Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-12-11

Elizabeth @. Oxhafd, maidea lDdy 81 year
Of ags, Who resides at - Park ssrost, Pori
land. vas clearing away the supper table. sh'
suddenly dropped dead. DR.. Shaw VS. i'm
mediately called. who pe0nounced it . cas'
Of heart disease.
A short tine ago Rev. s. r. Pearson o
Portland, vas called upon to visit younl
woman Who was Represented to him to b
very sick. He found her very low, and in
great distress Of mind. At first all shs
would say was " am here friendless and
alone, but 1t last she grew calmer, and told
Mr.. Pearson that she had mother living. hui
hoped and trusted that che would
never know the story Of her daughters
fall, and sad fate. Little BY little Mr..
Pearson in his conversation with the
almost heart-broken girl obtained all the facts
connected With the case. The young lady
was seduced under 4 promise Of marriage,
and brought here. where she was abandoned
BY the man who ruined her. and At once fell
sick and went into rapid decline. The ad-
dress Of her mother was 1t last obtained, and
she vas at once communicated with, and the
sufferer was removed to her childhood home,
where she fingered few days and then died.
The names of the parties will not be made
public, but the sick girl appeared accomplish
ed and refined. - we'll - beautiful. Mr..
Pearson will only say that the mother lives
in the Provinces.
Its marvel how the buildings Of Stephen
Holt, John, Oliver. Edward Young, George
Durham and Gilbert Davis Of Surrey, which
for days we're environed with . wilderness Of
fame, escaped the all-consuming fire which
denuded thousands of acres of forest growth.
says the Ellsworth American. Like the
"Nat Treworgy" are which occurred in 1922,
it wrapped square miles Of forest in flames,
and left naught in it, track but ashes and
desOlation.
One morning recently, Sheriff Irish made
search of the premises Of James Side
linger, . well-to-do farmer 1t West Union,
and seized IA gallons Of ale which was al
legged to be kept for illegal sale, says the
ROcklsnd Opinion. Sidelinger was
arrested and taken to Thomaston, where
he was arraigned before Justice
Doe. He was convicted and faed 500 and
to await the action of the Grand jury, charged
with maintaining . nuisance. The finder
standing is that in case he goes out Of the
liqIor business the latter case will not be
pressed. 1t is reported that he is about to
remove to Massachusetts.
Ernest Wentworth, son of the late ]. W.
Wentworth of Union, in an accident on .
Minnesota railroad several months ago, had
his legs 90 badly crushed that they were am
putated below the knees. He brought suit
against the company, and has recently &C.
cured damages to the amount of $1,000.
LINCOLN.
Mrs. H. M. C.. Estes of Waterville, organ.
lied new lodge 1. o, G. T., At Nobleboro,
Dec. 9th, to be called Garfield Lodge, with
the following leading officers: Norris z. Hall,
w. C. T.; Inez Sidelinger, w. v, T.; Geo.
Barstow. w. Chap; Ernest Sidelinger, w.
Sec. also Lodge Deputy G. w, C. THE
Damsriscotta Baptist Quarterly meeting was
held with the First church in Noblebor0,
Dec. 4th and 9Th. 1t was profitable meet
ing.
An Union correspondent of the Norway
Advertiser writes: Bears and dogs are plen-
ty and bold, - they 20 into the sheep pastures
and help themselves regardless of the hunters
who are out most every day on the watch for
them. Some of them are 90 bold ~ to 60
into the bearns and rob the hen roosts and
grain bins. also beef and other articles.
Charles Maxim Of Hebron, drove his steers
to South Paris, q distance of six miles, on
one of the warm days of last week. They
rested an hour under the mill shed before
returning. They seemed quite thirsty on the
way, and just before reaching home drank
heartily from brook. On going into the
barn within an hour after being tied up, one
was found dead aud the other struggling in
convulsions.
PENOBsCoT.
The annual meeting of the trustees of Lee
Normal Academy was held Dec. 9Th. Hiram
Stevens of Carroll was reelected president |;
Shepard Bean of Lee, secretary and treas
urer; F. A. Read, E. Bradford and Horace
Graves, vice presidents; M. ID. Barnes,
director. Two members of the board have
died since the annual meeting, Jas. Butter
field of Springfield, and Mr.. Sewall of Lee.
These places have been filled BY the election
of Emery johnson of Springfield, aud Chas.
H. Merrill of Lee. Many Improvements
have been made in the school buildings dur
ing the past year and the prospects of the
school are very fattering.
Alderman James Adams aud others of
Bangor, have petitioned the Supreme Ju
diLial Court to issue an injunction 70 restrain
the Mayor from issuing his warrant for the
payment of money for expenditures in Dav-
export Square in excess of the amount au-
thorized. We are informed that the amount
alleged to have been improperly expended IL
upwards of $500.
PIsCArAQUfs.
The distance Of the extension of the Ban.
gor and Piscataquis railway from Blanchard
to West Cove, at Moosehead Lake, 10 l3
miles. Work Of building was commenced
early in the season, and the progress made
has been very satisfactory. The grading ID
completed except in places where there ID
heavy ledge work. The 600 feet of spiling
on Shirley bog is finished. Rails have been
laid on tine frst three and half miles of the
road. For this distance the road bed 10 pro-
nounced to be FIRST class. The rails. spikes
etc., for completing the track laying are al
at Blanchard. The total amount Of rails re-
paired is 1910 tons. At Blanchard are also
some II, 900 sleepers.
SAaApAHoc.
One day last week Mr.. E. A. Howard o
Bath, felt singing sensation in the calf o
his leg, he pulled OF his stocking and coult
see the point Of . needle just rrotruding and
pulled out small needle. He does not know
how it came there, and thinks he must havt
eaten it With his food. says the Times.
The Knights Templar Carnival of Bath
under the auspices Of Dunlap Commandery
of that city, opens Dec. 18th. The immense
building will be decorated BY w. N. Beal
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