Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-11-13

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CUNBERLAND.
! Two hundred young men from eastern
Maine, we're Passengers on the steamer Ciiy
of Richmond, Friday night. out Of Portland
About sixty got of at Rockland, the balance
gradually diminished at the several landing.
on the route, until only about forty remained
to get of at Machiasport. They we're the
young bone, muscle and nerve which make
up the crews of fishing vessels at Gloucester
and the lumbermen along the Kennebec, re.
turning to their homes for the winter. after q
successful summers work. Like migratory
birds-with this difference-they 60 north
winters. and south in the spring.
: Mr. Samuel Ray died very suddenly in
Portland, Wednesday. He was on his wsy
home from bis work, at noon. when he fell in
a fit. He was taken to his home and two
physicians summoned. but he died in about
two hours Apoplexy was pronounced the
cause of his death He was about forty-Ave
years of age, and leaves family of six.
FRANKLIN.
A few days ago. saws the Phillips Phono-
graph, young man named Fred Williamson.
of Rangeley, sought to apply q soothing bal
sam to his lacerated heart, and procured an
ounce OF laudanum and drank it down. The
wounded heart strings were in a good wav to
be soothed nIost effeo,ualiy, when DIR. Ross
was summoned, and applied the steam force
pump, or some other appliance. to the young
man-w ho-didn't- care to live, and pumped him
sensible in a short time. The cause of this
rash act was said to be the refusal
of certain chambermaid at the
Lake House, to reciprocate his prof
fered affections. Fred. there are a
lot of girls that would have you Have more
spunk next time. and if the chambermaid
won't have you. spite her by proposing to the
cook. If your idol isn't in the kitchen, you'll
find her somewhere-if you let alone the
| laudanum. That cuts the love strings too
suddenly.
Our correspondent writes: Phillips Lodge,
I. o. G. T.. of Phillips, is gaining in num-
/ bers and influence. Monday evening. Nov.
9Th. public installation was held at Lambert
Hall. large audience being In attendance.
The officers were installed by the G. w.
C. T., with H. P. Noble as G. W. NJ. and
Stephen Pratt as G. W. S. After the in
stallation. public meeting was held, +. E.
Timberlake presiding. 3. c. Jersey de-
livered an address. Prof. N. c. Bracket.
President of Storer College, w. Virginia,
made some closing remarks. (Mr. B. is the
gentleman who has purchased the PhoDO-
graph Good singing was interpreted.
KENNEBEC.
The Waterville Mail says: Dea. Enos
| Foster, at s. years, is the same EnOs Foster
who came from Augusta more than a century
| ago for a cierkship with the Gimans, then
doing extensive business here. Fifteen years
| later, after, spending few years in the Pear
son firm he removed to N. VassalbOro; and
entered the service of the Wooden Mills Co.
there. His home is now with daughter in
Boston, He is a brother of Samuel s. Fos-
ter of Clinton, which makes him an uncle of
of Mr.. Capt Jewell of this village. Mr.. Fos-
ter is now visiting Waterville.
KNOX.
The Rockland Opinion says. A hearing
was held at the Probate court room, Tuesday
of last week before Judge Wood, on complaint
of Margaret Crockett, widow of the late
Enos Crockett, that VIM. II. Titcomb. exec
utor of the estate, had concealed, embezzed
or conveyed away property belonging to the
estate namely: One lot of Omaha bonds !;
| one lot of Northern Pacific railroad bonds !;
one lot city of Rockland railroad bonds;
sum of money and articles of furniture and
other personal property; all to the amount
of several thousand dollars. Gen. Titcomb
was examined in accordance with the petition
| of complainant. He claims that the proper
| ty in question was all given to him by Mr..
| Crockett in presence of witnesses. We un-
derstand that the widow will bring a suit in
the Supreme court to recover the bonds,
money, ETC.. which constitute the bulk of the
property of deceased. Gen. Titcomb is a
son. in law of Mr.. Crockett.
| Last Friday DR.. Evans called at the house
of Frank Foster. at Norway. Not being in
the house he went into the barn and found
| Mr.. Foster hanging to a beam in the barn
chamber. DR.. Evans is just recovering from
a stroke of paralysis, and has but little use
of his left aide. In the excitement, however,
Of seeing Mr.. Foster hanging he cut him
down, carried him some distance, and worked
| on him some time. He then called assistance
and Mr.. Foster was taken into the house.
Dr. BRAY was summoned from this city and
the two worked on him until he was able to
breathe freely, and all immediate danger
passed. The knot in the rope had pressed
| a bone in the back of the head, which pre-
vented it drawing across the neck so as to
choke him sufficiently to stop his breath i'm
mediately. Mr.. Foster is 80 years of age.
| SOMERSET.
| The surveyors on the Franklin & Somerset
r r. who started from North village, are
within a mile of the West village, says the
Pennington Journl. Easy grades are found
all the way, and Engineer Thompson is much
gratifed at the result. Col Wildes went to
Strong Monday night of last week, and be-
gan the survey of that end of the route on
Tuesday of the same week. The work will
be pushed and the survey completed before
cold weather comes on in earnest. The
surveying party reached New Portland
Wednesday, and were met by Col. A. W.
Wildes and Hon. G. W. Clark. Col. Wildes
travelled over portion Of the surveyed route
between Pennington and East New Portland
and pronounced it very fine survey. also q
very excellent route for a railway. The
weather is favorable and the survey will be
pushed as fast as possible. Col. Wildes
commenced at the South end, Tuesday.
The two surveying parties will meet at or
near New Vineyard.
YORK.
new industry has started up in York Co.
At Burnham & Morrilrs clam packing shop
at Pine Point, quantity of chowder is being
put up. About six men and twenty women
are employed inside. and ten diggers supply
the CLANS in the shell. Sixty bushels of the
bivalves, making about 400 cans of three
pounds each, is the average days work. The
women receive 8 cents per hour, and the dig