Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-10-30
State News.
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cooperative store is fourisbiny :, S..
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wand, the two-year old daughter of John
davenport of Livermore Falls who fell into
tuo OF boiling water SATURDAY, and vnrs.
ported fatally burned. is now recovering.
| AaoosTooK.
! party from Caribou and vicinity will
ieave IN week or two for Florida, saws the
Republican Those proposing TO 90 from
caribou are Rev. A. Wren, c. II. Church
and Lewis K Duff
meeting of the trustees of Hamilton
Academy will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 9. TO
see what action may be necessary in transfer
ring the present property of the Academy to
the care of Colby University.
FRANKLIN
The Pennington Chronicle has i.srad a
regular edition this week with credi,able en-
terprlse. 1t was printed in Lewiston. but an
editorial SAYS that very soon the paper will
nave quarters of IFS own.
HANCOCK
The Methodist society at Bar Harbor have
just hung in their steeple a new bell OF 624
pounds.
kESNEBEC
Carpenters are at work on the belfrv of
the Methodist church at Wlnthrop. The
late Mrs. Daniel Carr left So 600 for this pur-
pose.
| The citizens of Monmouth Center are be-
coming awake TO the fact that the village ia
wholly without protection against fire. and
an attempt is being made to introduce water
works. A meeting was held, Wednesday
evening, and committee was appointed to
les hrar = L
| the village and TO estimate the cost
Twelve persons have recently been ban
tlzed and thirteen united with the Methodist
Episcopal church, Pittston.
KNOX.
! The scarcity of sailor, in Rocklaud has
ceased, and now they are very plenty at S25
month. Mates get from S25 to s35.
There is now no doubt the telephone line
between ROckland and White Head will be
erected at once. The arrangements are
about completed, reports the Courier Gazette
PENoBsCor.
handsome pair of bays has been pur-
chased of A G. Hunt, Esq of Belfast, by
Mr. w. S. Morrill, of Bangor, says the Wing.
1t is reported that the price paid was $500.
company with a capital stock of 900
proposes to improve the Penobscot river
! from Ureenled1 10 MeQ~ay.
The Mattawamkeag and Baskahegsn lum-
Der operations say that there will be less
work lone on those waters this year than us
ual. Manv lumbermen will transfer the
scene of their labors to the West Branch.
which will be busy looking place this win
ter, reports the Wing.
| The work of strnging Western Union
telegraph wire from Bangor to Vanceboro
commenced Thursday The wire is for a
reserve, as no connections are to be made
with it.
A Wing correspondent writes that David
F. Gilman of Newport who was so badly in
jured by a fall some five weeks ago, was
thought to be improving, but had relapse
last Sunday night and is now dangerously ill.
| SOMERSET.
The Fairfield journal saws: After nearly
two years of comparative quiet over the
Skowh hogan postoffce, the faithful now de-
mand hearing. They say that the weather
is getting decidedly fallish and they want to
get in and warm their toes.
II. w. Gushing and wife. Of Skowhegan
will leave Nov. I'd, for Boston, where they
Join the RAYMOND excursion party for trip
to California to remain six months.
| AT LARGE.
| The following changes at lighthouse sta
tons have just been made Geo. Blod-
gett keeper of the light house at Saddle Back
Ledge Station, vice Jas. IL. Orcutt promoted
and transferred to be keeper at Burnt Coal
Harbor.an Thos E. Dedge. keeper Of Moose
Peak, (cr Mooseabec) Staiun, vice n. Cup
I'LL. Edward Tapley was appointed first as
sistaut keep per at Saddle Back Ledge Station.
Maine workingmen are csnny. Thirty
ship carpenters from that State vent to De-
tr it the other Gay to work in the Dry Dock
Companys shipyards The Heights of
Labor OF Detroit offered them 81 600 to de-
part. They took the money aud departed,
but only went as far rs Gibraltar, NJ lch., to
which place The Dry Dock Company has re-
moved It's works They are now employed
by the company and are happier than the
men who paid them the mouey.-Nen York
Tribune.