Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-01-17
State News.
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The Journal saws: The Auburn soldiers
| monument committee have advertised for the
| names of all Auburn soldiers who died from
| wounds or disease contracted in the service
| ALI names must be sent in within thirty days
must be given in full, and spelled correctly
/ There 10 now in Auburn jail. saws the Jour
nal, man 60 years old, or more, who Was in
carcerated about three weeks ago, BY q tovr
| in this county, for nonpayment Of tax Of 81
| ~. He served through the war of the rebel
| lion and lost an eve in the service. He claims
| that he was unable 70 my his tax on accoun'
| of sickness in his tamily. me OF the mem
bers of the Androsoo.siu Bar have volunteer
ed to furnish the necessary assets, and gel
the old soldier out.
| CUMBERLAND.
The Portland Smelling and Reduction
! Works are rapidly recovering from the effects
of the recent disastrous FIRE. Rapid progress
is being made with the extensive additions
| and improvements now under way.
The Argus says: boy narrowly escaped
serious injuries Saturday afternoon while
coasting on Fore street, near the Portland
| Company's works. He ran into heavy coal
team and was picked out from under the horse
feet.
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now shipping one hundred and fifty barrels Of
oil daily
Ill health will probably prevent Mr.. Long
fellows acceptance of the reception rendered
him. on the occasion of his seventy-ffth
birthday.
The Thomaston Herald has been sold TO
| Charles Linnel.
John Alfred Barlow and Ellis B. Decoster
| of Waldoboro, were arrested, Saturday. for
| breaking. entering. and robbing the granger
store at Washington, on Friday night. A
| process TO search the premises was put in the
| sheriffs hands, who found secreted in the
| barn, the missing goods, together with sun
dry other articles heretofore lost by other par
ties. The men were soon found and taken into
custody, warrant for breaking and enter
ing was made against them. They were
found guilty and put under bonds, for Bar
| low g., 900, and Decoster 81 900. The latter
obtained bail. but Barlow was committed to
| Jail After the trial both confessed their
| guilt.
| The Waldoboro News saws that Hilton b.
| Wright, of Washington. ha. lately received
| pension of eleven hundred dollars from the
| United States. by reason of disability in
Cured in the late rebellion. T. 5. Bowden,
Esq, of West Washington, has received a
large pension Tor the same reasons.
| LINCOLN.
Messrs. Marshall & FIVE of Portland are
| opening granite quarry on Hathorne's Point
in the town of Gushing, Lincoln county.
| They are giving employment to several men
through the winter and intend TO put on a
large force in the spring.-Argus.
PENoBsCoT.
| The Bangor Commercial SAYS: We learn
| that little son of Mr.. Abbott, of Brewer,
was run over and killed by the in Wor-
cester, Mass, the other day.
Business is brisk at the Katahdin Iron
| Works. From 200 to 800 cords of wood are
hauled to the works daily, and the prospects
| are that good winters work will be done
there.
PIsCATAQUIs.
In pursuance of an order of the Insolvent
| Court for Cumberland County. the assignees
| of the Dirigo Slate Quarry Company adver-
tise to sell at public auction, in Portland,
March Sd, all the real estate of the above
| company, in the town of Monscn, Piscataquis
| County, embracing the quarry of the COM
pany, together with the buildings, fixtures,
| improvements, tools, and all other personal
| property belonging to the estate.
SAGADAHoC.
is on foot, with a special train from here
should it be? Almost afraid the car nver'll
| get there.
| Work has been going on rapidly at the ma
| chine shop of the Bath Iron WORKS, repair
| ing machinery for the Warren powder mill
which was blown up recently.
| The different physicians are doing good
business in vaccinating the school children
WASHINGTON.
The schooner Frank Pierce, Capt. Ben
| jamn Parker of Steuben. went ashore on
| Pumpkin Knob, off Gushing Island. near
Portland, on the 4th inst. opened a leak and
| filed with water.
| The Machias Republican says; For sell
ing intoxicating liquors. unlawfully, to some
| of the young men about town, citizen OF
Steuben was arrested. He was promptly
taken before trial justice for trial He
plead ''not guilty." but was convicted and
fined thirty dollars and costs.
YORK.
Friday forenoon, Alvah F. Yetton a mar
| thirty-th three wears of age, arrested on
suspicion of being the party who committed
| the recent burglary in the house of Manuel
Means of Biddeford. thorough search OF
his house revealed nothing, but upon being
sharply Intercepted he acknowledged his
guilt and told where the property was secret
ed. He rented rooms in the same house
with Means, and obtained an entrance TO Mr.
Means part BY means of keys.
The Biddeford Times says A Young mar
ried lady of this city, who is not much &C
customed to cooking. found on returning
home one day, that friend had kindly left a
| Jug of milk for her. There were oysters il
the house and she determined to surprise her
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and she did. for the jug contained butter
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