Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-24
State News.
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| touuu tuc utC W WuSu put Jul HltuSell. anu
| fortunately shut the door, went down stairs
and told his mother there was fire up stairs
A few buckets of water quenched the flames.
| A suit to recover $4,000 damages was insti-
tuted against the city of Lewiston, Monday
morning, by Chss. Bromoerg of New York,
for alleged injuries received in falling over
the chain about the city building q number of
months ago.
| FRANKLIN.
Grant & Twombly are building fine hotel
at Haynes Landing, Rangeley.
Hancock.
The Deer Isle Gazette reports one hun
dred and sixty cases OF whooping cough in
fremont.
OXFORD.
Sarah Cannon, widow of Robinson Gam
mon of Mexico. died, Saturday morning
This good old lady was ninety two years old,
and had lived many years in Boxbury. She
| died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
Joseph Conant. Sixteen years ago her es-
| cape from drowning was almost a miracle
She remained with her hands clasped around
the limbs Of a cherry tree a number of hours,
during the great freshet on Swift river, the
water at its height reaching her chin.
SAGADAHoC.
B W. and H. F. Morse of Bath, will
launch their new 696 ton vessel next Satur-
day. Capt. Lsnsil. formerly of the Joseph
NJ. Hayes. will be commander She is not
yet named
| Deerng & Donnell will launch $50 ton
| fishing schooner, owned in Gloucester, next
week. The New England will also launch
one schooner.
The thunder storm in Bath, Monday morn
ing. was severe. The fire alarm wire was af-
fected and an alarm was rung. calling out the
entire fire department
| The Bath built ship, II. B. Hyde, arrv ed
IN New York the 18th from Liverpool. after
quick voyage of 90 days.
| SOMERSET.
Our Athens correspondent writes: The
Good Templars held very successful enter
tainment last Thursday evening in Wade &
Wares Hall.-D. H. Bartlett is reported to
be selling out his enormous stock of groceries
and dry goods very rapidly, his intention
being to close out in May on account of ill
hesth.-Dr. F. S. Wade started for New
Richmond, Wis. Monday. March 22d with
his companion, Sadie Hight He has been
practising medicine in the West for the past
two years, and has been paving his friends in
Athens short visit. William and Albion
McIntire and w. Scott Brown started for the
West, Tuesday, March 23d.-Greene's Or
chestra has been engaged to play at the band
concert at Harmony, Friday, March 26th.-
| Miss Butler, a sister Of Mrs. B. NJ. Palmer,
is dead.
John c. F. Powers, late law student in the
office of Hon. Llewellyn Powers at Houlton.
has now resumed the study of law in the Of
flee Of T. B. Barrett in Canaan. -Llewellyn
Morrill,, for many years a prominent lner
chant in Canaan recently closed out his stock
of goods, leased his store for pant factory,
and last week formed co-partnership with
John Gage and Elbridge Woodbury. of Skow-
hogan. who have bought out A H. Fletcher
stock Of goods and leased his store at the
railroad depot for term of years. Success
TO them, writes our Canaan correspondent
Mr.. Benjamin York, a prominent citizen
of Newport died last week He was a mem
her of the State Legislature in the winter of
1928, reports the Pittsfeld Advertiser.
WALDO.
Our correspondent writes as follows. from
| Liberty Mr.. Geo. {. Sheldon of Poor's Mills,
Young student preparing for the ministry,
will resume his labors with the Baptist
church in this village on Sunday, the 2Stb
inst.-Lumber is now being drawn for the
large drying house to be built this season bv
shean Leather anrr;sh;a III tan,s VI y,
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stat of tba Ia,o p pmoi p eA.cu'ol OF me
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x;dow of tho I.,a u,nsnnT Tn po.e'
is named as ADMINISTRATIVE of his estate. Mr.
). L. Young, who drives a handsome pair of
bay horses through our streets, was thrown
from his sleigh one day last week and dragged
a long distance, sufficiently long. at least, to
mark him az plucky fellow. By clinging
tenaclously to the reins, he brought the
horses up without injury to man or beast
cause OF the accident. collision with a big
snow drift. Good apples have sold here OF
late, as low as so cents per bbl.-The Ladies
Relief Corps, an auxiliary of E. II. Bradstreet
Post, u. A. r., gave reception and enter
tainment at hall st. George, on the afternoon
and evening OF Tuesday. March 23d.
Last week II. M. Johonnett. postmaster at
Palmyra, received quite severe injury on his
left leg while passing q team on the road.
| He is partially disabled from labor at present