Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-06-29
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State News
DROWNING AccIDEsT-STRucK BIZ LIGHT
/ NNG-A WELL-PREsERvEp PIECE OF TIM
BER-fIRE IN ARGYLE-SUICIDE
| ANDRoscoGGIN
Frank Canteau, aged 10, employed on \
boom in the Little Androscoggin river, was
drowned Friday afternoon.
ARoosTooK.
r. W. Titcomb is rebuilding his steam
saw and shingie mill at Honlton, which was
recently destroyed by fire. The building for
which the frame is in process of erection
will be l03 by go feet on the ground.
CUMBERLAND.
A party Of eight will leave Portland. July
9TH, for Lower California, where thew will
engage in fruit culture.
The contract for the shoe factory at Free
port, being built by E. B. Mallett of Free
port, has been awarded 10 J. A Greeuleaf of
auburn Its dimensions are 40xl3O, with a
brick basement ten feet high and three stories
ABOVE that. The plan is by Fassett of Port.
land, and many of its details are novel The
factory will take so, 900 of long lumber furt
nished by E. Plummer of Lisbon Falls.
There will be 223 windows liz the factory, no.
Counting the office windows. 1t will be pro-
vided with automatic sprinklers, and will be
STRENGTHENED with forty ship-knees.-Lewis-
ton Journal
|. The Brldgton House and grounds were sold
recently TO Mr.. G. A. Goodwin of Danfortb.
who took possession, Monday, June 2lst. re-
ports the News. MIR. Goodwin has sold his
mills, store and house in Danforth.
The Sons of Maine in Boston have formed
an organization and will come to Portland,
900 strong, with band.
FRANKLIN.
Mr.. j. NJ. s. Hunter, the new editor of the
Pennington Chronicle, has been successful in
securing for the town the daily Signal Ser
vice weather indications, and the flags are
nov each morning displayed from the top of
tall flag pole in front OF the office of the
Chronicle.
A criminal prosecution before J. w. But
terrified, Esq, was the occasion of considera-
BILE excitement in Phillips, on Thursday, says
the Franklin Journal The defendant was
fined $40 and costs. Portland runner
started the hat in aid of the defendant. When
it was emptied there was found a sum of
money nearly equal to the fine.
During heavy thunder shower Saturday
afternoon, large barn on Mosher Hill in
Pennington, owned by Eugene Lane, was
struck by lightning and burned, with lot
of hay. farming tools, ect. Three children
were In the barn at the time, but were not
hurt. The loss is $780,
The Camden members of the Old Ladies'
Home association have seeded and two as
sociatiOns will be run, both of which propose
to .ound Home, says the Rockland Opin-
ion.
PENoBsCOT.
Mr.. Oliver Eddy of Clifton. 70 years old lis
overseeing and assisting with his own hands
the building of his cottage at Verona Park.
He is using clapboards of the finest quality
of pine. that were made from tree feled by
Thos Debec, 6S years ago, in the town of
Clifton. The pine WAS about feet in dame
ter and in falling landed in swamp in such
a manner that it could not be taken out at the
time. Sixty years afterward, Mr.. Eddy res
cued the tree from the mud and water, and
had it manufactured into clapboards. This
is remarkable example of smart old man,
and the durability Of old growth pine, under
a trying process.-Up River News.
| The house OF Mr.. Freese. of Argyle, was
burned early Monday morning, June 2lst, re.
ports the Up River News. All OF the furni-
ture below was saved, but the furnishings OF
the chambers went in the flames. Cause, de-
fective chimney. Insured for 500.
WALDO.
BURNHAM Our correspondent writes
June 28th The long looked for rain has come
to the great joy of all, especially the farmers
The hay crop would have been badly cut of
if the rain had held off n week later; it wa!
getting very dry in this section and grass hse
grown but very little for some time. -WiltOr
l. Shaw sold to New York man last weel
a very fine four-year-old colt for $500; the
colt bids fair to be very fast.-Wm. Berry
Clerk of Courts Of Waldo county, is at hi
daughters, Mrs. Fri Small, quite unwell
The doctor tells him he must get out of his
office and take more outdoor air.-I. G
Libby is still pushing the cattle business. He
goes to Brighton every week with severa
carloads OF cattle and calves
YORK.
A teacher in one of the public schools il
Biddeford, in 1856, took an autograph album
for the purpose of writing in it, belonging tt
her cousin. Last April she returned it t
her. safe and sound, hav ing had it just thirt,
years. Excuse, "could not seem to ge
around to it any sooner. "-Portiand Argus.
Bertha Grant, girl ID years of age, re
siding in Acton attempted to commit suicide
Friday night, BY swallowing Paris green. Sh'
is not expected to recover. This is the fourth
case of poisoning by Paris green in thi
neighborhood within fsur weeks, two of thu
previous cases resulting fatally.
In domestic ARRAY at Springvsle Frida.
night Alfred Niles was stabbed in the face b,
his wife. The woman has been arrested.
AT LARGE.
On and after Monday closed mails will b
made up for the Flying Yankee train between
Bangor and Augusta, Portland, Boston an'
all west of Boston, and also towns between
Waterville and Bangor. including the Belfas