Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-16
State News.
ANpRoscosey.

! An old lady in Lewiston THURSDAY. stirred
up great fuss by her alleged loss of some
$50, which she thought she dropped on the
street while endesvoring tn put the same into
! her poeketbook. The money was afterw ards
found in the folds of the laiy's dress.
The Bates cotton mill at Lewiston, has
just contracted with the Edison Incandescent
Electric Light Company TO put incandescent
lamps throughout their weaving room. These
lights are easily portable about the machinery.
can be handled with perfect safety as re-
CARDS everything. can be pushed beneath the
threads OF the looms and are perfectly con-
trollabe
Mrs. Willard Bailey, who has been a terri
BILE sufferer with sickness for many vesrs.
/ attempted 10 drown herself in the river Aug.
9TH, says the Mechanic Falls Ledger. She
was missed from the house, and immediate
search was made. Her husband found a hat
and shawl on the bank of the river and dis
covered his wife floating some feet from the
shore. He rescued her without much trouble
and succeeded in restoring her TO conscious
ness.
CUMBERLAND.
The Argus says Robert w. Mcdonald of
Llgonla village, an employe at the Rollins
mills, reports that on his way home from
Portland Wednesday evening, he was fred
at and the bullet whistled close by his head.
He says he has been followed number of
times by someone who appears to want to kill
him.
supplement to the history of Bowdoip
College is to be issued under the direction of
Prof. George T. Little, librarian of the Col
lege.
Extensive repairs are being made on the
buildings of Bowdon College.
FRANKLIN.
trunk containing valuables to the amount
of about 500 was stolen, few DAYS ago.
from the house of Mr. David Brown at East
Wilton. Mr.. B and son occupy the house
alone, but are away considerable part of
the time. and during their absence the theft
occurred, reports the Pennington Chronicle.
HANCOCK.
wealthy contractor is creating q sen-a-
ton at Bar Hsrbor with his fourth hand of
mules, which are very small, with cropped
names, enormous ears, and rope-like tails.
Freddie Weed, agee Is years, son of Mrs
W. H. Weed of Ellsworth Bayside, has been
missing since his discharge from an Ellsworth
vessel at New York CITY about two weeks ago.
gentleman dealing in Bar Harbor real
estate bought three acres of land last Decem-
Der for less than $4,000 and sold it last week
for Sc, 900.
kENNEBEC,
Peter Rhume, Frenchman employed on
the road, had OCCASION to go behind the coal
shed at Waterville, while a force of men
were unloading car of coal Just inside the
shed, at height of about twenty feet from
the ground, when large lump of coal leav-
ing the shovel of one of them, fell outside
the shed and struck Rhume on the head,
fro 81 g
we're removed from the fracture, and the
patient though not out of danger, is likely to
recover reports the Fairfield Journal
A project is on foot in Waterville for heat
ing hundred buildings on Main street BY
steam from common boiler.
PENoBsCoT.
petition for the pardon of Thomas d.
Jordan is circulating. Jordan was convicted
in February, 1882, of burglary committed at
the house of Mrs. Judkin's, in Alton, and
was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.
His two accomplices escaped to Canada and
were never taken. Jordan, since his con-
tinement has been afflicted BY some spinal
disease, and is unable to walk without
crutches, says the Bangor Commercial.
SOMERSET.
The other day the man who feeds the chip
| pci- "a fShiuS usSu III ThlIuelu pup
mill to prepare the poplar wood for the di
gester, placed in it stick in which by some
oversight the fellow who had split it had left
a steel wedge. The result was cl IAN sweep
| of the knives, and a complete wreck of an
| iron frame weighing 300 pounds, which was
used for its support. inp drive of poplar
this year will aggreg It 1 600 cords Last
year $500 cords was the amount of their
drive, and but very few cords Of it remain,
all of it having been manufactured into paper,
reports the Fairfield Journal
WASHINGTON.
The Calais parties have rebuilt their club
house, which was recently destroyed by fire
at Meddybemps Lake.
Forty-two recruits have been added to the
Salvation Army at Machias, under the lead
of Capt. Wilson, says the Calais Advertiser.
AT LARGE.
The following Maine postmasters have
been commissioned r. H. Sonle, Groveville !;
II. w. Carnage, Greene; w. F Fuller, Liver
more; G. NJ. Oliver. Scarboro; N. A. SWEET,
Sacarrappa; J. A. Meservey, North Apple
ton.
One who signs himself Cor herselO ga vic
tim" writes the Portland Argus from Canton
to the effect that a man claiming to represent
New York City firm, is travelling in the
State appointing agents for patterns of differ
ent make. also to sell fancy goods on COM
mission. He has recommendations from
well known houses in New York. His game
is to make an agent of lady, agreeing to
send her 500 patterns with a quantity of fan
cy goods to sell on commission, with large
lot of advertising matter. After making out
an agreement, which he requires you to sign,
he asks you to pay $40 down to be retained
from first goods sold. Victim" thinks he is
fraud.