Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-09
STATE NEWS.


A little son of Alfred T. Farr, living At %
Merrill street Portland was badly bitten BY
| dog Thursday afternoon He Was attended
| by DIR. Thompson. This 10 the second child
| that has been bitten BY the same dog in the
| past week Fire was discovered Friday II
the Portland stove foundry works, but be-
fore much damage was done the flames were
extinguished.
LINCOLN.
| SouEgyuLE-0ur corresf endent writes
April Z: Mr. and Mrs. Levi Turner had an
| informal family reunion at their residence
Monday, April I'd, which was one of the
pIeasantest events in the history Of the faini-
| iv. The occasion of the gathering was the
| return of the oldest son. Merrill. from the
| West where he has been absent for the last
/ fourteen years. and AS Mrs Turner expressed
| il, her desire ITO see all her boys together
again There were originally eleven chill
dren in this family, nine of whom are hvlng'
two boys having died about twenty-five years
ago. The twin sisters Lucy and Susan,
whose home is in Nevada, were not present
Della A., the youngest. who is member OF
| the graduating class AT kent's Hill. was not
able to come home on account of the bad trav-
cling ami her school duties. SO only the boys
participated The day was spent in very
| ENJOYABLE way, recounting cid scenes anu
| occurrences. and rehearsiag amusing snafcnes
of personal history, with u liberal infusion OF
| wit and quaint observations. At dinner the
bows ranged themselves around the table, In
order of their ages, in their same old places
| which they occupied when children, and the
array vas one of which any parents might
Justly be proud. Every effort was put forth
to make the occasion memorable, ana 70
those who were present the day viii always
be one of those milestone Of life to which
they will always look back with tenderest
associations.
CoopER's MILLs.-Dr. w. johnson is soon
TO have a new Office. +. Hyson will build
a new store this spring.-There is a new or
ganization in this place known as the Cooper s
Mills Oyster Club. They meet weekly.
DAMARIscoTTA AND NEwcAsTLE.-There
is some talk of building an iron bridge here,
in place Of wood the agent Of Western
company offers to build one for $1,000
Mrs Ellen Boston will spend few weeks
with her mother, Mrs. Philbrick before join
ing her husband in the West.-Dr. A. X. 6.
Smith of North Whitefield is having a well
put in by the wonderful well machine of Mr..
Merrill of Woolwich.
The members of the Jefferson library are
preparing TO have concert on the eve of
May LIST to raise funds for new books.
4 PENoBsCoT.
! Mr.. W. II. Piper, who drove the Ripley
stage year ago, lately bought the Garland
route of Walter Bradman who had bought il
of Mr.. Footman only week before. Mr..
Piper was driving in Bar Harbor last summer
and the present winter has been in Clinton.
A meeting was held recently at Sprague's
Office in Dexter to see what could be done
about raising money to start the Stone mill.
About $4,000 was subscribed. Another
meeting was to be held there Friday. 1t is con-
idently expected that the balance of the S25,
900 will be raised and the machinery be put
in motion.
PIsCATAQUIs.
Mrs. NJ. Phillips, an aged lady of Shirley,
slipped and fell heavily to the floor Of her
house recently and broke several bones. She
was given severe shock by the accident, :.
SAGADAHoc.
A schooner of about 500 tons is to be built
the coming summer by J. B. Drake and
others of Ba,h.-The night Waterman at the
running station at Thompson's Brook had an
encounter Wednesday evening with three
traups who were bent upon entering the sta
ton. They at first asked if they could stop
over night. Upon being told that there was
|
GIT through the doorway. In this thev were
not successful. The Waterman was ready
for them. Near by was an axe. Grasping it
lie placed himself in an attitude of attack.
This was rather too much for the tramps and
retreat was in order. Nothing more of them
was heard that night at the station.-Bdfh
| Tunes.
The name of the post office at IIunnewell's
Point, Sagadahoc county, was changed Wed
nesday to Popham Beach
SOMERSET.
We have it from good authority that the
Coburn estate has shrunk by depreciation of
bonds since the last equity case was entered
about 500 900 If the bonds could have been
sold at that time to pay the bequest they would
have brought about $50, 600 more than they
will to-day, and if there had been no litiga-
ton the will the estate would have been
saved about $50 900 depre citation. Somer-
set Reporter.
Different parties are said to be bonding
land at islesboro and it is expected that there
Will he quite little boom at that place the
coming season. Ii is probable that new cot.