Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-08-29
State News.
ANnRnSCOGGIN.

bold attempt to steal the horse of Sophia
MiIlet of Greene was made one night last
week Tile horse was taken from the stable,
but freed himself and came back next day
with the thieves halter on. Tramps are
suspected.
Hon. Abiiah f. IIildrett, president of the
Bates Manufacturing Company of Lewiston,
died at his home in Cambridge, Mass, Friday,
aged 10.
| The Lewiston Journal SAYS: Ten wears
ago, a man. who to day paws the largest tax
| in neighboring city and is said 10 be worth
| 81 800. 900. was $50. 900 worse of than moth
| ing neighbor, who at the time was worth
$50, 900, had mortgage of mis- property for
all it was worth. To-day. the man who held
/ the mortgage of 10 years ago, is mortgaged
for all he is worth to the man whose mort
gage he then held.
| The Maine Central Company are rebuilding
their station at Curtis Corner-a long needed
improvement.
The fall term of Bates college began
Tuesday.
CUMBERLAND.
Tuesday last, as John p Chick of Lining
ton was cutting some small wood stick flew
up sticking sharp end into one of his eyes,
causing copious flow of blood and proba-
DIV. the loss OF tne eye.
For the past week mackerel have been
schooling very plentifully about three miles
southeast of Cape Elizabeth. Their pres
ence has attracted quite feet of steam and
sailing craft engaged in the seine mackerel
fishery.
The News says work is being vigorously
pushed on the new Bridgton railroad. About
$50 men are now employed in making the
road bed, and the directors and superinten-
dent Mansfield are energetically collecting
the supplies and attending to the thousand
and one details of railroad building.
KENNEBEc.
There have been extensive fires raging on
and adjacent to the Hayes meadows in
Chelsea.
Mr.. Spencer WadswOrth, father of the
Wadsworth Bros. the well known furniture
manufacturers and dealers in Gardiner, died
in Pittston Friday morning at about IL
o'clock from old age and its kindred troubles,
at the advanced age of ~ years.
Friends Quarterly meeting will be held at
the Friends meeting house in Manchester, on
the Cd and Sd of September. Prominent
ministers of the society will be present.
s. w. Bates, C.. E, of Waterville, is to
commence this week surveying the railroad
route between Skowhegan and Athens.
iuStOm T1Ouse Inspectors nave stiZeu iioih
the ship Vigilant, at New York, 20a yards of
silk u yards of lace and one pattern ad-
dressed to Miss Mary Coe, Gardiner, Me.
The cotton factory project at Gardiner has
fallen through.
A married couple reside in Manchester.
who, for several months past have not exact
ly been enjoying the sweets of welded life.
Last week the wife, being veXed with her
leige lord and alleging that he had broken
into her room and stolen some money, had
him arrested just at night and being unable
to obtain bondsmen until the next day, he
had to lie in Jail over night. When the
husband got out of prison he Immediately
brought a charge against his wife and had
her incarcerated in Jail She got bondsmen,
however. in short order and was not obliged
to remain in prison over night. Both parties
it is understood have since applied for Il
divorce.
SOMERSET.
Last Thursday evening about O'Clock Mr..
Daniel Goodwin and wife were drowned at
North Arson. The couple. accompanied by
Mr. Goodwin's Young brother. aged about
nine years, started to cross stream which
empties into the Carrabassett, on small and
clumsy raft. This dangerous mode of cross
ing has been customary. Near the middle of
the stream. the wife tumbled off, and in the
attempt to save her the raft was upset. The
woman clutched her husbands leg and they
both went down together. The little boy
swan ashore. Their bodies were found soon
after.