Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-09

ANDRoscoGGrN.
The Lewiston Journal publishes a letter
from the firm of A. Cushman & Co.. propo.-
ing to the employees of that firm a plan by
winch they are 70 receive a dividend on their
labor, In proportion as their labor contributes
to the amount earned during the year after
deducting the expenses of management. in
terest and depreciation on the plant.
Rev. ]. W. Twort of Canton has accented
call to the pastorate of the Pine street Free
Baptist church in Lewiston. Mr.. Twort will
begin his labors in Lewiston, March l4th.
CUMBERLAND.
The Oregon Recorder contains a detailed
account of the drowning at Denmark, Oregon.
OF George Pomeroy, son of Richard Pome-
roy, formerly of Yarmouth. While fording
Sizes River, he was swept from his horse
and drowned. His body was found Feb. by
some Indians. He was about 81 years of age.
Portland sent away to foreign parts. last
week, exports to the value of SlO2, 443, in.
GLIDING SIC 653 feet of lumber.
l.. E. Lunt & Co., dealers in Junk, ETC..
Portland, Maine, have failed. with reported
liabil ties of about S,0O0.-Boston Herald.
HANCOCK.
The recent great snow storm was mostly
rain at Bar Harbor. The heavy gale which
succeeded it and prevailed during FRIDAY
night and Saturday did no special damage in
this vicinity, says the Herald. At Bar Har-
Dor, on Friday. the barometer marked ex-
tremely low point of 2S472 at 3OP. NJ,
after which the column rose rapidly Such
low barometer was an event of rare occur
renee. The lowest observed at the U. S.
Signal Station in Boston for thirteen wears
past was on Nov. Is, 1873 when the column
| stood a % II ipnbos nd tha
ton for fortv-one years, which is given as an
''extreme fluctuation,' was 2S.47 inches.
PENoBscoT.
A young man named Mirand, about tive nty.
one years old, at work in Murphy's crew on
the West Branch. died suddenly last week.
being taken sick at night and dying the next
morning
The republicans of Corinna, in caucus
Saturday, organized town committee by
| eiecting A. NJ. Burton chairman.
SAGADAHOc.
Saturday forenoon an eght-year-old Bath
boy, named John Kavanaugh, received severe
! injuries while coasting He ran into hand
car which was on its way to the car house,
with four section men. One Of the forward
wheels of the car struck the boys right side,
below the ribs, showing him along the track
| ~" iCct uClOEc Tic Car Cdtue 10 u StAnUStlll.
The collision was of sufficient force to throw
the workmen from the car The boy was
conveyed to his home and doctor summoned
No bones were found broken. but the bov ap-
peared to be injured internally. 1t is how.
ever hoped that he will come out all right
Workmen are engaged in getting out
frame at Hawley' shipysrd in Bath, for q
schooner of about 400 tons.
WASHINGTON.
Efforts are being made to arrange for the
centennial celebration of the settlement of
Dennysville, which occurs sometime in the
early part of the coming summer.
YORK.
The three masted schooner Annie T. Bailey,
of Gardiner, Me-. ran ashore on the ledge of
rocks known as Little Beach Island, about a
mile and quarter from the life saving sta
ton at Biddeford Pool at 11.45 o'clock
Thursday night, while going at a good speed
The captain teegraphed to Portland for the
revenue cutter Dallas and tug boat, the lat
ter coming out and getting her off Friday
forenoon. The Annie T. Bailey is three
years old and was bound for Boothbay to load
with ice. The crew of the life-saving station
! reached her twenty minutes after she struck,
and found her keel Off the forefoot gone, and
three pumps working, with a foot and half
of water in the hold. When she struck it was
dark and cloudy, and it was hard to tell where
the land was. She was hugging the shore
down. taking all the advantage of the wind
which was blowing fresh from the north. She
is valued at $4,000, with no insurance
Btddeford Journal.
A runaway horse in Biddeford, Saturday,
crashed into the side of house with sufficient
force to throw down and smash a looking
glass and to shake plaster from the walls.
Either the horse was very strong, or the
house was very weak, or the blow was given
with great force or it was combination of
all three.
AT LARGE.
| Some Of the Maine towns are showing that
wisdom which consists in taking measures to
prevent disaster, instead of deferrng action
until misfortune comes. One Maine village
ascribes its immunity from fires to a board of
inspectors who semi annually visit all build
ings within its limits to see that chmneys,
stoves, fues, etc are as they should be, and
also to prevent carelessness in the disposal of
ashes Other towns in the vicinity are to
vote. at their elections, on the establishment
of similar board.
| Profitable Investment.