Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-21
STATE NEWS



basement added under the eastern end of
the building, and more permanent founda-
ticn is to be put in. Work on the above i'm
provements is now in operation.
DIR. Geo. II. Bailey, State veterinary sur
geon, was in Auburn recently. His mission
was to kill three horses owned by Farnham
Bros. at West Auburn, that had been sick
with the CHAMBERS. Two of the horses were
originally worth good sums of money, but the
third WAS rather inferior.
Farnham Bros run the stage route from
LivermOre to Lewiston.
AROosTooK.
A new Episcopal church is soon to be
erected at Caribou to cost about So 900. A
desirable lot of land upon which to erect the
church has been given to the parish.
CUMBERLAND.
The new and elegant steamer Merriconeag.
of the Harpswell line, made a trial trip Sat-
| urday afternoon Everything worked smooth
| ly, and the return trip was male in an hour.
There were about seventy-five invited guests,
and the afternoon was most enjoyably passed
Among the guests were Hon. VIM. G. Davis.
Geo. W. Beale of the Portland Company and
James A. Mccoy of the A. Booth Packing
| Co. of Chicago.
burglars uTOkt DTdChttts House
on Elm street in Portland They found a
bag of crackers in the pantry, emptied the
crackers, filled the bag with frosted cake,
then departed.
Johnny Hayes was swimming at the Dry
Dock in Portland, Monday evening and was
seized with cramps. Albert Erickson,
Ernest Gushing and George Blair bravely
jumping in went to the rescue and saved him.
FRANKLIN.
| WILToN.-Our correspondent writes June
l8: There has been some rare sport fishing
on Wilson Lake during the past few days,
and today John c. Corson has capped the
climax, by bringing two togue and one
salmon the results of only few hours fish
ing. One togue weighed 9 lbs. 10 o.. the
other 6 lbs. 10 o., the salmon 6 lbs. ~ OF.
Several other good catches were reported
last week among which was togue of ID lbs.
~ OF.
| HANCOCK.
The Boston and Bar Harbor Steamship
Company have secured the iron steamer
Olivette, of New York to run on the route
three times per week. She is said to be an
excellent boat and will undoubtedly satisfy
the public and the company.
| PENOBsCOT.
The Piscataquis Falls Pulp and Paper Co.
has capital stock of 5000 900. The COM
pany intends to build 900 foot dam and
mill, capable of making 35 tons of pull daily.
| The time of holding the North Penobscot
fair has been changed to October 4th and 9TH
1888.
SOMERSET.
| CANAAN.-Our correspondent writes June
10: Mrs. Fitzgerald and children from
Island Pond VT. are spending few weeks
at her fathers Mr. Geo. Weymouth's. Henry
Kicker, a salesman from Lewiston arrived
to night John Lane from Waterville
was IN the village the 10th. He was for many
years resident of this town and is well re-
| membered as producer of some fine stock
and very big oxen.-On the evening of the
l6th,it was reported that Elder Saml Brayg's
house was broken open in their absence,
and warrant is issued for Alden Written a
| fellow who has served one term in State
prison, and who has been suspected of other
petty larcenies very dry and quite sickly
h re at present. - Doctors appre-
ciate the nice highways the road ma
chimes are making although tn" dust is almost
sutfocating. Mrs. Chas. Fitzgerald at
Moores Mills, has been very i'll for several
weeks with pneumonia, but is now gaining
She was attended by Dr- l.. w. Shean.-Mr
and Mrs Oscar Emerson of Watervile. were
| the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Farnham,
Sunday the l7th.-Mosquitoes are unusually
plenty and potato beetles abundant-Jennie
| Hubbard and sister, Mrs. Jed. Gleason, from
Quincy. Mass. are home in the village on
visit to their mother.-Mrs. Warren Jerrold
of South Canaan is on the sick list this week
| WALDO.
| FREEDOM. - Our correspondent writes
June Is: There are many bare spots in the
fields upon comparatively level or rolling
land, while upon the newly seeded ground
considerable of the clover is killed out. 1t
is evident that there will be some reduction
of the grass crUp of this year from these
causes. Many farmers have planted larger
area than usual to forage crops of various
kinds to provide for this defciency.-Mrs.
Susie II. Fuller has night blooming cereous
that blossomed last Wednesday evening.
| large number of friends called in to see it AT
| that time. 1t was beautiful flower and well
worth going to see. Mrs. Sarah Frye has
made painting of it.