Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-10
STATE NEWS
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LTyERMoRE FAILS Our correspondent
writes. Feb. 9: Mr. c. r. Loring. Superin-
tendent of the Umbagog Pulp Co.. with his
family are visiting relatives at Saccarappa.-
The second term of dancing school opened
"Wednesday evening. Prof. Wilson of Auburn
teacher.-Mr. A. c. Munsey returned from
New York Wednesday, w. w. Thomas.
hair,lresser, who lately moved into his new
shop in Knapp Block, placed upon his counter
today two elegant show cases which add
very much to the appearance of the place
Messrs. Pingree & Co., of Lewiston. are
getting out large lot of choice pine lumber
at Twelve Corners in East Livermore.
Mr.. Alonzo Bumpus who is experimenting
the work informs your correspondent that he
will land 800, 900 on the banks of the Andro-
scoggin this spring.
ARoosTooK.
Young Walton are receiving at their ex-
tract works in Houlton large quantities Of
hemlock bark.-Shipped from Houlton sta
ton for the week ending Feb. f., the follow
ing carloads: Leather 8 hay %; mscellane-
Gus 3 lumber 3; pota toes :; extract 5 !;
shingles 6 J: cattle /. Total 81 cars.
KESSEBEc.
CHELsEa-H. w. Clark, Jr., of Chelsea,
was brought before Judge Stevens on Mon
day last, charged with an unprovoked and
brutal assault upon boy named Cornelius
Desmond. Clark plead not guilty. waived
examination and gave bonds in the sum of
$500 for his appearance at the April term
S. J. Court. He also gave 500 bonds to
keep the peace six months.
PESoBscoT.
If all stories are true a very bold thief did
some work on Union Street between seven
and eight O'Clock Tuesday evening Mrs
Sophia FARRELL runs a boarding house at IA
Union street and between those hours she
says she laid down on lounge in one of the
upper rooms of the house and fell asleep.
While asleep some person stole wallet con-
tanning sl25 from the pocket of her dress
There is not the slightest clue to the thief
and Mrs. FARRELL offers reward of fifty dol
lars for the recovery of her money.
PIscArAoUIs.
Messrs. f. &. J Fred Webster have made
a very large sale of timber to be sawed at
their mill in Shirley, to the Canadian Pacific
Railroad, to be used presumably for bridge
work. The road has bought POO 900 feet
l2xl2 timber. paying for it seventeen dollars
per thousand. It is 20 be spruce and the mill
Will De tinplOyth lOf ioug tlibt III luTntHS
it out. The price is very good one.
SOMERSET.
The Madison Wooden Company manu-
facturedt4l.4 AS yards of dress goods during
the month of January. This is the largest
production of any month since the mills were
put into operation.
In friendly scuiile between DR.. Twaddle
and Ben s. Collins in DR.. Smiths Office at
North Arson recently, Ben somehow caught
his foot in the carpet and both went down,
breaking both bones of Collins leg just
above the ankle. He was taken home, the
fracture reduced by DR.. Twaidle and is now
doing we'll
WALDO.
BELFAsT.-The Uniform Rank, Knights of
Pythias, will give grand concert and bail
at the Belfast Opera House. on Tuesday
evening. Feb. 2l.-Mr. |. NJ. Luce, of
Waldo, announces that he will open a free
high school at Liberty village on Monday,
Feb. p, and continue ten weeks. Mr.. Luce,
who is an excellent teacher, will be assisted
by competent help.
Mr.. Daniel Gordon proposes to opens high
school at the Station school house, in Thorn
dixie, on Monday, Feb. ID.
Waldo Lodge of Odd Fellows of Belfast
will be ten years old, April 9th, 1888, and it
is proposed to celebrate the anniversary.
Waldo Lodge has II remarkable history, and
a history of the first decade will be written
and presented on that occasion. The lodge is
now large and prosperous, numbering nearly
300 members.
There is to be a grand ball at Freedom on
the 22d, the anniversary of Washingtons