Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-09
STATE NEWS
ARoosrooK.

Fort Fairfield furnished three orators for
Memorial Day. Prof. n. H. Martin gave
the address At Ashland, Hon. H. o. Perry At
Carbon, and Mr.. Geo. W. Eastman NJ this
place Supervisor Sawyer of Fort Fairfield
has arranged q course of study for schools
throughout the town. Every school viii be
graded.
The Odd Fellows of Pressure Isle will have
an excursion to Fredericton the Goth of this
month, returning the 2lst. Fare for round
trip, from Presque Isle, 81 so; Caribou, ST.
25: Fort Fairfield, 81. Special train will
leave Presque Isle at A. NJ; Caribou,
IS: Fort Fairfield, 10. The public are
invited
A gentleman from Norway. Me. proposes
to establish steam laundry in Caribou soon.
The next meeting If Pomona Grange will
be held in the Exhibition building at Presque
Isle on Saturday, June 10th. opening at 10
A. NJ.
CUMBERLAND.
William Sullivan was before the Portland
Municipal Court Thursday morning for
stealing couplings from the Grand Trunk
yard.
A coal shoveler fell off Randall Nc
Allister's wharf in Portland Thursday, but
he got out all right.
| The steam launch of Mr.. II. S. Clay was
! sent to Sebago Lake FridY over the Port
( land L Ogdensburg road.
| The physicians of Portland have con-
tributed generously to the Fresh Air Fund"
which is strong testimony to the beneficial
6 feet of sending sick women and children
into the country for an out door life and
good food.
| HANCOCK.
| 1t is reported that Mrs. Cousins of Els
worth was discovered one day last week in
the water below Bonsey's wharf in that city
with stone tied to her neck. At first it was
thought that life was extinct and the
coroner was summoned, but she revived be-
fore he reached the scene.
| KENNEBEc.
NORTH MoSMoUTH.-Our correspondent
writes June 4: Wednesday was a very
warm day, thermometer 30 in the shade
In the evening a terrific shower passed over
this place, such thunder and lightning has
not been seen and heard for years, houses
were shaken, stoves, dishes and doors ratified
which made the storm frightful. The
dwelling house of Mr.. Ruel Williams was
struck. tearing the chimney to pieces some
what, and knocking Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
to the floor, but they were not seriously
injured so we learn.-A large amount of
water has fallen and is falling since Wednes-
day night up to this time, Thursday o'clock
p. M.-Grass is looking finely. Apple
trees well blossomed, promise a good crop.
Farmers are late about their planting, not
one half of the corn planted in this vicinity,
and now again, much land is made very wet
Can't. Josiah Hutchins is the oldest man in
town and the smartest one of his age; he only
lacks few months of being 80 years old.
Last week he was out planting his garden nd
laying it out in systematical order. The
same day he was up in a large apple tree
some fifteen feet trimming it. He can read
the Kennebec Journal without glasses and
thread the needles for his aged wife, who is
SO years old. He belongs to our Lodge of
Good Templars, and we claim he is the oldest
Good Templar in this State. Has any lodge
an older member? if you have tell us who it
is. Mr.. Hutchins has been a very strict
temperance man for So years and the result
is, his mental and physical faculties are good.
Burleigh is Monmouths man for Governor.
LINCOLN.
The earnings of the Knox Lincoln Rail
road for the month of March, 1888, were
Sl3,2l4.85 against $l2. OPS. so for the cor
responding month of last year and for the
month of April this year, Sl3264 .ss against
Sl2 OPS 60 for the same month of 1887
PENoBsCoT.
There seems to be some prospect that a
shoe manufacturing firm can be induced to
locate in Dexter. The Dustins have been
corresponding with Massachusetts parties who
do business requiring the services of about
l50 employ e., and who have pay roll OF
$4,000 per year. Several getlemen of Dex
ter are interested in the scheme, and suita.
bic building for the purpose can be procured
at a nominal rent.
The Sunday papers will be on sale in Dex
ter the coming season.
PIsCATAoUIs.
Mayo & Son, FOxcroft, employ seventy.
five hands in their wooden mill and turn GU,
weekly about 5000 yards of cloth. The mil
has six sets of machinery and ladies' fancy
dress goods are manufactured principally
Mayo & Son have recently purchased the
tannery property of L. o. Farnham in Fox
croft and the tannery buildings have been
taken down.
WALDO.
Mrs. Everett Bartlett of Winterport, was
in her pasture one day last week, when a COW
took at her, and she, finding she was going tc
get hooked threw herself on the ground
The cow stepped in her face, bruising heI
badly. Mr.. Bartlett, who came to the rescue
was thrown to the ground, but was not badly
hurt. The COW has been killed.