Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-02
State News.
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.ANDROsCoGCIN.
The Androscoggin county Savings Bark
have voted to pay a dividend OF ten per cent,
Of the amount scaled from deposits in May.
1873, as soon as the court acts upon their APP
plicati0n. This is one-half of the amount OF
reduction.
The controversy between the towns, Minot
and Poland, in regard to the dividing line be-
tween the towns, at the point where they are
connected by bridge over the Little Andro-
scoggin river, has at last been settled. The de-
cision is adverse to the town of Poland.
ARoosTooK.
Charles s. Shaw stole revolver and S22
in money from F.. V. Bragdon Of EastOn, on
Sunday, 2lst inst. The thief then went to
Presqne Isle, where he stole $40 from va
lise belonging to a Mr.. McKeen.
There are seventeen resident lawyers in
Houlton.
The new steamer built by Sidney Cook,
the well-known diver, at Presqe Isle, Aroos-
took Comfy, was launched on Thursday OF
last week. 1t is eighty feet long and will run
between Fort Fairfield and Washburn. As
this II the first steamer that was ever seen in
that section Of the country, there was large
number Of people present at the launch and a
band Of music enlivened the occasion. The
steamer 10 called "Pinafore" and is very
pretty craft.
CUMBERLAND.
Last Saturday afternoon committee Of the
Soph0mOres Of BOwdOin College met com.
mittee Of the Freshmen and q "treaty" was
made between these classes. The SOphO.
mOres agree not to do anything to the Fresh
men which can be construed as hazing, the
Freshmen agree to make no manifestations OF
''check" during the year, and Furthermore
promise not to carry canes or wear tall hats
during the Freshman year, and also promise
not 70 haze the next Freshman class.
The Maine Beet Sugar Co. have now re-
ceived the whole of their machinery from
Germany, and have fifty or seventy-five men
setting 1t up in Portland. Mr.. Bacher, a
German, is experimenting the work. The
cost Of freighting the machinery from Ham,
burG to Portland Was d, 200.
Mrs.. Wardwell of Portland, who sued an
apothecary in Boston for putting up wrong
prescription, which poisoned her, recovered
. verdict for q, 2OS.
A man was arrested in Portland Tuesday
for deliberately seizing piece of sharp stove
funnel and striking a large Newfoundland
dog over the nose with it, splitting the dogs
nose almost in two.
An American girl IA years of age was ar
rested Tuesday, for drunkenness and disturb
ance in the streets Of Portland.
KExSEBEc.
A correspondent writing to the Lewiston
Journal Gays: A very peculiar circumstance
has occurred in the town Of Monmouth.
Mrs. Sanford Plummcr. who has been an in
valid for nearly three years, and confined to
her bed large portion of the time, the mus
cles Of one Of her legs being contracted so
much that it has been impossible to straighten
1t fbf some time, was suddenly restored to
health and her leg became natural at n time
when she was very low, and had been pro-
nounced long past cure by physicians. She
has been through her sickness q constant
reader Of the bible and a faithful christian,
and by prayer and faith has been restored to
health.
LINCOLN.
In consequence of the ill-success of porgie
fishing, Bo0thbsy young men will 60 into the
merchant service the coming winter. One
p0rgie steamer, after her seasons cruise,
divided e6 cash to her crew for the seasons
work, after paying expenses.
OXFORD.
Mexico cheese factory made rising IA tons
Of cheese. 1t has nearly all been sold for
prices varying from to cents per pound.
PENoBsCoT.
On Friday Of last week boy by the name
of Joseph A. Sylvey called at Mr.. Joseph
Libbey's stable, in Brewer, and hired horse
and wagon for another party to go to Clifton
after q load Of potatoes. On Saturday Mr..
Libbey received postal card from Bucksport,
containing the following information: "You
will and your team ut Groves Point, Buck
sport. DO not blame the boy, for he thought
1t was all right and it would be if had my
rights. When you receive this shall be on
the blue waters, aud will settle all my bills
on my return" 1t seems that party the who
had the team was seen at Groves Point steal
ing lot Of fish from one OF the vessels in that
vicinity, and when discovered he left the
team and ran. Slvey has been arrested and
the officers are on the track of the other party.
The Bucksport Bangor Railroad passed
into the hands Of the new managers yester-
day.
Ar LARGE.
Miss Grace Howard, eldest daughter of
Gen. o. D. Howard, formerly of Maine, but
now commanding the Department of the
Columbia, was married lately to Capt. James
I. Gray, Secretary of the Vanc0uvre Trans
portssion Company.
Judge Enoch W. Evans, formerly of Maine
has died in Chicago.
DIR. James Corrie, Dentist in Baltimore