Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-06-27

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10 Pleasant street, Portland. Deputies Crib
bon and Sterling hunted the cellar and final.
" found on the Pleasant St. side that the wall
was not solid An iron frame had been set
into the wall, a board put up against the
frame, and the stone was split very thin and
laid with mortar on the board. the whole
naturally representing solid wall. The lay
ers of stone and boards removed, q door was
exposed. which being pried up, access was
obtained to a sor. of ante room, four by six
feet, dug out and well planked up. In this
place nothing was found, but by digging into
the wall door was discovered leading to
another chamber, and it took the officers
fully an honr to open the second door, il
yielding at last to the bar, falling downward.
shoWirg that if you only knew how. you
could get in easy enough by touching a
spring at the top. The second room was
quite largs. aRd contained the barrels. Both
the barrels were on tap, having common
outlet in a large hose leading up through the
wall, between the sill and brick underpinning
to the room above. The hose was so ar
ranged that when not in use. IT would fall
down completely out of sight.
KESNEBEc.
Alonzo Bartlett, one of the old residents of
Litchtield. was leading his horse from the
stable. While passing in the rear of stall
in which was young horse, the animal
kicked, both feet striking Mr.. Bartlett in the
abdomen, infiicting severe wounds. Medical
aid was Immediately summoned, and his in
juries pronounced fatal. He died on FRIDAY,
after two days of intense suffering. The de-
ceased was 20 years of age.
PIscArAoUIs.
Oren Stoddard one of the oldest citizens
of Guilford, shot himself, Sunday morning,
about o'clock, with pistol. He placed it
in his mouth and the bail passed through his
head. and into the plastering. He died in
stantly, as briefly noted in telegraph Tuesday,
Additional particulars show that he had been
in feeble health, and somewhat deranged; he
was living with his son who kept watch of
him. His grandson came home Saturday
night and had pistol in his hip-pocket
He placed the pistol on the mantle-shelf
The old gentleman went through the room
and took the pistol unno:iced, went through
three doors, shutting them all. to his chamber
and here he committed the act The people
in the house heard slight noise but thought
nothing of it. He was found lying on the floor.
de ,d His wife died last winter. His age
was rs years, and he was among the first set
tiers of Gullford.
WASHINGTON.
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Fish Bureau. says 1--WE are very sorry to
report evrything in the fish line dull. There
is no smoked herring here now and but very
few at Grand Manan, with no prospect for
any more for several weeks at least. The
sardine factories have been idle most of the
time for want of fish, and during the last
fortnight there has not been a full days work
in any one of the factories"
The Calais Times says salmon have been
seen to jump in the river at Barring. which
is an indication that the cotton mill fish-way
is success. There is an immense run of
alewives in the river this season. In passing
through the new channel cut for the river be-
low the cotton mill on the American side,
they darkened the rips. and were crowded
out on tne sldes OF tne pools
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YORK.
Geo. d. Lord of LimingtOn, took first junicr
prize of $50 at Dartmouth College.
The twelve year old son of James Sullivan
of Blddeford, was struck by an enjine on the
Boston < Maine, Saturday evening and fatally
injured
The Springvale Advocate says Melvin
Sanborn of Acton, while attending sick
horse on the 2lst was kicked and instantly
killed.
The Advertiser says the S0th birthday of
Mrs. Jane Pike was celebrated at the resi-
dence of her son, Mr.. Charles Pike, at Bux-
ton Thursday. A royal entertainment was
given the numerous members of the family,
sixty-five in all, being Ave generations.
Ar LARGE.
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