Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-01-01
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model stable is nearly completed in
Lewiston. II 10 40x56 feet with two stories
ana an attic-the two lower stories sheathed
throughout In matched spruce and to be
stained suitable color throughout. At the
right of the main entrance il the Office of the
stable, and adjoining this, is the harness
room. An appliance for introducing no. and
| cold water throughout the building is placed
on the stove in the Office. The lower door is
for carriages. An elevator for harnesses will
run from the harness room to the stable IN
STAIRS. The horses are to be kept on the
second floor. A run from the outside IN case
OF nre and second run from the carriage
door to the stalls from the inside, provide
ample means for the horses. There are six.
teen open and box stalls in the second story
and large room into which a heated horse
can be driven in the winter and there rubbed
down and dried off. The hay will be stored
| in the loft and lifted there from the floor bv
| a large hay fork. The stalls are large and
airy, and the most perfect means are ar
ranged for ventilation.
during the past year, since March LIST,
there have been thirty-seven fires in Lewis
ton in which the department has run 1924
miles and has laid %, 800 feet of hose. This
largely surpasses previous records. The
losses, however have been small.
ARoosrooK.
There are now about Is inches of snow in
the woods, in the neighborhood of Sherman.
The report is that lumbermen are doing ex-
cellent business all along the line. large
amount of lumber will be put on the landings
in this vicinity. Business and wages for men
and teams are good.
The thresh saason ia ovor ard ,brasho.s
report excellent yields of all kinds of grain
1t has been an exceptionally good wheat year
in Aroostook
CUMBERLAND.
The house and barn of Oliver Plummer, at
Deering, were burned Wednesday night. 1t
was impossible for the engines to get water,
until line of hose 5000 feet in length had
been laid. 1t is thought that the fire NAV
have been accidentally set by some tramp
Who effected an entrance into the stable in
order to sleep there. The house and stable
were worth about $1,000, and the loss W ill
nearly equal that sum. The furniture was
saved.
A representative of the Lewiston journal
lately in King6eld notes surprising growth
in the town since the completion of the F. and
road is a neat and convenient depot with
| sheds and engine house, side tracks. switches,
| etc. A large new store owned and occupied
by Mr.. Elisha Winter, one of the directors of
the road, lies beyond the depot and an ex-
tended track running along to the store lie
| for ease and expedition in unloading his
| freights. Down in the town Mr.. John Win
| ter, treasurer of the road. is putting the fin-
| ishing touches upon the largest hotel in
Franklin county. New private residences
are going up on every street, and large new
steam mill is in process of erection. 1t il
whispered that next year may see rising a
| fine block of stores.
| Edward Richardson, of Somesville, who
was accidentally shot in the arm Monday
night, was obliged to have it amputated.
KENNEBEc.
Mr. j. NJ. Colt of Wayne received as
| Christmas present from J. H. Millett, esq.,,
of Maiden, Mass, his check for S25. This
rendered by Mr.. Colt. in rescuing a son of
Mr.. Millet, who with Master Maurette Foss
of Lewiston. came very near being drowned
in the Aadroscoggin pond in Wayne las,
July. Young Foss saved his life by swim.
ming nearly a mile. The Mllett boy could
not swim but chung to the capsized boat un-
til rescued by Mr.. Colt.
| SAGADAHoc.
Joseph Cook, an old man from Bowdoin
ham, who is quite crazy, ran away from homs
Tuesday, and walked to Bath. He was look
| ing for a chance to go to sea. He was taker
care of by the police, and his friends came to
Bath, Wednesday, to carry him home.
SOMERSET.
The Reporter gives what it calls the Other
side of the Hamilton story, and says: The
facts appear to be that passage was engaged
for Hamilton upon the stage of z. G. Coffin
from Skowhegan to The Forks on the way tc
Moose River-not Dead River. The two daily
stages from Skowhegan to The Forks, started
as usual that morning, and Hamilton, instead
of riding on the stage that his passage wa,
engaged on, being acquainted with the driver
of the other stage, rode most of the time or
the stage. He had no right on it except by
the courtesy of the driver. At Carratunk he
attempted to drive the team against the re
monstrance of the driver, who did not consid
er him in fit condition to drive. In a scuf
| that ensued, Hamilton, rho is said to be
large, muscular man weighing 200 pounds
| was thrown from the carriage. Mr.. Colby
the driver, is small man, weighing about l4(
pounds. Hamilton continued on the journey
to The Forks some thirteen miles further
that night, and the next morning went Ms fal
as Pat Murphy's. five miles further, where he
remained several days and returned to biz
home in Augusta, Mr.. Murphy driving him
in a sleigh to Scion.
Mr.. Josiah Page, who lives in the town OF
Ripley near the Cambridge line, met with
severe accident while chopping wood Dec.
9th. He struck the axe into the top of hi.
| foot, making so severe a would that he wal
unable to walk anywhere for aid, and having
no wood to make fire, lay in the cold unit
q neighbours boy came in on his way to schoo
the next morning, when assistance was soor
rendered. Mr.. Page had put ashes upon the
cut to stop the flow of blood, and the effec
of this had been to greatly increase the sore
ness, the blood and ashes making I've which
ate into the flesh.
YORK.
| A despatch to the Portland Press saws, "A
man going by the name of II. II. Andrews
| has been soliciting subscribers for the Port
land Transcript in the vicinity of Sprirgvale
during the past week. Mr.. E. P. Frost, be
ing an agent. and knowing the man was ar
impositor, procured a warrant and arrested
him. Wednesday morning Mr.. Pickard o.
the firm of Elwell, Pickard Co., wen
out there and the man brought before
Justice Howard Frost and bound over to tht
grand jury. In default of bail he was com
mitted to Alfred Jail.
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