Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-03-14
State News.


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Gibson; the burglar who entered the lew.
! elry store Of A. A. Barrett of Caribou and
stole several hundred dollars worth OF
watches SC, gets two years at Thomaston-
Csyonerte, for assault and battery gets six
months in Houlton jail.
The dwelling house of Clinton Smith,
occupied BY VIM. Bessie. situated near Car
ibou village, was entirely destroyed bv fire
last Sunday night. Cause, a defective Chin
ney. Loss about $500. No insurance.
Following are the divorces granted at the
last term of the Aroostook County S. ].
Court just closed: Laura NJ. Armour vs.
Geo A. Armour. for cruelty and adultery
Joseph Babbin vs.. Annie Babbin. for deser-
ton; James E. Hardy VS.. Floretta Hardy.
for desertion and adultery; Preston F. Mason
vs.. GertIe E; Mason, for adultery; Jerusha
E A. Smith vs.. Moses S. Smith, for desertion
and drunkenness; John G. Tarbell VS. Sarah
a. Tarbell. for adultery; Ina Thomas VS..
John W. Thomas. for cruelty and desertion;
James WEIGH vs.. Emeline Welch, for deser-
ton and adultery. Court closed Friday
evening, March Eth, after session of ten
dave. Whole number of cases on the docket
40, of which $50 were disposed of this term,
leaving 400 continued to the September term.
Times have not been so dull in Aroostook,
the settlers say. for 20 years. Potatoes, hay
and oats are so low that the farmers do not
care to sell. Potatoes were sold at Fort
Fairfield. Saturday. for so cents barrel.
One farmer, whose crop was 700 barrels,
Jocularly remarked that if he had raised 700
barrels more he would be on the town.
Large quantities of hay can be bought in
some OF the back towns for 81 per ton.
CUMBERLAND.
On the Portland and Cgdensburg railroad
since Wednesday morning, the track from
Bartlett, west. has been blocked with from
three 10 fifteen feet of snow and there is q
thick crust of ice formed on the rails We'd
nesday the mercury was IS degrees warmer
than it was in Portland and crew of twelve
men with two engines and a snow pillow have
been at work. In all probability the way
was cleared Thursday.
A party of twelve carpenters came from
Bath. Tuesday. to commence work on the
skating rink on Peaks Island. Mr.. John
Carr of Bath is master builder.
A family living on Winter street Portland,
were poisoned recently by eating canned
tomatoes. They were taken violently sick
and it was necessary TO summon physician.
The poison was counteracted but the doctor
said it might have proved fatal if medical aid
had not been summoned Immediately.
HANCOCK.
The mayor of Ellsworth has appointed
Jshn II. Brown as city marshal. and Charles
Slower as policeman.
A son of Stephen Merchant of Hancock.
aged about II years, while attempting to re-
move the filling from an '.exploder," used in
firing rend rock. Monday March Sd, succeed
ed in exploding the cap, injurng his left hand
to such an extent as to require the amputa-
ton of the thumb and forefnger at the first
ioinf and of the second the hand
PENoBsCoT.
The annual meeting of the Bangor and Pts
cataquis Railroad Company will be held in
Bangor next Thursday.
The semi annual meeting of the Penobscot
County Educational Association will take
place this week Friday and Saturday, at Dex-
ter. An interesting meeting is anticipated.
Free entertainment provided and free return
tickets on railroads.
SOMERSET.
Word was received Monday announcing
the death of Frank p. Chapman, at New
Richmond Wisconsin. Mr.. Chapman was
a native of Mercer, and had taken a high
stand in the legal profession, when he was
stricken down. No particulars of his death
have been received.
the contract for building the new skating
rink at Skowhegan has been given to Isaac
Heath, Jr., of Oakland. He also has con-
tract for erecting a house for Thomas Tan
fish.
WALDO.
The meeting of the Waldo County Medical
Association took place at the rooms of the
Club of Thirty in Belfast Tuesday Owing
to the bad travelling the meeting was small.
The following officers were elected: S. W.
johnson. president; J. Craig, vice president;
J. Stephenson. treas; Elmer Small. secre-
tsry. s. W. johnson. Elmer Small. J. Craig,
E. A. Porter. J Stephenson, standing com
mittee. Meetings will be held quarterly on
the first Tuesdays Of May August, Novem-
Der and February. The next meeting will
be May 9th, when DR.. Porter will read a
paper on the Germ Theory; DR. Craig one
on Refix Action, and DR.. +. Abbott one on
Facts and Dressings in Fracture.
Mrs. F. G. Kellogg, so Z. seth street, says
the New York Morning Journal, was partial