Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-05-29
State News.


State News.
AxDRosCoGeIN.
Jas Fisher of Lewiston, left there Mon
day night for Columbia. Dakota, where he i
interested in suit before the Probate Cour
involving some $4,000.
ARoosrooK.
Eddie Small. boy Is years old. va
drowned in the pond at Hodgdon a week axt
last Sunday. The body was recovered las,
Monday, about 40 rods from where he va
last seen, says the Pioneer.
CUMBERLAND.
The Portland Argus says: A brigh, ligh,
vas seen at the Cape Tuesday night and {
rumor prevailed that the Ocean House had
been burned Mr.. Osgood, the proprietor
was seen about half past eleven, and he had
heard nothing about it. Nothing could be
learned definitely that night.
A correspondent of the Portland Argus ad.
vocates q fusion between the democrats and
greenbackers on Cumberland county ticket.
George F. Shepley Post will celebrate Me-
mortal Day at Gray with appropriate ceremo-
nies. A procession will be formed consisting
of comrades G. A. R., ex-soldiers and sailors,
Odd Fellows. knights of Pythias Lodges,
the cemetery will be followed BY services.
HANCOCK.
Memorial exercises were very appropriate
ly observed at Mount Desert, in the church
by James NJ. Parker Post, B. T. Atherton,
master The church was very handsomely
decorated with flags, evergreens, flowers and
mottos.
Messrs. Hayford. Egery, Cram, Lord and
Clergue. of the Green Mountains Rsilwa ay
Company, went to Bar Harbor OH Saturday
to make arrangements for the running of the
road on the opening of the season. They
found everything in good shape, and the
train made one OF the quickest runs up the
mountain ever made. Two pagados,, for OBJ
servatisu, will be built on the mountain, one
at the eastern and the other at the western
elevations. Business at Bar Harbor promises
to be better.
Last Saturday without any premonitory
warning, about thirty feet of the fume at d.
n. Trues grist mill in Paris broke out or
each side clear to the bottom, says the Ok
ford Democrat
PENoBscor.
The fifty ninth annual meeting of the Pc
nobscOt Conference will be held with tht
church in East Orrington. in connection with
the semi-centennisl anniversary of its organ
izstion, on the 10th and llth of June.
Two inches of hail fell in Enfield, Satur
day. according to the Bangor Whig, followed
by a very heavy shower of rain. Window
glass was broken in many houses. TIL,
shower was accompanied with a roar like
that of some huge waterfall. The oldes
settler has never witnessed anything to com
pare with it,
Mr. H E. Hatch of Dexter has invented &
machine which will probably come into gen
eral use among carpenters. 1t is called q
floor clamp and is used in laying floors
especially in fine work where "blind mailing
is employ ed, to press the boards very tightly
together before they are fastened down. The
machine consists of compound lever. with
tOggle joint by with an immense latera
pressure can be produced without any grea
outlay of strength.
Antonio Bernadina, who acted as interpre
ter in the trial of the Italians who were con-
victed of murder in Bangor. ha,
received paper from Italy which
states that Santore, the older o.
the prisoners. was confined in Jail in that
country for political offences and not for mur
der as was charged by Capone. 1t will be
remembered that it was stated that Santore
had killed two or three men in Italy, and was
desperate of the worst type. Santore
writes to Bernadina that he is innocent OF
killing the Italian in Brewer. and wants tc
know if something cannot be done to make
his sentence less severe.
SAGADAHOC.
The shad season on the Kennebac seems tC
be on the gain. says the Bath Times. Monday
night 2s9 barrels were shipped on the Star OF
the East for Boston; l20 barrels were from
Bath, the rest from Richmond.
SOMERSET.
A couple of Canadians came up to Pishons
Ferry on the train Friday night to work on
Lawrence, Phillips and Co.'S boom, says a
correspondent of the Bangor Whig. One,
Clair, came from Waterville. and was much
larger than the other, Hudson, who got on at
Somerset. and was considerably in liquor
On their way to the boom house Clair pressed
Hudson to several engagements with the fists
and was worsted each time. At the boon
house Clair again attacked Hudson and q
most deadly engagement ensued. Both men
had on their river-driver's boots and used the
sharp calks with terrible effect Hudson be
ing sober did the worst work, gashing hi
victim with deep cuts from head to foot. A
last reports Clair was completely disabled
anu IN q preC8rlOuS COnultlOn.
drove up from Somerset and discharged boti
men, taking Clare away with him.
WAsHISGrON.
S. A. Doten, Esq, of Barring, last weel
received from tho pension department 81,
03l back pay.
Mr.. Robert A. Webster of Bangor, ol
Saturday had removed from the bone of hi
left arm a piece of bullet with which h
was shot at the hattie of Hatcher's Run il
March, 1868.
Two young men named Hicks and Power
broke into the store of Newell Rumery on
day last week, says the Cherryfeld Courier
They we're afterwards found IN q camp nea
the village. arrested and sent to Machias jai
to await trial at the October term of court
They went to Jonesport from Lincolnville il
boat which they had stolen, and a sherit
arrived on the Richmond Saturday night AM
took possession of the property. Hicks ha
been out of State prison only short time.
You NAV hurrah for Blaine and Lincoll