Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-05-23
State News.
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/ ANDROSC0GGIN.
J The Lewiston Zouaves have accepted the
invitation to go To Portland. July fth.
4, Auburn's school population has fallen of
by the assessors recent census The present
population i 30I9 against 3055 last years
decrease of So
Mr. Whitehouse of Lewiston. will make
for the Franklin Co., and the remainder for
himself. He has already made 200, 000-
and has two kilns a-going.
(, Mr.. G. T. Piper has decided to rebuild his
| saw mill recently burned at Brettun's mills,
Livermore.
| The stone for the underpinnings and foun-
dations of the State Fair building will be fur
| ni>hed by the North Jay Granite Co. Supt
| Hight is in Lewiston overseeing the advanc-
/ ing work.
! The city of Lewiston has closed a contract
with the North Jay Granite Co. tor 10000 or
more of granite paving blocks TO be deliver
ed before September 10. The contract de-
mands ,hirty-fve blocks to square yard.
The price to be paid is s4l per thousand.
| A little Canadian boy living in the Barker
Mill district. Auburn, had his arm broken at
the elbow joint recently. The fracture is one
of the most serious possible The boys
| name is Lebonde
A gentleman arrived in Lewiston on Mon
| day from Portland. saws the Journal and re-
quoted the aid of the police in making search
! for his sister whom lie said had run away with
a man connected with a travelling exhibition
The girl is but Is years of age and is de
scribed verv pretty, 18th dark hair and
eyes. tie obtained the assistance of the CITY
Marshal in bis search The girls name is
Fields.
CUMBERLAND.
The Press notes very extensive prepare
tons, in Portland tor Memorial Dav. There
will be public meeting at City Hall on Mon
day evening. May 2sth at which five-minute
| speeches will be given by prominent citizens,
representing the different professions and
| branches of business in the city. There will
| be no admission fee and no contribution will
be asked, but il is intended that the meeting
shall arouse public interest so that a liberal
! contribution will be received on Memorial
Day. On TUESDAY,, May 29th, the whole city
] being districted. every family will be waited
| upon and furnished with n circular detailing
the object of the association. and an envelope
| to enclose whatever sum the receiver may
| wish to give. On the morning of Memorial
| Dav the committee will call for the contribu-
| tons
The Sunday Times saws that Saturday. Mr.
A. n. Halves, the well-known Commercial
| street, Portland, oyster man, planted about
90 bushels of Connecticut oysters in the
| Spurwnk river. He also deposited in the
river with the oysters a large quantity of
oyster shells, and is in hopes that from this
plant he will be able to raise an oyster bed as
| is done by large dealers in New Haven, Conn.,,
| in fact Mr.. Halves is very confident of sue
| cess.
The Press SAYS Monday morning ten year
| old boy named William Crossman left Rich
| ard Stacks house, 3 Halls Court, Portland
| about s. 80 o'clock and it was supposed he
had gone to school. After he had gone, four
| ten dollar bills were missed 1t has been
discovered that he was not at school
! Monday. and as he could not be found it is
thought he has gone to Wakefield, Mass,
where his family live.
The Press says on Friday a fve-year- old
son of Mr.. F. ii. Grant ran behind man who
was in the employ of Mr.. Grant, hoeinx, at
| Saccarappa, when the end of the hoe handle
struck the little fellow in the eye completely
destroying the sight.
| The Press SAYS that Thomas f. Smith. a
well Known young man of Portland. has fall
| len heir to a property valued at 5000,
through the death of his grandfather in Edin-
| bOrO, Scotland
The Press saws that detectives might gath
! er a good deal of information at Cumber-
land Centre about Amero, the Mass. murder
err. They are informed that the man who
was brought to Portland by Lewis Merrill, of
| Cumberland Centre, as stated Monday, when
he reached Cumberland was in a very ex-
cited and nervous state. His wrist was in a
bad condition, and Mrs. Merrill bathed it
and bound it up for him. He talked a long
time with both Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Merrill,
Mr. Nathan Merrill, and Mr.. Cole of the
| corn factory He first offered Mr.. Merrill
| $40 to put him aboard the train for st. John.
J and then gave him $40 to bring him to
Portland After reaching there he offered
| Merrill So more to take him to the transfer
station, but Merrill told him it would do him
no good, so he was left at the railroad sta
ton. Any of the parties mentioned above
say they should recognize the man again at o
glance.
| The Bath Times saws that the children of
a Mr.. Mcdonald living in house on the
north side of the road to Brunswick and on
the west shore of the pond. while out hunting
for May-howers the other day, found zinc
covered trunk which had been bid in hollow
in the ground and covered up with earth and
leaves. The trunk is of ordinary size and of
good quality of material. The till of the
trunk had been taken out and broken up so
that it could only be recognized nv the
fragments which were strewn around
in the vicinity. The lock had been pried
partly off but was hanging by one end
and was hent and twisted in such way
as to show that considerable violence had
been used upon it. The articles in the trunk
were a fan. a corn broom, two or three calico
aprons, several spools of thread, numerous
buttons. a needle book in the shape of boot,
a pair of Jet earrings, basket made of a
peach stone with jet ring, a jet ornament
for ladies neck chain, several pieces OF
calico, piece of maroon colored satin, a
gilt butterfly which had been intended for an
ornament for the hair. one of the small cleo.
tric batteries known as Boyd's, Bible with
the covers gone and part of the leaves des-
troyed and book in a bad state of decom-
position with some writing on it which seem
ed to be in lady's hand. The Bible when
| e. did aud s.apil,.