Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-01-20

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The lawyers are discussing the nice ques.
tons of Law involved in the suit of Mis-
Dickey against the city of Lewiston, which
will probably be tried this term of the
Supreme Judicial Court. Counsel will argue
that because it was on Sunday, and Miss
Dickey had come down street to mail a letter.
when the lump of ice dropped FROM the roof
of City Building on her head. the city is not
liable for damages. Some Of the old Sunday
laws still on the statute books have q curious
effect. For instance, the lawyers say that il
q livery stable keeper lets . team to a person
for q pleasure ride on Sunday, and that person
comes back With q smashed sleigh and half
dead horse, he many snap his fingers in the
stable-keeper's face. and the latter cannot
recover . cent damages BY law
CUMBERLAND.
The Press says that, Tuesday, As the bark
entine Au Sable was of Portland harbor. a
German bv the name of James Saunders died
suddenly of heart disease. and was brought
to the city for burial. He was thirty years
old, unmarried and it is understood has rela-
tives in PENNSYLVANIA, and q brother in Ports
mouth, n. H.
The thirteenth annual meeting of the Bow
doin Alumni of Portland and vicinity was held
at the Preble House, Wednesday evening
Between forty and fifty gentlemen sat dow n
to the beautifully furnished tables, the ven-
cradle Edward H. Thomas, of the class of
81, being the oldest graduate present
FRANKLIN.
The Chronicle reports quite extensive lum-
bering operations in Eustis, about the Chain
of Ponds" and Dead River.
At a stockholders meeting of the Sandy
River Telegraph Company, held at Phillips
lately, a committee was chosen to investigate
the practicability of establishing telephone
company in connection with the telegraph
company, also the project of changing the
present location of the telegraph on the line
of the railroad. Chronicle.
HANCOCK.
new silver mine in North Deer Isle lie
reported.
Vessels can still make a landing at the
new steamboat wharf in Bluehill without
difficulty. the bay not being iced up as yet.
The Deer Isle mine is being worked, and
thirteen hundred dollars worth of ore was
sold to New York parties, recently.
KENNEBEc.
The failure of j. Winslow Jones & Co, is
a hard blow to the farmers of Belgrade. A
large part of them planted quite extensively.
and will lose from S25' to 500 and upwarde.
The largest loss was by the Spaulding Bros,
who have run their mill all summer making
corn boxes, and will lose upwards of 81, 100.
OXFORD.
The Porter Manufacturing Company have
just purchased $1,000 worth of wool to make
up into cloth. They are now beginning to
have orders come in for their goods, instead
of turning them all over to commission
houses for sale, and expect soon to have Or
ders for all their goods and save the COM
mission money to themselves.
SOMERSET.
The officers of the Maine Central railroad
Co. are negotiating for lot in Skowhez gan,
preparatory to the erection of new depot.
Court adjourned Monday. the 10th, after a
session of some PC days. 1t was the longest
term for twelve years.
In the absence of sheriff and his deputies,
since January LIST, the coroners of Somerset
have been called upon not only to preside in
court. but serve all manner of civil and Grim
inal processes.
The Reporter says that Mr.. Stilson, Super
intendent of the Bible Society in Maine, has
visited, in Skowhegan. 759 families, % of
which were without the Bible; 4s volumes
were given to destitute families ZIG were
sold; $l59.92 were donated to the Society
SAGADAHOC.
The Bath Times says that Edwards, the
victim of the recent murderous assault, is
quite comfortable, with good prospect that
he.will get well. He rests easily in bed al
though enduring some pain, and he seems to
be quite comfortable in his mind. He talks
of the affair, though it is with some effort
that he speaks, as it hurts him. but he ap-
pears to have no feeling Of hardness toward
Hayes. the man who so frightfully cut him.
DR.. Small is quite hopeful that the man will
recover.
The Wing saws: A. A. Lesson, merchant
of Winterport, while coming out of Belfast
on his way home Tuesday, was struck by an
engine while crossing the track near the
bridge. The collision demolished the sleigh
and inflicted some painful scalp wounds on
Mr.. Lesson, but not serious. 1t was a narrow
escape.
The Biddeford Times says Ice in tide
water Of the Saco is now about eight inches
thick, and above the dam only about six
inches in thickness, and in some places the
river is not even closed One party wishes
to cut this year 10000 tons although their
houses will hold but 10000, but they have
ample ground on which to stack ice. The
ice dealers in this vicinity, who cater to the
local trade, propose to cut about the usual
amount.
Another explanation the Moore Cushman
tragedy is furnished by . Boston friend of
young Moore, who states that prior to his
fatal visit to Biddeford, he had been taking
part in private theatricals, in which the char
acter assumed BY him required the handling
of pistol and that young Moore was re-
hearsing his part to his afianced, and while
Hourishing the pistol it was accidentally dis
charged. Filled with sudden horror at the
unexpected climax of his theatrical efforts he
lodged the second bullet in his own brain on
the impulse of the moment.
Biddeford is to have its present post office
renodelled and improved. the number of
boxes increased. and better facilities fur
nished for the public.
York Boy, a somewhat famous horse owned
in Saco, is dead. At one time he trotted
from the Preble House in Portland to the
Saco House in one hour.