Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-08-03
State News.
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peculiar circumstances She WAS white. sn'
became the mother OF es,lored baby ie.
months ago. sni the re.ulting Illness and
cold caused her death There is ruuor tina
she committed suicide, but her father en-
pharicsliv denied this TO a Journal reporter
-Lerisfea Journal.
Wallace Lowell of Lewiston, wear
q ban5age on his forehead n result
of q singular assault An Infatuated woman
threw a fat-iron al him. which hit him nea
the temple. fraciuring his skull
The second son of Cyrus Briggs of Turner
took from the shelf pistol To- show a friend
not knowing il was loaded. In handling it
he snapped the lock, when the pistol was dis
charged, ana ball was lodged in the large
muscle of the right leg. The wound wa
rrob-d To the depth of ten inches withou
finding the ball.
Mr Samuel Manning has found a valuabl,
mineral spring on his farm in Lewiston. an,
will put granite coping around IT,
CUMBERLAND.
II is reported that Boston huyers have beer
on the Brunswick plains. offering blueherr,
pick-rs 10 10 IL cents per quart. when the,
had been RECEIVING but eand9c.
Steamer Sea Flower got ashore on Gnoss
Nest Ledge, b.twe n Portland and Hsrp.w-l
"n SATURDAY. last and was towed hack to Port
land for repairs. Ii WAS fnggy at the Time
Steamer Magnet supplied her place. TIL,
Sea Flower was on the water again SUNDAY
Several hundred d"llars worth of good,
were stol, n from the jewelry store Of X. J
Burgess, and Reddy's tailor shop. Congress,
street. Portland. last week. The former lost
nine watches, eleven vest chains. and thirteen
ribbon fubs. the latter some coats and vests
There Was break in the water pipe ri
Gorham's corner, Tuesday. which did coz
siderable damage To Dumphy's block and the
streets in the vicinity.
John Dnjay who stole horse. harness and
phaeion last Saturday night from Z. W
Hnugh,on OF Still River, Ma.s.,wa arrested
in Portland, Tuesday.
HASCocK.
The English brig shamrock, which WAS
wrecked TN Bakers Island, last winter. and
purchased by A. b Mason. of Ellsworth. ha-
been repaired at Bucksport. and grated an
American register. under the name of +. I.
Campbell She will be commanded by Capt
Chas. E. Lord. of Ellsworth.
PESoBscor.
The Wing says d. d. Stewart, Esq. conn
sci for the Barron estate, Hon. Joseph Tit
comb and ". w. Bolster, ex-bank examiner
have been at Dexter most of the time since
the adjournment of the examination. look ing
into the bank books and records in the Cash.
Ter Barron affair They claim TO have made
encouraging progress in their labors, but the
exact nature of v hat they have done is moi
announced.
The West branch drive turned into the
main Penobscot river to-day. The drive
consists of 81, 0OO. 900 logs. and is driven by
l20 men under the direction of James Smart.
OF Milo. 1t has vet 63 miles to go before il
reaches Penobscot boom, where the logs are
expected August 10th
PIsCATAoUIs.
Up to this time there have been more tour
lists go to Moosehcad Lake than az any other
season for the corresponding date. There is
a steady increase in passengers and freight
carried on the Piscataquis railroad.
Messina quails are reported as quite a
bundant in some sections of Piscataquis
county.
SOMERSET.
young woman of Cooks Corner last
week picked about 90 quarts of blueberries
getting $3.50 therefor besides doing big
washing and attending to other household
duties.
WAsHINGroN.
The Columbia Falls Packing Co. are pre-
pared to put up large quantity of blueber
ries. j. A. Coffin is fitting up the Sawyer
blacksmith shop for packing the bueberrie'
on his land which will this year furnish hin
a large quantity.
A three year old child of Andrew Jordan o
Milbridge. fell into kettle of hot water 8
dav recently and was so b,dly scalded that il
died next day.
The case of the coroners jury in the case
of Philbent Cormier, killed at BiddeforC
June 3Oth by a train on the Boston & Main,
railroad, was rendered Monday. 1t finds h,
came to his death by reason of his own neg
ligence. combined " it'll that of the engineer
and fireman.
The next annual campmeeting Of the
Seventh Dav Adventis,s in Maine will be held
at WatervilIe Aug. 23d to 29th. on the same
ground occupied last year. Elder Geo.
Butler. of Iowa. president of the General
Conference of the s. f.. A.. and other able
speakers from the West will attend.
AT LARGE.
Two new and handsome cars for The Maine
Central arrived Tuesday. They are from
the Wason Car Works. Springfield, Mass.
and are numbered 81 and SIS. They are fin
ished inside with California red wood. ant
upholstered in red plush, and have a poyel
lighting arrangement
The Maine Central Railroad Company ha:
presented $3.50. to the Maine General Hos
pital for free bed.
The ST. Andrews, y. B. Pilot saws The
Maine Central Railroad Company have made
an offer tor the New Brunswick & Canada
Railroad. which proposition is under consid
Grafton bv the directors. The owners of tn,
New Brunswick road formerly narrow
gauge are competitors, and between the
two there is prospect of either lease or sale
at no distant day.
There lie a prospective fight between the
Grand Trunk and Canada Pacific Railwa,