Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-07
State News.



Hume Collins shingle mill s., Praso,e
Isle is shut down for want of stock.
Rev. Mark Small of Mapletop. bsn,;zed
fourteen converts in the Banks disrricr a.
called. Sunday, Aug. SO,h, report. III,
Aroostook Herald.
The store of Joseph Pollard at Masardis
was entered last week, and about tbirty
dollars worth of goods stolen. There have
also been serious depredations on his orchard
and garden, reports the Herald.
The Aroostook Republican reports the dis.
eovery near the south line of Chapman
flantation of large tract of blueberries
from which hundreds of bushels were picked.
The Nickerson cheese factory at Houlton
put TO press last week, the saith cheese o,
the season.
house in Pressure Isle owned by Chss
Howard and occupied BY MIR. DeForest. was
burned Thursday night. The furniture was
saved. Insured.
CUMBERLAND.
The Chestnut street NJ. E. church. Port.
land. has had $500 spent on it in repairs
and improvements this summer.
The new Universalist church of Brunswick
VIII be dedicated next Thursday evening.
Rev. Mr. Crosley of Portland is to preach the
sermon of dedication
Prot. Stephen ]. Young and family of
brunswick sailed Wednesday from New York
for Europe.
The son of E NJ. Walker of Cumberland
was severely wounded Friday bv the acct
dental discharge of pistol in the hands of a
boy named Walker.
HANCOCK.
Mr.. Robert Weber of Mount Desert met
with an accident on Aug. 28th, which re-
suited fatally Tuesday morning He was
engaged in clearing land and climbed a tree
10 loosen 1t at the roots by swaying. The
top OF the tree broke and be was precipitated
to the ground, falling a distance OF twenty
feet and striking on his back and shoulders.
His back was broken.
LINCOLN
The annual meeting of the Lincoln County
Educational Association will be held at Es.t
Boothbay. Sept l4th and 18TH
Fisherman's island, near Squirrel has
been bought by company, who intend to
erect buildings thereon.
OXFORD
A dug-out has been found near the foot of
Lake Pennesseewasse, and is supposed bv
some to have been the first boat ever used by
white men on the lake-ths identical craft
used by Joseph Stevens, jeremiah Hobbs.
Amos Hobbs and George LESLEY in 1886 1t
was found Aug. Goth by John Hatch and
Others and will be in the procession at Nor
way next Wednesday.
PENoBsCoT.
CoRINNA. Our correspondent writes Sept.
8: The ladies Of the Owl Club had a pleasant
reunion and supper on Saturday, Sept 4th,
at the residence of the President. Mrs
Sprague. A few invited guests were present.
and several letters of regret from absent
friends were read, notably one from Rev.
Edward Everett Hale, which was received
with enthusiastic applause. DR.. Hale met
some of the ladies at Maranocook, took a
kindly interest in their organization, ana al
lowed his name to be enrolled as an honorary
member. All present at the reunion pro-
nounce the occasion a very ENJOYABLE one
The union cattle show and fair for the tow ms
of Newport, Stetson and Corinna is an.
nounced for Sept. %, to be held in this tow n
Many of our citizens went TO the Eastern
State Fair in Bangor last week.-There was
grand political rally on Etna camp ground
Monday. The services of the Corinna band
were engaged.-Mr. Samuel Fowes has sold
his house and shop to Mr.. Frank Macomber,
and intends to build new house on lot in
''the burnt district"
The stockholders of the Dexter and New
port railroad held their annual meeting on
wednesday, choosing their old board OF
directors, with one exception, as follows
Charles Shaw, Willard W. Harris, George
Hamilton. Albert F. Bradbury, George A.
Abbott, Nathaniel Dustin, Elan P. Burrill
SOMERSET.
Mr.. Adam Simpson of Skowhegan, who
went to Portland short time ago to have his
eyes treated, is fast recovering his sight
Mr.. Simpson had been blind for the past six
years.
AT LARGE.
1t is said that number of eportsmen OF
Eastern Maine commenced shooting feathered
game before the end of close time and the
game ~ardens are going to make q eommotion
in some of the first families.
The sportsmen say that squirrels are thick.
The farmers say that they are either too thick
or too tame. They have been found guilty OF
eating sweet corn in the ear, and some quite
extensive depredations have been traced to
them in the Auburn suburbs. Partridges are
plentiful.