Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-05-26
state News.
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The journal says: A French woman
named Soucier living in Hines alley. Lewis
ton. stepped. "wednesday. from a platform
that leafs into her dwelling. and fell the en-
tire distance, 90 feet. to the ground. She
wa- found insensibl,. The woman was very
stout. weighing some 200 pounds, and her re-
covery is doubtful.
A boy named Willie Mosher disappeared in
Lisbon. Tuesday. Nav % At 2 o'clock p NJ.
The bows parents are residents of Lewiston,
living at No 2SS Bates street. His father,
whose name is Hor ice 4. Mo.her. is an OPP
erative in The Lewiston mill. The story told
4 by the school teacher at Lisbon, where the
boy has been living for a numer of years with
his grandfather. is that at ? p. NJ. TUESDAY,.
he asked to be excused fr I'm school" Per-
mission being given he took his cap and left.
He failed 10 return 10 school that afternoon
and did not appear at home at the close of
school. A thorough search was made that
night and the next morning. Nothing has
been seen or heard of him since. Brooks
and ponds were dragged Wednesday. and
notification sent to the Lewiston police.
Schoolmafes of the bow saw ne has been talk
ing of going to sea. He left his overcoat in
the schooOlroom, and was not prepared for a
sea voyage either in outfit or in money. The
City Marshal has notified the police of Port
land and Bath of his disappearance with orders
to detain him if seen. The bow was veay TALL
of his age. dark complexion, dark blue eyes,
dressed in brown suit. short jacket, Scotch
cap and thick boots. The police have been
making thorough search of Lewiston. No
cause can be assigned for his running AWAY
other than his desire to go to sea. There is
fear that the boy was drowned.
ARoosrOOK.
The Aroostook Republican says that the
emigration from that county is not near so
large as it has been reported. The Repub-
lican saws that mot more than fifty persons
from the towns included in the valley of the
Aroostook, have ''gone West" during the
past year, and of these, several have re-
turned, and others will do so as soon as their
friends send them the needed means.
The emigration from the Provinces is at
tributed to Aroostook and thus false and
injurious impression is conveyed. Never
was the outlook for this section and county
better than at present. The inventories of
the Assessors of the different towns, show
large increase in the amount of taxable prop
erty over last year and in nearly every town,
an increase of population"
PENoBsCor.
About go cases were disposed of at the
April session of the Supreme Judicial court
of Penobscot county.
At a special meeting held Wednesday the
town Of Brewer voted to purchase a steam fire
engine. The selectmen will soon have
steamer brought to Brewer for trial and if it
works satisfactorily they will purchase it.
+. A. Wilson. Esq., of Bangor, Hon. l..
A. Emery of Ellsworth, and Gen. S. ID.
Leavitt of PASSPORT, have been selected as
the Trustees for the mortgage bondholders,
III, &c k.vSl IL h. L,,t he
Maine Central in aid of the Shore Lihe Rail
road.
The assessors of Dexter have made their
rounds. Number of polls, GIL, A less than
last year valuation of real estate, $60S, $50,
SO, 400 more than last year; personal proper
ty. S254 042, S3S 1874 less than last year; the
total valuation of the town is $500 ,922; per
cent of taxation, II mills on 81, one mill less
than for 1882. The falling off of the polls is
due to the closing of the mills, also the de-
crease in personal property.
PIscArAoUIs.
The citizens of Monson are arranging for
quite an extensive celebration in their village
the coming Fourth of July. The Hon.
Llewellyn Powers. of Houlton, has been en-
gagged as orator of the day. Other distinguish
ed speakers will take part in the exercises.
AT LARGE.
The efficient Quartermaster General of the
Department of q. A. r., b. F. Beals of Au-
burn, finds evidences everywhere throughout
the State of a more general observance of
Memorial Day than ever before. Prepare
tons evince more taste in the selection of
material for decoration, and better under
standing throughout the department of how
it should be observed. Fully $1,000 worth of
material for Memorial Day have already
passed through the Quartermaster Generals
hands. An order for 800 worth of material
was received from Belfast, Wednesday morn
ing And orders ranging from S25 to $3.50
are daily coming in.