Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-20

Farm East Fairfield will he dedicated
Wednesday, July ~ the first afternoon
of the fourth annual assembly at the
farm.
| Foxcroft had the honor of sending the
| largest delegation to the great Christian
t,ndcavor convention at Washington OF
any other town in Maine outside of Port
land.
Hon. Seth l.. Milliken saws that Aug.
| :, he will speak at Fryeburg. and on the
18th. he will speak NJ Winderemere Park
He will take a leading part in the politi-
cal campaign.
Joseph Bradley and Edward Flaherty
committed to Auburn jail May 10. for lar
ceny escaped Thursday, by breaking the
| lock in the yard surrounding the work
shop. They had 81 more days to serve.
The following patents have been granted
| Maine Inventors: Harry H. Blanchard
Augusta. trolley finder; William H. Sta
| bic, Winslow, and ". H. Cunningham
WatervilIe. stuff regulator for paper
| making machine.
Efforts are being made to establish q
new canning factory with headquarters
| in Houlton. The plant is to be in oper-
alton by the first of November. 1t is de
signed for canning vegetables and fruit
grown in this section.
+. s. Osgood, the private secretary
of Collector Deering Of that port viii
resign and take the stump for Bryan
| and Sewall during the coming cam
paign.
Roy Bodwell. an ernploye in the Cowan
mill in Lewiston. was caught ON Il Shaft-
| ing at II A. NJ, Thursday. While ut work
changing a belt and was carried over II,
tearing his scalp and Factoring his skull.
His chances of recovery are few.
Fred Brown, an eccentric hermit who
| has lived on the Sea road in kennebunk
in u hut opposite the house that was
burned Fourth of July night when Wal
lace Prescott lost his life, has disappeared
| and has not been heard from since a
week ago Friday night.
Mrs G. s. Johnston of Sebcc station,
has a souvenir which she values very
highly. II Is a round tin box which con
tanned about two pounds of English tail
low candies purchased BY Capt. Ezekiei
Chase on the evening of March 10. liS3. in
a store At a place called the Hook now
HalloweH.
Lizzie and Mary Han. sisters. E.astport.
narrowly escaped drowning Friday morn
ing; They, were bathing near Dog Island
and got beyond their depth. The rapid
current carried them off their feet. Mary
sank to the bottom. and after loud cries
Lizzie went down for a third time They
were rescued and resuscitated by Ben
Gress and VIM. Wallace.
Herbert Burnham of Old Town, was
drowned Wednesday afternoon at the
head OF Moosehead Lake. He and com
panion named Wood were racing IN a
canoe with d moose that was swimming
in the lake. Durham attempted to
strike the moose lost his balance and
fell into the water. His body was re-
covered and taken to Old Town.
There was q recent lively race between
two Milbridse schooners for Il purse of
500. the Florence A. Captain Al Strout,
and the Cora NJ, Captain J. L. Mitchell,
being the competitors. Both schoonerS
left New York at z, NJ, July 2 bound
for Newburyport, Mass, loaded with coal
The Cora NJ. beat the Florence \. just Is
minutes and 10 seconds on the passage
Both vessels had plenty of wind.
1t is not often that we sec 4 workman
as industrious as one who was seen GO
ing through FoXcroft Square, saturday.
He was a stouc-worker and was riding on
Il load Of stone to the place where the
material should be used. Determined not
TO waste any time, he was busy NJ work
with chisel and mallet. and the noise o.
his hammering caused many TO look up
as the team went through the square.
Hon LleWellyn Powers. With his
wife and son. is enjoying a few days
rest at the Sea Shore House Old Or
chard. where they will remain over
Sunday They will go to Bangor Mon
day then he will return to Augusta.
Wednesday. to attend the conference
Of the State committee
\ Norridgcwock farmer entertained Il
party of about ln0 friends one day last
week and the table WAS spread in the
yard beneath the branches of d willow
tree which has an interesting bit of his
tory. The next day after President Lin
coin WAS asSaSSinated the farmer CHANGED
to he three miles from home and TO assist
him in his walk across lots cut a willow
limb which he used for Il cane. AS he
climbed the fence into his yard he stuck
the cane" into the ground top end
down. 1t took root and grew as willows
often do. and today is i large tree cover
ing II space y feet in diameter.