Daily Kennebec journal., 1882-03-28
State News.
AyDROsC0GGIN.


John T. Randall of the firm of Miller i
Randall of Lewiston, shielded late Friday
night bv hanging A trouble in his head. for
which he had been under treatment, is sup,
posed to have been the cause He was 50
years of age.-Ssnday Times.
KNOX.
Bids were opened at the office of the super
vising architect at Washington. Friday. for
granite for the basement walls of the court
house at Pittsburg. Penn, IL bidders. The
lowest bid was that of the Bodwell Granite
Co.. Rockland, Me-. sll.76o, and the con-
tract will be awarded to that firm
PENoBscoT.
The Whig saws with regard to China dec
orations that arrangements are soon to be
made for baking that sort of ware at the pot
terv in Bangor.
The Commercial saws that the f. i \. A.
Railway Company VIII erect new and per
manent machine shops at Mattawamkeag dur
ing the coming season. There will be an en-
gine house and the other usual buildings.
The main building. which will be constructed
of granite and brick. will be l20x60 feet. and
fine structure in every particular. The
granite to be used in the construction of these
machine shops will come from the quarries
of the Jewell Granite Company, in Lincoln.
The Grand officers X. of p institute new
lodge at Dexter. this Tuesday evening A
special train will leave Portland at 1915 A.
NJ. connecting with trains from Lewiston,
Bath and Bangor. Delegations Will be pre-
sent from all parts of the State.
Last Friday evening. at about eight o'clock.
a store and stable at East Bradford, owned
and occupied by MIR. George Eden, was des-
troved by fire. The upper part was fitted up
and used by Mr.. Eden as a dwelling house.
All of his household goods. together with
nearly all of the clothing of himself and wife,
were burned. The contents of the store were
saved, although in a damaged condition.
Whig.
SAGADAHoC.
The ice companies in Richmond have
ceased harvesting and have stored their
tools. and are now waiting the breaking up of
the river ice to ship the commodity to mar
ket II the season is favorable, il will require
a large fleet of vessels and active work to
get rid of tie crop now stored on the kenne-
bee.
In crossing the river with teams it has now
become necessary to use extreme caution.
The ice is fast growing thinner and weaker
and few warm DAYS will evidently break it
up.
Five children the oldest only seven wears,
were brought To the Bath Orphans Home
last Friday. They are the children of wo-
man recently burned to death in kenduskeag,
since which they have been quartered in the
kenduskeag poor house.
YORK.
The journal saws that George Paquette, a
factory operative in Biddeford, was severely
injured by knife Intentionally thrown by
Eugene Burleigh.
On Saturday, saws the Portsmouth Chroni
clc. kittery visited by parties from Lynn
Mass. who are desirous of starting quite
extensive shoe manufactorv there if certain
conditions will be complied with. They ask
the townspeorle to put up suitable building
and the town to exempt the business from
taxation for a term of years.
The Brighton 4 Saco railroad company are
bonding the land to secure the right of way
and are making all necessary preparations to
begin work on the road. as the ground
is in suitable condition.
There is a druggist in Bidieford hose ser
want girl outweighs his entire family of three
persons. The gentle gazelle brings down the
steelyards at 260 pounds. s.-Faioa Il joUrnai.
That druggist must have very small fami-
ly, or else they are awful slim Times.
Ar LARGE.
The Argus reports that James O'Dav,
grocer. Portland has been attached.
The creditors of Colson ( Rhodes, boot
and shoe dealers, Rockland, are offered 30
cents on a dollar.
Samuel Rounds. whose exploits in forged
notes and various dishonest practices in Scar
boro. Portland and Biddeford caused con-
siderable commotion recently, has just been
arrested in Denver Col