Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-18
State News.
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dkOOS1OOK.
At an adjourned meeting of the North
Aroostook Agricultural and horticultural So-
clefy last Tuesday it was voted to hold the
next cattle show and fair at Presoue. Isle
September l4th, 18th and 10Th.
Bon. Llewellyn Powers of Houl,ou. pur-
chased large slice of DYER Brook Planta-
ton last week. The price paid was So. 900
de now owns $4,000 acres of land, nearly
ali of which is in Aroostook county.
The roads up Sherman way, though we'll
broken out, wind their sinuous course through
nelds and pastures. and occasionally follow
the true highway. 1t would be difficult for a
person to follow the road as now laid out
from Sherman to No. in the night time,
however familiar he might be with the road
as iald out by the county commissioners.
CUMBERLAND.
During February there were exported from
Portland ,696 worth of canned beef. The
total values of beef, pork and dairy products
exported in February was 1874 ,925 against
sl2S,oSS for same month in 1885.
OXFORD.
The little daughter and only child of Nh.
and Mrs. Eugene Hatch of Brownfeld. wa,
scalded to death recently by falling into A
pail of boiling water. The accident took
place at its grandfsthers, Mr.. Phineas Hill.
reports the Kezar Falls Record.
Inc hearing in the case OF Hastings and
Others vs.. Taylor and others, in regard to the
lines IN Byron, is appointed to come of at
the Bethel House. Bethel, on Tuesday, 23d
inst, reports the Oxford Democrat.
N. u. Mills of Mason. bought a horse on
trial of some parties, strangers, two weeks
ago, and Monday the horse was claimed by
Eastman & Goodwin, keepers of City Hotel
stable. at Portland from whom the team was
stolen three weeks before.
The Oxford county hen men are taking
measures to organize County Poultry soci.
ETY..
PENoBsCoT.
Our correspondent writes from Dixmont
Officers elected at the recent town meeting
were all republicans except the second select
man.-Benj. Bussey sold to Silas Pierce one
short horn bull 10 months old Mr.. Bussey
has sold five bulls the past year.-The Lyce-
mn at the Centre meets Tuesday nights they
have large attendance.-Therew was dona
ton at the Methodist church last Tuesday
night for Rev. Mr.. Towle. They got twenty
dollars in money and good supply of pro
visions. Nellie, daughter of Martin and En-.
ma Stevenson, died March 6.-Willis j. Pea
body is teaching a high school at North
DixmOnt.-Last week. while Hon. Willard
b. Ferguson and Miss Carrie Wildes were
out riding, the sleigh broke down aud they
were both thrown out; they were not in
Jured but the sleigh was badly broken.-The
traders are getting in supplies to last them
through the spring The Doloff Bros. are
getting out their hard wood lumber for drag
plank. 1t goes to Mt. Waldo.-North Star
Grange is in a prosperous condition. W. H.
TOothaker, master.-There are a number OF
good horses for sale at this place.
A young man named Burke, at work for
the Union Ice Company, of Bangor, acct.
dentally caught his leg in the line which is
used in hauling ice up into the houses and
which passes over a large drum at its highest
point. His thigh was fearfully mangled and
the physicians thought that amputation might
be necessary.
Mr.. Charles Brown, of Orrington, who
sailed as mate with Captain Kendall on the
schooner Anne Lord, is reported to have been
lost overheard. Mr.. Brown leaves wife
and two children, and if the story of his
death is true, the widowed mother will have
lost her third son by drowning at sea-
Commercial.
SACADAHOC.
A stage coach is to be run from Bath to
Small Point this summer, making round
trip day, leaving Bath on the arrival Of the
morning train.
The Bath Times says Frank Robinson
son of w. FL Robinson. has been in low
state of health for some months and has re-
Gently shown signs of insanity. One nigh
recently he started to go to one of the neigh
bors, and as he appeared very much excited
his father attempted to stop him, when Frank
drew knife and stabbed him two or three
times. They were obliged to call help tC
secure him. Arrangements were immediate
ly made for carrying him to the Insane Hos
pital, where he was taken Wednesday, Mr.
Robinson's wounds, though quite severe, will
not be dangerous. We understand that thu
doctors say that young Robinson is in con
sumption, and that there is no help for him
1t is great blow to his family. He has
wife and family in Massachusetts,.
A despatch was received in Bath Monday
afternoon announcing the finding of the body
of Dennison Croker, one of the missing
victims of the explosion of the tug boa
Markee.
WASHINGTON.
Last FRIDAY afternoon an adopted son o
William Look of Addison, aged about eigh
years. and a seven year old daughter of Johr
Seavey, Jr.. were drowned while playing OF
the ice. Their bodies were soon after recov
cred short distance from where the acciden
occurred, reports the Machias Republican.
On Monday of last week, Albert Cole, I
lad thirteen years old, son of Amos Cole o
Harrington. WAS probably fatally injured il
consequence of the bursting of gun, frag
ment of the barrel taking effect Just above
the right eye, causing the brain to protrude
says the Republican.
A course of lectures under the aucpices O.
the Methodist Society, for the purpose o
liquidating the debt on the parsonage, ha'
been instituted in misplace.
AT LARGE.
The postmaster general furnishes the fol
lowing information affecting the postal servi
ces in Maine Star service changes, rout,
255 jefferson to Gardiner. From March
increase of distance three-fourths of mile
caused by the establishment and location OF
this route of a postoffice at Pleasant Pond
Mail messenger service discontinued, rout'
co. 66. Steep Falls, Cumberland count,
from March 20
The Maine State Agricultural society ha
made the following appointments among thu
trustees: Superintendent of horse depart
ment, Benjamin Hilton. Moth Anson; super
intendent of cattle department, AloDzo Lib