Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-17
State News.
ANDRosCoGGM.


The steam mill at Lisbon Falls will run all
winter contrary to custom and for the fret
time in its history, and the company have
taken some heavy contracts.
Four Redemptorist Fathers opened mis-
sion at ST. Joseph's church at Lewiston,
on Saturday morning, Dec IL,
A new lodge of Good Templars is soon to
be organized at Curtis Corner in Leeds.
ARoosrooK.
A merchant of Presque Isle, is expecting
a shipment of $4,000 pounds of Virginia to-
bacco, enough to keep Aroostook in good
smoking and chewing for while.
CUMBERLAND.
The value of foreign exports last week,
from Portland. was s230.549.3l. Among the
exports were PAS barrels of apples, and 3d.
900 spruce boards.
Ex-Sheriff John NJ. Church, formerly of
Naples. was drowned IN q cistern at his store
in St. Louis, Mo-. recently.
HANCOCK.
Capt Swanzy Crosse of Deer Isle some six
weeks ago, came to the east side of the Isle
au Haul for the purpose of lobstering and
boarding with his brother in.law. Saturday,
Dec. IL, he went to his traps He was seen
from the shore Just before dark, but did not
return His friends went ont in boat in
the evening in search of him, not returning
until midnight, after 8 perilous search and
nearly perishing, before they reached the
shore; but no trace of the missing one could
be found.
A little daughter of Capt E. S. Alley, st.
George, while sliding down hill, recently,
was run into by hand sled and one OF her
legs was broken.
NORTH WHIrEFIELp,-Our correspondent
writes, Dec IA; At the regular meeting of
Erskine Post, No "a. held the 18th inst. the
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year; A. R. G. Smith, c.; Morrill,
Glidden, S. "; Warren Keene. j. ". CYRUS
E Boynton. Surg VIM. H. Douglass, Q NJ ;
w. A. d. Collision. Chap. Thomas Keegan,
o ID Henry Dexter, o. G John G. Erhart,
Adj't; c. M. Place, Trustee. For delegate
to Department Encampment, WIN. H. Doug
lass alternate, Charles F. Achorl.
OXFORD.
Stephen Wing of Rumford Falls, cut one
of his feet terribly, while cutting wood.
The cut was from the end OF the foot be
tween the to middle toes and running
across the foot reached point nearly OPP
poste the ankle only a small amount of
flesh holding the part severed to the foot.
Mrs. Catherine Skillings of Bethel, who
attempted suicide in New York, has been set
at liberty, as the evidence was not sufficient
to warrant Justice Smith holding her for
trial.
SAGADAHoC.
The New England Shipbuildng Co. are to
build a side-wheel steamer for New York
party. The hull will be $50 feet long, and
her engines will BE- 800 horse power. She
will carry 1900 passengers, and will run be-
tween New York CITY and summer resort in
Long Island Bay. 1t is expected that the
steamer will be finished about the fret of
June.
Mr.. II. ID. Eaton, tax collector of Corn
vile, has bought up disputed claims of the
town amounting to SO 600, aud will press
them to a settlement.
WALDO.
Annie May Rich, the little seven-vear-old
daughter of g. II. Rich of Thorndike, was
sitting before an open fire, Dec. 18th, when
she tainted falling forward into the fire, but
it so happened that her mother was near
enough to catch her before she was badly
burned.
Ar LARGE.
The following reissue of pensions have
been allowed at the pension office: Jane,
widow of Reuben Farrow, West Pembroke +;
Otis S Foss, Machias; Perrin Swan, Frank
lin; M. Tibbetts, Bangor; Everett NJ Arey,
Reissue and increase, Hamp len Corner; the
following have been granted an increase OF
pension: Samuel B, Frost, Newry; Chas.
<. Collins, East Vassalboro; Jas. S. Cleve-
land. Camden; Benz f. Summons, Appleton ;
Edward Kelley, Bangor Daniel M. Webb,
Fort Fairfield; Samuel c. Denniso1, South
ihomaston; VIM Shaw, jr., Belfast; the fol-
lowing original claims for pensions have been
allowed: Samuel McDonwah, Linneus: Dun
ham Whitney. Brunswick.