The Portland daily press., 1895-12-27

The nine-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Young, who live'at Sutton's Is
land, situated off the coast from South
west Harbor. disappeared from home on
Thursday morning last, and searching
parties were sent out in all directions. No
trace of the child was found for several
hours and the frantic parents remember
ing an old and unused we'll near their
house, instituted search in that direo-
tion. A man went down the we'll on a
ladder and at the bottom was found the
body of the boy.
South Brooksville is feeling happy over
an order for 1876, 0oo paving blocks. This
| is good news after an idle summer.
| A warm wave of religious revival is
passing over the people OF Penobseot,
under Rev. Messrs. Osgood and Bailey.
Many have professed faith, and many
moreiare on the anxious seat.
Stephen Potter, aged twelve years, and
Fred Donnell, aged sixteen, of West
Sorrento were playing withs powder in
house. They amused themselves for a
time by dropping small quantities OF
powder on burning cloth, and watch
ing the little puff of smoke. 1t was
great sport; wouldn't it be fun to put a
whole pound Of powder on at once. 1t
was fun. The neighbors who rushed in
to see the cause of the commotion found
Steve in heap at the foot of the stairs.
He.considered himself as good as dead.
T" Cause if amt killed already.
| mother kill me when get home" Both
boys were badly, but not dangerously,
burned.
A great many rabbits have been
shipped from Gouldsboro this season,
but the number is much below last sea-
sons record.
While there is yet ice in the Kennebec,
it is small in quantity and of a fast dis
appearing nature.
The ice business for the Norridgewock
icemen is about ruined. The heavy rains
of Sunday broke up the ice, and all the
ice from Madison to the island half way
between Norridgewock and Skowhegan,
is piled up in a distance of about four
miles. It is blocked at the island, and
all travel on the river will be spoiled for
the winter
Kingield had a very narrow escape
from oonflagration Tuesday night. At
about ten o'clock fire was discovered in
G. W. Frenoh's saw mill. The fire was
burning quite briskly in the sawdust
when discovered but was soon under con-
troll, thereby saving all of the mills.
to the Pennington Chronicle office Tues.
day bottle containing several grasshop-
pers alive and active that he found hop
ping around in his field last Saturday.
He says he also found number of crick-
cts alive and active.
The Industrial Journal sets the cost
of buildings erected in Bangor in 1895
at 5000, 600. That is probably fair esti-
mate.
Charles T. Moses the Dexter corn cam
ner, says there is not much doubt th at
the Dexter factory will be opened next
year.
An important purchase of the Dexter
Savings Banks interest in the Eastern
Gazette property an interest which has
been outstanding under different propri-
etors for nearly twenty-five years was
made Monday by Amos Gerald of Fair
field. The. purchase gives Mr.. Gerald
complete control of the property. 1t is
understood that Editor Bunker will con-
tinue in charge Of the paper.
N j. Pottle an architect of Belfast has
drawn q plan for the Grand Army build
ing which it is proposed to erect next
spring. The plans call for building
which will cost about $4,000. DR.. A. j.
Billings of Freedom is actively engaged
oanyassing for stock fnd there Is no
success. The building will be erected at
Windermere Park, Unity, and will be for
| the Grand Army Vetrans' Association of
Waldo county.
| About 100 men are working on the
| Washington county railroad jut now and
| this number will continue at work IN
til further operations for the winter are
| impossible.
| There was a slight fire in Bangor
| Christmas morning in the Exchange
building, which was damaged to the ex-
| injured about $500 worth. Drs. King and
Sawyer about $500 and G. Hill and
John Tibbetts met with slight losses.
The News says: The ice in the Penob-
/ SCOb 10 UIoahiHB up do bangor, ana on
Wednesday there was clear water below
the Kenduskeag bridge.
| Five hundred tons of starch have been
made in the Caribou Starch Company's
factory this season, and nearly SO tons
more will be made. About 90, 900 bushels
of potatoes have been ground.
E. C.Milliken, State Pension Agent in
writing a friend in Belfast, says: That
he has received ao71 applicants, against
1919 of last year. He has also issued 3l2
more certificates than were issued last
year, and says that it would begof no nse
whatever to send in more applications
this year. A large number of claims
have been granted.
! Following the heavy rains of Sunday
morning and forenoon, the ice left the
Sandy river at Pennington between d
and O'Clock Sunday afternoon, taking
with it a large amount of pilinc consti.
Guting three of the piers Of the Maine
Cen trial railroad bridge between there