Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-04
STATE NEWS
ARoosToox.

The Selectmen granted license, lately
to the Caribou Electric Light Co.. for
the erection of a stationary engine and
boiler in the company's new building near
the Carbon stream
The engine of the passenger train jumped
the rail in the yard at Caribou station. re-
Gently. II pulled the tender and baggage
car from the rail also Fortunately there
was no damage except the breaking of a
truck and some other small parts of the run
ming gear of the baggage car. 1t was set
off for repairs. The train was DELAYED about
an hour by the accident
The large engine for the Caribou Electric
Light Company.
The BUILDING containing the postoffice, and
also occupied by T. W. Willis, the furniture
dealer, came near being destroyed BY fire
recently.
The Christian church of Monticello re-
Gently raised s35 in one night to ray off the
debt on the church building.
CUMBERLAND.
The Argonauts are to give grand assembly
in City Hall, Portland, Feb. 9th.-The Second
Division of the A. O. II. will give their
annual ball at City Hall, Portland, Feb. l3.-
The barque Ella, Capt. W. III. Lewis, which
icIt Ou the Itlll last OCtODtf- IOE
Rosario, experienced very rough weather for
the first half of the voyage, and on the goth
encountered a very severe southeast gale.
On the 23d, Oscar F. Ratena of Finland, one
of the crew, fell from the top gallant yard,
striking the rail of the vessel and falling in
to the sea. The crew did all in their power
s. rescue him, but were unsuccessful.
FRANKLIN.
Mr.. VIM. H. Brown of Jay, had narrow
escape from serious injury last week. In
telling tree his foot slipped and the big mon
arch of the forest grazed his shoulder. A
miss is as good mile, but an inch or two
would have made fatal difference.
WnToS.-The spring term at the Academy
begins Tuesday Feb. IA. Former students
will be glad TO learn that c. J. Richards is to
return as third teacher. Chambers Encyclo-
pedia, bound in leather is TO be added TO the
library this term.-There was a
narrow escape from a disas-
trous confagration recently in the saw mill
owned by the Hiram Holt Co., and operated
by J. f. Hiscock. The fire originated in the
single room under the MILL catching from
dust on the funnel. Quite a large hole was
burned through the floor but Messrs. G. +.
Pickens and W. n. Leavitt discovered the
blaze in the nick of time and quickly extin-
guished it. Damage slight.
Monday Joseph Davenport. Phillips
farmer who with others was driving an OK
team breaking out the roads, was kicked by
an OK and both bones of his right leg broken.
While Mr.. Paine was on his way to New
Sharon Tuesday night he overlook man and
woman with a babe in her arms walking
With his characteristic kindness he stopped
and took them aboard his stage. On making
inquiries he learned the woman's babe was
only six weeks old that the couple had walked
that day from Phillips, and were bound to
Pennington Falls. The woman seemed near
ly exhausted. -Farmtagtoa Chronicle.
F. w. Patterson, Esq, chairman of the
Board of County Commissioners has gone to
Cleveland, o., where he expects to pass the
coming two weeks 18th his sister. Mrs. Geo.
W. Patterson.
If is not often we see pastor equal to the
emergency, as was Rev Mr.. Tilden last Sun
day, who in the absence of Miss Riggs the
organist at the Baptist church, whom we re-
greet to learn was detained at home by illness,
presided at the organ in the opening voun-
tary. Mr.. Tilden is a fine musician AZ well
as speaker. Mr.. A. S. Riggs presided at the
organ for the singing service. Fdrmia gton
Chr0aicte.