Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-03-09
State News.
ANpROSCOGGIy.

| The Journal says sensation was caused
| in part of Lewiston, Tuesday, by the start
ling affirmation that a mar. who was supposed
to have died on Monday, had come to life
and had manifested signs of vitality while his
friends were preparing him for the grave.
The doctors were called in and allayed the
excitement by deciding that the body was be.
yond anything but burial.
| The Journal saws: Daniel Sullivan, on the
charge of malicious mischief. was bound over
in $500. by the Lewiston Municipal Court
| Tuesday morning. He was taken to Jail, in
default of bail. Sullivan drove of a team.
with which NJ. P. McGillicuddy was convey
| ing voters in Ward 4, Monday. while the
driver was temporarily in the ward room.
and going with il to another ward, COM
menced conveying voters of another political
complexion. He used the horse up by over
driving, and will find it serious joke before
the 5. J. Court has done with him.
ARoosrooK.
A correspondent of the Lewiston Journal
writes: Ii Is difficult TO saw where is the best
land here, when it is everywhere good. There
is great deal of excellent uncleared land in
every town and plantation in Aroostook
There are many whose farms comprise some
hundreds Of acres, much more than they need
or want for their own USE and who would sell
to new corners who have means of paving
In other towns and plantations are large
tracts of uncleared land which are not at
tached to any farm. This is the case in the
plantation of Westfield. which is next south
of Pressure Isle, on the road to Houlton. The
settlers in that township are all upon the
road through it, while either side are
hundreds of acres of the best land in Aroos-
took, which may be had for 81 per acre
Westheld is one of the most desirable To-
calltles III Maine. There are whole
townships of land, probably equally as good,
which were granted to the f. 4 \. A. Rail-
road Company, on condition that when
wanted the Company are to survey it into 100
acre lots and sell it TO actual settlers for not
more than 5 per acre. These townships, of
course, are away in the woods with no roads
yet made to them. The way to reach all this
land is 10 come by railroad, and stop at Fort
Fairfield, Caribou or Pressure Isle. and from
either of these points start off and find the
land distant from six 10 20 miles. The fare
from Bangor to Presquc Isle, is sos.
The Sherman Soldiers Monument Asso-
citation have closed contract with Bangor
parties To erect Il monument in memory of
our fallen heroes. 1t is to be of Italian mar
BILE, with double granite base, and will
stand 20 feet and four inches high, and will
cost S9l3,exclusive of transportation, and is To
be erected in season to be dedicated on the
18th of July next.
CUMBERLAND.
Dry Mills reform club at Gray has re-or-
ganized, and held rousing meeting last Sab
bath afternoon.
Westbrook has erected during the past wear
in place of dilapidated building in the north
district, a school building at a cost of S6762
The report OF the supervisor of schools rec
ommends several needed school reforms and
one of the most important is the adoption of
the free text book system. The warrant for
the annual town meeting consists of thirty
six articles, many of which relate to the
construction of sewers and sidewalks, and
the acceptance of streets.
The ship-yards of Yarmouth present n
lively appearance this winter. Three
schooners and two barks are to be bsilt the
coming season. Operations have already be-
gun on a bark of about $50 tons to be off
next summer Master Giles Loring has the
timber in his yard, and operations have com
menced on bark of about 800 tons for Bos-
ton parties, to be off next summer. Mas
ter Loring has also contracted to build a
three-masted schooner of 600 tons. for Henry
p. Dewey, J. J. Fowler and Capt. Edgar
Orr, of Portland. to be off early next fall
John Wentworth OF Sebago, 60 years of
age, committed suicide Monday by hanging.
His son found him in the barn, when he
went out to attend to the horses hanging
dead. In his pocket was butcher knife
ground to keen edge, which was undoubted-
~ to be used 1t hanging was not successful.
No cause is assigned for the act.
The citizens of Brunswick in town meeting
Monday voted to build town hall at a cost
of $40, 900, to seat 1900 persons.
OXFORD.
A Bethel CORRESPONDENT of the Lewiston
Journal writes: The LIST inst. we had a rain
fall of several inches-enough to make water
very plenty in all directions, stopping all out
door business IN Bethel and flooding some
OF the parn-ceiiars TO the depth CT the poor
Sheeps legs.
Stock is winterng well and hay not shift
ing hands much among farmers-but lumber
men, of course. have to be supplied. Good
hay sells from SD to SIS per ton
MISS Josie rainier opened hlgh school at
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