Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-11-09
state News.
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The Methodist church in South Harrison
was burned on the night Of October 3lst. Il.
gefher It'll. its contents. consisting Of 4 al
amount of furniture, Sabbath School library
a small organ. etc Loss probably $500; %
insurance The fire started in u small open
shed, filled With dry wood and kiniling-, snC
must have been the work If an incendiary.
Tuesday morning, at Portland, a hearing
began efors Judge Virgin of the Supreme
Court. in chambers, on q motion for the
appointment of a receiver and for the
issuing of injunction in the bill
brought BY j. Winsl,w Jones and an
other in equity. against c. 2. Matocks aud
the Winslow Packing Company Strout
Gaze and Strout appe AIRED for complainant
and c. F. Libby and A. A. Strout for the de-
feEdant. S. c. Strout of counsel for the csm-
plainant proceeded to make his Introductory
argument. He said that the suit was brought
by stockholders of the Winslow Packing Co.,
in behalf of the company, because the CON-
pany, as an organization, is unable to bring
a suit. They seek to have an account of the
trust of Mr.. Mattocks and II recover for the
company any money that may be in his
hands. By Mr.. Mattocks' accounts it is
found that Mattocks has used about S35, 900
of trust money for himself and not for US.
1t is found that he holds a conveyance of the
property of the j. Winslow Jones company.
limited, in trust for the Winslow Packing
company, which he has not conveyed and re-
fuses to convey. 1t is discovered that his
charges for service from Jan. LIST, 1882,
to the present time amount TO about $40. 600
which are thought to be excessive. But allowing
all those charges to stand as he has made them
the compliments vet figure deficit of about
$50, 900. Mr.. Strout explained that he did
| phar NJ Matt Ia xwirt into AL
dishonesty. He supposed that having all the
money in his hands, besides large sums be-
longing to other concerns, and having many
other matters in his charge, Mr.. Mattocks
had used money as occasion required, without
| knowing just how he stood with each con-
Germ. or how he would come out with the Co.
Mr. Strout also charged that Mr.. Mattocks
had kept lot of suits in court after they had
been settled and paid, and had charged fees
on them. Mr.. Mattocks, he said, is Presi-
dent of the company as we'll as Trustee, and
the two offices are incompatible, since all his
own accounts are audited BY MIR. Mattocks,
himself and there is ho means of detecting
errors. Books and witnesses were examined,
| and the case was continued till Wednesday.
PENoBsCoT.
William Thomas, the young fellow arrest
ed in Bangor, Monday, was arraigned before
the police court, Tuesday morning on the
charge Of stealing S45 from Mrs. Jane Lang
of ST. John, n. B He was sentenced to four
months in the county Jail.
At the recent term of court tall juryman
from one of the back tow is boarded at one of
the Bangor hotels, says the Commercial. A
crowd sat about the office fire when smsrty
winked at the crowd and thought he would
have a little fun at the expense of the
countryman. Addressing the juryman the
wae(?) said If l was to be tried for nv
life l should hate to have you on the jury"
Without changing a muscle of his face the
juryman answered quickly: "Wall, my friend
there wouldn't be any need of arguments.
Your looks would hang you" Such a roar
of laughter followed. that smarty was glad to
sneak from the room leaving the man from
the upper country complete master of the sit
uatiOn.
A bold robbery was committed in Bangor
Tuesday night The house of Mr.. James
Mulvaney on Pleasant street was entered.
The burglar entered a bedroom where boy
was sleeping, and took about S. 80 which was
in his clothes. In another room he obtained
a watch that is valued at S25. The robber
went into a room where two little girls were
sleeping. and they awoke but were too much
frightened to give an alarm. They are quite
certain that they recognized the man as
person whom they know. The burglar en-
tered another room but was frightened and
left the house.
The water has fallen again in the river and
the mills are inconveLienced thereby. There
is considerable water held back in the lakes
along the West Branch, and word was sent
up Monday to have the gates opened 1t is
hoped this water will be of some assistance.
1t is reported that the Oldtown mills will
shut down for tho apasou npvt waek
The old Swampscott house in East Hamp
den was burned Tuesday afternoon; also a
small house near it, owned by a man named
Sawyer. The Swampscott house was one of
the old landmarks in that vicinity. 1t was
for years hotel. The house was owned by
Robert Cotton. 1t was very much out of re-
pair
SAGApAHoC.
little three years old girl named Leonora
Varney, daughter of Mrs Mary Ingraham of
Bath, was drowned in well Monday after
noon, the 9Th inst. The well is about ten
feet deep and nearly full of water. 1t was
covered with boards. but it vas evident that she
got the cover off and fell through. She was
in the water about two hours. Her mother
became alarmed and searched for her. The
neighbors joined in the search and nearly
every well and drain around we're looked in
10 out nOtnlnR cOulu De IOunu OI the Cnliu
Some of the men folks helped to find the
child, and they thrust poles down in the well
near where she was last seen and said she
was not there. MIR. Robert Craig joined
with the rest in the search. Mrs. Varney
| told him that she was satisfied that the
| child was in the well and asked him to
| take the pole and just see. Mr.. Craig took
the pole and the first time he put it into the
we'll he said he was sure the child was there:
| another pole with hook on it was obtained
and Mr.. Craig after carefully feeling around
caught hold of the child's clothes and
brought her up.
SOMERSET.
| The Somerset Reporter says: A few weeks
ago we printed an item regardingthe reported
| betrayal of a girl in this county. who was
afterwards given medicine which made her
very sick. The father of the girl brought
civil suit against the man who was charged
with the offence; and the case is to be tried
| next terra of court. The girl died very re-
Gently. and the man has left these parts. At
the trial if it is found that the medicine given
the girl was rank poison, the case will be a
startling one. At present the case presents a