Daily Kennebec journal., 1882-09-30

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Inc 1nteresti Y cases OF the term OF the
Supreme Judicial Court now sitting q,
Hnulton, have been indictments against
James Bean and his wife, Nora Bean. OF
Fort Fairfield. for i'll treatment, last winter.
If his two daughters, Bell. aged nine and
Inez, aged seven. the step-daughters of Nora,
his second wife. The testimony of the
Youngest, lnsz. sums up as follows: Mr..
Bean has whipped me; he tied nv hand. up
this way with rope across. did not have
my clothes on; he took them of he tied the
other end of the rope to beam in the barn
he struck me with lots VI switches; ms sister
Bell went ou, TO watch to see if any one came
have slept in the barn in straw, because l
iirted the bed; was afraid to sleep there
Mr. Bean said boogar man would come and
get me. When Mr.. Bean was at home had
enough to eat; when he was away did not.
did not always have my mittens; Mrs
Bean burned them up. Chief Justice
Appleton. in pronouncing sentence on the
woman. said he had rarely seen such cruelty
in the treatment OF children, from a woman
and mother. Sentence, five months in
Jail for Bean and six months for the wife
Whiq.
Mrs. NJ. II. c Estes. State Deputy, I. o.
G. T., of Waterville, is speaking on
temperance in Aroostook county.
CUMBERLAND.
Chas. E. Prescott who escaped from State
Prison Thursday is six feet, seven inches in
height, blue eyes. light complexion, and
weighs $50 pounds. He was committed to
prison f.,r life some three years ago for the
murder of Harry Williams in Portland
James w. Harris and Henry NJ. Bragg
charged with making use of the United States
mails for fraudulent purposes. have been be-
fore the grand jury. Thursday morning an
indirtment was reported against them. Being
unable to furnish bail to the amount of $1,000
each, they were committed to Jail.
The Argus says that Orville ID. Baker Esq.
of Augusta will appear a. one of the attor-
neys for Harris and Bragg who have been
indicted at Portland for swindling through
the mails.
1t looks as though there would be three
lines of steamers running across the Atlantic
from Portland the coming winter. These
will be the Allan, Beaver and Dominion
lines.
Walter Nixson, II years old, was arrested
in Portland Thursday night on charge of
committing rape on seven years old
daughter of James A. Todd living on Water
Vile street.
There is Shaker woman at New
Gloucester said to be l07 years old, who can
take care of her own room and shell peas.
Il has always been the desire of this lady to
celebrate her l05th anniversary with the
family. She h.d the idea, too. that on that
day she should die. Accordingly, on the
morning of her l05th birthday she took her
bed to die. Two days passed and she was
still numbered among the mortals. ''She
then concluded" continued the narrator.
THAT she felt better up about the house. -
She is now lO7, and is still able to work
considerably.
FRANKLIN.
The bears are killing the sheep. in Machias
this fall NJ. +. K Barker has lost quite 4
number. and II. G. Hardy one. Many people
get their sheep up nights, and save them
from being taken.
KNOX.
Capt Thomas Mcclellan died on SUNDAY,
of paralysis, at the Louisiana Retreat, New
Orleans. He was one of family of brothers
noted as enterprising men and capitalists. He
was born in Warren, Me-, in 1920 and went
to New Orleans in lS42. and organized the
famous tOw-bOat association in lS45, which
was bonanza to all concerned.
Knox trotting park i'll Rockland, was sold
at auction last Saturday afternoon for Sl220
retain it for the original purposes.
The grocery store of J. w. kif & Son, at
Rock land, was entered last Wednesday night
and SO in change and goods to perhaps twice
that value were taken.
OXFORD.
The Lewiston Journal says Monday the
25th, Lemuel Sawyer. of Porter, a man some
SO or 81 wears old was found dead out in the
field. He had been from the honse hut few
minutes. 1t appeared he had sat down on
stone and fallen of.
Frank Danforth of Norway. has sold two
acres of sweet corn this year, at the rate Of
S99 per acre.
PENoBsCOT.
In Plymouth, Tuesday night, Mrs. Miles
carried a kerosene lamp into her bed room
got the bed ready and put her child to bed
when the lamp exploded and the burning oil
was scattered around on the bed clothing and
on the walls of the room, and consumed a
dress in the pocket of which was Sl300 in
bills, which the woman had just received "a
the proceeds of the sale of her farm. Loss
$500; The fire was extinguished without
further damage.
The Danish revenue cutter now on the
stocks in Oskes & Sons ship yard, Brewer,
Will Dt iduHCHeu utAt WttA. one Is
a model craft.
The body Of a young man named Robert
Colson was found in the water under the
Basin Mills Thursday forenoon. 1t is
supposed that he was drowned last Monday,
as he has been missing since that time
Colson was a native of Prince Edwards
Island.
George Brawn, of Dexter, has gone into
the hog business. Last Saturday he shipped
a carload some of which would tip the sc ales
at five and six hundred.
PIsCATAouIs.
The Wing saws that valuable team was
stolen from the stable Of A. +. Leonard. in
Milo, Tuesday night.
SAGADAHoC.
Thirty four children from the Orphan Asv.
lum of Portland are spending month in one
of the cottages at Old Orchard.
SOMERSET,
There is a great scarcity of carpenters in
Skow hogan just now. and the Reporter says ::
We have no doubt 80 good workman could
get constant employment here for two or three
months. The building at Fairfield makes
the supply limited.
The Cattle show and Fair Of the Fairfield
Agricultural Society will be held at Fairfield
Center Oct. llth and l2fh.
YORK.
Wednesday afternoon, Mr.. Sfilman Cur
uey was driving across the bridge leading