Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-14
Jan. Is. There will be a guess cake for
amusement.

amusement.
James George, of North Chesterville. was
awakened Wednesday morning. week. by
LOUD noise in his stable, and upon going in
found his best horse very sick everything
was done to relieve the sick animal, but he
died in few hours The cause Is unknown
NEW yrSEYaRD.-Mr. Alexander Parker.
who's. buildings were burned recently, has
removed to Pennington with his son for the
present. hut intends to rebuild on his farm III
the Spring-The following are the deaths
that have occurred in town according to eur
record for the year 1887 John Green. lied
March % aged So years: Eliza torsett.
Arril 2sth: Justin =. Lnce. MAY g. aged %
years: Mrs Eb.'n N,rt,n. -ina- lst- asei II
years: Hon Dr.n H al .iHa,- 10Th. asei 50
| wears John Voter ocr Am a,ai 62 years;
| Mrs Ruth kaowltou aged - v"a-> ten.
Geo. W. Clark. Dee 18th. aged - years.
| New SHARON Fired Porter. who is ST lp-
| ping this winter with his grandfather. Jacob
| Chandler, while sliding down Bri!ge Hill
| Saturday night broke his wrist Frei how
ever. braves the pain of the accident and
| regularly goes to schoGl.-j0seph Il. Lowell
of this town. Mexican war soldier has lately
been granted pension,
|
factory at Strong has begun. The buildings
are to be located near the depot. This is an
enterprise which will bring much money to
our farmers if they will take hold of the
matter 1t will also give employment to
some fifty hands.
Work is progressing finely at Otis Falls,
also at Jay Bridge, where the men employed
BY Mr.. Record are busily at work on the new
dam.
| FARMISGroN-E J. Dyar, ESD, has col
lected and Treasurer z. F. Tufts forwarded
Thurs lay, Farmington's State tax to State
Treasurer Burleigh. The amount was ST.
4l2 29.-The President and Trustees of Bates
College have appointed Otis B. Butler, Esq,
custodian of the real estate, stores and build
ings in town owned by the late Mrs. S. ).
Belcher.
PENoBscoT.
SrErsoS.--- Our correspondent writes
DR.. q. ). Emerson, narrowly escaped frac-
turing both arms by falling backward sud
denly. Being summoned in the night to Il
place on quite an elevation of land, he
slipped on leaving the house, both feet flying
from under him suddenly and naturally threw
his hands backwards and had II not been for
a heavy medicine trunk which he carried
thus breaking the force of the fall, h. would
have received serious injuries. The contents
of the medicine chest were totally smashed.
W ednesday night the Exeter people gave
a band concert which was very fine. Supper
was furnished by the Ladies Union Hall
Society.
Elbridge Flander, has shipped from Dex-
ter place in the past year the material for
POO, 900 lemon boxes, This is quite an in
dustry, and an advantage to the farmers of
his vicinity, as it gives them market for
lumber.
Eldridge Bros, of Dexter have a contract
to furnish 30, 900 feet of ash dimension lum-
Der for the Fairfield Furniture Company.
w. A. Ireland of Corinna met with "a Sc
we're accident last week His lively young
horse ran away with him, throwing him from
the sled onto the ice among some wood. His
shoulder was dislocated, beside a general
shaking up. He is doing well at present.
! The Lake Megantic railroad is furnishing
tramps by the score for all the towns along
the Piscataquis valley They are of nearly
every nationality, Germans, Italians and
Irish but they can't stand the cold weather.
They are promised good wages and board but
when they get there they find ;hirgs different.
} They get 81 10 per day and pay S3.50 per
week for board, with time deducted for
men but are in pitiful condition. Some of
them are obliged to lie in old woodsheds
these cold nights.-Derter Ga-ete.
, Rumor has it that outside parties are nego-
tiating for the purchase of the water power
in Newport with view to establishing a
factory.