Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-09-29

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The corn canning factory Of Durham 4
Morrill, At Minot, has canned $50, 600 cans Of
corn this season.
company has been organized at Turner
Center for the building of q butter manufac-
tory. The contract has been made for exca-
vating the basement. 1t is expected that the
factory will 60 into operation this season.
The Lewiston base ball nine 10 taking OF
giving q complimentary bail and banquet to
the Dirigos of Portland, 10 early winter.
The recently admitted class At the Bates
theological school has been increased in num-
bers BY the addition of 4 number of membs r.
recently. and is now one Of the largest classes
that ever entered the school. The buildings
have been highly improved in their interior
The horse Geo. O. which made so good
record in the State Fair races, winning the
three-minute and 2 80 classes, surprised his
owner, Mr.. Geo .. Bailey of Belfast The
horse troted in the Cumberland Fairs races
and made an equally good record. but prior
to hi. experience at Portland, he had not
been hitched into sulky more than ten times.
Geo. u" was fosled 10 1876 He was sired
by ''Hambletonian Chief" Dam OF Ham
bletonian Chief" MARY Hulse,' she by
Seelye's american Star" Dam of Geo.
o, Kitty" by General Knox"
Wednesday morning, while the Portland
Municipal Court was in session, young well
dressed man walked into the court room and
opening the door of the prisoners dock.
stepped inside and sat quietly down. Motto
ing him sitting there, Judge Gould asked
Marshal Andrews who he was. The marshal
didn't know and asked Deputy Crowell
Deputy Cowell went up and asked him what
he wanted there. The strange Young man
gave his name, said he had been very drunk
the day before and supposed that he was
Obliged to come TO the court and give himself
up for sentence; he had been told that was
the place to come. He had not been in this
country but few morths and was not famil-
lar with the laws here, but if he had made a
mistake he WAS sorry. Deputy Crowell told
him he might go and the young man arose
and went out, bowling profoundedly to the
court as he backed out through the door.
KNOX.
J. Vernet Ciley of Rockland,
graduate Of the State College at Orono,
class of 'S3, who recently return
ed to Buenos Ayres after an absence
of seven years, in one week after his arrival.
was Offered and accepted the position of 2d
Assistant Engineer in corps engaged in the
construction of a railway from Belgrano TO
La Plata. Young Cilley will do credit to his
alma mater.
SOMERSET.
week ago last Saturday night, Mr.. U E
Trips store in Harmony was broken into
and about sixty dollars or,h of goods and
some money were taken.-On the Saturday
night following, four year old colt belong
ing to Rev. N. r. Turner, was stolen from
his pasture. The colt was dark gray, weight
about 900 lbs. and has a scar on left haunch.
Worth about Us dollsr.-Considerabl
sickness in town and vcinity.-The Iron
Clad Club has suspended.-Qute a religious
revival in the south part of the town.-Par-
tridges are plenty and the hunters are few.
James Boyce, who stole 500 in money
from his employer, in Detroit about three
weeks ago, and Pushaw, the tramp who stole
the harness in Skowhegan, two weeks ago,
were arraigned before the court at Skowhe-
gan, Tuesday morning, pleading guilty to
theft. The presiding Judge sentenced them
to three months and two years respectively
in the State prison, at ThomastOn.
WALDO.
Tuesday night last week the down train
from Burnham, when a short distance below
Brooks station struck jigger and some lum-
Der that had been left across the track. The
distractions were thrown aside by the engine
which was itself thrown upward several
inches by force of the collision. The loco
motive luckily struck fairly on the rails again
with no serious result. One James Bowen
who lives in the northern part of Belfast,
was next day arrested on complaint of John
McTaggart of Brooks, section man, and was
before Justice +. A. Greer of Belfast. 1t
was shown that respondent was in the vicini-
ty at the time; that he had lately had a diff
Guilty with some of the train men, and that
the shoes which he had on fitted the tracks
made by the person who placed the jigger
on the track. The justice thought there was
"probably cause" and bound Bowen over in
$1,000, to appear at the Supreme Court. Fail
ing to get bonds he was committed.
AT LARGE.
Next week you can commence putting
two cent stamps on letters.
The Lewiston Journal says II is estimated
that the butter product of Maine the past
year has put into the pockets of the farmers
of Maine gross sum of 81, 500, 900. We
conversed recently with representative
Maine dairyman in attendance at the Maine
State fair, who estimated that during the
past five years the quality of butter produced
in Maine had been advanced on an average
of % per cent. in selling value. II this esti-
mate ia frup Maine to-day because of the