Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-02-27
State News.
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ton Tuesday of this week.
The wife of c. H. Wilson of Houlton, rner-
chant died suddenly on Sunday morning,
leaving an infant two weeks old.
Two prisoners from Pressure Isle were COM
mitted to Jail last Friday. by officer Barto,
for refusing to testify in liquor case brought
before Judge Cook.
Aroostook county embraces one hundred
and eighty townships, 64S0 square miles, and
4.247 900 acres of land. Not one quarter of
it is yet covered by the title deeds of resident
owners.
Edwaed York of Liuneus was examined
Wednesday Feb. 90 at Linneus Corner, be-
fore Justice Clough, charged with assault
with attempt to kill one Charles Shields. The
evidence was sufficient to warrent holding
him for trial. and, upon failure to find
sureties in the sum of $1,000, he was CON-
mitted.
There we're shipped from the Houltou sta
ton last week. 9O0, 900 shingles. $500 BUSH
els potatoes. 532 tons hay, 1925 sleepers, Is
horses, 5S2 bushels oats. 1000 sides leather,
10 tons fresh meat. $4,000 hoops, 6 tons tai
low. Is cords bark. 2l.OOO lbs. starch-75
carloads in all. There are now at the sta
ton awaiting cars for shipment, $50 cords
bark, $3.50 bushels potatoes, 200 tons hay.
CUMBERLAND.
Bishop Healy of Portland left the city
Monday, for a three weeks trip to Florida.
Between twelve and one o'clock Tuesday
morning several members of the Mechanic
Blues q military company in Portland, were
summoned from their beds by half a dozen
men dressed in uniform, and told to repair At
once to the armory, fully armed and equipped.
Arriving there they found the following
telegram lying on the table, written on an
American Union blank and in one of their
envelopes:
BANGOR. Feb %.
Captain Commanding Co. b. Portland, Me.
You are hereby ordered to warn all mem
bers to report at the armory Immediately
armed and equipped and to await further
orders.
The men soon began dropping into the
armory one BY one, in high state of excite
ment. There were rumors of a riot in Ban
gor, but they could get no news. The news
paper Offices and telegraph office; telephones
were freely used. but no foundation for the
report could be obtained, and it began to
dawn upon them that it was a stupid joke.
1t was joke that reaches the dignity of q
crime. The authors are pretty well known.
KENNEBEc.
We are informed that person by the name
of Will CO0kson has been sentenced for two
years IN the slate prison. for larceny, in the
Albion. 1t is said to be the same person who
stole Rev. N Turner'S horse last fall and
traded it of in Mount Vernon.
Edwin Noyse and wife, of Waterville, are
at the Adams House, Boston. Mr.. and Mrs.
Noyse left home ii, first week in January for
a trip to Florida. Mrs. Noyse was taken sick
on her arrival in Boston. She is now better
and they expect to leave for the South this
week
PENoBscoT.
The two convicted Italian murderers, Car
men Santore and Raffaille Copone, were taken
to Thomaston from Bangor. Monday, by
Warden Bean. Santore, the elder of the
pair. completely broke down at leaving Ban
0or, and wept like a child. He kissed the
hands of the city marshal. jailer. warden and
others. There is considerable sympathy for
Santore, as it is believed he was led into the
crime by Capone. Capone had the same
defiant bearing which characterized him dur
ing and since the trial. Besides the murder
ers, the following we're taken to the Stste
Prison: Peter Cornell. thirty months, for
assault with intent to kill; Chas. Hutchings,
sentenced to six years for burglary; Andrew
Hewes, sentenced to six years for forgery.
SAGADAHoc.
1t is reported that company of prominent
railroad men of Boston examined the propos-
ed route of the marrow gsage railroad from
Bath to Parxer's Head last week and think
such road would pay we'll.
The subscription list to the stock of the
New England Ship Building Company, OF
which Hon. Guy C.Goss of Bath is manager,
has been placed in the hands of Mr.. F. W.
Weeks. All are invited to subscribe. as the
investment 10 thought by our prominent
capitalists to be q paving one.
The Engine Edwin FIVE" is being over.
hauled 1t the Knox & Lincoln repair shop.
The wrecked engine was placed on the track
Sunday and arrived in Woolwich Sunday
night. The damage done to it is about $500.
1t will be repaired at the X. & L. shop in
Bath after the Flyais finished.
Mr.. L. F Adams of Phipsburg, appeared
before Judge Tallman of Bath, Monday
morning. on complaint of his neighbor Mr..
Joseph Nichols. Mr.. Nichols is a game
warden. and he charged Adams with shooting
q partridges on the 2nd of last December. Mr..
Adams plead not guilty. He was put under
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