept. lst
WASHINGTON.
The Eastport Standard puzzles over g
queer phenomenon in this WISE Pembroke
is II miles from Esstport. A smart horse
can make the distance in a little over ar
hour, but it generally takes from three to 81,
hours to get Geographic message from one
town to the other.
| On the first Sunday in August, Rev. S. A
| Gardner of Massachusetts preached in Med
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