Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-10-14
State News.
ANDROsCoGGIN.

At q meeting of the creditors of Cowan 4
Co. of Lewiston held Tuesday, the affair. of
Inc Company were put into the hands of John
! l. Scsuton As assignee, Mr.. Cowan and Mr.
fierce Conducting the operations of woulep
manufacturing, which, il is understood. will
De at once resumed. The liabilities of the
nrm are not officially stated but are reported
to be about $4,000 This has no, AS yer in.
teriered with the business OF the company.
The most valuable of the famous pair of
Lewiston Steam Mill draught horses, died
suddenly few days ago. The horses were
on exhibition at the grea, Boston show, last
week ihe pair weighed over two tons. and
were valued at $500. The horse died of
dlsiemper sught in a Boston stable.
! ARoosrooK
On one acre of ground measured. Mr.. I
ID. Cove of Linneus, raised this wear four
hundred and s-venty-seven bushels of pora-
toes of the Beauty of Hebron variety. Mr..
Cove weighed tftv four potatoes of the above
yield, the result being sixtv pounds Zone
ousheD- Ofthe White Brooks variety, forty
seven potatoes weighed sixty pounds
| CUMBERLAND.
! The Portland wrecklng firm that vainly
endesvored to float the bark Charles Stewart
when she was ashore on Ragged Island near
Matinieus.secured enough material from her
to pay their expenses.
| AT the tenth annual session of the Ameri-
can Academy of Medicine, which convened at
Pittsburg, Pa Tuesday, DR.. F. H. Gerrish
OF Portland read an essay on 1.-The Best
Equipment for Medical Study" in which he
Commended the study of languages
| PENoBsCor.
About 100000 of new houses have been
built in Bangor during the last year.
| The Bangor sp0rtsmen ssy that wild pig
cons are appearing in that vicinity. Previous
i to this fall they have rarely been seen there
for eight or ten years.
PenObscot fishermen have done better this
year than last by about 1900 quintals. There
has been an increase of seven vessels in the
! business.
PIsCATAoUIs.
| The Monson Slate tells of mesmeric
fraud who has been travelling through that
section, promising presents and performing
sleight-of-hand tricks, chief among the latter
being the trick of skipping by the light of the
moon without fulfilling his agreements or
| pay ing its bills.
SAGADAHoC.
number of weeks since a city missionary
in Bath started ''coffee house" His aim
was to supercede rum drinking with coffee
drinking. He has very neat and attractive
room where many of our citizens joy a
good meal at moderate prices His success
Is As phenomenal as it is gratifying to his
many friends, reports the Portland Press.
| Two Georgetown gentlemen assert that the
centenarian, Mrs. Eleanor Moore, was IO3
years of age instead of 100. In proof of their
statement they quote her pension papers and
the family r, cord in the Trafton Bible
A Bath young ladv. Miss Nellie Donnell
is engaged in teaching in the Indian school in
Western Dakota, fifteen miles from Pierre,
the terminus OF the Northwestern Railroad.
There is talk of large firemen's muster
for Bath, to take place shortly.
a large building to be devoted to pork
packing is about completed in Bath.
SOMERSET.
The Pittsfeld Old Fellows are planning for
grand time on the 2lst. The degree teams
from Skowhegan. Fairfield, Dexter and Pitts
field Will be present and work degrees.
WAsHINGroN
boat load of sardinrs were seized in East
port recently by one of tue Custom House
inspectors They had been brought to the
American line in an English boat and there
transferred to the Eastport boat This prac-
tice, which has been permitted for some time,
will not be allowed hereafter. Fish brought
in this way are SUBJECT to the payment of
duties at the rate Of So per hogshead. There
the practice has be n r Campobelo boats
tu anchor in the stream within few rods Of
the shore where they discharged their car.
goes into American boats.
YORK
The old bell in the tower of St. Mary's
church in Biddeford was rung Sunday for
the first time in twenty three years. This
bell was purchased at an expense of 800
when Father Eugene Vetromile was pastor of
the church. In less than three months from
the time it was placed in the tower the heavy
tongue cracked the bell and so entirely out of
harmony were its notes rendered that the rope
was cut down and it was never used. Now
Father Harrington is going to have it rung
until his parishiQners are glad TO contribute
for another, The cash has begun to come in
already.
AT LARGE.
Lawyer J. A. L. Whittier, formerly OF
Maine, arraigned in Boston, Tuesday
morning, for the END, zzlement of 500 900