Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-14
State News.
ANDRosCoGGIy.

Monday morning at about half pas three
o'clock. FIRE was discovered in the barn OF
Richard Shelton at Durham The FIRE ex.
tended 10 the house ard the whole set OF
buildings destroyed. the contents of
both house and bsrn, except two loads of hsy
and hog. were saved The family were up
early and il IS supposed the fire took from a
spark from the chimney. Loss about $1,000.
Insured for 500.
CUMBERLAND.
Portland gentleman made the acquain,-
ance Of nice old gentleman on Maine Gen.
trail train last week He went irto the Bruins
wick restaurant, leaving his gripssek and
overcoat in the old gentlemsn's charge.
When he returned man and goods had gone.
He lost $50. besides valuable documents
Portland Press.
Saturday evening, Mr.. Charles ". Pick ard,
business manager of the Transcript, was
quite severely injured BY falling down a long
flight of stairs. He bruised his hip severely
and broke the ligsments of his left wrist.
Hon Nathan and Henry b Cleaves have
bought Hope Island, Portland Harbor con-
tanning about 100 acres
There WAS drop in the mercury Sunday
night. Falmouth milkmen report the Their
mometer Monday at SO degrees at O'Clock
in The morning. A passenger on the Ogdens-
burg train from Steep Falls reported frosts
on the Sacs river lowlands in his neighbor.
hood severe enough to kill vines and other
tender vegetation
There is TO be erected at Brunswick a sui
phite mill 10 make pulp for paper. num-
Der of well-known paper manufacturers have
heen negotiating for the control of all the
German bi-sulphite patents of any value.
LINCOLN.
ALsA.-Our correspondent writes, July
18th: Mr.. Albert Coker of Saco, and Chas.
Cocker of Boston, spent the fourth at their old
home.-Mr. T. c. Dole and family are in
town.-Miss Alice Walker of Mass. is visit
ing at J. W. Wslkers.-Mr. w. A. Erskine
is spending few days a, home. Miss Bell
Curtis of Damariscotta is visiting relatives in
this place Mrs. Olive Palmer and Mrs.
Bowman have returned 10 Massachusetts.
PENoBscor.
The Bangor Wing reports light frost in
the country Sunday night.
SAGApAHoC
BowDoiNHAM Our correspondent writes,
July ID: "Oh mamma, see the smoke" was
the remark of four year old boy of VIM d.
Curtis after setting fire to n pile OF shavings
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called into action but not until there was
some delay in cutting away the stable.
SOMERSET.
PALMYRA Last Sunday four persons were
baptized by Revs. wtetland and Stack pole -
One day last week the little daughter of o l.
Soult. while at play in the stable fell into the
Placement striking on a rock and was severe
ly bruised about the head and limbs. She is
getting along quite well now The hay crop,
in this section is rather lighter than last
yeat'-"rs. Johhnett, our post mistress, Is
dur.. WV" ','nAi 'iouo'e.
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drnnaht has not hpan ~ VA :, ~ Wv
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Ths Irn;on ,.bnrch h.s hat na,. Me-, :,
fro,, ot tho nhnroh ,,-aat ;n,r,.pnaa,
u,s wv C,,aLa, ''r.
for s.f,,or loves s,aan,5 a"J -. ,,,' j..
susion of arn;ca leaxss .nd ,.a. s,r;ana,,
noison.d hnt was n,om,,lv r.l,avod hv ~
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Carrie N V,,;no and M;ss e. N I,,,a
White perch and pickerel are being t.ker
from the lake here now. The lake is vel
stocked with several kinds of fish, and boarc
tor the summer could be obtained here al
reasonable rates, ana more pleasant place
TO pass the summer months could not be
fouhd. Inc lake furnishes an excellent pow
or ana IL wouio ne first-ciass chance tol