Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-20
State News.
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| Messrs. Johnson & Phair have commence
the work of rebuilding tine starch factory 81
Mapleton recently burned by lightning, saws
| the Herald.
CUMBERLAND.
| The Portland Times says that last FRIDAY
a man named Chss. Carpenter was run over
I by the ears, near Cray. The man was lying
on the track snd the engineer was unable to
stop the train in time. he was probably in
toxicated, as he was addicted to the use of
| liquor.
Ii is reported that the cost of the cpnten-
NAL to the city of Portland, Will be under ten
thousand dollars.
The new Union depot in Portland is a busy
place at times. Fourteen trains are daily
run to and from the building between the
hours Of IL and o'clock
KNOX.
Capt. G. W. Wakefield recently picked
up of Rockiani, bottle containing a ragged
slip which reads as follows: Run down BY
an ocean steamer in mid-Atlsntic, March
18th. We will sink in few minutes Our
bark sailed from London 18th Feb. We
hsvr no hopes. Please publish this in news
papers" Ga the other side could be read
the words: ''Hilleyanhiu, Captain Linsey,"
aud the words, &" | IN mate"
LINCOLN.
The Dsmariscotta Herald reports that a
child oi Mr.. AMI Mrs. Byron Lewis, of Wis
ca'set, WAS suffocated the 9TH inst Mrs.
L laid the child an the bed and shut the door,
and when she went in to see if it had awak-
ened, she found it dead.
Squirrel Island owners of cottage property
pay $500 taxes into tn, treasury of the town
of Southport.
A. French has bought the stage liue
from Andover to the "Pvnd," for the sum of
$4,000.
PENoBsCor.
A Bangor man has constructed canvas
canoe in which he intends to place small
steam engine and propeller.
THE Prophet john" has returned to Dex-
| ter.
The Dexter Loan and Building Association
held its first regular meeting July 18th. A
loan of $500 was made at premium of 20
cents per share, says the Gazette.
SAGADAHoC.
| The Lewiston Journal is responsible for
the story OF Bath man who carelessly put a
pistol cartridge into his pocket along with his
tobacco. Said cartridge, having been un-
consciously transferred to his pipe, naturally
exploded after it had become warmed up
rather to the surprise of the pipes owner
| TOPsHAM. - Our correspondent writes {:
Nine persons united with the Congregational
church at Topsham, July llth, six by letter
and three by profession. Rev. Elijah Kellogg
preached a very interesting sermon His
books for boys are well known.
The Long Reach fire engine company of
Bath has disbanded. Alleged insufficiency
of wages is the cause.
| Richard Chandler of North Truro, Mass
has come to Bath to get DIR. Bibber to furnish
him n suitable boat TO cross the Atlantic in.
He came from Provincetown in l3-toot dory
| in "a hours.
WASHINGTON.
| The body of an unknown man was found,
drowned, on the cape shorA at Jonesport on
| "Wednesday, reports the Mt. Desert Herald
Near by was smashed boat. The boat was
thought to be n pilot gig and an English pilot
flag WAS found near the body. 1t is supp psed
that the man was a st. John pilot.
A Calais man has begun an action for tres
pass against the sexton, tor cutting the grass
on the avenue leading to the cemetery, &C
cording to the Advertiser.
YORK
| JbHH heTsOn. An insane man, VINO has been
frolicking around Saco with a razor, has been
Jailed.
AT LARGE.
1t now appears that most of the mackerel
catch for 1856 will come from the Provir-
cial coast. 1t is reported in Portland that the
fishing steamer Novelty, Capt. joyce, is on
her way home from the Prov noes with 1000
barrels of large mackerel The schooner
Margaret Smith has nearly reached Portland
with 500 barrels of large mackerel. Capt
Sol Jacobs, of the Gardiner seiner Mollie
Adams says that Americans can get all the
mackerel they want outside of the three mile
limit.
The loss of property by forest Tres in this
State, would have been enormous but for the
rain. 1t was large, with the rain, which did
not come soon enough. A square mile Of val
liable tim tr in Prentiss plantation, valued al
$4,000, WAS destroyed. The fire risk only, pre-
vents section of Maine timber land from
being the n ost profitable investment a man
can make. In some parts Of northern Pen
obscot county many acres of grain and grass
were destroyed. In the whole State the re.
cent forest and field fires undoubtedly in.