Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-12-09
State News.
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ANDR0scnoGIN.
The Journal says: Addison Metcalf. ths
famed squash man Of Lisbon, is dead. Fol
many years, the -sMetcalf sQuashes" have
He started the variety and BY selecting the
the vegetable to q high state of perfection.
He raised them by the ton and got fancy
prices.
ARoosrooK.
The Republican SAYS: The lecture of Gen.
J. L. Chamberlain in Caribou last FRIDAY
evening drew an audience of about l25 per-
sons. tho were we'll repaid. The old story
of Gettysburg, and particularly of that part
of the battle in which the gallant 20ih i'm
mortalized itself, was described as only Gen
Chamberlain can do it. Among the audience
was Capt Hiram Morse. one of our prpmi-
nent citizens. who participated in the battle
on Round Top" and to whom Gen. Cham
berlan presented sword captured by him
self from a rebel officer who had fired pistol
at the General at a distance of only few
feet, fortunately without effect. The meeting
on this occasion between them was pleasing
incident.
CUMBERLAND.
The Advertiser saws wild Texan steer
escaped "Wednesday, AT Portland. while cattle
we're being loaded on the English steamer,
In his race he fell overheard. between a
vessel and piling. Finally boat was rowed
round from the steamer. and the animal
was forced to swim back. a distance of a
mile at least. where he was hoisted on board.
uninjured, and still full of fight. The steer
was in the water more than an hour and a
half.
OXFORD.
Nessrs. VIM. E. Mann and Isaac NJ Bragg
of Bangor an Mr.. Isaac Bowman of Lsncas
ter, n. II have purchased 1900 acres of
timber land in Oxford county, Me. The
land ia covered with heavy growth of spruce,
and is convenient to Mogallaway waters
The owners will begin a large operation
On Saturday last, Charles Duston of
Hiram, a brakeman in the employ Of the b.
& s. r. X r.. was thrown from car bv
coming in contact with a rope which crossed
the track. II was used to support a derrick
near by. Though severely bruised he will
probably recover.
PENoBscor.
The Eastern State says of the North New
port murder: Crowelrs mother missed the
revolver from his room soon after his depar-
ture, and was anxious thereat. From the first
it has been told that Crowell had a peculiar
apt to he sour and Morose !;
and we now hear that witt in the past year hr
has treated his father in q manner much TO his
discredit. 1t is furthermore stated that Miss
Prilav, who is spoken of in the highest terms
of praise by all who knew her, had for some
time been DESTROYS OF bringing matters to a
close between herself and CrOwell. but that
she was really afraid to do so. In view of
these things, it is reasonable supposition
that there had been talk between them upon
this subject while they were on the road from
St. Adams to Crowell's home. which resulted
in his stopping there and procuring the
deadly weapon which was to deprive them
both of their lives.
The Commercial saws that Bangor is called
upon to pay bond of the k-nnebec &
PenObscot railroad, now the Maine Central
road, which was purchased at the time of
their issue. by an Augusta lady, whose house
was burned and the bonds with 1t. The citv,
however, paid the lady the amount of the
bonds. Now one of these bonds turns up in
the estate of John F. Foster of Boston.
(deceased) whose estate is under administra-
tloO- DanROT, through It's spllCltOF, r. /
w. Vose, protests against payment, inasmuch
as the debt, if it be by genuine or forged
bond, is outlawed by the statute of limitation
the case.
SAGApAHOC.
A family group of photographs represent
Mrs Sarah Small of Bowdoinham, aged
100 years. and her daughter, Mrs Elizabeth
Hinkley, aged so years, her granddaughter
Mrs. Sarah Goodwin, aged 81 years. her
great granddaughter, Mrs. Lydia Bickford
aged SO years, and her great great grand
Miss Annie Bckford, aged II
years.
The Times reports diphtheria cases in
Bath.
The Skowhegan Reporter says United
States Marshal Bisbee returned from Moos,
River and the Forks, Monday night. having
sold both focks of sheep seized for violation
of the revenue laws. Richard Brown, rep
resenting a syndicate of sheep dealers
bought both flocks for one dollar and on.
cent per head Afterwards 5. B. Starbird
bought the entire lot, l.270, and will arriv.
at Skowhegan, Thursday, with them.
WALDO.
The Guest says that quite a scare has beer
caused in Searsport by doves. poisoned with
strychnine. dying and lodging in the gutter,
of houses from which water is conducted T.
cisterns. 1t Is also said that doves have III,
power to easily throw up their food as tina
is the manner in which they feed their young
thus many of them are escaping d,ath. bui
are spreading poison broadcast over the vii
lage.
AT LARGE.
The following failures in Maine are noted
+. A. Aver, boot and shoe dealer, Gardiner
de. has failed. The liabilities of c.
s. Campbell & Co., grocers. Portland. Me
are about $4,000 Hathaway & Davis.
grocer+. Passport, Me. y have tailed and made
an assignment. J b. La Rock, confection-
er, Wiscassst Me. has failed.