Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-08-07
State News.
CUNBIRLASD.

CUMBERLAND.
list of goods stolen during the past month
in Portland, has been received By the City
Marshal The list 10 an extraordinary one
both in number and value of articles stolen.
The Advertiser says that Thursday at
Peaks Island, Levi Shaw, of Sebago, and
Geo. d. Hall, of South Windham, being
drunk made disturbance. Of1cer Bracket
arrested Shaw. and while attempting to put
the irons on him. was assaulted by Hall and
severely kicked in the eye. Officer Sterling
came to the rescue and soon both Shaw and
Hall were securely ironed. They were put
before the municipal court and the record
read thus Geo II. Eall and Levi Shaw, in
toxication, finec s. and costs each. Geo. H.
Hail and Levi Shaw. resisting officer, hned
$50 and costs each. Geo. II. Hall, assault,
bound over to grand jury in the sum of $500.
HANCOCK.
Clifford Parker found the body of man
among the eel grass at Bucksport, Friday
morning, Aug. 1. which apparently had been
in the water some time. The body was tnat
of a man five feet, six inches high. with dark
hair. The deceased was a middle aged man.
An inquest wa, held by Coroner j. w. Pat
terson. but no verdict wac rendered, as the
body was too far advanced in decomposition
to allow of an examination. 1t was immedi-
ately buried, at Bucksport Centre. The man
was probably sailor drowned at Bangor.
KNOX.
The Opinion SAYS that Mr.. E. c. Bassick
of Bridgep IT. Conn, the Bonanza man, was
visiting in Rockland last week. He purchas-
ed of air. Ephraim Gay his handsome bay
mare, six years old, for $780, Mr.. Bassiek
| already had a sister to this mare which is an
fot in bari in iz
| style.
| KENNEBEC.
| The Gardiner Reporter says that 7. B.
Chase s. Son of Gardiner have sold to j. P.
Norton of Richmond. the ice and property
owned by the Knickerbocker Ice Co. of New
| York on private terms.
The Gardiner Reporter says that Allen,
Bodwell & Allen of Gardiner have sold all
their ice to B. W. Morse of Bath and that he
has placed vessels enough to take it away as
fast as it can be shipped.
| A fine portrait of Rev. Avery Briggs, the
first preseason oflanguages in Waterviile Col
lege, has recently been added to the collec-
ton in Colby Memorial Hall.
| H. F. Libby, formerly of Gardiner, but
who for several month has been located at
Mystic Park, Medford, Mass, handling Gar
diner horses, was at Gardiner recently. He
| takes considerable pride in abiding to the
records of our Maine horses now on the turf,
| in that section. He now has under his care
three trotters from Gardiner that have either
been to the front, or bid fair to soon get
there. The most notable one is "Centurian,"
owned by F. G. Richards, and the animal
has been putting in some pretty fine work
this season. In the early part of July this
horse was started at Mystic in the 33 class,
| and inc IF
in the remarkable time of 2.25 l-2. At Bea-
con Park in June he also won second money
PENOBSCOT.
| Messrs. Barnes Snow are now building
a telephone line from Saltwater to Oldtown
and Milford. The obstruction of this line
| has delayed somewhat the work on the route
from Winterport to Rockland. The poles
have already been attributed along this lat
Ter route and the crew will commence work
there in earnest on Wednesday of this We k
| During Saturday afternoon an alterca-
| ton occurred on Union street. Bangor. be-
| tween two Jewish peddlers. One of them
| drew out his jacknife and gave the other a
| slight cut in the arm. He was subsequently
arrested by the police and is now lodged at
the police station. The name of the prisoner
is Judas Hveavage and that of the wounded
individual Fred Wolfson.
| SOMERSET.
| At the adjourned meeting held at the Madi-
| son House, Aug I'd, it was unanimously voted
| by the stockholders to increase the capital
stock S25, 900, making the amount of capital
500, 600, and to give the present stockhod-
ers the right to take their prorata of new
shock for twenty days. This mill is running
all the machinary with good prospect of
| successful seasons work.
YORK.
Joseph Allen, farmer of Wells, was found
dead in his pasture, Friday afternoon 1t is
thought by some that he was struck BY light
ming; others think it case of heart disease
| The Biddeford Jouanal says Master Fred
die d. Holland of Limerick, is suffering from
He has lame knee which was lanced,
recently, one pint Of matter dis
charging from it.
| AT LARGE.
The Treasurer of the goth Maine Regi-
ment Association has up to the present date
received Sl03 toward the proposed monu-
| ment to be raised at Gettysburg, Penn The
| whole amount subscribed is about 5000
| The First Maine Heavy Artillery will have
a reunion in Bangor on Thursday, Aug 2Ist
Bangor was tho birthplace of the regiment
and this will be their 2lst, anniversary. Ar
engagements have been perfected for free re-
turn tickets for those who go. Announce
ment of the programme will be made here
after. Mr.. H. II. Shaw is president of the
association.