Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-06
state News.


Presque Isle correspondence to the Bangor
Wing reports warm weather with rain. and
the snow disappearing The first regular
passenger train made its appearance Wednes-
day night at els. Its arrival Was greeted bv
aIarge concourse of citizens. headed by the
Presque Isle Band. Passengers can now
board the train at Pressure Isle and cos tinue
wholly by rail 10 San Francisco. Verify.
Aroostook is slowly but surely getting out of
the woods" and becoming like other
folks
CUMBERLAND.
Some of the bows of Woodford's Corner
have been amusing themselves for some time
past by the use of firearms during the even
ing about the streets, and TO the damage of
property breaking glass. and injaring signs.
The young offenders were arrested and
brought before Trial Justice Andrew J. Chase
A case WAS found against one of the boys.
who was sentenced TO the Reform School tor
his minority, but the sentence was suspended
on guarantee of good behavior.
FRANKLIN.
The monograph saws that Railroad Com
missioner Anderson and Mr.. Bowker. Super
inteudent of bridges on the NJ. c. r. r.. to-
gether with the officers of the Sandy River
road. passed over the narrow guage in spec
ial car last Tuesday, on their annual tour Of
inspection. After a thorough and searching
examination of this road. its bridges and tres
tle-work, Messrs. Anderson and Rowker pro-
nounced the structure safe. and expressed
themselves much pleased with the fine condi-
ton of the track, road-bed and rolling stock.
KNOX.
The Rcckland Gazette says that Geo. A.
Perrigo, Esq, has sued the Free Press for
libel on account of articles expressing the
opinion that Perrigo was unfit TO be Police
Judge at the time of his nomination by the
Governor for that position, alleging damages
to the amount of $4,000.
LINCOLN.
The postmaster at Waldoboro' has been
reprimanded bv the Post Office Department
for allow ing the mail messenger to present
mail matter at the cars outside the locked
pouch, in violation of Section 401 of the Pos
tai Laws and Regulations. This practice has
grown out of the spirit of accommodation
shown by the messenger to those people who
are too late to get their letters properly mail
ed at the post office.
PENoBscor.
Tuesday, John Patterson, of Bangor. sea-
man on board schooner Lucy Ames, of Rock
land, off Townsend, while shaking out rect
from the main sheet. was knocked overheard
by the Stating of the sail. and drowned. A
line was thrown to him, of which he took no
notice; boat was also sent to his rescue,
and two men in it grasped the drowning man.
but he was perfectly helpless and slipped
from their hold and sank. He was probably
stunned by his fall.
SAGADAHOC.
The Times says that John Footer of Bath
recently paid sos fine and costs in a search
and seizure case. This done he had the sat
isfaction of being taken again on complaint
for illegal sale of intoxicating liquors, on
which the Judge fined him $40 and costs, and
also sentenced him to sixty days in jail.
This was more than Footer felt like paying
all at once, especially the Jail part of it, and
so he appealed and gave bond.
YORK.
The Eastern Railroad Company contem-
ylate a branch road from portsmou to Ork