Daily Kennebec journal., 1883-02-09
NO Sd.
State News.
ANpRoSCOGGIN.

ANpRoscoGGIN.
| The Journal saws Mr.. Fred Jones, Junior
member of the firm of A. NJ. Jones L Son,
boots and shoes, closed his store in College
Block, in that city, at the usual early hour,
Tuesday evening, and started for home
While walking up College street. he heard
two men behind him. but paid no attention to
the circumstances, it being not later than
O'Clock. He was nearly opposite the College
street school-house, when he received a Sc
we're blow on the head, from behind Before
he could speak, this was followed by two
or three more blows and he fell, stunned and
bleeding on the sidewalk He only heard
one word uttered by his assailants, and that
was Hurry In trying to reach his wallet, in
| an inside pocket they tore button of his coat.
| In the nick of time, young gentleman named
Will Seavey, came down the street. The mo-
| ment he hove in sight, the highwaymen fled
without succeeding in the attempt to rob Mr..
Jones. He had partially recovered from his
| s,upor, and was assisted TO his feet by Mr..
Seavy. Blood was streaming from gashes
| in Jones head His face, neck, shirt and
coat collar were covered with it. There was
pool of it on the walk. He was faint and
| dazed. His first exclamation was, mo;
| they haven't got the money" Another
traveller happened along. and Jones was
carried to DIR. n. j. Wedgew ood's residence.
where his wounds were dressed. His head
was cut in several places, and badly swollen.
1t is probable that the two men followed
young Jones from his store with the intention
of waylaying him when he reached a quiet
spot. One of them was equipped with a
heavy beer bottle which he dropped, after
using it as club. Jones had the sum of $50
| on his person. His injuries consist of three
scalp cuts which had to be stitched, and
slight fracture of the skull. He is confined
to the house, but is doing we'll.
ARoosrooK.
The Houlton Pioneer says A. Il. Hunt sold
| to Jefferson Bradbury. last week, fine gray
mare brought from lslesboro, and said to be
one of the finest trotters in this State. A few
davs ago she trotted on the ice half mile in
LIZA. She is six years old, and known as
Islesboro Maid.
The Fort Kent correspondent of the Aroos-
took Republican says "Since January set in
we have had the coolest weather we have
| experienced during any month in any month
in the 3S years l have lived in Aroostook
county. We now have about two feet of
| snow in the woods. Lumbermen say il is hard
hauling the snow is so dry and cold"
OXFORD.
II. +. Webb. the Rumford corn packer has
opened his books for the coming season. He
wishes to engage for $50 acres and pays
) IA cents per can of % ounces. The
prospect is that there will be more planted in
that vicinity at that figure than ever before.
Mr.. Webb paid out at his factory last year
| some $40 900 for corn, fuel and labor, which
is an important item in the prosperity of that
section.
SOMERSET.
The Reporter says that the Skowhegan
Shoe factory is expected to be in operation in
about two weeks.
Not long since John Tomlinson of Brighton
while watering his colts at the spring, had
hold of the halter, when the colt Jumped and
slat Mr.. TominsoR down and dislocated his
left arm at the shoulder joint.
A despatch says that there has been consid-
cradle excitement at Norridgewock for "A
week past over the alleged dishonesty on the
part of former treasurer of the town, and
the selectmen have commenced a suit against
his bondsmen. There is seeming discrep-
| ancy in his accounts of about $4,000. The
town had some trouble in settlement wi th him
at the close of his term of office, two years
| ago, and it was supposed that all the errors
| had been looked up, and this new develop
| ment renews the old difficulty.
Last Saturday morning Clara Reed, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Edward Reed of East Madison,
| was missing from the house but it was sup
| posed that she had gone to her uncles near
| by so there was no special alarm until it was
| ascertained that she had not been there.
Then search was commenced and on going
| to the barn the unfortunate girl was found
hanging to beam by a rein. The body was
| cold and Stff as she had been hanging for
| hours. On her clothing was pinned note
asking her friends not to mourn her
loss as she said she was better of as
| she was. She gave as reason for
the deed the explanation that she had
nothing to live for. She expressed a wish
| that she be buried in new dress, just COM
pleted for her soon expected wedding, that
| Rev. Mr.. Hancock should conduct the ser
| vices. and that a Skowhegan choir should
furnish the music. All these requests were
complied with at the funeral which took
place Tuesday afternoon. 1t was undoubt-
edly case of insanity. The young lady had
physical inflrmities which made her extreme
ly dispondeDt at times and on the day she did
the fatal deed she was particularly gloomy.
She was % years of age and was to have
been married in few weeks.