Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-28
State News.
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LIyERAoRE FALLs.-Our correspondent
writes Sept 25: Mr.. L. Morrison of Med
neid, Mass. has been visiting relatives in
TINS vicinity during the past week.-Mr. Al
ton Payne, who injured several of his finy.rs
recently while at work in the Unbagog pulp
mill, Is recovering.-Nrs n. F. Wadswerth
has returned from Portland, where she has
oeen Ter some time past Miss Cora Dain.
VINO. accompanied BY her brother Charles.
was en- route to the G. A. R. picnic We Ines.
Gay morning of lat week. having driven
around the trotting course At the park. in
sport, was thrown violently to the ground at
the corner of the main road and the road
which connects il with the track. Besides
several small bruises. Miss Dain sustained a
severe scalp wound and a cash over her eve
she is recovering Her brother was unhurt
and Immediately secured the horse ~ hich had
gone only short distance Mr. Frank
Bumpus, former resident of Livermore
falls, has been in town during the past week,
on business.-Quite large purse has been
gotten up for the benefit of Mr.. Charles
Campbell who broke his leg short time ago,
whlie at work near the Umbagog
pulp mill, piling logs.-Mr R. w.
wells and quite large crew of
men are busy at work at Otis Falls repair.
ing the dam and putting in a temporary addi-
ton to the main dam, which will be taken
away when mills are built there. The An
uroscoggin Puip company are the owners of
tins water privilege and though nothing is
definitely known, yet something to improve
their property will be done before long. The
ledge below the dam is to be blown out and
other Improvements made preparatory TO
putting in mills. Under the superintendence
OF Mr.. Wells the work is going on rapidly
and very substantial dam being made The
arrangement of the mills when built will be
similar to that of the Umbaeog Co.'s mill at
the town dam -kimball Post, No. IS. G. A.
R., and Riley Corps enjoyed their annual
picnic at the East Livermore camp grounds
Wednesday of last week. Though some
what cold and windy there was good attend
ance. The forenoon was occupied by parade
and general good time. After dinner of
baked beans and pastry the company repaired
to the grove where speeches were made by
Comrades Mabry, Loring Farr, Brown, Wing
and others. Many amusing "reminiscences
and incidents of the late war were narrated
by some of the speakers in their remarks
Aliens Cornet Band furnished music during
the day and added much to the
enjoyment of the occasion Mr..
Frank Campbell is recov, ring f-om
the effects of his recent injury Received N.t..
Luther CLANCY of East Wilton is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. DR.. H. Reynolds, who re-
sides in Livermore Falls.-Mr Edward
Chandler, who injured his back while at
work in the pulp mill recently, is able to be
out.-Mr S. j. Burgess has commenced
Operations in his apple evaporating establish.
ment on Pleasant street. He EMPLOYS only
small number of hands at present but will
augment his crew soon. Mr.. Burgess hopes
to evaporate ten or fifteen tons for the mark
ct this year. Work will be carried on until
the latter part of December. There is
good supply of apples this year, and plenty
can be bought to evaporate for fifty cents per
rrel-During the past week the Umbagog
Pulp Co. have had 80 carloads of coal for
use in their mill Mr. Alvin Record is grad
ing around his new house. The masons are
already at work on it. The structure
is pleasantly located, well built, and will
make one of the finest reside lces in town.
Mrs. +. L. Dow, who has been quite ill is
much improved in health.-Mrs. Henry HYDE
leaves here next month for Omaha, Neb., for
visit to her son, who resides in that place
"A public temperance meeting was held at
the G. A. X. Hall last Sunday evening under
the auspices of Rockomeka Hodge, | o IT.,
The meeting was well attended and much in
terest manifested. Remarks were made by
Rev. Messrs. MunsOn, Foster, Hill, and 9TH
ers. which were well received.-Mr. c. L.
Beck has been quite i'll during the past week.
His complaint is q severe cold on the lungs
Mr.. Eugene Humphrey and wife of Boston,
Mass, are visiting friends and relatives in
town.-The work of putting in a log-way on
the lower dam is nearly completed. Under
the supervision of MIR. Fred Brown, the
work has been done in an able manner. The
log-way is very substantial structure, being
covered with sx-inch birch planks, which are
fastened with fourteen-inch spikes. and is
very firm and capable of encountering many
freshets. The logs driven down the river in
the spring have always caused considerable
Inconvenience by jamming up at this point
on the dam, but in the future this difficulty
will be avoided.