Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-19
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES
Rumor OF a Murder.-A Bangor Failure
A New Slate Quarry Lake Serpent.

The annual meeting of the Lewiston cor
porations were held Wednesday and officers
chosen.
The Gath anniversary of the Oxford Bap-
tist Association held with the Baptist church
in Canton on the l7th inst, was a largely at
tended and enthusiastic meeting.
The North Stars Fort Fairfield CORES spon-
dent hears a rumOr that Lille Dyer of
Shorty the Tramp" fame was murdered
Tuesday night and her body thrown into tine
bushes.
Company b of the Thirtieth Maine regi-
ment held ills annual reunion at Etna We'd
nesday. The bad weather prevented
number from being present, but many of the
old comrades renewed aequaintances
The Poland Spring House has had most
successful season and has still month to
run before closing up time. The guests
are thinning out but they have still about
$50 snd have orders for rooms yet ahead.
The Spaldng pennsnt has arrived at st.
John aud will float to the breeze for the first
time from the Athletic club grounds on Fri
day next. It is a handsome flag 20 feet long,
white. With blue border, and contains in
large letters the words, ''Champions N. B.
league"
Still another enterprise has started up the
line of the Bangor & Piscstsquls railway.
An experienced slate worker from Provi-
dence, X. l., has bought a slate quarry in
Blanchard, adjoining the regular Blanchard
quarry and has a large crew there getting
ready to work it,
horse on High street, Auburn. kicked
himself free from the wagon and proceeded
to burst through the fence and roll down the
tremendous erbankment opposite Rosk's
greenhouses, kicking all the while. His
owner thought he was killed sure, bu. the
animal picked himself up at the bottom q lit
tie dazed, but without a scratch.
The stock in the store of George W. Sui
Ivan, Bangor the well known dealer in hats
gloves and furs has been attached The
liabilities are about sl4 900 while the assets
are $4,000. The affair is a very unfortu-
mite one and would never have occurred but
for the long and severe illness of Mr.. Sulli-
van. hose condition is now very critical,
Many new enterprises are starting Up the
line of he Bangor and Piscataquis railway
which are destined TO add in no small degree
to the earnings OF that road during the next
four years. The Merrick thread company
is erecting large spool wood mills ten miles
above Browuvlie. while fve miles further
an Orono party will this winter commence
extensive operations in getting out spool
wood.
A Moosehead Lake guide SAYS that the
drouth ha. seriously interfered with the
plsns Of the tourists in tha; section. Many
of them who had started upon trips down
the West Branch have been forced to turn
back on account of the extreme low water.
Many of the dead water streams are reported
to be absolutely dry and such a condition of
things has not been knowH in that region be-
fore for Years.
The Monson sea serpent is still doing
business Monday as Mr.. Williams Of New
York, and his guide Thomas jenkins Of
Mon,on we're on Lake Hebron. Gays the
Bangor Commercial, and near the head of
the lake they saw = monster snake or some-
thing that represents the famous sea serpent
/ that so many others have claimed to ace this
season. Mr.. Williams fred his rifle st i.
ard wounded it. It made tremendous
| thrashing in the water ss it went down and
considerable blood vas seen on the water
None now doubt the existence Of strange
water AMI NAL in the Il ke.
| The continued dry .seaiaer has been detri
mental to the filing out Of the sveet corn. +
has dried and shriveled down instead of filing
thus neeessitsting picking it over. and con,
siderable has to be hauled home which 10 unfit
for canning. large quantity of corn and sue
eotash has been pat MP for the time the fact
ory has been under way. We learn tha
they viii be through in few days. In ,h.
last eight days there have been 300 can
put up. Never has the South Paris shoy
done 50 much. Mr.. Burnham has spen
most Of his time here ~ this seems to be hi
| fsvosite factory. We believe our town i
fortuna te to have this company here.