Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-04-11
State News.
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The Wing says the amount of logs cut dur
ing the past winter the ST. John waters or
the Maine side of the boundary line. will no;
probably equal the cut of one year ago. The
estimate of Bangor lumberman VINO is very
heavily interested in operations in Aroostook
is that the present cut on st john waters IN
! that county is about -, 900, 900.
CUMBERLAND.
The Toronto of the Dominion Line. from
Liverpool, is due at Portland. She will bring
an unusually large cargo and passengers
The Peruvian of the Allen Line. is due the
/ 18th. and will be the last steamer OF the line
to come into Portland this season.
| The Argus says few DAYS ago Silas Hall
/ and Charles Winslow of Saccarappa had some
trouble. when the latter threw a rock at Hall,
which struck him on the head and made a
severe wound. Winslow now languishes a
close prisoner at the almshouse awaiting his
trial.
FRANKLIN.
The Franklin Journal SAYS the spool
| factory of L T. Voter & Son of New Vine
yard. has been in business at New VINEYARD
nearly - years and average about $50, 900
, worth of spools each year. They have pay
roll of about $3.50 a month. Business has
been good this winter.
Morton & McLain of New Vineyard. en-
ploy 10 men the year round, saw out about
250 600 shingles, manufacture about 100. 600
salt boxes, in which they consume 500 cords
| of wood. They have pay roll of $500 a
month and are doing large and fast growing
business.
The Journal saws that Salem thought it
vas minus $500 of its funds. An invest-
CATION showed that the loss was zero-there
was no leak at all.
George Whitman, twenty-eight years DID,
of Rockland. committed suicide Sunday
morning by hanging. He retired Saturday
night in usual spirits About five o clock
Sunday morning his lifeless body was found
in the barn suspended by rope from a
rafter. No cause was assigned for the deed.
He was about TO be married in few DAYS
for which event all preparations had been
made. He was highly respected and was
employed in J. S. Turner's shoe factory.
Coroner Otis held an inquest on the body
of an illegitimate child born at the house of
Robert McClary, in South Warren, on Mon
day night. the 2sth ult. Ii was thought that
soon after birth the child was choked 10 death
by its mother, Annie Seco, a colored girl.
sixteen years of age. The jury returned
verdict that the infant died from neglect and
exposure at the time of birth. The father of
the child is said to be white man.
PENoBsCoT.
The Wing SAYS testimony from Alabama
claimants is daily being taken in Bangor,
before Hon. Joseph Carr Commissioner in the
Court of Commissioner of Alabama Claims.
The Wing SAYS flock of over one hundred
wild geese were observed at Bangor, Sunday
flying northward. Some of the monument
and tombstones in Mount Pleasant cemetery.
Bangor, h We disfigured by wretches in human
form.
The Wing says the services of Mr.. A. ID.
Lockwo God. the eminent authority on all mat
ters pertaining to water powers and the proper
location and construction of mills, have been
engaged by the Bodwell Water Power Com
pany and that gentleman will visit Oldtown
and Milford in the early spring. shortly after
the snow has left the ground and the river is
free from ice, and advise the Bodwell Water
Power Company as to the best method of
procedure.
YORK.
The Boston Journal says that the Clerk of
Courts of York county has in his posses
sion all the records that have accumulated
since the first Court was held in the county.
The first five volumes of these records of
very primitive CT aracter, have been copied,
and the originals are now laid away in box
lined with black broadcloth ANY attempt
to read the first entries, will prove futile. as
the ink has faded so as to leave the writing
ndistinguishable to the unaided eve. The
first transcript of these records was made by
Francis Bacon, in 1915, and another was
made by II. Fairfield, in 1870. The Clerk
of Courts has, also, in his possession, certain
more modern relics which awaken about as
much curiosity as anything in his department.
These are the axe with which Wagner COM
mitted the murder on the isle of Shoals. for
which he was hung. and the other articles in
bis possession, consisting of a hunting case
silver watch. a piece of tobacco as large as
the end of ones thumb, a gold ring. wal
let, silver watch chain, shirt and coat buttons,
a three cent piece and a half dime. The
axe has large gap broken in its edge, and
contains only abont ten inches of the oak han
die with which it was provided. These rel
les are at present in the Treasurer's office.
The Argus says Officer Whittier, of Old
Orchard, passed through that place Friday,
having in charge John Lane of Lawrence.
Mass, who bad stolen S65 Thursday. and
was arrested by Officer Whittier in accord
ance with telegram sent to Old Orchard by
the city marshal of Lawrence.
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