Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-21
State News.
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AEDRoscoGGIS.
The September term of the Androseagy;r
| County s. J. Court will sit Sent. plat .,
Auburn. Judge Walton will probably prs-
side. As State Fair pr.cedes the opening o;
court the customary break in the session will
be fortunately avoided
The Lewiston Steam Mill COMPANY has
made an assignment for the benefit of II.
creditors to E F. Packard and A. r. Savage
both of Auburn.
FRANKLIN
Phoenix Lodge, |. o. G. T.. of Chesterviile.
recently organized by Rev. Fl. C. Munson is
meeting with much prosperity.
One of the busiest places in Wilton This
season has been the mill of Capt. George r
Fernald, member of the Governors Council
for Franklin county.
Grain harvest in Wilton has begun yiso-.
ously.
HANCOCK.
Last Sunday, one young lady was baptized
and received into the Trenton Baptist church.
Rev. E. Hatfield recently baptized FIVE
persons at Lamoine. reports the Watchman.
$4,000 has been added to the endowment
fund OF the East Maine Conference Seminary.
KENNEBEc.
The FassalborO Wooden Mills are TO have
a designer. II is new departure in the mill
Col Bangs has crew of fifteen men at
work in his granite yard in Waterville upon
the trimmings for the new shops
KNOX
l5-months-old baby in Rockland shoe
store last week. while playing with button
hood, got the article down its throat and
caught the hook under the palate II was
removed with difficulty.
LINCOLN.
Two persons were baptized Aug. Srh, and
added to the Free Baptist church at George
town, with one other by profession, The
parsonage has been newly painted, reports the
Morning Star.
The Nobleboro camp-meeting is thiuly at.
tended compared With former years.
Capt. David Hotises highly respected
shipmaster, died in Boston, Tuesday, aged
oil. de was born in Waldoboro. Me. and
has always held his residence there. Going
to sea when boy, he attained command of a
vessel at the age of 49, and has ever since
been shipmaster.
OXFORD.
The 18th Maine Regimeptal association
held its annual reunion at NORWAY, Wednes
Harry Rust, Post, G A. R., the Norway band
and citizens
Tuesday two young men who had been
working in Welchville. having. started for
home and lost all their earnings on the wav
VIM. N. Thomas found the money and re.
turned it TO them the same day
money order office has been establishe
at East Sumner.
The republicans of Mexico, assisted by
James M Pike of Hebron, threw to the
breeze the afternoon of the 18th inst. fay
bearing the names of Bodwell and Dingley.
Milton Cutting of Andover, who has acted
as guide for J. P. Whitney for number of
years, was presented by Mr.. and Mrs. Whit
ney with slxty-two dollars as a present on his
sixty second birthday.
The Cecilian Ladies Quartette of Portland,
assisted by Stockbridge, tenor, and W. C.
kimball. pianist, gave a concert in the Bap-
fist church at Paris. Tuesday evening. The
concert was appreciated by large audience.
Last TUESDAY, morning, Mrs. Dolly III. An.
drews wife of Zlba Andrews Of South Wood
stock, aged seventy-two years fell down the
cellar stairs, striking her head against the
stone wall of the cellar, receiving serious in
jures of the head. chest and arms. Her in
Juries are of such nature that but little
hopes are entertained of her recovery.
PENoBsCor.
The Penobscot County Commissioners at
Midway, Tuesday, on petition, reduced the
rates of toll at the bridge forty per cent. No
person appeared tor the establishment of
ferry in the southern part of the town
Three ladies were baptiz d., Sunday, by
the pastor of the Baptist church at West
Hampden.
PISCATAQUIs.
The Baptsts of Dover and Foxcroft con-
template the erection of a new church.
SAGADAHoC.
Mr.. George Blaisdell, one Of the employees
of the ice company at Horse Island, met with
a severe accident on Monday last While en-
gagged in grinding chisels he made misstep.
and his chisel caught the driving belt and he
fell backwards and was carried to the under
side of driving wheel. Fortunately the
engineer. few days ago, had constructed
slide valve to the throttle and to this Mr. B.
owes his life. One second more and his BODY
wonld have been crushed to atoms The
engineer, with commendable presence of mind
took in the situation at a glance and with
one hand pressed the valve and with the other
hand let off the surplus steem from the cyin-
der. thereby stopping the engine at once. The
doctor reports Mr.. Blaisdell as being in a
critical condition
SOMERSET.
The meat market of A. B. Foss at Fair
field was broken into Saturday night. The
money drawer was rifed and small sum of
money taken. Nothing else has been missed.
No clue.
On Monday the 10th the rear of the log drive
passed the boom at Fairfield, and the 10Th pass
ed the falls, this being something new in history
as more time always intervenes between the
passing of the boom and the falls
The town of Scion is just now agitating
toll bridge across the Kennebec to take the
place of the ferry now endured. large
party of gentlemen interested in the project
are at work to secure location.
The Somerset Temperance Association
have leased for a term of FIVE wears a piece
of land in Madison. The Association pro-
pose to build a speakers stand and to en-.
close their lot and make it suitable place in
which to hold campmeetings.
WALDO.
As Ambrose Hanson was blasting in the
well at Joshua Blacks, at Palermo, one day,
n large piece of the ledge was thrown into
the air and fell through the roof of the house.
says the Belfast Journal
Saturday morning schooner Lucy Jane of
Bangor, in coming up the bay in the fog, ran
ashore on Knights Point, saws the Belfast
Journal. Ten people from Lincolnville went
on board and assisted the captain to haul off.
The captain gave the wrecking party 500.