Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-07-06

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Over one hundred rebates on tobacco taxes
we're allo~e ed BY the Deputy Collector for Lev,
iston district. The claims in all amounted 4
little over 5000 . smaller sum than VA
anticipated. The largest amount allowed in
the district Vas about $50. to . dealer in
Bah By far the larger part of the cieal
manufacture in the two cities Of Lewiston
and Auburn, passes OF - soon - stamped
and no large claims we're presented. The
largest claims in the State were in Portland.
A Lewiston. Me-, gentleman, says the
Boston Journal. has recently received .
piece of leather from person in the confidence
of General Butler, which 10 vcuched for ~
being portion OF the tanned human skin
produced before the Tewksbury examining
committee.
ARoosTooK.
The Republican saws Nils Hedman of New
Sweden, on FRIDAY last. started for the little
Msdawaska Lake to fish, and As he did not
return home at night search was commenced
Saturday which thus far has resulted only in
finding his dinner pail and coat on the beach.
II is feared that he was drowned in the lake.
Nils Hedm2n VAS Is years old, and was en-
ployed ~ school teacher He WAS boy Of
unusual promise in the colony.
CUMBERLAND.
The Press says Monday night, q Jail OH
cial took John Green (the man who forged
the name of Jop Sanford to a note, to the
Office, Green wishing to telephone to his
brother about securing bail for him. The
officer then left the room to get drink Of
water. He was gone but very short time,
but found on his return that Green was miss
sing, having rushed down stairs to the cellar
and made his escape through a window or
grating between the workshop and the Jail.
KNOX.
The Press says that during conversation
between A. P. Gould, Esq, and Hermon
Benner, on the streen at Thomaston, one day
last week, MIR. Gould, in an unguarded mo-
ment intimated in a somewhat direct manner
that MIR. Benner was not a man of truth.
Mr.. Benner promptly resented the soft i'm
parchment by throwing Mr.. Gould down
upon the sidewalk and choking him. They
were parted by oystanders.
WALDO.
Mr.. Waterman. Of Belfast, has built Up
quite a business in the purchasing of frogs for
the Boston market. As food. the frog be-
comes more popular year after year. He
made his first shipment for the season last
week. Last year Mr.. Waterman shipped his
frogs alive, but now he dresses them and
ships them in ice. The operation of prepar-
ing them is very simple. They are first
killed by striking them in the head; then
they are placed on q hook and the hind quar-
tiers, the only part that is eaten, are cut of !;
this part is skinned. the cuticle peeling a.
easily as a banana. Mr.. Waterman has fish,
ermen employed in all parts of the country.
He keeps his frogs alive until a sufficient
quantity has been purchased for a shipment.
AT LARGE.
In Maine the foil wing money is available
for harbor improvements -Moosheai Bar i'm
provement at Jonesport, $1,000; Portland har-
Dor, $l0,050; and Kennebec river. STOPS, So.
The reduction in the price of matches has
now gone into effect. The terif Of Sl.44 Fer
gross or 36 cents per quarter gross has been
taken ofI.and packages which have been sold
for 81 cents can now be bought for 20 cents.
At Provincetown, inly lst, Schooner Yer
non. Capt futile, from Bangor, reports that
SATURDAY. morning, Is miles NNW. of Race
Light, fell in with the stern and other wreck
age of schooner l.. A. Burlingame, McKer-
son, of Barnstable. Took from the wreck
the furniture, also desk containing bill of
laiing dated Hallowell. June IL, for 200 tons
of granite consigned to the superintendent OF
the new capital commission, Albany, N. Y. ;
also several letters from the captains wife
signed Isabel dated Cotuit, Mass. The
vessels boat is missing and the davit falls
have been cut with knife. The indications
are that the schooner was run down by a
steamer and sunk.
Capt. Marston Of sch. Emerson Rokes re-
ports TO the Courier Gazette that Thursday,
June, %, about 6 =. NJ. while bound to the
Kennebec, he passed about 10 miles north
east OF Thatchers Island, floating in the water
the quarter rail Of vessel, and afterw ards
portions of deck, spars and other wreckage.
They looked like parts of good sized vessel.