Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-06
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

buyers at SkOwhegan are trying &c
contract for apples at so cents a bar
| rel. One farmer in town will have 100t
barrels for SALE and many win have
600 barrels OF winter fruit to pack.
Fred Page OF Madison, who has
caused SO much trouble there for some
days, will be taken to the Insane hos
pital at Augusta. The excessive use
of cigarettes is the cause of his insan-
| ity.
The Berwick post office was broken
INTO, Sunday evening. Sevcnty-fivc
cents in change was taken from the
money drawer and $50 worth of cigars
taken from the store attached. En-
trance was obtained by prying open a
window at the side of the building.
1t Is said that the town Of Madison
VIII make another fight for a division
IN the Legislature this winter. The
town made hard fight two years ago
and carried it into the town meeting,
the farmers outvoting the village and
eiectinG every officer in the rural dis
tricts.
On Sunday morning, two carloads of
Lieut.. Peary's Arctic curiosities passed
through Bangor, on their way from St
John to New York. One car contains
10 live ssquimaux dogs, two polar bear
cubs, months old, and kyack, the
form Of canoe used by the Esqtiimaux
The cars are in charge Of Lieutenant
ieary's negro servant. who was one of
the party that went on the recent ex-
petition toward the North Pole. The
upss ana pears "ere seculeu III "reeh-
iai'o'
The White Caps as the company
of gentlemen and ladies who called on
one of the distinguished citizens Of
Fairfield, last Friday night, are now
called, are in high feather just now. as
The gentleman who received their at
tention on that memorable night came
down very handsomely the next day.
settled with his nurse in full. and sent
her on her way TO her home rejoicing.
Truly great is the power OF public ser
timent when 1t Is sent going.-Lews-
ton Journal special.
Hackett & Foss are building n large
Grange box shook factory at Robinson's
on the line of The b. & A. Railroad. !
II. SAWYER of Old Town. is s,,pcriu
tending the work. THE mill Viii bc
5Gx100 feet with HOO foot dry house and
200 foot storohousc. The mill will he
driven by a $50 horse power engine.
MIR. Sawyer has about Is men in his
employ. y boarding house is also be
ing built in connection with the mill.
The dimensions of the main building
are 3ox42. the ell 1Sxio. the building be
ing y. stories In height
Two wears ago when C. " IIazeIt;p,.
of Belfast. Me. was on a steamer. bn,,nd
from Panama IN New Work no v-as q
lookcr-on while the caDtatn and r,Ire,,.
were Dlayinc cribbace 'rha canlair
remarked to Mr Uazelttnc thar H.,
seemed ia understand the -a,,n
Yes" said Mr. Uaz,Ifinn INV wifi.
and nlav IL a good daaI nj home 4" tn
.cantain then said HI had n manor with.
an item in 1T about a man and wifi.
;,lavinr II 200 games of .rihhaso ana
,h,t tbnv wore only II ,~arn.s an,r,
Going to his stateroom he returned
with a copv of The New yor,, World
containing Tho i;etn in uuostion .I'r
the fellow" said Mr. Hazeltinc. whe:
he looked at the item Mr. and Mrs
IIazcltine Aforementioned Ia play crib
page. and up to last Friday night haG
played $500 games and were then Only
six games apart
Tho reccp,ly- unfinished r,,roor ,h,,
the Maine Central Railroad 20 b.d
purchased . contrnlIinc interest i, ~.
g.os,on G Eanror steamship ro,s
nronertv is like all tho nrnvious rr-
,,,ors IA tb,t cfract without fo,,paa,;o,,
In renIv to inouir;as bv IN. p,noo,
News President William II 1iu of Tho
=, q. u ( "a s,,-s. ~, .,..,.,,,,r.
have aver haap n,do Inv ,ha New,
Central Railroad 90 10 n,rch,so no,
has mis- co,nna,v c,cr offarod 81. no,
ortv for sale So far nc lnoy, bot,,
comnanios arc satisfied win ,bo .xis,
ing condition Of ,biprs ana ,haiy nros
ont auicab,a relations rb;s common,
raia on oct * more of ia. !: ro,. con,
bonds issnod ~ tha limo of h,,;,dtn,-
tho stc,u,o,. c,it1, 81 pen-or (Which "a
LID, -, 80