Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-28
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.
Found In a Cornfield. but No
Clue to the Thisi-Drew His Revoi-
yer on the Mob-other Fragments.

Mr.. McIntire Of the Eastern Argus, is
spending his vacation days at Cornish with
| his mother and friends.
The goth Maine reginent will hold its
reunion this year at Gettysburg, October
| ID, in connection with the Maine State
| commission.
Alonzo Long, while digging in his mill
yard at Biuehill, unearthed = human skele
ton in good state of preservat ton. 1t is
thought il must have been an Indian.
Mr.. Illsley of Portland, assisted by four
gentlemen from the same city, and others
are now at work making a survey of the pro-
posed Phillips & Rsngeley railroad.
Dunlap Commandery, knights Templsrs,
from Bath, one hundred and twenty strong,
left Portland at 10 o'clock, Friday morning,
by special train for the White Mountai ms.
Now that the dam across the AroOstook
river is built, Caribou has = water power
sufficient to drive all the mills and machinery
that the town require at present and in the
future.
Walter Parks of East Buckfeld had the
misfortune to have his nice five-year-old colt
get his leg broken. 1t was nice large colt.
save the animal.
Mr.. Randolph Young, of the Lewiston Ex-
change, sentenced at the same time as was
DR.. Irish, but who ran away, returned to
Lewiston and is now in Jail He says he
made mistake in running away.
The Pleasant Point Indians will ride in
genuine Bar Harbor blackboard, hereafter,
and one of the vehicles used by the Pres-
Dental party this summer, too Levy Francis
having bought it and carried il home.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. NJ. Russ, of Dexter, are
visiting their son. Walter Russ. in Caribou
Mr. Russ came by team and says he had no
idea Aroostook County produced such boun-
tiful crops until he saw them himself.
At the morning service at the Rockland
First Baptist Church last Sunday the pastor
Rev. W. S. Roberts, ID. D., announced that
the church debt exceeding S220O, had been
pledged and would be wiped out in few
weeks.
1t is said that more handsome turnouts are
seen on the Bar Harbor streets, now, than
at any time this year. September is the
great driving month of the cottagers, who
are still there in force-thanks to their good
judgment.
~ \.
Ellsworth has l29 members in good standing
The receipts during the past quarter have
been S27 .35, AMI the disbursements. s56. SO.
There is balance of funds on hand amount
ing to sI7s.65.
II is rumored that new boat is to be built
for the Belfast, Castine and IslesborO route
and that the Boston real estate broker, J.
Murray Howe, 10 interested in the scheme.
IL ha har TO of
she has great hold on the public.
George II. Brown has been appointed
postmaster OF Bethel and has secured bonds
Judge Foster took the required bond Of Sl2,-
900 and three other men volunteered sl0.-
900 each He will probably take the Office
early in October.
Deputy Sheriff B. A. Parker of North
Berwick had rather Wild time in making
seizure at Hog Point one day this week. He
was obliged to pull his revolver on the mob
before he could carry away the contraband
goods he had seized.
Miss L. J. Brook and Mrs. Rodney Tit
comb of South Paris we're thrown from their
carriage while returning from an evening
session of the Norway Lake Methodist
Grove Meeting. The accident occurred near
the depot. Both ladies were severely in
jured.
The Hancock county commissioners. John
W. Somes Of Mt Desert, James W. Blais-
dell of Dedham and Joseph NJ. Hutchins Of
Penobscot. have been on their semi-annual
tour of inspection over the Plantation roads
in the county, finding them all in excellen,
condition.
The Spruce Head Granite Company VIM
p. Hurley, Agent. Rockland, have contract
70 furnish the stone for bank building in
Ph.ladelphia 1t is to be hammered work
with stone-fsced corners. The company
have now Is men at work and will pu: on 25
more At once. About FIVE months will be
required to I'LL the contract.
The directors of the Maine Central rail-
road held a meeting at their office THURSDAY
and confirmed an arrangement with the
Concord railroad by virtue Of which the
Concord will extend the Profile and Fran
coma Notch railroad to junction with the
Mountsin division of the Maine Central at
some point to be determined later between
Zealand and the Faayan Honse.
d. P. Lords store at Berwick. was robbed
Of jeweiry TO the amount Of $500 recently
The thief first brek into z. Z. Swans
blacksmith shop and got tools to take off the
casing around the xindow. Removing the
Ntn1Ob thty look money uEAWer aHu JeWeffy
The drawer vas found with tro pieces of
jewelry In a corn field and since then a chain
i AMI Eve rings have been found near the
window. There have been three arrests
made but no clue to the guilty party yet.
singular occurrence took place recently,
when four persons on jizger started from
Bath to drive to West Bath. The horse
/ drawing the team was rather . valuable ami
NAL Of about 1900 pounds weight. Accom-
| pauying the men vas young bull dog tros-
! ting by the side Of the horse; after running
short distance he all at once sprxng at the
horse catching him BY the lip but vas shaken
OF; he however renewed the attack and
hercely bit the horse on the neck, breast and
fore shoulders while the frightened beass ran
wildly Luckily the men succeeded in kill
ing the dog and the horse vas taken back te
Bath where DIR. Bibber sewed up his wound.
and he Was returned to the stable
Westinghouse Electric Company
| Building Burned,