Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-04
State News.
ANDRoscoGGIN.

ANDRoscoGGIN.
Mr.. RIA. Carver of the Livermore Falls
News has bought the Wilton Record and will
consolidate the two papers.
ARoosTooK.
The house of John Bishop, three miles
from Pressure Isle was burned last Sunday.
The fire started in the attic, and the loss is
estimated at 81 900. He saved a mart of his
household effects, but 26O barrels of potatoes
in the cellar were total loss. saws the Her.
AID
The shingle mill of H. Stevens & Sons at
Fort Fairfield, is to be lighted by electricity,
and the wires extend mile up the river to
hight their boom for sorting lumber in the
spring, at cost of over $1,000.
CUMBERLAND
The question of building a bridge across
the Prssumpscot between the two villages of
Westbrook, is being discussed by the bust
ness men of both villages The matter will
be brought up at the spring meeting.
The Portland letter carriers during Novem-
Der collected 305, 1876 pieces and delivered
$4,000.
FRANKLIN.
Judge James B. Severy of Colorado
county Judge at the recent election in that
State, was formerly a resident of Farming
ton, Me-, where he practiced medicine and
law. While in Maine he held the position of
trustee of the State Normal school. register
OF probate for Franklin county aud Judge of
the Pennington Municipal court.
LINCOLN.
An effort is being made to establish pub
lie library at Damariscotta.
kENNEBEc.
The mail route from Oakland to Eureka
has been discontinued and mail from that
office will be distributed from Oakland Office.
The office property was turned over TO the
postmaster at Oakland
KNOX.
submarine diver has been making an ex.
animation of the steamer Penobscot He
found the boat quite badly damaged from her
forefoot or bow, back some 10 or Is feet
He also found the copper torn of in places
nearly back to the wheel, on the starboard
side. In one place the blow was very heavy
raking her planking quite deep. and making
bad holes.
PENoBsCoT.
H. L. Smith of Bluehill was thrown under
ming, and part of his hand was cut of.
1t was year ago Tuesday, says the Wing,
that the new furnaces and works at Katahdin
Iron Works started and they have run with
the create st smoothness ever since. AT pres
ent about eighteen tons of iron per day are
turned out and it meets with very ready
sale all the time Business at the village is
very brisk and il is being built up gradually
by this enterprise.
"strange-looking man" who refused to
give his name appeared in Lowell and Chester
few nights ago. He was, naturally, sus-
pected of being Graves.
SOMERSET.
About 5000 have been expended in repair
ing the meeting house at Bingham The out
side has been painted, and modern style
windows have taken the place of the old ones
Owen f. Blackden has taken possession of
the Lancy House, Pittsfeld, having leased it
for a term of years, and purchased the furui
ture and fixtures.
Israel r. Bray and John Tinkham of
Madison have sacked their wool, over &c, 900
pounds. 1t is to be shipped to d. Cowan &
Co. of Lewiston.
Warren Harding of Burnham met with a
severe accident Monday. the 22d, while in the
act of throwing telegraph poles from train
OF cars. He lost his balance and was thrown
to the ground, breaking the bone of one leg
near the ankle. The accident occurred near
Vanceboro and Vanceboro physician set the
limb, but on arrival hume the break had to be
reset.
The death by suicide in New York of Capt.
Wilton Il Rendell of Srarsport has been re-
ported it being said that he had jumped over
board and drowned himself Particulars
since received, however. contradict the first
report, and state that the drowning was acct
dental, Capt. Rendell having lost his balance
and fallen over backward
The Hercules Mining Company at Penob-
scot have resumed operations and employ
seven men and one steam engine
Wilson Written, of Montville, while at
work in w. Knowlton's machine shop in
hi erty, had three fingers of his left hand
taken OFT by a buzz pianer.
number of the Burnham young men
have gone to Florida to engage in the fishing
business during the winter.
Schooner Prescott HaZelton of Belfast.
Capt. j. w. Ferguson, now at Jacksonville
has chartered to load lumber at that port for
Boston at S7.75 per thousand This is the
highest freight on lumber Belfast vessel
has received for a number of wears. and one
which will leave something for the owners
Schooners Charlotte T Sibley and Penobscot
got 1925 on lumber from jacksonville to
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