Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-01-04
State News.
ANDROsCOGGIN.

hSphostoOSiN.
The Lewiston police seized between 200
and 800 gallons OF liquor from a drug store in
that city, Monday, says the Journal.
The semi-annual dividends of the various
corporations have just been declared. The
Androscoggin pays per cent, making 10 per
cent Tor the year; the Bates per cent. max
ing 10 per cent for the year; Franklin Com.
pany per cent, or per cent for the year
the Hill per cent, or for the year.
ARoosrooK.
The Wing says that few weeks ago there
died in Monticello an old gentleman by the
name of Christopher Miller at the advanced
age of % years. He was born in England in
1856, and for many years served in the Eng
lish army and navy. He was present at the
battle of Waterloo and many other noted en-
gagements in different parts of the world.
At one time, while in the navy, having COM
mitted some misdemeanor, he received 500
lashes on the bare back, yet, strange as il
may seem, he finally recovered from the eff
fects Of this terrible whipping, though his
back was ever after in '.calloused" state.
He retained all his mental faculties in an I'M
impaired condition.
CUMBERLAND.
The Boston Herald says the Casco Bay
Steamboat Company, of Portland, has been
petitioned into insolvency by creditors.
The Sunday Times says that while the
train was waiting at Cumberland Mills, Sat
urday, an intoxicated Frenchman undertook
to walk across the trestle. but fell headlong
to the ground. some twelve feet, striking on
his head and shoulders. He was picked up
and carried to Saccarappa.
FRANKLIN.
The Photograph says that Miss Annie
Church. of Phillips, slipped on the ice Sat
urday morning, and broke her shoulder.
KENNEBEc.
The Gardiner Reporter SAYS: An old
veteran from the Soldiers Home at Togu,
got on the Pullman train at Gardiner Mon
day night. as he supposed, to go to Augusta
but through mistake he found he had got
upon the IL 30 train bound west and he hav.
ing no ticket, the conductor told him he had
better take lodging at South Gardiner
which he did by the helping hand of John L.
Chesly, Waterman at Lawrence Bros. mill
Little too much ardent was the cause.
The Reporter says that fifty-s couple have
gone into the matrimonial business in
Gardiner the past year.
OXFORD.
Last week Alexander H. Stevens and wife
of Dixfield celebrated their golden wedding
having been married in 1882, and having re-
sided in East Dixfield for the last fifteen OF
more years.
Rev. J. X. Mason, ID. D., of Frveburg, has
been invited to the pastorate of the Union
street Congregational church in st. John, n
b.
Paris Hill Manufacturing Company has
about closed its works in order to take &C
count of stock.
SAGApAHoc.
The Bath Times SAYS Messrs. Goss, Saw
yer Packard would have forfeited thous
and dcllars, by the terms of their contract,
if they had not got the schooner Tamas off the
WAYS Saturday, as she was to be overheard
before the LIST of January. She leaves fol
New York some time the present week.
new ice dam is being built on Mr.. Dick
inson's farm, in Phipsburg.
WASHINGTON.
BY the premature explosion of a dynamite
blast at the cotton mill in Milltown. Satur
day. Patrick McDermott had his skull frac
tured His recovery is doubtful. Hiram
Miner had a leg and foot badly injured by
heavy stick of timber falling from the car a
the same place.
Patrick Tierney, an old man living alon,
in Calais. was found dead in his house, Sat
urday.
The Times says that Mrs. II. F. Eaton
was painfully injured by an accident at hel
residence in MilltowA. Calais, Sunday. She
was about leaving home to attend the morn
ing church services. when she fell the Who'll,
length of the hall stairs. striking on her head
shoulder and arm. Her collar bone wa,
fractured, her shoulder blade strained. snt
other less serious injuries were sustained
The accident was caused by nail in the hee
of a new boot catching in the carpet at the
top of the stairs.
YORK.
The barn of Capt. Joseph Donnell. OF
York, was entered recently and an attemp,
made to hang his horse. but as the rafteri
were not sufficient to hold the animal the
large rope which confined him was cut, ana
after the blankets we're carefully removed he
was led to an adjoining pasture. where hi
was tied to a tree and an attempt made to GU
his throat, a wound six inches long and reach
ing within half an inch of the jugular weir
being made. the parting of the halter rope il
weak place being probably all that saved
the horse. as second cut must have proved
fatal. This is the second attempt that ha,
been made to kill this horse.