Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-07-30

ANDRosCOe9Ix.

AxDRoscoeaIx.
Edward Bennett has Eeen sfested in Lev
iston on the charge Of forging pay accoun
ct one Of the mills in that city. The descrip
ton Of the man wanted BY the Grand Trrnl
Railway for the stabbing of . etafione agen
of the Grand Trunk 1t Cornwall in the prov
inces in May last, tallies 90 closely with thu
of the above man that the police telegraphe,
Thursday to the Grand Trunk headquarters
Bennett is also suspected of being implicate,
in robbery in Auburn which occurred
short time ago. He states that he came (,
Lewiston only few weeks since, and that b,
came from the Kennebec. where he has beef
employed on the river logging.
ARoosrooK.
A few DAYS ago Mars Hill man by tn,
name Of Gilman, together with his wife, va
arraigned before d. G. Cook, Esq. for viola
ton of the liquor Law. They plead guilty
and settled the matter at an expense of abou
sl35.
There has been great improvement at New
Sweden within 4 year. Many new frame
barns and dwelling houses have gone up re-
placing the block houses and novels of the
early settlement. 1t was only thirteen ears
ago the 23d since the first company arrived
where now is New Sweden. vet today ther,
is not q more thriving town in all Aroostook
than this. Their clearings are large. and
crops are looking finely Their schools are
p -ospering.
HANCOCK.
A young man named George Harrington
went to Bar Harbor about two months aso
from the eastward, and has been working a.
4 common laborer. part of the time employed
by Mr.. Chas. T. How. Recently. Mr.. Har-
rington received letter from England an.
nouncing the daeth of an uncle, by which he
comes into possession of q fortune of over
one hundred thousand dollars. He has left
for his home to enjoy his good luck.
KENNEBEc.
At the animal meeting of the Lockwood
Cotton Mills Company. held at Waterville
on Wednesday, the following directors were
chosen: Reuben B. Dunn, Amos d. Lock
wood, Josiah B. Mayo, James H. McNlullen
r. Wesley Dunn, Joseph S. Wheelwright,
Abner Coburn, Mr.. Coburn takes the place
of John W. Danielson, who declined a re.
election. Mr.. Lockwood is treasurer, and
A. NJ. Kenpison, clerk. A dividend of three
per cent. on the stock of the company was
made on the LIST of July. We learn that i,
was decided to build a dam at the College
Rips, work on which will be commenced al
soon as the drive of logs gets by.
The Cascade Wooden Mill Co., of Oak.
land made q choice of the following officers
last Wednesday afternoon at their annual
meeting: R. B. Dunn, j. B. Mayo. John
Aver, d. r. Campbell, S. NJ. Milliken.
S. NJ. Milliken, Treasurer; r. w. Dunn
Clerk.
f. F. Webb, Appleton Webb with Benja.
min F. Butler argued a case at Portland
lost in x,,eh
Sprague case. The Edwards Manufacturing
Co. VS.. William Sprague ct ais.
LINCOLN.
The dwelling house, ell, woodshed, wag.
on house and barn of Atwell A. Moody, near
Orff Corner, Waldoboro were totally des-
troyed by fire the 90 inst. Very little was
saved. Household furniture, clothing. farm
ing tools, wagons and eight tons of hay were
a total loss. The buildings were all connect.
ed and in good repair. Mr.. Moody's loss
must be nearly 81, 800.
The M. E. church which has been so long
building at Dresden. is now completed. II
has an elegant spire rising from the belfry in
the shape of an octagonal cone, tipped with
a beautiful vane secured in Boston by the
Rev. Mr.. Handy, who has labOred so hard
and faithfully in the construction of the
building.
Charles Hedges of Rockland, died at Mon
hogan very suddenly early Monday morning.
the 90 inst. He went to Monhegan on his
yacht, Thursday, accompanied only by his
wife, and Monday morning was taken with
bleeding at the lungs. He was carried ashore
as soon as possible, to the house of Mr..
Speed, and lived but few moments.
d. Fl. Harmon has Matched some l6O, 0O0
salmon at Cold Spring Matching House, Nor.
way, this season. He put some 100000 OF
or so into Crooked river and the balance into
the little Androscoggin. He considers that
he had exceptionally good luck with the
young salmon, having Matched about ninety
six per cent of the eggs the fish commissioner
sent him.
PIsCATAQUIs.
The Observer says the reunion and muster
of G. A. r. Posts at Piscataquis Central
Park in Foxcroft, will take place on Aug.
18th and Both. Ten posts have joined the
association. which will be known as North.
ern Division G. A. r." and the encampmeni
will be named ''Camp Hiram Burnhan," in
honor of the 9th Maine Veteran Association
which will hold a reunion at Dover on the
10Th of August.
PENoBsCoT.
On the night of Sunday the 22d inst, the
store of II. NJ. Burnham in Oldtown, was en-
tered and 1927 in money taken therefrom.
The occurrence was kept quiet but a tho
rough investigation at once commenced by
Constable Stafford. The final outcome has
been the arrest of a boy only thirteen years
of age by the name of Fred Terrio, who has
acknowledged his guilt. On account of his
youth he was sent to the Reform School.
His two brothers John and Lewis, were sum
moned and arraigned before Trial Justice c.
A, Cushman of Oldtown, Friday and bound
over for one week on the charge of removing
the money from where it had been hid by
Fred.
WALDO.
The Deaf Mutes of Maine will hold con
vention in Belfast, Aug. 25th and seth.
YORK.