Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-07
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES

The Waterville City schools begin Sept
10th.
There are 440 scholars in the village dis
trict Of Caribou.
Charles ID. Morse has been appointed post
master at Waterford, Maine.
The Pembroke cheese factory. owning to
the meager supply Of milk, has been shut
down.
Washington Co. Agricultural Society will
the ith and 18th inst.
II B. Bartlett. who has been appointed
Postmaster in Pembroke in place of C. II.
Phinney. will assume the duties of the office
on Oct !.
The st. Andrews Beacon says that II. N.
Black. architect. is preparing plans for an
$1,000 cottage for James Townsend, Of New
York, in the neighbOrhood Of Chamcook
mountain.
The attempt of the New York Wreckins
Co. to get the Spanish steamer Eduardo of
the rocks at Cross Islands. near Cutler. had
to he given up. The hull is breaking up,
and wreckers will save what they can.
Ellsworth Davidson had his leg badly
broken recently BY one of Shells boats tat
VAS aground on the slip, falling over on to
him DIR. Jonah set the limb, and he thinks
there is some danger Of Davidson losing his
leg.
The Frontier Guards are arranging for .
grand military ball to come OF soon, in
connection with which there 10 to be pub
lie presentation of the silk flag which comes
to them from the State. by Major Newcomb.
and a response by Capt Livermore in be-
half Of the company.
The mill Of the Moosehead Veneering
Company, at Greenville Junction. has been
soon begin. Theirs is a great abundance of
more industries in which it 10 used will be
started there in the future.
Mr.. James Ross of North Perry, was
thrown from his loaded team while driving
down hill in Roobinston recently. and the
wheels ran over him. dislocating his right
arm at the elbow. and otherwise severely
injuring him. With the assistance Of
lady, Mr.. Ross set the arm and is now doing
nicely.
Capt James Frye. while excavating for a
well recently, on Lime Island, which is four
miles from Camden, dug up = petriied hu-
man foot a-d portions of human backbone,
all the joints of each being nearly perfect.
the whole partaking Of the nature of the
rocky formation out Of which they were
taken.
1t pays to raise the best horses. Mr.. Nell
con gets "a 900 for Aubine and the value Of
his great stallion 10 hard 10 estimate. He 10
fortune in hin,sef Waterville has COOL
many horses that would bring fancy prices.
Report says that Mr.. 5. I. Abbott has de-
clined S. 900 for his fine Nelson colt
WaterrtHe Sentinel.
Hon. william Lowell, formerly Of Minot,
died at the residence of his son in Auburn,
Thursday night, aged Sc He had seen much
Of public life He was member Of the
House in 1888 and ls4l, and vas in the SEN
ate in 1853. He Agured conspicuously in
the combinations leading to the organization
Of the Republican party.
Messrs. Batson L Flagg of Campobello,
have met With large loss this season in the
fish business. They had one lot of l6, 900
boxes Of smoked herring which proved an
entire loss from mildewing while stored in
their building ct the Pool. The herring cost
them something over II cents . box and
we're purchased last fall ct Grand Menan.
The plane are made for . new schooner to
be owned by parties in Bangor. which is to
be built in Millbfidge this y inter by the we'll
known drm Of J. ". Sawyer 4 Sons. She
will be three master Of about $50 tons. and
her dimensions will be--isngth Of keel l47
feet. breadth of beam IS feet, depth Of hold
Is feet. Her frame Of native hard wood and
hackmetack. will be got out in the Washing
ton county forest.
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