Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-09-13
state News.
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James Woodbury. Of Auburn, fell from Mr.
Mcfarland 'shouse in the Barker's Mill dis
frict while at work on the house, a day or tw,
since. and vas severely injured
The Journal says Friday. while workmel
were engaged in grading and improving th'
college campus, they discovered gTaves,on,
some four or five feet beneath the surface
reminder Of some long forgotten settler.
CUMBERLAND
DR.. Greene of Portland writes th,t he ha
not found a hospital in Great Britain whicl
compares with the Maine General Hospital il
locatian. construction, beauty of surround
ings or excellence in drainage, ventilation
and sunlight.
rhe Portland Company are building fou
anthracite coal locomotives of the ten-whee
pattern, forty five tons each, for the New
York City Northern railroad. and fou'
switching engines for the Peoria & Pekir
Union railroad, of the eight-wheel pattern
twenty-eight tons each.
Saturday noon while the ticket agent wa,
out of the Office of the Portland and Rochester
railroad company at the foot of Preble street
it was entered. desk broken open, and Sa0(
in cash stolen therefrom. The office door
was pried open BY a chisel and the lock broken
Parties at work in rooms adjoinig the ticket
office heard no unusual noise. which show.
tina, the burglars must be old hands al that
business.
Steamer Little Buttercupis to be heightened
and forecastle put in so that the crew can
live on board. She will run all winter on
the Bar Harbor route, and connect with the
steamer Lewiston.
The TouriSt saws there ara mora than
ninety cottages in Bar Harbor owned or oc-
cupied by summer visitors.
LINCOLN.
The Knox and Lincoln Musical Associa-
alton closed its four days session, Friday. A
special train brought large numbers from
Rockland aud intermediate stations. to the
closing conce IT at Damariscotta, Friday eve
ming. 1t has been a successful session, nIu-
sically, Mr.. Torrens as conductor, and Mrs.
Knowles as soloist. giving excellent satisfac-
ton. The class numbered one hundred The
Offices of the association were elected Friday
as follows: President, K. II. Counce, OF
Thomaston; Vice President. j. c. Hender-
son, of Wisconsin; Secretary, A. Ross
Weeks. of Rockland Treasurer, J. p. Boyd
of Waldoboro'.
PENoBsCoT.
The Whig says: Capt. James Stewart,
well known in this city. having been for
some thirty years on the Bangor Police
force prior to few years ago, died last
Saturday at six p. NJ. aged about sixty five
years. Mr.. Stewart has been also engaged
in business, and was very successful. having
died possessed of competence. He was a
most respected citizen, being generally
known as strictly upright and honorable in
all his dealings. He was a brother to Capt.
7. J. Stewart, of this city, Deceasd was
never married.
PIsCATAoUIs.
The Commercial SAYS that the three Chad
bournes. who are accused of the murder Of
Alvin Watson of Parkman, have apparently
got used to Jail life. and take it calmly. The
old man and the son Wallace read great
DEAL but the mute, Samuel Byron, cannot
amuse himself in that way. Although con-
fined in separate cells, the Chadbournes have
met each other in the Jail. They have had
two consultations with their counsel, A. NJ.
Robinson, esq, of Dover, and Josiah Crosby.
esq, of Dexter. At these consultations
they have all met together and the mute has
talked his own. peculiar sign language.
which has been translated by the others TO
the lawyers.
SAGADAHoC.
There will be a two days meeting of the
Sagadahoc and Knox trotting association at
Bath September 18th and Nth, and at Rock
land, September 10Th and 2lst. Premiums
to the amount of $1,000 will be offered.
WALDO.
The Belfast Journal says: on Friday eve
ming last the members of the Waldo county
Bar gave complimentary dinner to the Hon.
VIM. II. Mcclellan, at the American House
in that city. The tables were laid for thirty,
but owing to the stormy appearance of the
weather, only eighteen were present. The
company was composed entirely of Belfast
lawyers, but did not embrace all the legal
gentlemen of the city, number being out of
town. series of complimentary resolutions
were passed, setting forth Mr.. McLellan's
legal qualifications, Mr.. Mcclellan leaves
this week for his new home at Kansas City.
Missouri, where he intends to devote himself
to his profession. The best wishes of his
friends follow him.
WASHINGTON.
The Eastport Sentinel says that Mr. Ed
ward b. Davis of that place. who has been
for some years past travelling for wholesale
grocery firms of Portland and Boston, is
obliged on account of ill health. to discon-
tnue travelling. He has formed partner
ship with Mr.. Warren Hathaway in the retail
grocery business.
YORK.
The Biddeford Times SAYS that foxes have
been unusually destructive to poultry in some
parts of York, this season, particularly in the
vicinity of Beach Ridge. Mr.. Charles C..
Barrell lost seventy-five fowls in one night,
and found thirty-six of the number dead in
grass the next morning Many other poultry
raisers have suffered in the same way, though
none to the sane extent.