The Republican journal., 1883-09-20
IN GENERAL.

Charles Millken, Esq. has resumed the man
aSement. of the Augusta House.
The county fair of the Penobscot agriculture
society, opened at Carmel Thursday, and con
tinued through Friday.
AS far as heard from, the paper of Shaw 4
brothers Is held by one hundred and forty differ
ent national banks.
The assessors have adjusted the Augusta ia,
of the Edwards Mfg Company. fixing the val
uatlon at $500, 900 in obedience to the will O
the people.
Herbert Eaton of Calais, who killed Nose
Kelley, will be tried at the next term of tn
Supreme Court for Washington county, which
begins in October.
Two experts are now busly engaged in thu
examination of the books of +. Shaw & Bros
When their labors will come to an end il i
impossible for even them to say.
Mr.. Oliver b. Timer, whose terrible fall a
the Crockett quarry has been recorded is re
covering rapidly, and the probability is that h
Will soon be none the worse for the accident
\ divorced Lewiston couple courted agail
and We're to have been remarked last week
but the man ran away, and the woman is nov
trying to find lawyer who will bring a sui
for breach of promise.
+. Manson Il Son, owners of the Bay View
House. Ferry beach, and managers of tn,
Ocean House, Old Orchard and Augusta House
Augusta, have failed for a large amount.
daughter of Elihu Hamor, proprietor o
the Grand Central Hotel, Bar Harbor, ha
clipped with Louis Cornish from Bucksport
where she had just gone to attend seminary
She is Is years of age and Cornish % The lat
ter has wife and child living.
AT the present term of Supreme Judcia
Court in Piscataquis county nineteen indict
ments have been brought against parties TO
the violation of game laws in killing eihe
moose caribou or deer during close time
Patients fol
III. Fuller, Lewiston, Watch-check: Henry A
robinson, FoXcroft, metallzed rubber com
pound; sumner H. Boynton, Rockland cove
blanket for animals; John +. Cotton, Fairfield
rocking chair, Samuel Maxim, Wayne. oil lamp
Geo. W. Morton, Freeman, car-coupling.
woman named Elizabeth Gerts, fortv-twt
years Old. with her husband at sea- was foun,
dead in her bed on Lafayette ST., Portland
lhursday morning. Cause, drunken de
baueh. She was well off, owning severa
houses IN the eastern part of the city. No in
quest.
Governor Robbie drove up to Bangor iron
" Interpret, Thursday, and left for home OF
the fast express. During his stay in Bangor
the Governor made a visit to the Eastern Main,
fair grounds.
A man III Watervle this year raised 81;
bushels of oats from three acres of land.
Some discussion has arisen as 10 the Location
of the sea fight between the Enterprise and tn,
Boxer Some say it was in the vicinity O
Portland; others, off Seguin. 4 Damariscott;
man Is sure that it occurred two miles west O.
Monhegan, as his father was aboard of tn,
Enterprise during the battle and gave him hi
information i'll relation to the location of tn,
vessels.
The old Portland firm of Storer Bros. & Co..
and later Storer Bolster & Co., have failed. II
August this firm found their credit shaken
and that to go Oh in business would haZart
greater final loss. They sold to Deerng, Mill
ken n Co., hoping to meet all their liabilities
Ihey md, however, that the amount realized
on TINS sale Will not be sufficient to pay in full
and justice to the mass of creditors forced then
to stop. 1t is expected the failure will no
prove very heavy, but the figures are not ac
cessibe.
Albion Dickinson, tax collector of Phipps
bnrg, found $1,000 short in his accounts ha
decided his real estate to the town. and bonds
men will make up the balance. Mr.. Dickeusol
has departed for Oregon.
The assessed valuation of Portland is 1888
O30,o20, an increase of 1897 ,2G5 during the wear
The rate of taxation is $40 per thousand; mum
Der OF polls, 9lG5-an increase of 121; schoo
children, l ISL The income of the city is es
tlmated this year at S135,l64. which added IL
the amount to be raised by direct taxation
makes the whole amount required for the city,
needs 1923, G59.40 '
Portland house last week started a train O.
ten ears, loaded with canned corn, for Port
anu, oregon. IL VIII go through on express
time and without breaking bulk, a thing neye,
accomplished heretofore. General Manage
Tucker, of the Eastern Railroad, had the trail
photographed before it started
very beautiful piece of statuary has Jus
been completed by the Hallowell Granite com
pany. 1t stands about feet inches high ane
represents Crock of Ages" 1t is beautiful
female figure clinging to the cross stands is .
scroll with ''coat of arms" and the nam,
Gardner cut in it.. 1t is to be sent to j, W
Carpenter & Sons, of Dayton, Ohio. The com
pahy Is now working on statuary for the new
board of trade building in Chicago.
A five years old daughter of Lemuel Kease
of Calais, Wednesday morning, came dow
stairs in her night clothes, and in few minute
a scream was heard from the room in whicl
she was. Mrs. Keaser went into the room ant
found the little girl enveloped in flames. which
she succeeded in extinguishng, but not till sh
was burned so badly that she lived but few
hours.