Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-06-22

| A RENINIsCISCE OF THE OZARK DAY.
CHILD DRowSED.-REPoRTED KILLING OF
FAMILY BY IsDIANs.-A BEAR STORY
FIRES.
ANDRoscoGGIN.
1 The buildings of Lucius Packard of West
Auburn were discovered to De on fire, FRIDAY
afternoon, and were entirely DESTROYED The
Joss will be $1,000, With an insurance of
$500 The fire caught in the wood-shed.
Profs. Bradford. Waterman and True are
training one hundred singers to furnish vocal
music for the Turner centennial.
| Some one writes TO the Lewiston Journal
in regard to the sid tomb recently found 10
such bad condition tina but little use has
ever been made of it, and none at all for 35
years.
| CUMBERLAND.
Eighty five years ago, Mr. John T. Walton of
| Portland was boy four years old and he dis
tinctly remembers running into fat man at
that time. 1t was on the famous dark day.
| he was dismissed from school aud reached
! nome without meeting an other adventure
save this discomposure of the big.paunched
! citizen Mr.. Walton is now SO years old. He
lsone of the four surviving members of the
first Portland city council. These four vet
Grass will ride in a carriage by themselves in
the Portland centennial procession. The
other three survivors are Mr.. Thomas Cum
mings of Freeport, Mr.. Joseph Brooks OF
kennebunk and Mr.. Charles E. Barrett of
Portland.
]. s. Knight, deoler in stoves. etc, Port
land, Me, is settling at 25 cents on the dol
lar.-Boston TrareHer.
HANCOCK.
Capt Eads and family will spend the sum
mer at Bar Hsrhor.
new post office has been established at
West Hancock aud James VI. Butler appoint
ed postmaster.
Bucksport fell into a tub of water in the
yard used to water the cattle, Friday, and was
drowned
| Rockland parties are opening black gran
lite quarry in the town of Warren.
LINCOLN.
| Mr.. c. f. Kendrick has sold his grocery
store at Squirrel Island TO Mr. Richards of
Boothbay. Mr.. Kendrick has been appointed
collector and treasurer of Boothbay
The mills at Wiscasset, after an idleness of
nearly eight months, have started, reports
the Lincoln News. Mr.. Hobsou intends to
saw until the first of July. and the Birch
Point mill will run until cold weather Men
were reported plenty and glad to go to work
at the old prices and work the same number
of hours as last year.
PENoBsCoT.
Frank Slater of Holden was arrested last
week for larceny of 4 watch and other arti-
cles. He was given sixty days in the county
Jail and bound over to the August term in the
sum of 5000.
ba Tn,
has been sent from Glen Eden. Washington
Territory, to Mrs Albert McLain of Passs-
dumkeag, informing her of the murder of
her sisters family by the Indians. Mr.. and
Mrs. Buck went from Lowell four years ago
this spring. They had two daughters and
| one son.
| The Vanceboro Wooden Ware Company of
Bangor are shipping hardwood lumber to
London via st. Sohn
The four years old Proutv bov who was so
badly injured ~ the down freight train at
Veazie. Thursday afternoon, died Saturday
1t was thought Friday that he could recover
PIsoArAouIs.
Not long ago Mr.. Sanborn, keeper of
bees. missed several hives from his place at
the katahdin iron works, and many were the
inquiries made and schemes laid to catch the
thief. One day about noon, hearing the
shouts Of some school boys he went to the top
OF hill and was surprised to see bear max
ing of with hive well stocked with honey
The animal was laboring along in an upright
position, holding his prize between his fore
paws, Although closely pursued he chung to
it, until he reached strong fence. Being
unable to get the box through or over he
dropped it and escaped into logging road
SOMERSET.
FAIRFIELD. - Our correspondent writes 9.
Something over three hundred electric lights
are now in operation in the viilage.-A new
burner is being constructed at the rear of the
furniture shops on Water street, to consume
the waste from the shops. The chimney will
be one hundred feet high.-The contemplated
horse trot here July Sd, has been postponed
on account of celebrations in other localities
A part Of the new shops to be constructed
by the NJ. c. R. r. will be about midway be-
tween this village and Watervile. Editor
Bunker of the Journal is said to desire the
democratic nomination for representative to
Congress. remodeing of the Baptist
church has been completed. 1t is now a neat
and commodious edifice; the bell, contrbut-
ed by the Baptist church in Newton Mass
is Of very fine tone and the largest in the viii
lage. One or two entertainments recently Civ
en- by the society Melted something over $50.
Seven persons were baptlsed by the pastor,
Rev. Mr.. Curtis, last Sunday.-A corporation
meeting has been called. to see if additional
money will be raised to erect house for the
steam engine.-An entertainment given at
the rink Thursday evening by the ladies of
the Universalist sewing circle, melted upw ards
of forty dollsrs.-Many farmers in this vicin-
ity will commence having in earnest this
week. Considerable grass has already been
cut, The crop will be above the average
Biou H. Dyer, for persistently running pool
tables without license, has been prosecuted
1t the full extent of the law is inflicted, his
fine will reach near $500.
The buildings of Hiram " Winter of New
Portland, on the line near Kingfeld. were
burned on Saturday, with two barns, ell and
house. and live stock. Insured for $1,000 A
part of the household furniture aud quite an
amount of hay and grain was consumed, with
/ all his farming tools
WALDO.
/ LIBERTY-Our cores pondent write s-Mr
1 f. S. Hunt of Boston. who ia connected with
I the tanning interest here, arrived in town last
evening. The frame of Hunt & Walker 5
new dry house was put in place last Thurs
day. The force of men necessary at 'the
raising was large. The frame was put up
in sections. the last of which, from some I'M
explained cause, fell, iniuring quite severely
/ Clarence and Leslie Hurd The bows are out