Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-01
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGGIN.

ASDRosCoGGIS.
LvERMoRE FALLs.-OuT CORES pondent
writes Mr.. f.. S. Cooling is engaging corn
of the farmers for next seasons packing -
Lothrop Bros, grocers, have purchased an
other horse for their busness.-fine of Al
win Records double teams run away rnes-
day forenoon but no damage done.-fhe
building of tenements will doubtless be brisk
this spring as there is considerable call for
rents and nothing desirable can be obtained.
Some of the merchants are busy taking the
annual account of stock .--knapp's train near
ly half an hour late Tuesday 7. NV. T
Eustis of Livermore was in town Tuesday
Rev. f. S. Small returned from Augusta
Tuesday We have been informed that Mr..
K. c. Boothby, who sold his milling business
to Mr.. Albert Hutchinson. received twelve
hundred dollars bonus.-An accident at A.
Records pulp mills Tuesday night. One of
the grinders burst, causing damage 10 some
other machinery and tearing two OF three
belts into strips. A. it happened, no ole
was injured. Damage estimated at siG0 or
$500. W Maxwell one of the county
commissioners. was in town Wednesday
KENNKBEc.
VIENSA-Our correspondent writes Feb 2s
Samuel Whittier, lifelong citizen of this
town, died at two o'clock this afternoon,
with pneumonia, after an illness of only
three days. His age was 90 years. He
leaves an invalid wife and many friends to
mourn his loss.
| OXFORD.
The following from the Norway town re-
| port, which has just been issued, will be oil
| int. tayaI.t., pnIls n.hnla
real estate, s7S3,344 personal, S2J2 I5G
total valuation of the town. s. ,035 30;
scholars in town, ss7; poor on farm e; the
oldest 81 years the youngest years of age
State pensions paid, SPOT total amount com
mitted for collection, ST. ,539 80. rate Il pei
cent 5 mills poll tax So total school FUND
for town, s3,9S9.73.
The Paris town report has been printed anC
distributed 1t shows a valuation of 81 Oh .
| 022, a slight increase over last year. Tn,
number of polls is 10, an increase of 80 oyel
last year. The amount committed for col
lection was Sl4, l56.ll, and the rate II mill
on "A dollar. The cost of the town farm ha
been S241 80, including the decrease in val
uatlon of stock, furniture, etc. and the ex
pense of other poor SlS9.9O. The net deb
of the town is SIS, 725 81, not including snow
bills for the present winter.
Henry Bennett, at work for +. \. Flint, a
Wilson's NJ lis had his leg broken in tw
places, and his back badly hur, last Monday
1t was nearly thirty-six hours before a docto
could get there, and the leg was so bad
swollen it could not be set. Mr. Bennett ha
been very unfortunate. He was hurt by
falling tree the first of the winter and ha
but recently gone to work when hurt til
; second time.
PENoBsCor.
terrible misfortune has come upon Nj
Hartman kneeland of Lee. an unmarrc.
, man of 30 years, who had both his leg
frozen while crossing ii lake on the ca,
branch of the Penobscot, about a month age
Last Saturday he was Obliged to submit t
amputation of both legs, an operation whc
was successfully performed, aud at last az
counts he was as comfortable us could be "a
pected under the circumstances
The Commercial learns that the affairs @
the Dexter Wooden Mills Corporation hay
, finally been so arranged that the starting q
the White and Brick mills (Nos. > and -
assured at an early day. that negotiation
t are in progress for warrs and other necessar
stock, and that Mr., Greenwood at Dextel
| has been notified to have the mills ready f,
business as soon as possible. asutHtftI
and repellants are to be manufactured. an
4 the last of March will see the larger part
, not all of the machinery in operation. Tn
mills are to be run by the corporation tn.
. owns them
The young lady who recently suffered :
, severe an accident to one of her hands in tn
Bangor Steam Laundry is reported to he in
, proving quite rapidly. 1t is thought tn
skin from some other part of her body wi
| have to be grated onto the hand in four o
! five days to cover the flesh over.
/ SAGApAHoC.
B,rH.-Schooner Thomas W. HYDE al
, rived at the Water Cosc ice house MOI Ia
morning from Boston to load 500 tons Of ic
for Richmond. Va. The veteran pilot, New
ton Bowker came on the vessel as pilot
Mrs. VIM. II. Mains. who has been critical
i'll with blood poisoning, is reported as in
proving Miss Carrie Heal celebrated tn
tenth anniversary of her birth by giving
reception last evening at her home on Coul
street which was attended by about 30 master
and misses.-The tug Seguin, Captain Colby
is lying at the wharf of the Morses, wher
repairs on her boiler are being made Sh
!, will be ready to return to Boston, whore sh
has been towing during the winter, nel
week.
The new loan of Sagadahoc Country 70
SAC, 900 IN four per cent bonlS has been take
by the Maverick National Bank of Boston.
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