Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-06-04
State News.
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State News.
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About S25 900 worth Of the Lewiston city
bonds advertised for redemption June LIST,
we're paid At the Office of the city Treasurer.
Tuesday. The bonds are of the issue Of
1873 and bear the signature of ex-Mayor n.
w. Farwell and ex-City Treasurer David
Farrer. About Sc. 900 worth of the bonds
were out. A considerable number of them
are held in country places.
ARoosroox.
The Times says on the outward bound train,
Monday week, from Houlton, vas a venera-
BILE passenger, Mrs. Lucy. aged 104 years.
She was enroute to visit relatives at Oshkosh,
Wis, and was travelling entirely alone.
The Times saws it is evident from the fnan-
cial statements made bv our banks. that the
people Of Aroostook are prospecting to an un-
wonted degree, the result Of good crops. in
dustry, thrift. and good management There
certainly is no section of the Union where
the people as a whole are more prosperous,
contented and happy. than in Aroostook
county.
CUMBERLAND.
The number of telephone users in Brunwick
was recently greatly reduced BY several with
drawing from the exchange. This action has
effected the business to such an extent that
the exchange will be withdrawn from the
town. Tie withdrawal takes place on the 18th
of June by order of the superintendent, only
q central pay station will be continued.
The Argus says later developments show
that the shooting at Turner's Island, We'd
nesday night, was correct. Freeman Crockett,
the man shot, is at work for d. W. Clark &
Co., at their ice house. He took little too
much beer, and laid down beside the road to
take nap. A man named Phinney, who
has never been accused of having courage,
saw foot pad in every bush, in his lively i'm
agination. and his eve lighting on the pros
trate object in the road he was sure it was q
bear. With wild hoop he rushed past it to
a house near by, where he awakened boy
named Rundlett, and told him of the wouner-
full beast he had seen. The boy, half awake,
seized his gun and rushed out. The first OBJ
ject he saw was the aforesaid Crock
EFT, quietly sleeping. He aimed his
gun, and in a tragic tone cried out, "Be
you man, beast or the devil. speak out"
Crockett didn't speak out worth a cent, and
the valient hunter fred. Two or three shots
took effect in the mans head, several in his
arm. but the larger portion lodged in bum
die which he had used as pillow. Crockett
is liable to lose the sight of one eye and have
q stiff arm.
KENNEBEc.
In the case of Anna X. Gilman VS.. Charles
B. Gilman--the former put in an account of
S5S, 100, and the latter an offset of S29. 900.
The Judge has decided that nothing is due
either party.
PENOBsCoT.
The Commercial says: Thursday after
noon Deputy Sheriff Appleton and Officer
Knaide arrested Peter Cornell of Bangor,
that Cornell and the Ryder family came to
Bangor about a wear ago. from New Bruins
wick. Ida, a l4-year old daughter of Ryder,
was recognized BY the family as the legal
partner of veal and woe of Cornell, who
stated that the girl was married to him by a
Free Mason" at home in New Brunswick,
and ever since her arrival here the girl has
been living with the man, who is so years
old. The case came to the notice of several
people, and it was ascertained that the
couple were never married by any one having
the authority to tie the nuptial knot. Cornell
was bound over in the sum of $500, for
appearance at the S. J. Court. The prisoner
was unable to furnish securities end was
sent to Jail.
SOMERSET.
The Lewiston Journal says: A good drive
is reported on the Dead river. Director Viles.
who has come from there saws that about 40
600, 900 feet of lumber has gone on to the
Rapids. Some of Shaw's logs cut on the
Chain Of Ponds tract, have gone over Long
Falle. Quite quantity of logs were put in
to the stream at Lexington, last winter, and
have been driven through No. New Portland
into Carrabasset, thence into the Kennebec.
Mr.. John Jordan of East New Portland,
was run on to by pair of runaway horses at.
tached to a cart. to which cart was hitched
disk harrow. He was fortunate enough to
catch into the iron on the end Of the pole
with the fingers of one hand, and after being
dragged through the village, succeeded in
getting hand hold of the bits Of each horse
and stopping them. Mr.. Jordan was not in
jured, but Mrs. Jordan, his wife, who was
lying i'll, when she saw the team pass, sus-
tanned severe nervous shock.
WALDO.
Mr. Henry Wyman of Belfast, is now en-
gagged in catching alewives at Warren. hav-
ing purchased the right of the town. Up to
Monday last he had caught % 900 fish. which
is a small catch.
The Journal says Daniel D. Roberts OF
East Belfast, was severely injured on Satur-
day last. lie was holding his horse, when
the animal became frightened and threw him
to the ground. The horse started up. drag
ging the the team over Mr.. Roberts.
The people who carried the remains of
Miss Morrill, from Belfast to Glenburn, one
night recently, state that when in the woods
near Winterport three men sprang out of the
thicket and caught their horses. The men
cut the assalants with the whip and drove
away from them. Their object in stopping
the team is not known.
WASHINGTON.
Calais citizens talk of having a soldiers
monument.
The Calais Times says that the late heavy
rains have swollen the waters of the st. Croix
to q higher pitch than has been seen for some
time. 1t is a grand thing for the lumber
men, as it will clear out all the streams and
lakelets and bring the logs down, a thing
that looked rather doubtful 4 few weeks ago.
Mr.. VIM. N. Cover of Princeton, recently
lost his house and barn and about all they
BY fire. Loss $500; Insurance
$500.
YORK.
heavy thunder storm passed over Ber-
wick, Monday afternoon. The residence of
Charles Folsom, of Berwick, was struck by
lightning and damaged to the amount of sew