Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-12-18
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At the sessions Of the Maine Historical
Society to be held At their library in Portland
Friday afternoon and evening, the following
papers will be read: Colonel Alexander Rig
by, N. p, President Of the Providence Of
Ligonia By John E Bailey, F. s. A., Of
Stafford. England The Plough Patent and
the Province of Lygonia. By Charles 3.
Bangs, NJ. D., of Washington. D. C. The
British Occupation of Penobscot during the
Revolution. By Hon. Joseph Williamson of
Belfast. Maine. History of the early Banks
and Bankers of Portland. Maine. By VIII
liam E. Gould, Esq. A Brief Memoir Of the
Rev. Eugene Vetromile. By ". H. Bryant,
Esq.
In the U. S. district court at Portland on
FRIDAY in the case of Francis E. Rumery,
lpostmistress at Dayton, for making false
return Of her quarterly account, the jury re-
turned . verdict of guilty. Exceptions we're
taken to the charge of the ruling of the judge
and the case goes up to the Circuit Court
upon Q writ of error. This case involves
important questions of Law of particular in
terest to postmasters and the heads of other
departments under the government, as to
their returns and accounts to the department
at Washington.
The wife of WmH Brownson, city editor
of the Portland Advertiser, died at her home
in that city on Sunday. She WAS = lady Of
refined tastes and winning manners. Though
it was the will of Heaven that her stay should
be very brief. yet it was amply long Tor her
to make many warm and true friends. in
whose memory her attractive qualities will
linger like sweet incense.
The annual meeting of the Portland Roll
| ing Mills was held at the Office of the COM
pany, APO Fore street, Portland, last Satur-
day afternoon. Officers we're elected ~ fol-
lows: Directors, C. r. Milliken, II. n. Jose,
James II. Mcmillan, S. E. Spring, A. G..
Tompkins. Clerk and Treasurer, ]. W..
Leavitt. The usual dividend was declared.
Four months ago Thomas King, from near
Taunton, Mass, went to Great Falls, N. H..
and started a dry and fancy goods business.
On Thursday he failed for $4,000. Friday
several creditors Investigated the facts, and,
it 10 reported, found fraudulent transactions.
John F. Rand and A. Little & Co., Portland
creditors, had King arrested for getting ST.
500 worth Of goods of them by alleged false
pretences, he representing that he owned
real estate, stocks, etc.
The Steamer Montreal sailed for Liver
pool from Portland direct about IL o'clock
Saturday night. Her cargo 10 valued at
1926, $50, and includes 100 head of cattle and
2l70 sheep. She also takes seven cabin and
seven steerage passengers. The Ontario
from Liverpool 10 due at Portland Wednes-
day. The Oregon sails for Liverpool Thurs
day. The Scandinavian, for Glasgow direct.
left Portland Sunday. Her cargo 10 valued
at $3.50, 900, and includes 2l2 head of cattle.
The Polynesian, for Liverpool. via Halifax
sails from Portland next Thursday.
| LINCOLN.
The boys suspected of killing Willie Cain
some three years ago, were taken east Tues
| day night. They are to have q new trial soon.
They have been confined in Wiscasset Jail
for long time, and one of them is said to
have confessed to the murder.
Six large Damariscotta ships are lying in
San Francisco waiting for business. Some
of them have been there twelve months.
Grain freights are SO low at present that own
ers think they will lose less money lying in
port than they would to carry grain at the
rates now offered.
| OXFORD.
At Norway last week trial was begun of the
suit of Mrs Anna Moyes against S. L. Crock
ct, who was formerly clerk in Mrs. Noyes'
drug store. The suit grew out Of the circu-
lation of several anonymous libels against the
character of the wife of Mr.. Crockett which
| were traced to Mrs Moves, who subsequently
signed paper. acknowledging that she was
| the author of the libels and paid $1,000
| damages. This suit is brought by Mrs.
Eoyes to recover back the money, she claim
| ing now that the alleged confession was ex-
tracted from her and that she was innocent.
The case is not yet decided.
j. G. Rich, the Betel bear-hunter, has en-
gagged in a new business-that eff capturing
live hares, "Lepus Americans" for gentle
man in Boston who has game preserve on
an island near Cape Cod. Mr.. II. had an
order for sixty and sent them by express last
Monday. He gets So piece for them.
A little girl of Norway, named Allie Fuller
was badly choked by getting button in her
throat, recently. She was put to bed in an
adjoining room, and soon was heard making
a strange noise. The family FASTENED to her
at once and found her choking and unable to
speak. They soon got large button from
her throat which she had playing with
unknown to them, says the Advertiser.
WASHINGTON.
Warren Longmore, the Pembroke boy who
was sentenced to the Reform School three
wears ago for the shooting of his playmate.
Freeman Wright, was granted his liberty
Nov. Goth, says the Calais Times. As he was
only nine years old when sentenced, he had
still eight years to serve. During his stay at
the school he won the esteem of all, and had
the name of being the best boy in school.
YORK.
| William Lane, living at No. SO Clifford
street, Biddeford, heard a noise, as Of some
heavy object falling in the sitting room on
the first floor, occupied by his father-in-law,
Alvin C. Cove, one night recently, and going
to to the room, found Cove stretched out on
the floor, insensible. Under him was q ker-
osene lamp, still burning, which had set Are
to his clothes, and burned a hole through to
| the flesh. Mr.. Cove had been after medicine
to relieve sudden and severe illness, and
having returned to his room, had tainted
from an intense pain, and fallen to the floor.
Mr.. Goves's flesh was not burned, but his
escape from a horrible death was narrow.
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| The assistant postmaster of Lawrence