Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-07-30
State News.
ANDRosCOG6EN.

ANDROscOG6IN-
!. Some members of the Court street Ere.
Baptist church in Auburn have formed dres:
reform association, pledging themselves tC
wear calico dresses at church.
BERTHE Forrest, 22 years of age. committed
suicide Wednesday, morning al Lowell BY
jumping into the Pawtucket canal She had
been in the city about q year and worked in
the fremont and Suffolk Corporation. She
left note stating her intention to drown her
self and requesting that Justine Keene OF
North Turner, Me-, be notified Of her death.
She leaves a brother living in Straiham, \.
H., and mother whose residence is no,
known. She was respondent because of an
abseess upon her person from which she
feared fatal results. Her body has no; been
recovered.
ARoosTook.
The crops are looking well in Washburn
vicinity. Farmers are happily disappointed
with the hay crop, il is turning out better
than they expected. The potatoe bugs are
doing no damage of any consequence.
c. f. Oak, surveyor, has contracted TO
survey and lay out lots on the township north
of New Sweden, for the occupancy of a col
ony of so families from Old Sweden, that
are expected TO arrive this fall Among the
expected colony are some men of influence
and wealth.
| CUMBERLAND
At the auction sale of India street church,
Portland. Thursday, Samuel Bucknam. Of
Grinnell, Iowa, one of the bondholders. bid
off the property for 81 900. subject to mort
gage of 81 ,060. The actual value of this pro-
perty is said to be in the neighborhood of
S35, 900. There is an Indebtedness on il of
$4,000. Some So, 200 have been subscribed
by friends of the church toward paying off
the Indebtedness. and the members are now
trying to raise $4,000 more. As the matter
now stands the church is in the hands of the
bondholders, of whom there are good
many.
The faculty of Bucksport Seminary has
about all been secured. Those engaged are
Rev. NJ. w. Prince, principal; Miss Aman-
la NJ. Wilson of Bangor, preceptress; Miss
Eta G. Morrill, of Dover. n. H.. German
and music Vocal and instrumental;) Prof.
Knowlton. commercial department. The
teachers for the art and classic departments
are not yet secured.
PESoBscoT.
The Wing saws: 4 painful accident oc-
CURED in the Basin Mills Thursday morning.
A man named Mitchell Driscoe, at work for
James Walker 4 Co., by some means brought
his left hand against a saw, and three fingers
were severed from his hand and his thumb
was cut half through.
A special dispatch to the Wing Thursday
evening, stated that Mr.. John PoOler and
wife, who were in the employ of Mr.. John
Ross, Moosehead Lake, went out in canoe
at four o'clock yesterday morning, when
the canoe was >wamped and the woman
drowned. The body had not been recovered
yesterday afternoon.
/ PIsCATAQUIs.
Marshal Reed of Bangor has been quietly
investigating the mysterious Parkman muir
der, and has procured sufficient evidence TO
cause the arrest of Benjamin Chadbourn and
Wallace Chadbourn, the father and brother
of the mute now in Jail. There is beyond a
doubt sufficient evidence to convict them.
A post mortem examination of the murdered
Watson by surgical experts was made. and
they came to the conclusion that the wounds
were made by several knives. Two or more
knives have been found, all covered with
blood, and are known to be those of the
prisoners.
The Observer says: ''On Saturday, the
10th inst, quite destructive tornado swept
over the farm of A. W. Gilman, Esq, OF
Foxcroft, which uprooted and broke down a
uOLeH UT InoTe apple trees III his
damaged a considerable amount of growing
crops, and did other mischief
SAGADAHOC.
One of the tutes of the boiler at Rice. mill
Bath, Wednesday, was blown out. The con-
ftents of the fire-box accompanied by smoke
and steam from the boiler came into the fire.
mans room with rush. The fireman, Pat
rick Smith, an old gentleman, was knocked
| doun Nv ba b;pu sta ap1 al Is
covered with SCOT and ashes and on the arriv-
al of the mill hands he presented CHASTITY APP
pearance. After removing the SCOT from his
face it was found that he had received severe
burns and scalds about the face. His nose
was badly scalded, the flesh being torn con-
siderably.
| SOMERSET.
The Somerset Spiritualistic Campmeetine
will be held at Hayden Lake Boat Landing,
commencing September l, and continuing
four days.
/ WASHINGTON.
The Sentinel says Workmen engaged in
remodelling an old house belonging to Mr..
Geo. NJ. tombstone of Campobello, one day
last week while tearing up floor in one OF
the rooms, found bag containing quite a
sum of money. in old Spanish silver. We
did not learn the exact amount. There are
several stories about how the money came
there, but its true history is not known.
When the bag was lifted up the bottom fell
out, which shows that it had been there long
time, some say forty years or more.
Work has been commenced on a new break
water at Chocolate cove, Deer Island. the To-
cal Government having granted sum OF
money for that purpose last winter.
YORK.
DR.. J. p. Grant, of Saco, died at the
Maine General Hospital, where he was re-
ceiving treatment, Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock. DIR. Grant was a very skillful ply
stefan and had large practice in Saco and
Biddeford and vicinity, where he has beer
actively engaged in his profession for over
thirty-fve years.
A lady whose name is not known. while
sitting in the cars in the Boston & Maine de-
pot, Boston, at IL. 80 z. NJ, Wednesday, had
her pocket picked of pocketbook contain
ing Sl3 in money. two tickets to North Ber
wick and return and a trunk check