Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-10-20

During the last quarter ending September
80. 1888 there we're laaded at Portland sc
immigrants, of whom So we're males and Is
females. All Of them we're Nova Scotians
As to their occupations, there we're 1 clerks,
II farmers, fishermen. mariner /, mer-
chants 2. no occupation %, salesman /. and
tinsmiths l6- OF passengers. other than i'm
migrants, there we're 21S, of whom 49, we're
males and 81 females Of these &c were
Canadians, IS Nova Scotians. and l64 from
this country. All of these passengers we're
cabin passengers.
HANCOCK
In the S. J. Court the grand jury found Is
indictments as follows: bresking and enter
ing and larceny. 81; simple larceny. 5; CON-
mon seller, 4; frlonious assault, 1: hunting
deer. !; assault and battery, =: violating
game laws, /. Five divorces were granted
by the court
The Ellsworth American saws: Judge En-
ery entertained the Bar with pleasant sup
per, Saturday evening at the Hancock House
Among the more prominent of the guests
were Senator Eugene Hale. Hon. Chas A
Spofiord, president of the Bar, L. S. Bank
Examiner A P Wiswell, Judge ]. b Red
man, L. S. Commissioner G. p Dutton, and
County Attorney G. NJ. Warren. together
with other attorneys and officers of the court
occasion TO thank the members of the Bar for
the uniform kindness and courtesy shown
him during the twenty years he has been
member OF the Bar in that country. The
occasion was highly enjoyed by all present.
The work of grading the Shore Line Rail
road through Ellsworth, saws the Ellsworth
American, east of the river, is progressing
rapidly. The workmen are blasting of the
surface of the lodges, on the line from Pond
Spring to near the residence of Mr.. George
Cunningham. The grading except for q short
distance on the shore of Rocky Pond, is COM
pleted between Brewer and Ellsworth Falls
and the rails are now laid for q distance of IL
miles, or near Phillips. The work of franz
ing the bridge, which will span Union river
at the Falls village. is now being done in
Bangor. The stone work for the bridge is
well advanced, one of the piers being COM
pleted and the other, nearly SO.
KENNEBEc.
Mr.. II. C. Burleieh's herd of cattle lately i'm
ported from + gland are in quarantine at
Quebec, and are in good condition. They
will have TO remain there until Saturday.
the eth inst. when the time of Quarant inc
will be up. Seven men have charge of tie m
Mr.. Burleieh will go to Quebec next week
and see to starting them home. He will
then go to Kansas City where he will attend
the show of fat cattle.
Eben Goodrich lives in Clinton and some
times calls for help which was furnished by
that town and charged to Canaan. October
9TH, the selectmen of Clinton gave orders to
Mr.. Mitchell. to move Mr.. Goodrich. wife,
children and household goods, to Canaan
poor farm. Mr.. Mitchell and Mr.. Blake, the
managers of the poor farm went down for
them. On arriving at Mr.. Goodrich's house,
Mrs. Goodrich offered some resistance and
threatened to split their heads open if they
attempted to carry out their orders. They,
however, broke open the door and
taking the household goods, car
ried them to Canaan, leaving the family be-
hind. Mr.. Goodrich Immediately brought
legal redress and had Mitchell arrested. The
hearing occurred at Clinton, before Justice
Gerald, who found him guilty and fined him.
Mr.. Goodrich also brought two civil
suits, in one of which Blake & Mitchell were
arrested and in the other, Blake alone. In
both of these actions, the selectmen were ad-
vised by counsel to settle.
SOMERSET.
w. B. Chapman of Norridgewock who was
indicated for an insult upon S c. Mills with
intent to kill, was found guilty of assault and
battery and sentened to six months in county
Jail.
bSpouOh +. N n. vi ANOIIiukt-
wock have thoroughly repaired and refur-
nished their hall, and have one of the best to
be found in a country village.
The following divorces were granted at
the recent term of court in Somerset county:
Mark f. Hooper VS.. Lois Hooper. Willie J.
Wilder vs.. lsadore Wilder. Rose +. Will
kns We. Frank n. wilkins. Nancie A.
Brann VS.. Charles V. Brann. Divorces nisi
Lucinda Tozier VS.. Frank w. Tozier: Ansel
d. Goodrich VS. Annie Goodrich.
little boy years old. son Of Mr.. H. c.
Hight of Fairfield, fell from a dump cart re-
Gently, under one of the wheels which
passed over him breaking one of his legs.
Mr.. John Cotton of Fairfield, shipped re-
Gently two carloads of the Maine Manu-
featuring Co.'S goods to Australia. He is
having large amount of work and manu-
features variety Of wooden novelties. He
frequently ships goods across the water.
Among the fine sheep which were exhib-
tied at the cattle show and far, at n. New
Portland on Thursday, Oct. llth. an observ-
er's attention would be suddenly called to
flock exhibited by Mr.. Granville Lisherness
of Embden. His flock consisting of 81 head
of fine Merino sheep and lambs, part of the
flock he brought from Vermont last winter
He also exhibited a fine looking herd of Dur
ham cattle. Mr. Lisherness is one of the pro-
gressive farmers of Somerset county as his
farm and stock readily show.
AT LARGE.
Prices of lumber have been started in
Bangor little by the prevailing drouth and
low water in the river. Spruce half-a-dol-
lar thousand better, and other kinds are re-
ported as having experienced a slight ad-
vance.
Immense quantities of partridges are
shipped from New Brunswick to the Prov
inces. One night recently over ton of
these birds arrived in Bangor on the train
from st. John. The fact that no birds are
lawfully shipped out of this State opens the
Boston market to New Brunswick. The ex-
press companies do not care to forward deer
to Boston. For carrying a deer to Boston an
express company runs the risk of paving $40,