Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-05
State News.
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Electric lighting apparatus il now going in.
to the Worombo mills II Lisbon Falls.
Some sort of an epidemic is decimaling the
hogs, this spring. One pork owner has LOST
A Lewiston man has created an alarm by
reporting that one of his neighbors has caused
hog which was taken sick, to be slaughtered
and marketed. and the usual spring reports
about the marketing Of calves three or -four
DAYS old, are abroad
A sneak thief was found rifiing a trunk in
Lewiston boarding house SUNDAY night.
After quite chase he was caught, and prom.
ised to give up his booty if he we're not prose
cuted While being taken to the place where
he said the good9 were concealed. he broke
away and has not since been seen in this
vicinity.
ARossrooK.
Following is the result of the election in
Sherman: Moderator, J. W. Ambrose Clerk.
". S. Leavitt; Selecfmen, John Burnham.
Geo. w. Weber Jr, c. A. Robinson
Treasurer, Geo. W. Weber: Town Agent.
j. w. Ambrose; S. S. Committee. ID. Lewis ;
Collector. B. H. Towle. This is Mr. Burn
hams 18th continuous term as selectman, and
his 10th as chairman. The citizens took
this occasion TO declare the sense of the
obligation they are under to him for his long
efficient service as q town officer and his
worth as citizen by electing him unanimous
ly when it was his wish to retire.
CUMBERLAND.
Monday, by order of the County Attorney,
DR.. Oren Murch of Portland was arrested on
= charge Of murder, it having been alleged
that he had performed an abortion on the
IS ~ I'll 4
Saturday from the effects of the operation.
DIR. Murch asserts his innocence. Gen. Mat
tocks is his counsel.
The Press says: At Freeport, Sunday,
As people were beginning to go to church, a
low rumble of thunder was heard, followed
almost Immediately by sharp. snap-like re-
port. and it was soon discovered that the
Masonic building was struck. The bolt first
struck the north end of the ridge pole, tearing
up the shingles and raising the rafters, then
followed the rafter down to within three feet
of the caves, went through the ceiling. tear
ing of the plastering the whole length Of the
Nall. After coming through it knocked the
corner from large picture, thence passed
out through the end of the building doing no
further damage than staving off three or four
clapboards.
PENoBscoT
Monday nights train over the f. & n A.
railway was an hour and three-quarters late
into Bangor, ON account of heavy fall of
snow along the upper end of the line and on
the St John & Maine line.
Advices from the northward say there is an
abundance of snow in the woods and that the
lumbermen will probably be engaged in haul
ing for some days yet Wing.
Robinson, the man SO badly mashed at the
Katahdin Iron Works. is greatly improved
and is able now to be out. Fortunately the
injuries received were by no means as great
as the attending physicians feared.
Sunday the people of Bradford, in this
county, were treated to genuine perform
ance of 'thunderf lightning, rain and hail. -
At 10. 30 A. NJ, when rain had been failing
one and one-half hours, loud thunder was
heard, and the astonished citizen were fur
Their surprised by quite vivid flashes of light
ming. Then, as wind-up of the wonderful
display of these elements, a very respectable
hail storm began and lasted some minutes.
SOMERSET.
The thermometer stood at zero April lst
at Norridgewoek.
The committee chosen by the town of Nor
ridgewock to negotiate for the purchase of
its outstanding bonds of the issue of 1866 are
meeting with good success.
The Somerset Railroad Company has adj
ded to its rolling stock one passenger car
six box and six fiat cars. They are also
painting their depOts.
The corn canning factory at Norridgewock
is to be located near the depot.
The Whiting Bros. have put Gould
wheel and the machinery for circular saw
into their mill. The machinery is from the
of w. +. Bacon and Co. of
Skowhegan.
There is scarcity of tenements at Nor
ridgewock, a half dozen would be taken at
once if they were to be had.
YORK.
The Argus says it is contemplated by the
encampment of Odd Fellows of Biddeford and
Saco to unite in celebrating the 63d ami
versary of the introduction of Odd Fellow
ship into the United States, by a grand street
parade, on the 26th of April, and other ex-
ercises suitable to the occasion.
The Sanford News says Mrs. Harriet DON
nell was found dead in her bel, last week
Thursday morning. She was about ~ years
old.
The News SAYS there is much sickness in
Limington.
Well executed silver dollars have been
of late. in York county.
Ar LARGE.
The Argus says Stephen +. Jewett, dealer
in dry goods, etc., Denmark, is adjusting his
affairs in insolvt
The affairs of Ruel W. Norton, dealer in
fruits, etc, Kennebunk, are being adjusted
in insolvency.
O. Stewart grocer Ranyor ia reDorted