Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-16
State News.
CUMBERLAND.

c. c. Westcott of Sebago Lake, received
severe blow in the head from q lever Will,
At work on Monday. He was taken home
unconscious, but is at present doing as vel
as can be expected.
As one of John Rays four horse teams wa.
coming rapidly around the corner of Com
mercial and Moulton streets, Portland, Satur.
day the sled Slowed and struck the sleigh Of
Capt. Charles Merrill, smashing in one side
and breaking one shaft.
The Press saws: rein attached to the
horses drawing Congress street car broke
Saturday. and ct the same time whiff1etree
broke. leaving the driver and passengers a,
the mercy of the animals, who started on a
run. Luckily the horses were caught be-
fore any further damage was done.
OXFORD.
A new steamboat owned by DR.. J. L. Whit
tier of Boston, was taken to the lakes at Au-
burn last week.
B. B. Fawell died very suddenly January
lst. He went to a wood lot, 10 carry the
dinner to his boys, and died in his sleigh just
as he arrived where they were at work. He
was 62 years old and a prominen. business
man.
PENoBscor
The annual meeting of the Bodwell Water
Power Company has been held i'll Bangor and
the following officers elected: President,
Hon. j. X. Bodwell; secretary, A. W. Butler
of Milford: treasurer, G. F. Dillingham; of
Oldtown, and directors, j X. Bodw ELL Joseph
L. Smith, VIM. Hayford. Charles V. Lord
and Charles Hamlin. The other business
transacted was of routine nature.
The Reference Library of the Young
Mems Christirn Association of Bangor, re-
ceived Thursday valuable additions. donated
by DR.. Jefferds.
PIsCATAQUIs.
The Observer saws: Mr. Leland of San
gerville, said to be the oldest person in Piscat-
aquis county, died on Monday last at the
great age of 90 years.
The Observer says that Mr.. Ira F. Palmer
of Dover, sold three yearold colt last week
for $500, About a year ago he sold one a
year younger for $500, which has proved such
promising trotter, that under certain con-
ditions Mr.. Palmer will receive $500 addi-
tional, making $1,000 for the pair. He has
still another. a year-old, for which he has
been offered $500.
There are diphtheria cases in Dover, and
several deaths from the disease.
SOMERSET.
Week before last, Mr.. Warren Clark, while
working in the Fairfield Furniture Company's
mill, Fairfield. injured his forefinger so bad
" upon a saw that it had to be amputated
between the second and third Joints. The
wound was dressed by DR.. Goodrich.
The stockholders of the First National
Bank, Fairfield, held their annual meeting,
for choosing directors, last Tuesday. The
following directors were chosen: Nahum
Totman, Henry Kelley, A. II. Barton, c. G.
!, II In i.
Kenrick. At a meeting of the directors
Nahum Totman was chosen President
WALDO.
Elisha Fenlason of Jackson lost a valuable
OK lately, by the animal falling while hauling
logs. and breaking his neck
Measles have broken out in Monroe and
following so close in the train of mumps. re-
tards the routine of school business.
Mr.. A. L. Fowler of Monroe. has been so
unfortunate as to lose his wallet containing
quite large sum of money.
The Lodge of Good Templars at Monroe,
is in excellent working order, additions to
their numbers being of weekly occurrence.
AT LARGE.
The United States Court has recently
rendered decision against Messrs. Pike,
Dodge & Wood, parties who have been en-
gagged in the smuggling business to an
enormous extent at Lubec and Campobello
Island for several years. The evidence pro-
duced at the trial bv the Government show
ed conclusively that some l25, 900 pounds of
wool and more than 10000 sheep skins were
Struggled through to Boston parties within
10 months. To escape suspicion and to make
it appear all right entries were made at the
PASSPORT Custom House amounting to A.
nf Oh,
which the duty, amounted to
Sl,972 which was paid. The
government was able to show on the
trial what quantity of wool and skins was
purchased by the firm in Maine, and this
amount deducted from the amount of sales
made by them to ons party in Boston left SC,
900 pounds of wool purchased by the firm in
the provinces on which duty had not been
paid. and therefore must have been Struggled.
The same figuring left &c, 900 skins on which
duty had not been paid. Furthermore the
government officers showed books and papers.
containing entries and figures which they had
secured from c. l.. Wood, one of the defend
ants, fully carrying out the results attained
by the government officers in other WAYS.
The testimony in the case was so clear, precise
and overwhelming that when the government
closed, Mr.. Dodge, who was on trial, ''threw
up MS uduus anu the jury lihWeuidtely louHu
a verdict of guilty. By their operations they
have swindled the government out of Sl4,-
600 in duties which are known to have been
due. But how much that was not known. or
how much on rags and lead will probably
never be known, although some of the rags
and lead was identified. 1t also appeared on
trial that Mr.. Dodge, was a deacon in the
Baptist church at Lubec, a denouncer of all
things worldly and very severe on those who
were not exceedingly strict in their ways. 1t
was shown that one stormy night it was
thought the officers were coming and Pike.
Dodge and Dodges hired man. with others,
went over to the factory, got out the goods,
carted them out of town, together with big
boiler and hid them in the woods.
JIG. Darrah & Co., dry goods dealers,
Wattrville, have failed. The creditors are
offered 10 cents on 81. They manifest con-
siderable dissatisfaction in reference to the
failure. but will probably accept the offer
made them. The liabilities of II. l. Nelson
& Co., fancy goods dealers, Portland, are
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