Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-14
State News.
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| telegraph pole along the track near Lis
bon became loosened by the frost and the
wires allowed it to lean forward just over the
track, 80 that the night train from Lewiston
to Brunswick ran into it one night last week.
No damage was done except smashing the
headlight of the locomotive and causing con-
siderable wonderment on board.
LINCOLN.
NORTH WALDoBoRo-Our correspondent
writes School meeting in District No. 30,
occurred last Saturday. choosing the follow
ing officers Moderator, Martin Hodgkins :;
clerk, c. E. Flanders; sgent,C. E. flanders
Mr. Gardie B Walter. agent for the New
| Home Sewing Machine. is meeting with good
success at his agency here.-Mr. Willie 4.
Mank returned to Massachusetts. Wednes-
day.-The Sid niger road has been impossible
this winter = We understand that Messrs.
Sol, Aquarius & Co., have taken the contract
to remove the remaining snow drifts. and
that their contract will expire july 4th.-
The other day seven runners swooped down
on this place. The runner has the pewest
Jokes, the latest scandals, and is crank fell
low. Long may he flourish as one of the in
situations OF the 18th century .-Among the
strangers about town notice Mr.. John
Flanders. Mr.. Flanders returned from Mas
sachusetts last week.
PENoBsCoT.
At a town meeting in Old Town Monday
$500 was raised for free high school, and
the article in regard to reconsdering the vote
aboishing the school district system, about
which there has been so much controversy,
was passed over.
A. B. Hartman, esq, Of Dedham. met
with very narrow escape from drowning in
Dedham Pond Monday afternoon. Mr.. Har-
riman was out in a canoe placing boom
around some logs when the frail craft was
suddenly overturned and Mr.. Hartman fell
into the water. His cold bath lasted some fit-
teen minutes and he was half frozen and
nearly exhausted when he at last succeeded
| in getting out.
| The White boom, so-called, along the shore
of the Saltwater river near the Maine State
College, broke Monday afternoon, under the
severe strain placed upon it by the going out
of the ice and l0O, 900 feet of logs, the prop
erty of NJ Lincoln of Bangor, and valued at
$500. lost.
SOMERSET.
NoRRIDGEwoCK. Our correspondent
writes April 18th James B Wood has sold
his farm to Benz. f. Jones, who lays down
the stone hammer to follow the pillow. Mr..
Wood will rent part of the house to ID. T.
+ ield in the village until his health improves.
Mr.. Jones has sold his village stand to Mao
mi Hight j H. Emery of North Jay and
Road Master Wagg of the M. C. r. r. were
in town Friday, in consultation with Col
Bangs and Lauton Bros, & Co., with view
to let a sub-ccntract for curbing and paving.
Judge Danforth spent last Sabbath at the
old homestead -Qulnnibasset Lodge, l. o.
O. F., has ust received from Henry Murphy
present of four elegant marble top stands
for its officers
MoNTvILLE Our correspondent writes j.
L. Bean i, preparing to build large two
story house, ell ana shed, this summer. 1t
will take 10000 feet of lumber to put up the
frame. A. c. Morse is getting out the frame,
large amount of which Is spruce. The last
snow storm loaded the roof of Jesse S. Row
ellis barn enough to break in one rafter and
several rhs on one side. The neighbors
turned ou' and repaired it for him. MIR.
kowell is quite an aged man and very lame.
John Evans, aged SO years, was buried April
4. He was one Of the oldest men in town
Loran Sawyer has bought the Allen Bailey
farm, near Whites Mills (so-called.) He
and John Colby propose to put in a stave mill
in connection with the saw and shingle mills
on their dam.-George w Nash, at Centre
Montville, has bought and handled about 800
tons of hay this winter.-The assessors are
making their annual rounds-unwelcomev Wis.,
ltors In some hOuses.-A town meeting was
held on the 10th inst, to determine if the
town would accept bids for selling or renting
the town farm Voted not to sell the farm
but accepted proposal to rent it for one
year to Woodbridge Nickerson.-At their
school meeting in district No. Centre
Montviile) it was voted to have a free higt
school next fall.-Frank B. Paul has bought
Mr.. f. s. Bachelors farm with the encum-
brance of Mr.. and Mrs. Bachelor. Mr. Paul
IS to support them for the property
LIBERTY Our correspondent writes April
18th We learn that A. ID. Mathews offers his
Touring mill in this village for sale. This is
fine business opportunity for some one ac-
quainted with the art of making good flour -
X. II. Gilman died at his late residence in
this place last week, aged about rs. Mr.
Gilman was one of the early settlers of this
town, and was highly esteemed and valued
citizen MIR. Ned Parmeter of Hallowell,
formerly of this town, we regret to learn, is
very ill, Mr. Parmeter has injured his health
by overwork in connection with his business
as stone cutter.-Miss Hayes,a Christian Sci
enlist of Boston, who has been passing the
winter here has returned to that city,. C.
Morse, one of the board of selectmen, injured
his foot very badly by coming in contact with
a sharp pitchfork last week, while taking the
valuation of stock at the barn of G.. W
Brown. No serious result is anticipated. -
Mrs. M. S. Aver, who has been ill all winter
Is slowly recoverng.--Mrs. L. C. Morse,
with her daughter Margie, are visiting III
Boston.-Mrs. NJ. J. Hurd is quite sick, being
threatened with rheumatic fever-Naple
syrup is quite abundant in this region at 81
per gallon-25 cents higher than the quota
ton for the same article in Rnston