Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-28
State News,
ARoosrooK.

! John = Arnold of Caribou, who numbered
quite extensively the past winter. has failed.
The cause of his failure is understood TO be
the bad weather for numbering in March
causing suspension of operations Liabili-
ties about $500; assets fifty per cent
Ayoostook Pioseer
CrNBERLAsp
Yesterday afternoon Coroner Tobin discoy.
cred man lying dead in house on Adams
street. at the head of Mountfort street Up
on investigation he ascertaine,i that the man
was Charles UNeii. aged Is. who occupied
two rooms in the house and rented the rest OF
the apartments They notified the corner.
who discovered that the deceased died from
heart disease. and considered an inquest un-
necessary.-PoIfiaad Press
Mrs. Miriam Mecurrison of Bridgron. s.,
years Of age. had remarkable escape from
death for one so aged. Monday. While WISH
ting her brother. Mr.. Marshall Bacon at the
Cumberland House, Bridgton, she, by some
mishap, fell headlong from the head of the
cellar stairs 10 the foot She was copsidera-
bly,, but not severely bruised. especially over
one eye. but no bones were broken
During the last two weeks Is carloads of
pork have arrived in Portland for city custo-
mers. each car containing oO.e,0 pounds
total of 9'io.oo9 pounds.
Fe,NKLIN.
Good land and good farms At low prices
may be found in Phillips and other sections
of North Franklin.
correspondent OF the Lewiston Journal
writes The jaw steam mill company have
about two hundred thousand feet OF sapling
pine on Whitney brook, Canton. Mr.. Charles
Crafts is at work with crew of men. draw
ing them down to the river where they are 10
be doomed till the other drives are past.
OXFORD
The Oxford Democrat says that Ansel
Dudley has another contract to furnish the
Yarmouth Co. 5000 cords of poplar. He has
let 200 cords to Marshall & Irish, Hart
ford
PENoBsCOr
The Wing says: About one o'clock Tues
day morning fire broke out in the farm
buildings of Mr.. l.. Smith at East Orrington,
and the family had barely time to escape
The house. barn, outbuildings and most of
the contents of all were DESTROYED by the
flames. There was an insurance of 81 400
! which did not half cover the loss The iii
rect cause of the fire is not known positively,
but it probably was defective chimney
Officers Reed and Colson pulled a man out
of the water last evening. about halfpast
ten o'clock, at the foot of York street slip.
ms ',,''e az u'"e' anu 'aiieu rom
' s.".eu .na. nc was Tying 10
se' away io'i 'ei'"ih parties ""e" Nc ieii
s"'o 'i,e s'.ed"'' u was INTRO" escape
from drowning Wig.
"e o stea'eI ~? Vi nahsor was iauhcheu
Tuesday morning and towed TO her dock by
the steamer May Field.
PIsCArAorIs.
Th. ,,.;, ,orrs os novor an, r,ooe,
p;scataouis conntv arc Iitejv soon ~ haro
ane 6ne nmhl;, hall far mutual nSa .na nov
iii, .,rd Tho r,a,.o,,nu, ~ -, aa Pc Is
s;rod hu;la;pg began in Dovor Tic ann, &c
s,ooO wos roised in tb.t town and a lot ,as
selacted near tho Ne,hod;st church Rn, tho
naonIa of Eoxcroft have resolvad IN hn;j5 a
hall that will nrove convenient 70 both towns
pIodaos have heon road;,, a;yan Co.. Ssooo
and : w;Il no necossary ~ ra;so $4,000 n,ora
,o orec, , frst.cl,ss strnctnro If hull, ,ho
hall will be located onnosite rho Eoxcroft
pos, Of,cs foc;ng rho ho.u,;fuI Aoodo,,,
C-ornd.
yort an The shin OnbeI;. tolls a storv of in.
brmon;,v on tho mart of Con-, rorpav Of tho
shin Charles Dennis If Ratb No Lawson
said tina, be was one Of the crew on the Charles
Depnis whom sbe loft Now York November
90 1870 bonnd for Janan when 100 DAYS
out i, ,be southern Indian Ocean. between
tho Game of Good Hone and Australia John
Thomas a seaman was swept overheard by
wave. When the captain appeared on deck
he made no effort to save the man. After
the sailors mad SHOWN disapprovai OF the cap
tains actions he ordered boat to be low
cred to search for the man. IT was then an
hour and half after the man mad disappeared,
and the sea was so rough that the task was
considered useless. The boat, however,
started with several men, and they soon dis
appeared from view.
Inc captain ren'"iheo i" MS ca"i" i"r aoo",
- ,ho ho,r;nos ard s,atad that the yesseI
,r.s oooo nils from land He sa;d MAINLY
ill.,. h. IA No, ,h;nL tho mon couid oet h.ct
~ tho vessel and be tbouobt il would he baz.
ardons 70 undertake IN search for them. So
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