Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-03-29
State News.
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The town debt of Houlton has been re-
duced during the pat fiscal year, 81. .0s.
The total Liabilities are $50, l04.25 including
bonded debt of Sl7 900 aud $4,000 Houlton
Branch r. r. bonds.
CUMBERLAND.
The Argus saws that Patrick J. Higgins, of
Portland, Monday evening, was leaning On
the rail at the top of long flight of steps
leading to his house. talking TO friend,
when the railing gave way and he fell back
ward to the street, striking on his head and
shoulders Ats o'clock he was still I'm
conscious.
The Advertiser says Coroner Gould held
an inquest. Monday, in the case of John
Bartlett, ~ no was fatally injured on Turner's
Island last Thursday. while at work for the
Eastern railroad. He tell on the track, and
the wheels passing over his hand and arm
caused so severe injuries that he died the
same evening at the Maine General Hospital.
At the inquest a verdict was rendered, entire
ly generating the company from all blame
in the matter.
The Lewiston Journal SAYS the Harrison
and Bridgton Telephone Company is organ
lied and telephone communication will be
established at early date. The Eastern
Wire Works at Harrison are running to
their utmost capacity. The company con-
template putting in a 100 horse power engine
the coming season.
The Press SAYS officers Massure and
Sparrow of Portland arrested a man named
Pattison for an assault on another named
Kinds with a knife. On the way to the
station Pattison managed to throw away the
weapon. L. n. Downs, the General Manager
OF the National Bell Telephone Company of
Maine. is about making extensive radical
changes in the system in Portland. He is
spending some $1,000 or $4,000 in pertecting
the service.
FRANKLIN.
The Journal saws the Franklin county
F.; commissioners held a session in Pennington.
| Thur sday, and assessed the following tax
Avon, Sl50.90: Carthage, Sl25.19: Chester
vile, 1888. Al; Eustis, S75.69; Freeman,
Sl63.65; Pennington. Sl.S6s.l5; Industry,
Sl7296; Jay, S564 20; Kingfield. Sl3s.94;
Madrid. SSl 81 New Sharon. S649.50; New
! Vineyard. s36.6s; Phillips. 1922 50; Range
ley, Sl20 45 Salem, S69.S5; Strong, $500
10: Temple, sls6 %; Weld s270 Sc; Wilton,
S74526, which together with the tax on
plantations amounted to Sc ISL 60. The tax
, on wild lands amounts to S40S 81.
| The Franklin Journal says lothian Cush-
man of Avon. received the past week $50
pension money.
The Franklin Journal says Saturday after
noon two men in Weld had quarrel about
chew of gum. and in The scuffie which follow
ed one of them had his nose dishgured.
biting affair.
The people of Wilton village were sad
dened. on Monday morning. by the death of
the senior editor of the Record, Rev. j. 5.
Swift, who died about 10 o'clock. He had
often expressed a wish that he might die at
his work, and this wish was very nearly graf
| fled, as he edited the very last issue of the
| paper and even corrected the form before
ready to strike off. He was in his office I'M
til late Friday afternoon, when he went to
| his home it'll a severe pain in his spine and
| chest. and physician was summoned. who
pronounced his disease pneumonia. He did
not suffer much. after the first attack, but
gradually sank until his DEATH
| OXFORD.
| The Argus SAYS that Frank Luce attempt
| ed to jump from one car to another, on the
| Ogdensburg Railroad at Hiram, Monday
! afternoon, about O'Clock, after they had
been unshack led. He fell beneath the wheels
and was crushed to death. He was at work
| on the Bridgton road. His age was about
~ years He came from an orphan asylum
in Boston, TO work, but originally came from
Skowhegan. He is believed to have sister
| residing near Bath.
|
Inc commercial says ,ha' ou"uay ,ne
| shingle mil, ga" hi'ii anu .ah.ery oui'o
ing OF John L. Webber Son al Alton were
burned. ne shipSie mlii han just cohnehceu
running ard employed 20 hands. new
shlnsie machine haa oeeh put IN. Inc saw
mill was not running; new planer was
among the machinery; ine 'anne'y ouIiu'"s
hau oeen running anu uon,a,"eu no ','"e"i"
cry IL was stored iuii Oh last oiocks anu
hoops, manufactured, part OF inc hoops
were saved The buildings were All OF wood
The hre Is supposed 10 nave caught from ,,
not box IN the shihs1e ,,,l, n'a &C ano ins
loss Is estih'a'eu at Sf'ooo ~ 9''ooo' i"'u's'
for s. ,Oo.
me .o','.ne,ea; s"ss S"'n.e =. :." u
Monroe WINE nuyihg 60 rus AZ t'e 'to, anu
steel esiaoiis"hen' VI Noriis n. Di"se So ~,
OF Bangor maze oack"aru s'eP anu ieii
.hronsh scu'''e S"ic'i ',au oeeu ope"ea' u n
known 10 ii'n' ,t" ''i'nu,es 'e,U,e' ~ ''i'
toor OF 'ne store IL lee' oeio" lne pnysr
rlan FOUND upon eNa,h'ns.'on' ,'la' l"e Sp'ne