Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-19
Over the State.

Iranoerries are likely to be high b.
Thanksgiving time. The heavy rain ha
prevented picking and the cold weather ha
had bad effect upon the crop.
The NJ. L. church of South Paris. has ar
ranged for a series of FIVE missionary lee
lures by Maine ministers.
Five new houses are in process of con
struction at West Paris. This prosperity i
the result of the chair business.
The Northern Banking Company has de
clared sem-aunual dividend of per cent
| payable Nov. 9th, and carried one Thousand
dollars to surplus. Ex-Governor Connor OF
Augusta, is president of this Portland Insti
tuition.
! The Boston & Maine r. r.. are at work
this week arranging their cars for steam
heating in accordance with the statute for.
| bidding the use of stoves.
The Portland & Rochester railroad com.
pany are putting the stations along the line in
first class condition.
Connection of the Canadian Pacific tele-
graph line was made Monday night, between
Nanceboro and Mattawai keag. The line
will not be extended to st. John until after
the 22d of this month, when the injunction
case is to be argued. The linemen have
been making good progress in setting up the
wires, and the line will be completed to st.
John by the last of December.
Bears are exceedingly numerous in and
around Greenville and the hunters there are
having excellent luck killing them. Three
were seen by party of sportsmen one day
last week but two of them escaped death.
large one was killed as a result of the
days work.
Richmond people have reason to feel
pleased with the result of their fair last
week; Sl050 net receipts is good showing
for three nights work, and the proceeds of
the sale of the house lots given by Mr..
rorrey will raise the amount to Sl250. The
people of Richmond want shoe factory and
have shown that they know how to get it.
Gill Davidson of Letter b, Aroostook
county, hearing noise in Mr.. Hammond
orchard Friday evening, took his gun and
started out to ascertain the cause and soon
discovered bear making free with the
apples. well directed shot from his life
morally wounded bruin, who, after giving
his enemy short chase lay down and died.
A picked squad consisting of Is men OF
the Coburn Cadets of the Name State Col
lege, challenge an equal number from any
military company in the State to competi.
tive drill, to take place at any time before
Nov. 20, provided satisfactory arrangements
can be made The cadets hope the Nealey
Rifles of Lewiston will accept the challenge
Miss Alice Gould, the Portland artist has
just finished painting an elegant banner foI
the National Women's Christian Temperance
Union, and is will be presented to the socie-
ty on Friday evening by Mrs. Elizabeth
Thompson, of Stamford, Conn. The ban
ner is 72x5i inches in size, of white silk
and bears the representation of the flags OF
all nations, thirty-fve in number. over
the top in scroll is the motto of the Nation
al Union, "For God, for Home and Hu-
manity." The banner is mounted on a
gilt staff with white dove perched upon
the sphere that surmounts it.
The new box factory of ii. w. Smith &
Co, which has been building during the
past summer at Crosby's ship yard, Bangor
started this morning and will be operated
the rest of the fall, 1t is quite an important
industry and will greatly aid that part of the
town.
Extensive land sales have been made in
the town of Islesboro, five miles east of Cam
den, in the past two weeks. The two Dix
farms have been sold, and also +. b. Keller's
Millard Whitcomb's and Charlotte Board
mans farms, a part of the old Warren farm
and part of L. w. Gilkey's farm, amount
ing in all to about $4,000. The partie,
buying are from Boston, New York and Phil
adelphia. 1t is not known what the land il
wanted for but on account of the location,
chosen being on the shore in full view of the
Camden mountains, it is supposed they are
desired as sites for summer residences.
As the II A. NJ. passenger train was
approaching Belfast Wednesday after.
noon William G. Gray, fiagman,
stationed at the crossing about fifty rod,
above the depot, received an injury which
caused his death. While the cars were pas
sing, Stephen Fletcher of Stockton drove
up His horse became unmanageable and
Gray, at the risk of his own life, attempted
to save the life of the other. While sez
ing and holding the horse by the bridle, he
was thrown against the rear car and received
fracture of the skull dying therefrom in
two hours. Fletcher was not injured. Gray
was 23 years old and married.
There are nineteen voters in Cherryield
who voted for Gen. Harrison in 1910, who
will also vote for Harrison & Morton in No
vember. These men have always been true
| to their political principles. When the old
| Whig party was dissolved, they identified
themselves with the republican party ant
have voted that ticket in every State anc
! Presidential election since 1856 Their age,
are from 73 to So. Following are the name,
of these veterans Is. q. Kicker, Aaror
| Leighton, Augustus Bracy, Patrick Connors
Robert p. Wiley, Samuel F. Adams, Rich
ard p. Wiley, J. c. Adams. Jos. A. Wiley
! Hon. J. A. Milliken, VIM. G.. Wiley, Geo
| Freeman. j. II. Nickels, j. w. Coffin, AL
fred f. Dunbar, Moses Coffin, John Thomp
son, John Barber and Reuben Tracy.