Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-01-05
State News.
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Samuel Cakes, Esq. of Greene. died sud-
denly Monday morning on the cars between
lewiston and Danville Junction. Mr.. Cakes
went from Greene with a private team, and
put his horse in his brothers stable in An
burn. and left for the cars in good health and
spirits. When near Danville Junction he
was seized with an apoplectic fit, and died
instantly. He had similar attack eight
years ago, from which he recovered, although
if affects d his speech
A child Of Michael Mcdonald. prisoner
in Auburn Jail. was buried in Lewiston. on
Sunday. and Mcdonald attended the funeral.
under escort.
Mr.. William Otis of Easton raised $500
bushels of potatoes on l-2 acres of ground
He now has 100 bushels in his cellar.
CUMBERLAND.
A largely attended and enthusiastic railroad
meeting was holden at the Town House in
Bridgton on the afternoon of Jan. LIST. Rous-
ing speeches were made by A. G. Bradstreet.
Esq, Gen. c. 7. Mattocks of Portland. and
other prominent men along the proposed
route. The determination of Bridgton to
get out among folks" was never so clearly
expressed and defined as at this meeting. A
committee of ten was appointed to examine
the proposition of Representative Bradstreet
to build and equip a narrow guage road: also
to investigate the merits of any other pro-
posed route. Tie following men were APP
pointed on the committee: Geo s. Farms
worth. VIM. +. Perry, Samuel c. Smith,
Joseph r. Foster. VIM. A. Stevens. A II.
Burnham, A. G. Berry, ]. II. Kimball, L. ii.
Brown and j. o. Knapp. The committee is
to report Feb LIST, 1881.
The Press says that Friday night a girl OF
twenty, daughter of Nathan H. Metcalf, COM
miited suicide at her home at Aliens Corner,
Deering. by taking twenty grains of strych-
nine. Miss Metcalf is said to have been a
bright, smart girl, though accustomed to have
fits occasionally.
W. F. Milliken, lumber manufacturer, has
shipped from Ellsworth the past season ) l-2
million feet of long lumber, > million shin
giles and 700, 900 laths.
kENNEBEc.
The startling fact of the discovery of hui
man bones in the ruins of Dorcas Nowell's
buildings, recently burned at Litchfield has
just been reported, creating somewhat of a
sensation.
Rev Joseph Garland accepts a call to sup
PENoBsCor.
The Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad has, in
the year ending Dec. 3lst, $780, paid into the
Bangor city treasury. the sum of $4,000; this
is 81 800 more than as paid in the year 1879
and is $4,000 in excess of the amount expect
ed. The sum paid into the city treasury
interest on the citys bonded indebt-
edness. At the time the city made
the offer to the Lake Megantic Railroad
no one expected that the net earnings would
exceed $50, 900.
The Commercial saws that a demented
tramp, named John Mann, was sent to the
Penobscot county Jail in Bangor from Piscat
aquis county and regularly committed Oct
18th to await trial, as tramp. at the Febru
airy term of court. He was u miserable crea
ture, apparently somewhat over fifty years o.
age. and insane or imbecile. Friday he
arose rs usual and ate his breakfast, but al
noon he did not eat. He was observed to be
up and about his cell at 3 o'clock, but at
o'clock he was found lying on his bunk il
dying state.
SOMERSET.
Uncle Daniel Reed, of Madison, is over 90
years old, and hale old fellow, too. He
talks and laughs with as much zest a Lad
and seems to enjoy life as well.
YORK.
The Biddeford Times says "Oliver Burke
Henry Nichols, VIM. Besau and Camel Dan
ies, four young thieves have been captured
by the officers and are now in the station in
this city. They have been stealing brass
copper. lead and old iron wherever they
could lay their hands on it. They are al
regular out and out, bred and born thieves
and for some time have been plying theil
nefarious trade in this vicinity
1t is indeed an enlightened age, and yet