Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-04-23

J. G. Blossom, Esq, Of Monmouth. veil
known for many years ~ secretary Of the
Monmouth Insurance Co., has removed to
Massachusetts, where he will engage in bust
ness.
Mr.. C. h. Nelson of Waserville, the we'll
known horse man, was in Bangor Saturday
and purchased seven horses of Mr.. Titcomb.
These horses with number of others will be
taken &c Boston BY Mr.. Nelson for
sale. The splendid young stallion
young Rolf" which was sold by Mr.. C. II.
Nelson last fall to Mr.. Spepherd of Boston,
for $1,000, will be entered in the circuit
races this coming season. He is in fine con-
dition and Mr.. Nelson predicts that before
the close of the season he will trof in 2.20.
He will be driven by the we'll known driver,
Jimmie Golden.
The Lewiston Journal saws: negro
named S. A. Brown was found dead on she
track of the Maine Central railroad,
near Oakland Sunday morning. The
morning dispatches announced that the
body was mutilated beyond descrip-
ton, it was supposed by q fall from
fast moving freight train. He had a small
amount of food in s paper bag purchased in
store in Lewiston. Brown has lived in
Lewiston number of years coming to this
city about five years ago. He worked dur
He has slept in DIR. Irish's stable during the
past winter on his own confession and with
out the owners consent. having been arrested
for that reason by the police. He was about
twenty-one years of age.
Hearn. the Portland photographer. went to
Watervllle, Saturday, and photographed
nearly all the Seniors and number of the
underclass men at Colby.
PESoBsCor.
Bangor lawyer will bring a suit against
a wealthy gentleman of Bangor. for abusive
language spoken ia an office on Central street
last Saturday.
The Executive Committee of the Eastern
Maine Fair is in session revising the premium
list which are soon to be published in an at
tractive pamphlet.
The twenty-sixth annual session of the
Grand Lodge of Good Templars of Maine
will be held in City Hall, Bangor. to day and
tomorrow.
Mr.. J. Fred Webster, the enterprsing
Young lumberman of Orono, is entitled to
great credit in connection with the saving of
the Maine Central railroad bridge at Orono
On FRIDAY afternoon the situation looked
very critical and the railroad men finally gave
up the struggle, convinced that nothing could
prevent its being swept awav. After the
bridge had been abandoned, Mr.. Webster
told the railroad men it was his belief the
structure could be saved. He took crew of
40 laborers under charge of his head man, Mr..
Jones, and they went promptly at work, the
railroad authorities having given their full
permission. At 4 80 in the afternoon they
commenced and at o'clock the next morning
the bridge was safe.
PIsCATAouIs.
The travelling over Moosehead Lake is
now excellent.
WASHINGTON.
The April term of the Supreme Judicial
Court commenced Tuesday at Calais. The
criminal docket is very light. There will
be about twenty-five civil cases marked for
trial. Three of them are very important,
viz, Murchie VS.. Gates, obstruction of free
passage of water from river to the formers
mill contested will case, and Bates against
the town of East Mschis, for injuries received
through defective highway. The term will
probably last three weeks. Judge Libbey
presides.
AT LARGE.
DandelioD greens are in the market.