Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-11-07
State News.


ARoosrooK.
Potatoes are bringing to-day Sl.I5 per bar
rel at Houlton. But few are coming into
market.
Brown Watson of Houlton, have GROUND
up 1000 bushels of potatoes into starch al
their factory in SMYRNA, this season.
FRANKLIN.
A man named Swan. a trial Justice from
Franklin county. was brought before U. S
Com. Rand. at Portland, Wednesday, ou charge
of making a false jurat in pension voucher
He was held to bail in $500 to the next term
of the District Court. and failing to furnish
bonds was committed.
HANCOCK.
Ward 5. Ellsworth, went republican Tuesday,
for the first time in the history of the city.
Schooner William Tell of Ellsworth, Capt.
NJ. Anderson, from Castine for Portland.
with herring. went ashore on Ssavey Island.
Oct. 25th, and is a total loss The crew were
saved
DIR. Wallace, who is in Jail at Ellsworth,
for selling alcohol at Castine. has been
dangerously i'll from neuralgia of the heart,
but is reported more comfortable and slightly
improved. 1t is reported that an effort will
be made to secure his pardon from the Gov
ernOr.
KESSEBEC
The Pittston steam mill shut down Satur.
dag night for the season.
The Gardiner shoe factory shut down Wed
nesaay, and will probably be down about two
weeks for repairs.
f. ID Tasker OF Gardiner went down to
the Aroostook week ago Monday. after
horses He is expected home this week.
Sch. T Benedict, which discharged a cargo
of coal at Pittston last week, while on her
way there from New York struck a sunken
wreck while making a harbor, and stove a
hole in her. The break was repsired tempo
rarilly and she arrived there all right She is
now on the flats at Pittston to have the neces-
sary repairs made.
w Buker, of Litch6eld the we'll know n
butcher, had his white horse drop dead on the
Lunt's hill road, while coming to Gardiner,
Friday. 1t was a good horse, valued at $3.50.
Heath Post. Gardiner, have got the repairs
all completed on their hall. Besides moving
the furnace from the supper room, they have
kalsOmined the walls with a tint and whit
ened the ceiling Upstairs in the main hall
new windows with colored glass have been
put in, and wide border put around the wall
above the wood work.
LINCOLN.
On Tuesday the County Commissioners of
Knox and Line )ln counties, reviewed the
contemplated road. petitioned for by p. p
Jackson and II others the petitioners being
principally citizens of Union, Washington
and Waldoboro, in which towns the road is
sought to be located.
At Damariscotta, on Tuesday, Z w. Dun
bar, E~e, one of the leading business men
there. and four of his sons, two of whom are
the editors of the Damariscotta Herald,
marched to the polls in a body and cast five
ballots for Blaine and Logan Mr.. Dunbar
was a member of tine Maine LEGISLATURE when
Mr.. Blaine was speaker of that body
Saturday. Percy V. Bowker, ten years old
son of Capt. Bowker. Westport took his
dory and started out for pleasure, but in 60
ing around turn in the river the boat was
upset, and he WAS drowned His body Tues
day morning had not been recovered He
had been dur 'ng the SUNNI with his father
in coaster
SOMERSET.
In Arson, Thursdav, two boys went out
cunning and couldn't find ANYTHING to shoot,
and so they agreed to draw their shot and fire
at one anothe-. The first one escaped unhurt.
When the last one fired, the shot was not all
out Of has gun and the boy got the contents in
the face and had to be carried home. The
doctor thinks he will live.
Mr.. Michael Demo, respected citizen and
leading Catholic of Skowhegan, passed away
at his residence on Friday night of last week.
his death being caused by dropsy, accompa-
MED by heart trouble. Mr. Demo had for
years been trusted servant of the Coburns
in their vast numbering business.
YORK
Monday, a neatly dressed woman went to
the stable of Arthur Hamilton, OF Biddeford,
and hired team, o,tensiby to 60 a short
distance into the country. 1t appears that by
a pre-arranged plan she met. shortly after
wards one Fred LeFleur and together they
Immediately drove to Dover. n. H., where
LeFleur upon attempting to dispose of the
team excited suspicion causing his arrest and
detention. City Marshal Harmon being noti-
fed of the occurrence, went to Dover
Wednesday morning and brought back the
thieves.
AT LARGE.
A Portland man complains in the Press
that the lobster law Is being violated and that
the fish wardens are not attending to their
duty in the matter. The complainant asks if it
is right that the New York and Massachusetts
dealers should have a supply from this State,
and dealers here in Maine be closed for three
months and the people deprived of fresh
HOLSTERS, and calls for the strict enforcement
of the law if it il constitutional.
Captain Mitchell, of the bark Antoine Sala
New York and Havana TT de. came home in