Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-14
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SKIPPED OVER THE RIVER.
ANDRoscoGGIN.
Poland butter factory makes about 1900
pounds week.
The $1,000 debt at High street Consreea-
tional church. assumed by the ladies, i've
years ago, is JUST paid
ARoosrooK.
The Republican saws that H. c Toxn.snd
OF Fort Fairfield, has been offered s4OO for
one-half of his four-year old stallion. I'm, does
not state which half 1t is.
PENoBscor
The Commercial says that J. c. Bell. who
claims to hail from Bangor, does not belong
in that city,
Last summer it was found that the Bar Har.
Dor branch of the Maine Central, near its
junction with the main line at Bangor. was
hardly long enough to permit the transferring
OF heavy trains quickly. crew of thirty
men have therefore been placed at work to
iengthen the branch and to do so they are
Obliged to blast out 800 feet or more of solid
ledge.
telegram received at Oldtown states that
Joseph Carried, Frenchman. twenty one
years of age, was drowned Wednesday while
at work on logs in the Connecticut river.
Carried was unmarried HIS parents reside
at Oldtown.
SAGADAHoC
One of Baths fish mon has established .
novel idea. He has fitted up a scow with
house for the men to live in and two or three
boats with accompanying nets so that they
can follow the fish up and anchoring in a
place, stay till they have caught up the school,
then follow to another place
SOMERSET.
The hearing on the accounts of the Coburn
estate, continued from the April term of the
Probate Court at Skowhegan, on Tuesday,
were continued to the July term by agree
ment by the parties.
writer in the Womans Journal tells of
Mrs. Mary Pollard, now eighty three years
old. who lives in Skowhegan, Me on a farm
OF 200 acres. She superintends the work,
hires all her men, and through her
good management the farm pays the
help besides giving her comfortable
income. She lives five miles from the vii.
lage. where she attends church regularly.
During an exhibition of the High School she
was present both evenings until ii O'Clock,
returning home each night. She reads her
daily paper, il well posted on all the leading
topics of the day and is blessed with won
derful memory. so that her neighbors refer to
her for dates and facts in the past.
WASHINGTON.
The Bangor Commercial relates the follow
ing: Ageneral country trader and pedder
in Danforth, named C. P. Swanton, who had
been doing quite a business and who had pro-
cured lots of goods from parties in New York,
Boston, Bangor and Danforth, sold out sud-
denly, Friday night of last week-wagon,
traps, stock and all, and early next morning
started for New Brunswick, only short
drive distant He hiched up and got under
way, but had not gone far before the sheriff
got wind of the excursion and started after
the fugitive, followed by about half the viii
lage. The procession followed close on
Swanton's heels and was just about to over
take him when he reached the river on the
boundary, and, driving recklessy into the
all. On the other side he rested and smiled
across at his pursuers. 1t is not known how
much he owes.
YORK.
The site of the ancient burying ground of
Old Orchard lies between the Boston & Maine
track and Sea Shore House. 1t is at present
the property of the railway company, and is
to be turned into a mammoth flower garden.
A flower bed fifty feet wide by three hundred
IN length is to be laid out. 1t will be inclosed
by q granite curbing surmounted by hand
some iron railing In the centre fountain
will be erected. The proposed improvements
will be effected at a cost Of from ten to If
teen hundred dollars.