Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-10-19

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bering camps in Northern Maine Tor mex
| winters operations
The County Commissioners have recently
located a road from Van Buren, to Ions
Lake distance Is miles across townships L.
and Is in the Sd range and Is in the 4tt
range, opening up fertile section for settle
ment.
We learn that the endowment fund fol
Houlton Academy has been secured TO the
tru- tees of Colby University. amounting u
$50, 900.
CUNBERLASD-
The residents of New Casco have organ
lied "village improvement society" says
the Argus. The chief purpose is to build 3
suitable hall for the use at public entertain
ments, etc. sufficient sum has been
pledged to ensure the immediate erection o
q first class hall.
On Thur.dav.lI inst, W. H. BODICE son OF
Mr.. F. O. j Dodge of Deering. had been out
cunning and stood with the muzzle of the gun
resting on his left foot. From some cause
the gun went Of the charge of shot tearing
a large hole through the centre of Bodge's
foot There is prospect OF saving part OF
the injured foot.
Gorham Grange cattle show and fair
opened Tuesday the 10th inst. The display of
fruit, Vegetables and fancy work was very
fine. There was an extra show of oxen on
the grounds. The prize oxen exhibited by
Mr.. |. L. johnson. have been sold to Mr. f.
Moses of Minneapolis, MINI, for use in the
lumber business.
Mr.. Lewis f. Farwell has been arrested
and held in Lowell. Mass, for forgery Far
well went to Lowell from Freeport, Maine,
several years ago, and has been in the boot
aud shoe trade in that city since. He recent
ly bought house at lis Smith street,
Lowell. for 81, 900, on which is q mortgage
of So 500. Farwell forged a Mr.. Carriers
name on nine notes. Ii has also transpired
that in his urgent necessity for ready funds
he induced his family physician, DIR Knight
TO endorse a note for S65l to Parker, Holmes
& Co, of Boston, covering the amount due
them on the other notes. with Mr. Carriers
name forged upon them. Stock speculation
is supposed to be the cause of his downfall.
A despatch from Worcester, Mass., says
G. X. Gritfing of Boston, was in court the
10th, on q charge of obtaining money by
false pretences. He was arrested in Boston
and discharged by justice Field on a writ of
habeas corpus, but rearrested and brought to
that city. 1t is another phase of the Hedden-
Griffing case tried in the Superior Court there
in September. which goes to the Supreme
Court exceptions. The criminal COM
plant is made by ii. NJ. Hedden, who claims
that Griffing induced him to take policy in
the New York Life Insurance Company and
pay for the same, by false representations.
Griffing was held to answer to the Superior
Court in the sum of $500. Grifing is the
same man who figured so largely in this
State a few years ago in the establish
ment of District Societies, for the New York
Life Insurance Company.
The annual meeting of the Female Orphan
Asylum of Portland was held Tuesday the 9Th
inst. The reports state that there are at
present in the asylum, thirty three children,
seventeen of whom have been received within
the year. Eighteen children have been placed
out, of whom eight were returned TO their
friends. The only change in the internal
management of the house has been made in
supplying the place of assistant matron. The
amount received during the year from vari-
Gus sources, is S3,7S5.42. The house ex-
penses were s2,645 80; amount paid for
wages and salaries S905.42.
HANCOCK.
The steamer Electa recently carried from
Bar Harbor TO Pleasant Point. the Indians
and their wives and families belonging to the
Passamaquoddy tribe, who have been at Mr..
Desert dnring the season. There were twelve
families on board with all their baggage, ca
noes, etc.
There is talk of starting a newspaper in
Fryeburg.
Henry c. Kicker, one of the best farmers in
Hartford writes: | bought last spring one
pound of potatoes, called Seeding No. 1903,
of Henry Merrill. West Newbury, Mass, for
ST. He offered premium of $40 for the best
Weld, which l received. Number of hills
planted 40 Weight Of entire crop IS pounds,
merchantable potatoes GA pounds. Mr.. Mer-
ril wrote me that the next largest yield was
80 lbs. Has this yield been beaten in Maine?
The Oxford County Musical Association
opened its eighth annual session at Bethel,
Tuesday the 10th inst. with a chorus of 80
voices which will be increased to so.
SAGADAHoC.
The revival at Richmond is still in progress.
The Spirit of God has fallen in great power
upon the town, and nearly 100 persons thus
far have decided publicly for Christ. Crowded
meetings have been held every night for five
weeks in the Town Hall, and on Sundays an
overflow meeting has been necessary. Rev.
O. l.. Leonard has been assisting the pastors,
who are all working together in the meetings.
The evangelist closes his labors soon, and
begins at Gardiner Oct. 2lst.
John g. Morse is building an extension to
his mill in Winnegance and will put in new
machinery, says the Bath Times.
Bath is to have a new skating rink, one
hundred and fifty feet wide and thirty feet
high. There will be two galleries seating
capacity of 400 people.
N SOMERSET.
North Arson was terribly excited Satur-
day, the 18th inst, over the supposed abduc-
ton Of two girls from Skow hogan. On Mon
day evening the young man appeared in that
village and was promptly arrested, but he
produced letter which one of the lost girls
wrote him. asking him to come and get them,
and this cleared him. The girls spent the
Sabbath in Skowhegan and were royalty en-
tertained, so it is reported. They complain
that they were ill-used at home and do not in
tend to return.
WASHINGTON.
The following divorces were decreed at
the October term of the S. J court for Wash
ingtrn county: Leander s. Huckins VS. Sarah
+. Huckins VIM. J. Garnett VS.. Eliza b.
Garrett; Matilda Garrett vs.. Samuel H.
Garrett. Custody of child to libt Samuel
| Gushing VS.. Arathusa Gushing; Eta Z.
Lurchin VS.. Horace |. Lurchin; Gusts S.
| Leighton VS.. Rosanna +. Leighton; Abby
| Harrison Newell G. Harrison. Custody
| IF children to libt. Maggie Maker vs.. ANA