Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-09-13
State News.
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The Journal saws: The Bates nine has re-
| eeived, and will probably accept, . challenge
to play the State College nine Wednesday of
State Fair week.
The Journal SAYS: A young man named
Hannaford vas badly injured in one Of the
miils, Monday, BY getting his wrist caught
in q belt. It 10 feared amputation will be
necessary.
The Journal says: At meeting of the
Auburn Foundry Co.. Tuesday, n. NJ. Neal
was chosen president, and Agent n. j. Jor-
dan, treasurer, with the following board of
directors: n. NJ. Neal, S. E. May, C. H.
Baisdell, j. A. Morrill,, ]. Fl Neal. A
dividend of three per cent. was declared
The past years business has been prosperous
The Journal saws: The horse trot by the
electric light is to be officially announced BY
the State FAIR trustees Ii will be held,
probably, Wednesday evening of State Fair
week. Thirty electric lights will be placed
on the grounds. \ special purse will be
offered for the trot 1t is something never
attempted before in the entire county, it is
believed. Special trains will be run from
Winthrop, Portland, Augusta, Brunswick
and Bath. It will be a big card for the man.
agement- Everyone will be there to see it,
The State Fair trustees are trying to ar
range base ball games as an attraction of the
week.
There we're 800 stock entries for the State
Fair at IL o'clock Tuesday. There are los
entries of horses outside the trotting horses,
or over 200 horses in all.
The Journal says the Probate Court sat
at Auburn, Tuesday morning. Petitions for
probates were filed upon wills <of Anna Car
villa ias of and
late of Lewiston. The will of Obed W Nc
Intire OF Athens, Somerset county, was filed.
Administrator accounts were filed on the
estate of Almira B. Davis late of Lewiston,
Sarah n. Atkinson late of Minot and Ed
ward A. Little late of Auburn. Guardians
account was filed on the estate of Phila A.
Carville; executors accounts were presented
on estate of Matilda G. Gillspie late of Lis
bon. and Davis Randall late of Lisbon The
guardians account on estate of Carrie f.
Knight, minor child of John S. Knight late
of East Livermore. A petition for allow
ance Of sale of real estate belonging to wards
of NJ. Carrie Clark of Auburn; and also
VIM. II. Merrill of Durham. guardian of
John NJ. Dennison, minor child of the late
Jos. 7. Dennison, were received. Thos. G.
Phillsbury of Waldoboro, petitioned for ad-
ministration upon estate of Ph9be W. Pratt
late of Green.
CUMBERLAND.
The Advertiser saws Peter Dutfie of Cape
Elizabeth. was found dead in his room, Mon
dav. Heart disease was the cause.
The Portland Advertiser says that n. c.
Sawyer of Deering, died very suddenly of
heart disease, Monday morning.
Mr.. Francis Ra6oux of Portland. was %
years of age, Sunday.
cd Cola.;Jro anoa,r, bo,o
away very pleasant recollecti0ns of Portland
In his speech at the banquet rendered to him
by the city government of Boston, Saturday
evening. he referred with evident sincerity to
1.-THE cheerful, picturesque, homelike, delight.
full city of Portland, the charms of whose
men and whose women | shall nevermore
forget"
At an adjourned meeting of the creditors
of Phinney& Jackson of Portland. Monday,
Edmund Phinney made an offer of ten per
cent cash, five per cent in notes at nine
months, or l23 per cent cash. After dis
cussion the meeting adjourned to Thursday
afternoon, without action on the propositions.
FRANKLIN.
league & Rollins of Weld, have sold their
celebrated horse, Harry Knox, Jr., for $780,
The Franklin Journal saws Mr.. Scott Ellis
of Pennington, has recently lost a valuable
horse. 1t was found dead in a run in his
pasture, deep enough to admit of the horse
falling into it.
Hon. F. II. Stubs of Strong, was attached
at the Register of Deeds office, Wednesday,
for $1,000, by the Sandy River Railroad
Company. The trouble as We understand it.
grows out of a controversy regarding the
right and title to the land. on which the de-
pot at Strong stands. Mr.. Stubs purchased
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Now that the Company wishes to buy it, he
will not sell as low as $500, claiming that
it is now worth more money, and he never
held the land in trust. The matter promises
to end in a law suit
SOMERSET.
Rufus w. Bates of Scion committed suicide
by hanging Sept. eth. A writing was found
pinned to his clothing giving his age, q
years and months, also directions in regard
to his burial and how to dispose of his prop
notes and money, but no cause for the rash
act
WASHINGTON.
William l.. Cox of Edmunds, Is years old
with the assistance of a sister aged 10 years,
and one or two brothers still younger, cut
and housed upwards of IL tons of hay, being
obliged to NOW at least 81 acres of land, do
ing all the moving and pitching no machine
of any kind being used. Time about three
weeks.
Chas. S. Young, for violation of the fish
law has been fined $40 by trial justice at
Columbia Falls, and for killing one salmon
$40; and also Henry White for violation of
laws for fishing fined $40 with costs.
The recent experiment Of transporting log
RATS from st. John to New York was not a
success financially. Mr.. Murray, the pro.
prietor, seems to have become satisfied that
vessels can do the work cheaper, for he has
chartered several vessels five trips ahead to
carry spiling at quarter of a cent per foot.
YORK.
Saturday evening last, Mrs. Jemin.a Bra
deem died at the residence Of her daughter,
Mrs. Nancy NJ. Strout, Nason's Mills, Lin
ington. Mrs Bradeen was 100 years and Q
months old. and leaves FIVE generations to
mourn her loss. At her centennial annivers
airy a large gathering Of the different branch
es of her family we're present. At that time
the aged lady was in full possession of her
faculties and these she retained until within