Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-01

Mr.. A. r. Warner, steward of the steamer
l.e~istou, prizes a solid gold. full jewelled,
Englsd lever watch which was found
among the debris on board the steamer City
of Richmond when the vessel was being
repaired AZ Portland after running in the
South during the war. The watch is u per-
feet time keeper, and is very valuable, Mr..
Warner having been offered as high a.
$3.50 for it, but prefer. to keep it.
Railway trains are now running on sche-
dul- time to point on the 81. John river.
opposite Fort Kent The next thing to do
is 70 build that iron bridge across the river
at that point
Edphalet Watson. of Fort Fairfield
while returning home the other evening
was confronted with black bear that wa.
in bis path He took lively eat for his
residence which he reached in safety.
The ship building firm of ;. u Garlic.
TIM & Co II Ackrort, has been in exist nee
since lsi0. and during this time has built
over ATTY vess Is Mr.. 5 d. Carleton
senior m mber OF the firm is still in active
busiressin his seventy dfth year.
The Fort Kent Starch Co have use,
about Is o % bushels of potatoes this fall
and have manufactured a superior quality
# starch. A large increase IN the acreage
for potatoes next season vijl be the nsturs
result of having a home market
Probably toe greatest partridge hurteI
ia Penonscot county this year ls Mr. )
( Hammond, OF Hermon, Mr. Hammond hs'
/ shot ninety birds this season all of which
! have been sold.
Twenty pupils are ftting for eollege il
the Freeport High School.
| And now it is tine Penobscot Contra
! Railroad that is TO be built next.
! F. ]. Philbrick of Caribou. has received
tao dozen German carp from the L s
! Commission of ri.h and Fisheries at Wash
i1gton They came bv express and wers
/ AL alive and very lively when received
I These fish are about two inches in length
and will be placed in a pond resr Mr.
4 Philbrick's house, where it is expected theJ
will grow rspi lily.
There are forty-eght encampmcnts o.
/ Ps,rarchs Militan, in Maine with mem
bershp of i9l2,
Messrs II F. Webb & Co. have packe,
a. their North Leeds factory this season
/ $50 600 cans of sweet corn. and over lS,
( 600 cans of apple and pumpkin.
Seveu vessels were launched in Maine tn,
day tefore Thanksgiving, one Of them til,
largest square-rigged sh'p ever built.
public meeting will be held At Corn
willie on Friday evening next, Dec ;, in tn,
/ interest Of temperance, at which a1irssse
will be given BY Rev C. F. Whitcomb ant
Rev. d. b. Holt. both of Skowhegan.
Among the home lectures to be given thi
winter by the Belfast Scientific Association
are one BY Rev. j. A. Savage on the geo
logical structure of Belfast and vicinity
one by DR. II II Johnson on zoology on,
by H l.. Woodecck on natural luminou
phenomena, ard A. |. Broxn. Esq, aui
others will speak on various subjects
The Association now has over one huuire,
specimens in its cabinets.
A French daily paper is to be printed il
been taken in Lewiston, wsterville, Skow
tegsn, Bidiefori and other places.
Several docks of wild ducks have beei
seen recently on their way South. Thss
birts have been scarce this season and hu
few of them shot by local sportsmen.
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
/ Another Young Man to the Front.
(Bostoa Herald
Another yonny man on top. DR.. Scott
the new PRECEDENT of Rutgers College,
only thirty-uine.
u. G Owens, Druggist, Altoona, Pa
writes; DR. Balls Baby Syrup has por
derfrl reputation, the demand for it /
really astonishing. Mothers will have n
other. 1t Is destined to superssde sill sooth