Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-07
STATE NEWS.


AROOSTOOk.
John CLARK, Of Eastou, had one of the
bones of his right shoulder fractured by
falling tree recently, while ct work in the
woods. DR.. Bean of Presqae Isle reduced
the fracture and Mr.. Clark doing we'll.
At a recent meeting of the Napoleon
Grange ]. W. Dudley was chosen Master,
and Alex. Ross, Oyerseer.
Fifteen thousand dollars deposited in
Pressure Isle National Bank on Monday, the
day it commenced business. How is that for
.starter?"-Aroostook Herald.
Raising the bridge six feet across the
Presque Isle stream at Baird's Mills, is pro-
crossing under the supervision of James
Howlet. 1t is a slow job removing the old
top, dynamite being used to remove the
frozen earth which is about six inches in
depth. Estimated cost to uncover the bridge
is about $500.
Mrs L. A. Blaisdell, of Westfield, has
skirt that was worn by her great-grandmother
when small girl. Mrs. B. also shows with
pride her fathers vest worn by him on his
wedding day So years ago.
The probate of the will of the late Haskell
Farnham. of Caribou, is to be contested, and
there will be a hearing in the matter before
Judge Stearns the last of this month.
Mr.. VIM. Weeks has sold out his lease of
the Presque Isle Hotel and he and his family
will, for the present, board at the Collins
House.
| The Caribou Steam Grist and Single Mill
are now running night and day. They
manufacture 5000 shingles daily
| The law firm of Stems & Smith Caribou
has been dissolved, Geo. H. Smith, the
junior member having sold his interest in
the business to Judge Stearns. Mr.. Smith
| So tbn ~ in, Sc he
in search of new location.
| CUMBERLAND.
Portland sportsmen have wired for ten
dozen Virginia quail, to be wintered by Mr..
George Stanwood at the Cape, and fifty dozen
will be sent to Portland this winter.
There will be but one regular line of
steamers to the islands next summer. The
Star line and the Forest City line have con-
solidated under the name of the CascO Bay
Steamboat Company.
The annual meeting and dinner of the
Bowdoin Alumni Association will be held al
the Falmouth Hotel, Portland, Wednesday
evening, Jan. 25th. Col. Geo. +. McQuillan
is chairman of the dinner committee.
Hancock.
c. c. Burrill, of Ellsworth, the presiden,
of the new Burrill National Bank there, pro
poses to put in similar institution at Bar
Harbor.
FRANKLIN.
Mrs. Ben. A. Davis of North Pennington
by fall in the cellar of her home one day
last week cut large cash in her forehead
The wound is not serious.
Electric lights are being placed GU the Far.
mington streets for out door lighting.
One of the pleasant events of Christmas
was the presentation of gold headed cane te
Enoch W. Whtcomb, A. B., by the pupil.
of the Pennington High School, of which he
is principal. Enoch was thoroughly surprised
as well as leaned
Contractor Jehn A. Greenleaf of Auburn
was in Portland last week and signed the
contract to build the $3.50, 900 pulp mill which
is to be erected by the new dam in Jay a
Otis Falls. The mill is to be 1873 feet long
by Is broad, two stories high, and 26 waite
wheels will furnish the power. The frs
floor is to be of iron, above which it will re-
quire 10000 feet of spruce, 10000 feet o.
hard pine and % 800 pounds of iron to com
plete the building. The estimated cost o.
the mill and machinery was $200,O0 bu
the engagements already agreed upon will
increase this estimate to about $3.50 900.
IIunnewell & Ellis of Kingfeld, have al
the orders that they can fill at their axe an,
cant-dog factory. They are making yer,
nice axes.
PESOBsCOT.
Friday, Jan. It'll was the lO4th birthday o
Mrs. Azubah f. Ryder, the oldest person i,
the State of Maine. who resides in Orrington
The aged lady is in the very best of healtl
and seems likely to survive many years yet
Mrs. John Knowles, mother of Melvil