Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-12-20
state News.
ANDROsCoGGIN.

ANDROsCoGGIy
/ The Grand Army Fair in Lewiston was q
success. The Post in that city melted about
81 900 in profits.
1t is probable that the industries of An
droscoggin county will soon be increased BY
the starting of large shoe factory at Me-
chanic Falls. Messrs. 1. H. Harris Son of
Marblehead. having factories at Marbiehead
and Salem, Mass, have determined to
remove from the former place, and are favor
ably impressed with Mechanic Falls.
The Journal saws: When A. ID. French was
arrested in Lewiston for stealing the watch
and clothing uf Everett Bartlett in Norway
he gave an account of his misdeeds and ad-
ventures for several years. In his story, he
said he was imprisoned in Rockland Jail, for
| stealing, is months ago, but escaped frsm
the Jail He claimed that he and his mother
bribed Jail officer BY paying him $50. TO
allow him (French) TO get out. By chance,
Rockland sheriff was in Lewiston. the very
day French was arrested. and heard his story.
As a result, proceedings have been instituted
against the sheriff formerly in charge of the
jail at Rockland, for alleged completely in
French's escape. French was taken from the
Paris Jail in irons, to Rockland as a witness
against the accused sheriff, Saturday after
noon. His mother, resident of Bath, went
with him.
CUMBERLAND.
Mr. Humphrey of Yarmouth has an old
sleigh that is between one and two hundred
years old, which he is having put in trim to
go into Portland on Saturday next to attend
the proposed carnival on Portland street.
Look out"
| Superintendent Bedlow of the w. u. Tele-
| graph company in Portland talked through
the telephone with a gentleman in Provi-
dence, X. L., Sunday.
| The Journal says At the beginning of the
| late war Alvin Dawes of New Gloucester.
enlisted in the 10th regiment. Before leaving
his mother, Mrs Eliza Dawes, gave him
small New Testament, with his name and
post office address on the fly leaf MIR.
| Dawes was in several battles, and in the
Winchester battle. after which in the
confusion the little Testament was lost. In
ga Mr. Dawes returned home. He died in
October 1867. The book which was sup
posed lost, was picked up by Frank Robinson.
| a Union soldier In Winchester. Mr.. X. was
afterward taken prisoner. The hook remain
ed in bis possession until three years ago
when he sought. through the post office.
the original owner. Mr.. T. j. Dawes, the
father, and Mrs. E. Dawes, the mother of the
owner. were only too glad to receive it.
Saturday forenoon boy named Steman,
| riding on pung on Green street, Portland,
was thrown under a horse car. The wheel
passed over his leg and broke it. He was
badly bruised in other parts of his body.
| Mr. III. p. Winter, general secretary of
the Young Mems Christian Association, has
Just received a flattering call from a western
city at an increased salary.
FRANKLIN
Mr.. Harrison Green of Wilton, died very
suddenly Sunday afternoon, about two
o'clock. He came in from his stable and
complained of a severe pain across his lungs.
He was soon relieved by medicine. and took
little food, after which the pain was renewed,
and he sent his hired girl across the street to
call Mr.. Hiscock, who went Immediately, but
| found him dead when he arrived. His age
was about 20. He was one of the Oldest
residents, and had done considerable business
| in the village.
| KENNEBEc.
The Mail says the rebuilding of the old
dam of the Kennebec Log Driving Co., at
the outlet of Indian Pond has occupied
crew of some thirty men the past summer,
so that some closing work to be done in
March will put the dam in the most COM
pete condition for the uses of the lumber
men. The job has been but little less than
the construction of an entirely new dam. as
the old one was nearly out of all service.
The Job has embraced the construction of
! dam over 400 feet long, in water 10 to 10 feet
deep, with 20O0 feet of gateway, and high
enough to raise the water of the pond 10 to
IL feet, and hold it in complete control
from the highest to lowest drOuth
KNOX.
| The Free Press saws the victims of the
| Pacific bank have received notice that another
assessment must be paid. Many in that vi
cinity say they will stand law suit before
paying such unjust demands.
PENoBsCor.
Andrew Finnegan and John Hodgdon, whose
faro bank in East Market square, Bangor,
was raded BY the police Saturday night,
have skipped the city to avoid arrest and
arragnment before the police court, as was
intended Tuesday.
Mr.. William Connors, who was the con-
tractor for the rafting at the Bangor boom
this season. informs the Commercial that the
amount RATED this year was As, 225 900 feet
about 800, 900 feet less than the amount
last year. The total rafting for 1881 and
1882 was the largest for any two years on
record, and Mr.. Corners thinks that the
amount of logs sent to the steam mills will
increase from now out, possibly to 100000
600 feet year.
| SAGADAHOC.
| Mrs. Thomas Wyman, of Parkers Head,
had terrible fall on Wednesday last in the
street. which is covered with ice She broke
her arm, sprained her wrist, and cut cash
over her eye.
| WASHINGTON.
A despatch says officer at the New York
custom house Saturday, appraised box con-
tanning about $50 worth of Jewelry, which
was found imbedded within the leaves of a
Bible, cavity being cut in the centre of the
volume to receive the box. The Bible was
deposited in the Mail at London. Eng, and
was addressed ''Mrs. George Moore, Calais,
Me.
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