Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-12-04

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Petitions are in circulation in Portland TO
the reappointment Of Postmaster Goddard.
The Martha Washington Society Of Port
land held it, forty 6rst annual meeting Fri
day afternoon The receipts of the yea,
have been s422. IS and expenditures e425. 10
Among the disbursements for the year, have
been 635 yards of dress goods and print, I'll
yards Of cotton cloth, 76 pairs Of boots and
shoes, l3l ready made new garments, and
$l19-5 so in money for charitable objects.
| The three vessels that sailed from Port.
land Saturday, for South America took oul
| about two million feet of lumber.
The Portland Press says among the candi
dates mentioned for the position of United
States Inspector of Hulls, made vacant b.
the death of Capt Joseph W.Dyer, are men
TONED Joseph Brewer, Joseph H. Dyer and
Capt. WIN. z. Dennison. There are also
| one or two candidates from Bath and Sone
from Bangor. The examining board consists
| of Judge Nathan Webb, Collector F. n.
Dow, and E. n. Starbird, Esq, of Troy, n.
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FRANKLIN.
Mr.. N. v. Stone. blacksmith At Jaw bridge,
on Wednesday, while attempting to pass
another team, cOllided with team hitched
| side of the road near the steam box mill and
was thrown violently from his carriage,
breaking beth bones of his right leg below
the knee. The bone was driven through the
flesh and skin so that about four inches
of it protruded. yet Mr.. Stone hoped up,
picked up his robes, put them into his wagon
was going to get in himself without help, but
some who had come to his assistance helped
him in and wanted to drive home for him but
he preferred to take the reins himself, and
dove home. Mr.. Stone would not consent
to have the limb amputated and his recovery
is considered very doubtful.
Harry p. Dill of PHILIPPE, U. S. consul At
Guelph, Ont. started for his new home Wed
nesday morning, accompanied by his family.
The scholars and their friends in school
district No. 8. Chelsea, closed their very sue
cessful term of eight weeks with first class
school exhibition few evenings ago. The
school children and young ladies and gentle
men rendered their parts well and every
thing pertaining TO the exhibition gave great
credit to all concerned.
KENNEBEc.
Conductor Berry was Unexpectedly saluted
with blow, last Saturday night. as he left
his car at the Maine Central yard, at Water
vile. He was staggered for a moment, but
recovering quickly he struck his assailant,
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making his escape. The design was proba-
biz robbery, says the Waterville Mail.
The wife of Mr.. Henderson, runner for
VIM. Mclaughlin & Co., Portland, while at
MIR. l. F. Browns store with her husband
and son, on Saturday, Nov. oath, was strick-
en- v it'll paralysis. She lived until Thursday
morning. She was a member of the MethO-
pist church at Readfield Corner, and will be
a great loss to her many friends
OXFORD.
Aaron Irish. ESQ.,, prominent citizen of
Woodstock. died Of pneumonia at his home
Tuesday, Nov. Goth, aged 63 years. Mr..
Irish seemed to have a presentment of his
death. and so strong was his conviction that
he went to l. w. Andrews, manufacturer of
coffins and caskets, at South Woodstock, Sc
lected his casket and gave Mr.. Andrews full
instruction how to have it turned, etc. At
this time he was in his usual health. Soon
after that he was taken sick with acute in
iamation of the liver; soon after that was
psralyzed on the right side . week; after
wards hiccough set in and lasted about three
days; then pneumonia, from which he died
az stated.
PENoBscor.
Last Friday, while Joe Leighton of Dexter,
was up to his place, OIL the Eaton road, with
his team, his horse suddenly commenced to
tremble violently, says the Gazette. Leighton
commenced to unharness it. and had succeed
ed in removing all but the bride, when the
horse dropped to the ground. 1t laid there
two or three minutes, when it jumped up and
attacked Leighton with mouth and feet.
Leighton took to the woods, where he lodged
the beast among the trees for come fifteen
minutes, when it again fell. Leighton, not
wishing another attack, killed the horse
where it lay.
The prisoners at Belfast Jail attacked Mr..
Packard, the turnkey, few days since, when
he went to lock them into the cells. Some
we're new corners and had liquor. The sheriff
with assistance quelled the riot and locked
up the men. Some of them received broken
noses in the melee.
Ar LARGE.
The following is the result of the Bank
Examiners report of the Savings Banks in
Maine:
Statement of the aggregate liabilities and resources
Of the savings Banks Of Maine, Nov. l, 1883:
LlABILITIaS.
Deposits e3i,si ,s6s 81
Reserved Fund 1,0i0,0s6 "a
Special Reserved Fund l40, ls3 Is
Profits 66O.0s1 "a
Other liabilities To-, sos "A
ess.5ie,72s o.
RESOURCES