Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-13
State News.
ARoosrOoK,

ARoosrooK.
Edward Wiggin. Esq. of Maysville, Presi-
dent of the North Aroostook Agricultural
Society, has been chosen a member of the
Maine Board of Agriculture for Aroostook
County.
The citizens of Woodstock voted Saturday
on the question of Water Works resulting,
in favor of proposition yeas, l6O, with val
uation of 1922. 1874; nays, l02, with valua-
ton of s24S,47O.
The board of directors of the First Nation
al Bank of Houlton, have organized with
Walter Mansur. president; Charles,P. Tenney,
vice-president and James Frank Holland,
clerk. William c. Donnell continues cash
Ter.
CUMBERLAND.
The new Catholic church at Brunswick is
now being plastered, the boilers for steam
heating were put in last week. The building
is expected to be ready for occupancy short
ly.
Charles Hartford. about Is wears of age,
died Wednesday at the Jail in Portland, of con-
gestion of the lungs. He belonged in Belfast
and was committed to the Jail from the Re-
form School.
The verdict of the coroner's inquest held
Wednesday on the late Michael Franklin was
that deceased came to his death by being run
over Monday, Jan. Sth, by engine 304, in the
Grand Trunk yard owing to his own negli-
gence, and that no blame attaches to the rail-
road company or to any of its employees.
HANCOCK.
town meeting was held at Penobscot
Thursday for the election of LIST Selectman
and town agent, two offices made vacant by
the death of Charles Leach, Esq, also to
take action on the report of Selectmen in
favor of granting private way to Z. r.
Bowden over land of Benz. Condor.
Quite a number of sheep have been killed
at Penobscot by dogs and it stands the farmers
in hand to wage war against this pest.
Mr.. Geo. o. Anderson of Amherst met
with serious accident in the woods last
Saturday morning. His leg caught be-
tween the sled and a log lying against a
stump upon the ground and crushed the
bones of his leg below the knee. DR.. c. Z.
Wasgatt was called to set the bones and the
wound seems to be doing well.
KBNNEBEc.
On Thursday afternoon last, while Bert
Simpson, youth of about IL years, residing
on Spring street, Gardiner, was in the white
smith shop of Geo. w. Cross, on Water st.
examining a loaded revolver, the weapon was
accidently discharged and one of the
cartridges passed through the fore finger of
his left hand.
A trot has been arranged at Gardiner, for
Mr.. Tilton's spotted horse Dust Pan, with
Frank Hastings horse Matchmaker. twill
be trotted the kennebec next Tuesday,
with stakes of 5000 side. 500 has been
put up as a forfeit.
PENoBsCOT.
W. F. Trott, of Lagrange, and his wife,
have been bound over to appear at the Feb
ruary term of Court in Bangor, on charge of
stealing Sl35 from the house Of VIM. H. Ban
ton, of Lagrange, the 3Oth day of last May.
All the parties are in comfortable circum-
stances and widely known.
As j. E. Cakes was crossing the middle
bridge, Newport few days ago, he heard
the pitious call of d cow, and looking down,
was much surprised to just see nose
and horns above the ice on the stream. He
went quickly to the rescue, and holding the
animal up, called for help, and with the as
sistance of three more men, they landed the
animal on the solid ice. The COW probably
went to the stream in search of water.
SAGADAHoC.
The sale of liquor in the city of Bath last
year amounted to S2,730.63, making this
city fifth in amount of sales.
b. r. Jordan, Esq, for so many years the
efficient treasurer of the Sagadahoc Agricul
tural and Horticultural Society, retires this
year and is succeeded bv l.. f. Smith of
Topsham. Mr. Jordan is deservedly one of
the most popular officials that the society
ever possessed and has made nothing but
friends during his long service. Rev. s. +.
Dixie, ID. d., was elected secretary for the
ensuing year.
Mrs. Priscilla Mooers died in Bath We'd
nesday at the wonderfully advanced age of
l02 years and 8 months. 'Priscv Darling"
was her familiar name. She was a colored
woman and lived in the neighborhood of
Lows Valley" Everybody has known her
in that city for years and her figure used to
be familiar one everywhere. She was orig
inaly a resident of Phipsburg where she
married her husband. Her advanced age as
stated above is vouched for as being anthem
tic. She died, presumably, of old age. 1t is
the most extreme case of longevity ever re
corded in that section.