Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-10-23
State News.
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Alice G. Hunter has been appointed most.
mistress at Titcomb IN the town of New Linn.
erick.
KENSEBEC
examination of the cattle of Mr.. Meserve
OF Plttston shows that their disease came
from stomach trouble. and the rumor of
pleuro-pneumonia is unfounded.
Fire Wednesday DESTROYED the Haines
store. on the Plains. at Waleryiile. The
store was occupied by c. Coro. who states
that he had $1,000 worth Of goods and lost his
books on which were S400 more. Insurance
amounted to about Sl10O.
james Barton of Benton and Albert Hold
yes OF WInslow went to Canada last week and
bought about 600 sheep. which they sold on
the way home.
KNOX.
Gen. and Mrs. Tilson of RockIand started
Wednesday evening for New York. whence
they will shortly proceed 10 Lanier. Fla.
where they will pass the winter.
Most of the detail of stone cutters have
left Vinalhaven. Numbers went to Hailowell
while some went 10 SDmerville and other
places. The town is largely minus of males.
saws the Courier Gazette. The B. G. Co.'S
Works were shut down last week. and all the
stone cutters Were discharged, and with the
exception of few quarrymen, the whole of
tue "orkmen got notice to leave. Since
then crew of thirteen cutters have been
put to work, which, il is said, will be the
only force run this winter.
LINCOLN
SoMERyILLE Our correspondent writes :
Nathaniel Cargill OF Somerville, who was so
severely injured the 18th inst. as to neces.i-
tate the amputation of his arm at the shout
der joint, died the l1th inst. The injury was
so severe that no doubt death was more wei
come than life
Rev. E. c. Goodwin has resigned the mas.
torate of the Baptist church at Bryant's Pond.
reports lions Advocate.
PENoBSCoT.
The Wing says: Moose are reported verv
plenty up river and nearly every sportsman
who passes Two weeks in the wood. gets a
shot at one.
Deputy Sheriff j w. Patterson brought a
man TO this city Thursday afternoon saws the
Bangor Wing, from one of the down river
towns who is wanted by three different wo-
men whom he has married. Wife number
three he married in Orrngton but a short
time ago.
PIsCATAQUIs.
railroad meeting was held at Monsoon
Friday evening to secure subscriptions to the
fund necessary to be raised to secure the ex.
tension of the railroad from Harmony to
Greenville. The sum of Sl20, 900, or SO, 900
per mile, will be necessary, and of this one
third is said to be already pledged from a
source that can be relied on. Monson is in
debt, ard can do nothing in its corporate ca
paclty. but the Slate argues that every man
owning property in Monson, can we'll afford
to subscribe five to ten per cent of its assessed
valuation to secure a standard guage railroad
to that town, because his property will be
worth from 80 to so per cent more the minute
the road reaches there.
SOMERSET
There have been twenty new houses and
several barns built in Pittsfeld the present
season, and four more houses are under con.
tract.
David COrson has enlarged his single
mill at West Athens, and is to put in new
board saw.
Skowhegan boy ran away from home last
week, walked t. Waterville and got Job in
the mill. His father learned of his wherea
bouts, and finding him so well employed let
him stay and work.
Mr.. W B. Nutter. a well known citizen of
Skowhegan, died very suddenly at his home
in Skow hogan Wednesday afternoon, from a
disease of the heart. He has been in failing
health for number of years.
WASHINGTON
Rev A. G. Peck of Iowa, has received and
accepted call to the pastorate of the Bap-
tisr church in Cherryield, and commenced
his labcrs on Sunday, Oct. 10th, says Zon's
Advocate. He is graduate of the Univer.
sity of Wisconsin and of Rochester Theolog-
zeal Seminary.