Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-08-10
State News.
CUMBERLAND.

The Portland and . sden>burg railroad car
ried 5, 200 more passengers during the month
of July. just passed. than in the correspond
ing month last year.
Quincy. the man who robbed the letter OF
Lord. Haskell & Co. Portland. was brought
before the L. S. Commissioner. Monday, and
waving an examination was pu: under $1,000
bonds for his appearance at the next term of
the Circuit Court, to be he'd on September
I'D.
Dudley Edward Benrons. who married the
Stephenson girl, in Portland. elandestinely.
July 10Th, is charged with having another
wife and child in New York.
FRANKLIN.
Citizens Of FArmingtnn talk of erecting a
large brick block in that town. Cnomhs. the
Lewiston architect, has visited Pennington
10 confer with them.
PENoBsCor.
The early morning train, Tuesday, over
the +. { n. A. Railway while on its wav TO
Bangor struck little child. named Grant.
between the stations of Costigan ard Milford.
and while death dill not Immediately ensue
the injuries sustained were believed TO be of
4 fatal nature.
Freeman Pike, Employed in the Palmer mill
at Brewer Village. had one of his arms horri-
hly mangled. Tuesday. nv saw. The in
jured arm was amputated just below the elbow
joint.
The Wing says last Saturday tornado
passed over the northern part of Garland. A
barn of Francis Philhrick and an un0ccupiet
house, called the widow Fogg house, with a
number of sheds. were blown down. MANY
trees and miles of fences were Frustrated
Martin c. Gerry had about an acre of
trees in his woods blown down and one COW
killed. SUNDAY afternoon another shower
with heavy wind.
The army worms have DESTROYED from 25
TO 40 tons of very stout lowland hay for MIR.
w. f. Gibbs, in Glenburn.
PIsCArAQUIs.
The CONNER, ial saws the barn of Harry ey
Robinson in Sebec was set on fire Friday.
Twenty tons of hav and six thousand feet of
planed boards were destroyed. One-half of
the hay belonged to Loring Towns, who cut
it. County Attorney Peaks and Deputy
Sheriff Poole will investigate the matter.
The incendiary is supposed to be girl Is
wears of age. who has the reputation of be-
ing fire bug.
SAGADAHOC.
The Times saws young Smith, the injured
man at Fort Popham, continues to gain, but
the improvement is slow. He has the hest of
care, and his situation is highly favorable to
his complete recovery.
The Journal saws: A fire at Bath Iron
Works. which might have done great damage
was put out by the energy of Mr.. Sidney
knights, Thursday moraing.
SOMERSET.
The officers of the Kennebec Framing
c. mpany at Fairfield have generously offer
ed tn provide an engineer for one year, dur
ing mill hours, without expense to the cor
poration.
The Reporter SAYS Rev. Dram Chase hap
TIED nine persons on Sunday week in Nor.
rill Pond, llartland. There was very large
attendance at the meeting and baptism.
WALDO.
The Wing saws: In Prospect, on the west
side of the Penobscut river. a very singular
suicide occurred on Saturday evening. Chas.
Robbins, boy about IL years of age, went
out to perform his usual task If milking three
cows. but after milking two Of them. obtained
a rope and deliberately hung himself in the
barn.
WASHINGTON.
Bears have been killing sheep in the vicin-
ity of Dennvsville.
All the nail machines at the Iron Works At
Pembroke are now running, turning out the
nails rapidly and employing large number
of hands.
There has been shipped from Eastport to
Boston and Portland. during the past season,
sbont 1000 barrels of live HOLSTERS, valued at
$4,000. There has been canned at the three
factories about % 900 cases, valued at Sl3 900.
AT LARGE.
Patents have been issued as follows: James
n. Baxter. Portland. apparatus for
packing dried fish; Alphoneo II. Cobb. Rock
land. stool; George w. Rich. Portland,
fire ladder: Horace A. Tribou, Machias.
curtain fastening.
The European North American road
passes to the Maine Central by lease, and
the Maine Central and New Brunswick COM
panies will work the New Brunswick &
Canada railway under an agreement Of that
road.
+. Peltier & Co., grocers, Lewiston, Me.
have faied.~