Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-04-11
State News.


The country roads are in . horrible condi-
tion, the stages are now behind time
Schooner belmont Locke of Bangor, which
vent ashore on Plum Island, Conn, recently
has become = total loss.
The pulp mill at Lincoln now manufactures
five tons of pulp daily. The product of the
pulp mill At West Great Works has increased
TO twenty-five tons daily.
Last Monday afternoon special constable
Flyni, with several assistants, seized the
| ..original packages" of liquor of various
kinds, which were in the store of Joseph
Springall, NJ D., Dexter, and exposed for
sale. We believe it is claimed that he has
broken one or more of these packages. and
retailed the contents in violation of the
Maine law, and that by so doing, the whole
lot becomes liable to seizure. Whether this
position is a tenable one, remains TO be seen
The result of this case will be awaited with
a gre ar deal of interest in all parts of the
State, for Dexter's importing and wholesale
liquor store, has got quite notoriety, III
consequence of the discussion in some OF the
leading papers of certain principles which
the business involved
PIscATAouIs.
Reports from Moosehead are to the effect
that the Lake il in an impossible condluon
and the indications are that the ice will leave
much earlier than usual or that the lake Is 10
be closed TO travel an unusually long ume.
WALDO.
Fitz W. Gilbert has been appointed Janitor
Of the Belfast Custom House.
The MAYOR Of Belfast has appointed new
night watch-John Dollif and Joseph B.
Wilson. Policeman p. S. Staples is retained
as night watch along the water front OF the
city.
Mr.. Bailey of Belfast went to Boston
Monday with his famous trotter Geo. y. The
horse will be taken to Lawrence TO
he trained for a series of races beginning
May 18th.
A committee has been appointed from
Equity Grange. Belfast, in regard to building
a new grange hall. The new building will
cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $1,000
to $1,000.
The house and carriage shop of Charles
Andrews at Halls Corner, East Belmont, was
totally destroyed by fire Sunday evening with
all the contents Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews
were absent at the time. There was no in
surance. Mr. Andrews was secretary of
Golden Rule lodge of Good Templars. and
all the records of the lodge we're DESTROYED.
together with quantity of vests owned by
Geo A. Quimby, of Belfast. Mr. Andrews
hes a new house nearly completed, which
stood near the one burned, and which he will
finish and occupy
On Saturday the 9TH inst Sheriff Wads-
worth of Belfast. went to Stockton for the
purpose of arresting John Hartman, of that
town. who was recently before justice on
complaint of Sarah kellar for bastardy. The
last offence is for breaking and entering
house in Searsport with the intent of commit
ting rape on the person of Lizzie Emerson
Mr. Wadsworth was unable to find the man.
The outlook for business in Searsport the
coming summer is rather discouraging. The
spool mill will shut down again the middle of
the month, and will probably not start again
for a month or six weeks. Superintendent
Merrill has lately visited tina principal. thread
works in the country in quest of more orders,
bat the managers all talk the tariff question,
and thev do not look for revival of business
until that matter is settled.
WASHINGTON.
Il will perhaps be remembered by some of
our readers that an English vessel was
wrecked on the island of Sumatra. last fall
and the crew captured by the natives Two
or three expeditions have been made to re-