The Portland daily press., 1883-05-28

undoubtedly odI pCOpAO Will udN6 uf5t
class telegraph and telephone facilities this sea-
son.
KNOX COUNTY.
A lad who was sent to the State reform
school from Thomaston, for truaney, some two
years ago, was recently discharged from the
institution on account OF good conduct and
giving satisfactory evidence that he would be
3 good boy hereafter and is now employed in
Thomaston and is doing frstrate. He says
that Ralph Richards, who was with him at
the reform school, bas frequently admitted 10
the other boys that he killed Willie Cain, of
which crime he was convicted and sent to the
school during his minority bat which he en-
phatically denied at the trial. He says that he
was in a boat on Lily pond with the Cain and
Gross boys,a as was supposed; that Willie splash
ed him with water. upon which he threatened
to throw him overheard If he did it again that
Willie repeated the act, and he carried out his
threat. He says that he told the Gross boy
that if he did not keep still about it he would
kill him, and that lie intends to SIX him"
when he gets out, as he expects to do by par
don.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Mr.. Charles J. Huse OF West Dresden, while
excavating for a cellar for a house he is build
ing, opened what seems to be an old cellar, and
in one corner and below the bottom of the orig
inal cellar, found deeply imbedded in the soil a
small iron box, the contents of which are of
some value and quite curious Among the
ARTICLES WHICH lllt OU4 COuldlucQ WAS u Suail
gold cross curiously engraved and with Latin
inscription. There are two Spanish dollars,
or American dollars, dated 1904, a lot of En-
glsb and American copper coins prior TO 1901,
and some papers which are so much decayed
that nothing can be deciphered. There is also
a very curiously wrought gold firing, somewhat
blackened by the corroding hand of time, but
still very beautiful. There are also a few
small silver and copper foreign coins. When,
and by whom the box was placed where it was
forrn - l. fNf Tlaar tarsa urfo ohn
PIscArAoUIs COUNTY.
The citizens OF Monson are to have Fourth
of July celebration with Hon. Llewellyn Pow
ers, Of Houlton. as orator of the day.
PESoBscor COUNTY.
The graduating class OF the State College
numbers IA, one of them lady.
Wednesday, Mr. John Stewart, a railroad
contractor, arrived in Bangor and put mp at
the American House. He had with him two
valises and an overcoat, which he carelessly
deposited in the vestibule, behind the door.
In the evening, between six and seven o'clock,
the baggage disappeared, much to the con-
sternation of the owner, who stated that one
of the valises contained papers valued at S27o0
or more. John Malony has been arrested and
is detained on suspicious of taking il.
Since January !, 1888, twenty-six divorces
has been granted in Penobscot county for the
following causes: Drunkenness and failure to
support, 2; abuse and failure to provide, 5;
drunkenness, abuse and desertion /; failure to
provide, 8; desertion, 3; desertion and abuse,
/; abuse, 2; desertion and adultery, 2; adulte
ry, A.; drunkenness, /; adultery, cruelty and
failure to support, l; incompatibility of tenn
per, /.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Monday last the Peoples 25 cent Savings
Bank OF Bath resumed business. Under the
rev management il bids fair to prosper. In-
steld of depositors calling for their money, or
such part as they could withdraw, the expert
ence Of the past week has been that the heavi-
est depositors are not drawing out any money,
while new deposits are coming in in such
amount as TO indicate confidence in the new
board of trustees.
YORK COUNTY.
A COW belonging TO Cyrus Cleaves Of Saco,
recently walked into the back entry and up
the back stairs into the kitchen of the upper
tenement, and when found she was quietly en-
joying herself by surveying her good looks in
the looking glass.
Councillors Bolster and Cornish have inves
tigated the charges that Mr.. Seidel OF Saco,
who has been an inmate OF the Insane Hospi-
tai at Augusta for several years, was there
abused by some attendant; aud say that they
are satisfed.the charges are we'll founded, and
steps will be taken to find out who is resposible
for the ahusa