Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-11
BITS OF MAINE NEWS.

stetson j. being connected With the out
| SID world by a telephone.
| A Lewiston man mas an odd circum-
| stance 10 relate. He says that one cold
| night lately, his watch his Wife's watch
and TWO clocks stopped at just - minutes
| past TWO . clock
The Brewer CORES pondent Of the Ban
| gor New hraeS about an Old LADY, of that
| town who. although she has passed the
| - year mark. is as smart and active as
most people of 80 One OF her latest feats
| was the cutting ana making OF 4 dress
| for herself All her Faculties are as keen
I as they ever were.
The oxford county register Of deeds
| has recorded during the year 65H war
rantee deeds. POO quit claim deeds, so
mortgages and some 900 miscellaneous
matters. About 100 wills have been filed
| for probate DUNG the year in the regis
| ter of probate's office. and about the
same number of letters of administration
granted.
one of the foremen in the employ of
Ward Bros. Il Merrill. Peterson Rips
Jay. was quite badly injured about the
face and one hand nearly blown Off
Monday morning, caused by the acct
powder which he was digging out. He
thought the risk Of leaving il in was
greater than the risk OF taking ii out
Rather than ask ono of his men to per-
| form the work he did it himself with the
above result.
| The Penobscot river is practically clear
| of sailing vessels from Bangor 10 Hamp-
| den. but as Vet there hasn't been enough
| ice to impede navigation. The shipping
season in the port of Bangor generally
closes about Dec. TO 70. no matter what
! may be the state OF the weather, there
| being nothing more for vessels to carry.
| Steamboats, still make regular trips and.
| unless a lvery cold wave should come.
the port is likely rs not 10 remain open
| for weeks yet.
President Cnrran Of the Calais & St.
Stephens Street Railway has in contem-
plation the extending of the Electric
down along the hanks of the ST. CroiX as
| far as Red Beach. This will be glorious
news to the residents of Red Beach and
| Robbinston. as well as the general public,
who will be furnished with one of the
most enjoyable rides to be found in
Eastern Maine. and will he sort of
boom to ST. CroX valleys charming sea-
| side resort Dement'S.
Some seven weeks ago John Adams. a
| fisherman of Wells became insane so
| that he had TO he taken to the Insane
hospital at Augusta. and remained there
luntil Nov - He then came home we'll.
| as was supposed. and took up his old oc-
cupation Of fishing again. Monday he
started to 20 out fishing later than usual,
and was not heard from until Wcdnes-
day afternoon. when he Was picked up
| off York ledg. by a schooner. He had
been drifting about in his boat for two
days.
| A workman named Pombriant in the
York mill ut Bddeford. has an idea that
may make him wealthy. He has been
doing more or less experimenting and
about a year ago he started in on a loom
but afterward gave it up and then
started in on 4 loom picker. Agent Page
has become interested in it and so thor
oughly believes that it Is good thing
| that he has told Pombriant to order $50
for trial on the York. With the old loom
picker after il had been used short
| time it was necessary to throw the whole
of it away. bur with the one built after
/ no Of ,lri. oil hot ,.sill no