Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-11
state News.
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Lewiston lookup has held forty tramp.
since January
The Lewiston stone-cutters have combined
on scale Of prices for work for 1852. The
days wages is fixed at 81 So and ten hours
Is made days work.
| One Morri. O'Connell. who had only Jus,
finished term in Jail for assault, was ar
raigned on Saturday. charged with receiving
the goods recently stolen from Pulverman's
store.
CUMBERLAND.
| A rabid dog was dispatched BY the aid of
an axe. in Portland, Saturday.
| Saturday evening boy of seven years
named Dennis Donovan was accidentally run
over by jigger and his skull badly frac-
tured that nine pieces of bone were taken
odt. The physician thinks he will recover
Mr.. A. G.. Wentworth of Harrison has sold
promising Hambletonian stallion to Port
land parties
The Press saws: When the Criminal Court
comes in. April goth, the cut-under hay-rack
suits will pc tried. Messrs. Drummond &
Drummond will appear with and for bennett
Mess.s. Cleaves. Strour.& Holmes of Port
land, and Foster of Bethel. for defendants.
Judge Walton has issued an order trans
ferring the case of Serena l.. Powers against
Thomas Mitchell, recently tried at Augusta.
to the docket of the Supreme Court in
Cumberland county, on petition of Judge
Goddard, counsel for the plaintiff.
LINCOLN.
The News says diptheria prevails in Edge
comb.
The Gardiner Home Journal saws that the
old Pow Marlborough court house is still stand
ing at Dresden. 1t is now a dwelling house.
PENoBscor.
The Wing says a meeting of the creditors
of VIM. Plaisted & Son, of Lincoln, was held
in Bangor, Friday. From a detailed report
of Thomas NJ. Plaisted, the junior member
of the firm, it is learned that the total assets
in all forms are Sls5, 179. SO, and the total H.
abilities, secured and unsecured, Sl2l APO SIS,
leaving a surplus of assets over liabilities of
S63, 35S.1l. Among the secured creditors are
Thomas Proctor of Boston, who has security
for S32, 900, and the Hersey estate and j. p.
Weber Of Bangor, who have liens upon
bark, etc. The assets consist of tanneres,
bark. personal and real estate etc, in Lin
coin and Princeton. The creditors voted to
accept the voluntary proposition of the firm
to go into insolvency.
Bangor parties have received cable
message from London, inquiring prices of ice
for May and June delivery
The financial prospects of the NJ. c. In
sttute at Pittsfeld are beginning to look
little brighter.
PIsCATAoUIs.
On Friday morning, April 9TH, man by
the name of VIM. Hutchinson was found
dead, hanging to beam in the shed of Mrs.
Hiram Anderson of Sangerville. He was
a man of IS years of age. came from HoultOn.
AroOstook county. about two weeks ago and
wanted to board with Mrs. Anderson until
the first of May. The night before, he had
been left at home by the family who re-
turned home late. The next morning. on
not finding him in his room, search was made
and he was discovered as described. He left
letter in his trunk, saying goodbye to the
world, but gave no reason for committing the
deed Wing.
Ar LARGE.
reported:
Alexander II. Carr, lumber dealer, Amity,
has failed. He will settle in insolvency.
The liabilities of Gillin & Co.. grocers,
Houlton, are about 81 900, with nominal as
sets of $500
The liabilities of c. NJ. Daley, boot and
shoe dealer, South Paris, are about $1,000,
with assets of some S., 800.
A. o. Stewart, grocer. Bangor, recently
reported failed. has liabilities of So 900: NOM
inal assets, $3.50.
L. p. Bragg, stoves and tinware Portland,
is reported assigned. Liabilities about $40.
Maurice Cummings, fruits. Portland is
reported in insolvency. Stephen +. Jewett,
dry goods, Denmark. reported failed in JAN
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