Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-20
/ MBiRI.AND,

| William Wells, Il teamstcr in the employ
of +. 7. Burrowes & Co, of Portland while
hauling a sled load of blinds met with 8
severe accident "Wednesday forenoon Will,
crossing a deep hollow ON Fore street, one OF
the bundles of blinds fell on him. breaking
his leg. He was conveyed to his home in
| East Deering
| The contract for bulGing the new Ottawa
House, Cushng's Island has been awarded
| to j. w. Burrowes, and the framing timbers
are now being got out. The contract price
/ is understood to be $50 900 above the fouuda-
tons, exclusive of plumbing. The hotel
will be ready to occupy by the first of June.
Three men in small boat were capsized
in Portland harbor Thursday afternoon.
The tug Salem fortunately was near by and
soon rescued them from their involuntary
bath.
Mr.. Nathan Body of Prdes' bridge
Saccarappa came near losing pair of oxen
Wednesday afternoon. He was hauling
wood on the ice of Presumpscot river when
the oxen broke through just their hisness,
and were rescued after considerable trouble
and work, somewhat I'M ured.
Portland Western Union MESSENGER boy,
named Sears, while attempting to board a
passing train on Commercial street Friday
afternoon, slipped and fell on the track. and
would have been cut in two, if a bystander
had not caught him ny the coat and pulled
him out just as the wheels grazed his heels.
HANcocK,
The Maine Board of Agriculture will hold
an institute at Penobscot Grange Hall. Feb.
30. at 10 o'clock A. NJ. 1t is for all who are
interested in agriculture in Hancock county
and a very large attendance is especially de-
sired, If this meeting is successful others
will be held there.
The winter term of the Castiue Normal
School will close March lst. 1t is having a
very successful session with large atten-
dance of pupils. The school has been con-
stantly improving since Prof. r. Woodbury.
became its principal.
PENoBsCoT.
Parker's lumber camp at Georges Corner
on the Ellsworth Road was burned day or
two ago. The camp crew consisted of four
men and they left the camp as usual in the
morning and went to work in the woods in
the vicinity. When they come back for their
dinner they found that the camp had burnec
to the ground They do not know how it
caught. All of their clothing, btdling, tools
etc, were consumed and although the loss in
dollars and cents is not very heavy. vet the
loss of the camp at this time when they are
busily at work is quite severe one.-BaR-
gor Wbig.
+. Mansfield 4 Co. of Bangor, received an
order recently from the Connecticut Lumber
Company for fifteen hundred of their well
known steel ring cant dogs and they are now
rushed with orders from all parts of the
United States. They ship large quantities
of their cant dogs 10 Wisconsin. MICHIGAN
and other western States.
The planking of the new steamer being
built at Brewer for Mr.. Charles Treat of
Enfield, TO run on Cold Stream Pond, has
been finished and it will not be long before
the steamer is completed.
While Mr. William Nickerson and little
boy were driving up the Hampton road yes
tertlay afternoon the bit broke. and the horse
being frightened ran away. He went at a
lively rate up the road and down Main street,
Mr.. Nickerson guiding him as best he could.
The animal turned up Cross street where he
was stopped. No damage was done.
PIsCarsQUIs.
The Dover people are to be treated to q
fine concert and ball to be given some time
in March by the Ten Associates. of that
place. Music will be furnished by Andrews
full orchestra, with solos by Mr. s H. Board |
man, Mr., NJ. II. Andrews and Mr. X. B. |
Hall. Arrangements will be made for half
fare. on the railroads. 1t will undoubtedly |
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