Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-05-21
STATE NEWS.

The press says that Mrs. Gave,t, the wife
of worthy man residing in Cape Elizabeth,
became insane few weeks since owing to
the loss of some property belonging to her
husband. She made several attempts to hang
herself, but was fortunately discovered in sea-
son to save her. Once she had to be cut
down. Last week she was carried to the In
sane Asylum at Augusta. The physicians
think that she may be cured as she is but 90
years of age.
The Argus learns that Hayden, Hubbard
4 Co.'S hoop skirt and hustle factory in Port.
land, which started under such seemingly "a
'orable circumstances, being exempt from
taxation etc., short time since, has become
involved in financial difficulties which caused
suspension of work there Saturday. One
lawyer it is said, has five suits against the
| firm. large number of girls are thrown
out of employment, to whom they are owing
sums varying from twenty to fifty dollars
| each.
| Hon. Nelson Dingley, Jr., delivers the adj
dress at Bethel on Memorial Day.
Last week son of Capt. Charles Willard
of knightsville, Cape Elizabeth, aged eleven
years, died after an illness of only forty eight
hours. He was in the act of throwing stone
when from some cause he fell backward and
it is supposed struck on his head, injuring
his spine, as two days afterwards he was
dead.
"Prof." Haines, the notorious three card
| monte dealer, together with some of his ras-
cally associates, got on the cars at Portland,
on Monday, and heeced some verdant passen-
gers out of $50 before reaching Freeport at
which station they took the train back.
The Wing hears from good authority, that
a man named Prescott committed suicide at
| Milo, Sunday night, by hanging himself.
There are no particulars, except that his wife
had been incurably insane for some years,
and that he himself bad exhibited symptoms
of an unsound mind.
The Press says that Benjamin Chaplin, the
| oldest Mason in the State, (being nearly 90
years 81 age was buried Sunday by that
order. The Masons from Bridgton attended
| in large numbers.
a letter from Bangor states that " it'll the
exception of two or three small drives from
the tributary streams, no logs have come into
the Oldtown boom this season. The frs
Matswamkeag drive East Branch) is jam
med at Mattawamkesg. On the Yves
Branch the logs have not lett Chesuncool
Lake. The lumber trade is very dull as vet
and there are very few orders for lumber OIL
| logs. A few mills, run by their owners, have
started work, but Of the numerous mills a,
Oldtown and Milford, only one gang and two
| single saws have been leased this season.
| There has been no time for many years that
| the lumber business has been so inactive.
On Saturday, the dead body of child was
found in vault in Saco. Its mothers name
is Hannah Littlefield, domestic. On being
closely questioned, she acknow lodged that
she had left the child there at about II O'Clock
Friday night previous-snd when asked if
| the child was alive when she left, she ac-
knowledged that she heard the child cry after
she left the place. She lays the charge Of
| being its father at the door of one William
Bowe. lie was known to be married man,
and was arrested on a charge of adultry.
| Then another interesting matter was disc,v-
cred. Bowe had two wives. The lat one
was taken only last month, and asked and OBJ
tanned permission TO spend Saturday nigh, in
she station with him. lie has now tle
charges of bigamy and adultry hanging over
his head. He has been bound ever in $500
to appear at the next term Of the Supreme
Judicial court. The girl Littlefield will be
put before the Grand Jury at Alfred.