Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-06
STATE NEWS.


ARoosTooK.
F.M. York, Of Carbon. has returned from
Boston where he has been 10 secure plan
for the Caribou Electric Light Co. He
bought fifty horse power engine and $50
light dynamo. Experienced men have been
engaged to put up necessary wires and will
commence their labors the first of this week.
CUMBERLAND.
The Toronto, Captain Bouchette, of the
Dominion Line, sailed for Bristol, England.
She is the last steamer of the season. Her
cargo WAS valued at s200, 900, aud she carried
800 cattle and 200 sheep.
The exports of lumber from Portland for
December was 1876 thousand feet valued at
1928, 534.
HANCOCK.
Ed Colby, of South Hancock, who broke
his leg some two months ago, is gaining
slowly. as be had to have it broken and reset
again.
At regular meeting of Brooklin Grange
of Patrons of Husbandry, the following is
list of the officers chosen for the ensuing
year: A. p. Kane, w. NJ; W. Wells, O.;
J. B. Babson, L.; f. j. Bracy, S.. VIM. H.
Freethy, A. S.; o. w. Herrick. c.; Dan'l
Jackson, Treas. Mrs. NJ. X. Babson, Sec.
f. Bowden, G. X; Mrs. F. A. Bridges,
Ceres; J. B. Jackson, Pomona; Mrs. G. A.
Grindle. Flora; Mrs. L. S. Freethy, L. A. S.
KNOX.
RocKLAND.-An attempt will probably be
made to get Talmage to lecture here.-Dr.
L. F. Bachelor of Union, who has located
in this city. has leased the Office in Wilson
White Block, to be vacated by DR.. R. B.
Miller, dentist, and can be found there by
all desiring his seryices.-Leander Clough,
living on the Jameson Point road, met with
a strange mishap, Tuesday. He was up on
the NOW in his barn when it came down with
a crash. Underneath were all his cattle and
a nice buggy. The NOW held up on one side
enough to spare the cattle, but the buggy
was total wreck. Mr.. Clough escaped
injury.
The Baptist society of Rockport received a
pleasant surprise the day before Christmas in
the shape of a complete set of altar furniture,
desk and chairs, from Boston, supposed to
have been obtained by the efforts of one of
their former pastors, Rev. Mr.. Ryder.
Edw. Condor of Vinal Haven a lad about
Pond, broke through the ice and but for the
timely arrival of help would have drowned.
Mr.. Candage of Green's Landing was
thrown from his carriage while driving over
the crossing before it was finished. Drs.
Haggerty and Ferguson were called and think
the injury a serious one. Probably the
shoulder is dislocated besides other injuries.
LINCOLN.
NORTH WALDoBoRo.---Our correspondent
writes Jan. 5: No sleighing as yet.-The
sound of the choppers az heard at early
morn.-Edwin Sprague cOntemplates build
ing fine stand of buildings the coming
season.-Lozene Flanders of Michigan
formerly of this town returned home Friday.
Mr.. Flanders will spend few weeks with
his mother and then return to his place of
business in Michigan being gone from home
years. We wish good success.-Mrs. Julia
Cunningham is quite i'll, she is attended by
DIR. Jackson.
PENOBsCOT
The County Commissioners recently paid
over to Sheriff Brown Sll87 IS as the quar-
terly settlement for the board of prisoners in
the county Jail. Piscataquis county paid
$97 80 for the board of her prisoners here
and Waldo paid $l7.4O for the same purpose.
The tax of the Dexter Wooden Mills prop
erty for this year is $l6O664.
Morrill, Sprague of Dexter is arranging his
business as fast as he can, and expects to
leave for the West in two or three weeks
with the idea of setting there permanently.
SAGADAHoC.
Upwards of one hundred men and bows
are engaged in sme.t fishing at Back river.
On the ice there are about fifty small camps.
| in which the fishermen, sitting near a stove,
with which nearly every camp is provided,
pulls through hole in the ice, from 20 to 80
pounds of fish day. Catches as high as 100
pounds in one tide have been made, but the
average catch to a man is about 25 pounds
Some days the catch is very light.
SOMERSET.
Messrs. Bartlett and Longfellow, of Har.
mOny. who have been in trade here the past
six years have dissolved partnership. Mr.
Bartlett has bought out all the right, title and
interest of the other member, aud will con
tinue the business and collect all the bills due
the firm.
The new iron bridge that is to be put across
the Carrabassett at North Arson village, will
be here as soon as the stone work is com.
pleted, which will be in about twenty days
The public now cross on the ice below the
bridge This is to cost about $40 900.
| WALDO.
At recent meeting of the directors of the
Belfast National Bank a sem-annual divi
dend of per cent was declared, payable on
and after Jan. 3, 1888.
| Ezra Reeves, who drives the Belfast and
Liberty stage, was before trial justice Way
land Knowlton recently ON complaint of State
Constable J. w. Mitchell, charged with
transporting liquors for illegal sale, and was
fined $50, which he paid.
We saw the other day, in the handle of the
door of an empty and deserted rum shop, q
copy of the Progressive Age. 1t was an ex
cellent sign, but owing to the enforcement OF
the law the "stuff" was not on tap Within
| Belfast Republican.
MOxie Again I'm luck.