Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-09

IN procuring new uniforms we nope our cltl-
zens will respond and give them a well filed
hall
league & Bennett have closed "A contract
TO drive 1000 piles in Back Bay for new
street. The street will begin near behring's
bridge, and will be extended at first $500 feet
parallel with the channel. Stakes will be
driven in a few days, to mark the course of
the street, and as soon as the ice leaves the
bay the work of making the street will begin.
Portland Press
A young woman employed as domestic in
a well known family of Portland, died recent
| ly from hemorrhage following the extraction
of an liberated tooth.
KENNEBEc.
| Mr.. VERNoN.-Our correspondent writes
March I The decision in the Stain-C Cromwell
case gives general satisfaction.-M Daniel
W. Watson and family have removed to Au-
burn. We are sorry to loose so good citi-
zen.-A large amount of teaming has been
done the past week Mr.. Rosendale Jacobs
has nearly all of his bark hauled to Farming
| ton.
NORTH MoNMoUTH.-Our correspondent
writes, March I: J. p. Richardson had a
narrow escape from serious injuries last
| Tuesday. He was at the railroad station with
his horse and load of apples. His son,
Wilfred A., and Geo. Tinkham were there
with apples and four oxen. Mr.. Richardson
was on his sled in front of the OK
team: the cars came in and frightened
the oxen which became unmanageable
and iushed upon Mr.. RS sled, the sled
tongue striking him in the back and pushing
him against his horse with force enough to
| push the horse over 1t was mixture of
oxen, man, horse, apples and sleds. No bones
were broken Mr.. Richardson is able to move
about but sore and bruised. Mrs. Carrie
| Mckechnie has been very sick, but is now
better and seems to be improving. Doctor
Taggart of Winthrop is her physician.-But
very little sickness at this place the
past winter. Mills all running except shovel
and axe factories .-Sleighng excellent
Apples nearly all sold, few Baldwins
brought 50 10, $50 being the standard price
for baldwins and spys, other kinds lower
Town meeting next MOnday.-Last year
Monmouth built two school houses. Articles
now in the warrant to build two more
Monmouth Academy commenced school last
Monday.
| SOUTH GARDINER-Our correspondent
writes: Rev. J. +. Adams of Bangor
preached at the Congregatonalist church last
Sunday A. NJ, and administered the sacra-
mcnt.-Mrs. James Robinson who died last
week at the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
Chas. Capen, was buried from the church
last Sunday p NJ, services conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Bass, pastor of the NJ. f. church,
Gardiner, of which she was member.-Hild-
reth Post G. A. X. held their fourth annual
fair at Forest Hall last Friday and Saturday
evenings. Friday evening was presented the
| Patriotic Drama entitled, 'Stand by the
Flag" Saturday evening the program was
made up of vocal and instrumental music
recitatons, tableaux &c.
BELGRADE.-Our Correspondent writes
March 8 At the recent town election the fol-
lowing officers were chosen: Mod, II. F. d.
Wyman Dem Clerk, j. C.Mosher DEM ;
Selectmen, c. II. Wyman Dem J, J. Her
som (Rep.), S. Spaulding (Rep.); Treas,
l.. W Bachelor Dem Supervisor, II. +.
d. Wyman (Dem.) Collector, James lib
belts (Rep.).
SOMERSET.
SKowHEGAN.-Mr. Barnett Whorff has
sold his water privilege and building used in
the manufacturing of axes to Gen. X. b.
Shepherd and Lewis Anderson. Mr.. Whorf
will not vacate the premises Immediately.
Sheriff Vaughan made trip to Moscow
last week, on complaint of certain parties
that Henry Sands was violating the prohibi-
tory Law. He instituted search about the
premises and at last found buried in a snow
bank in the door yard bag in which were a
dozensbottles of the ardent which he seized
An irrate woman seized one of the bottles
and made an attack upon the Sheriff threat
ening to brain him the spot but Capt
Vaughan is still in the land of the living. Mr..
Sands was arrested and put in care of the
keeper, but by some means made his escape
Somerset Reporter.
Completed plars of the Skowhegan Pas
senger Station have been received by Station
Agent Eaton. The plan as amended shows a
reconstruction of the plan of the tower with
the section for the clock elevated so that it
will be fifty feet above the foundation. The
building is to bo modern Queen Anne style
| tastefully finished and painted. with slated
| roof.
WALDO
Mr.. George W. Gorham has been one of
the greatest sufferers in Belfast by the ice
embargo. His potato business never started
better than last fall, but he only shipped one
cargo before the harbor froze up, and now
has large stock on hand.-The work of
cataloguing the books in the Belfast library
is nearly completed and the building will be
open TO the public in about two weeks. The
work is necessarily slow, but has been done
in painstaking manner. Each shelf and
| book is numbered and recorded and q record
made of each book, its title, author, publisher,
number of pages, size, binding, &c. This
and classifying makes more work than was
at first supposed.-Mr. George Hunt, of Bel
fast has been employed to run the supply
store, at Waterville, owned by the Maine
| Central railroad company. and went to Water
| vile Monday. The store is situated
near the new machine works. -
| Ephriam Shaw of Belfast and George and
| Henry Knight of Belmont, are to engage in
the manufacture of fish barrels and slaves,
and have erected steam saw mill one mile
| from Belmont corner. Last week twenty
horse power boiler aud engine were hauled
out and set up. 1t is intended to saw slaves
| and heading for all parties, and when not 50
| engaged TO manufacture for themselves. Sew