Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-01-14
state News.
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The Lewiston police will petition the city
council Mt the next meeting for an increase
Of paw The petition will ask for an increase
from $500 to $1,000 for the CITY marshal. and
and from 81 81 to 81 90 per day for the police.
II is reported % the authority of = mem
Der, that the committee for the procurement
of extra accommodations for the insane have
been looking favorahly at the Grand View
House Property at Lake Auburn. 1t is un-
derstood that nothing definite has as vet been
done. The property Is placed upon one of
the most beautiful sites in Maine. Col Dow
Of Portland has a large interest in the prop
erty.
ARoosrooK.
Hon. Llewellyn Powers Of Houlton has re-
Gently purchased | I 900 acres of timber lands,
making him the owner of about lac. 600 acres
His lands are In Aroostook and Somerset
counties.
Hancock.
Monday afternoon, the 9Th inst = son Of
Byron Getchrll, aged Il years. had a pistol
with which he way playing. says the Ameri
can. AZ is not unirequ mt in such cases the
pistol vas accidentally discharged. the ball
entering the thigh and taking a downward
course.
ai"tst y ttsktuN OCCurreu IN the town OF
Gushing the Other day, A little daughter of
w. II. Robinson. two years old. as her broth
er, aged about four. was living on his back on
the floor. with his arms under his head, took
Q sharp knife which her mother had been us.
ing to cut meat with, and sitting down a.tride
the boy. commenced to saw back and forth
across his neck. His screams brought his
mother to the rescue before he was seriously
hurt, though the knife brought blood. A
narrow escape for the little fellow.
PrSopscor.
Ofacer Lander, of oldtown vent to Belfast
recently and arrested a young woman by the
name Of Rose A. Wilson of Enfield who was
charged with stealing several articles of
clothing to the smeunt of SlT from person
In Oldtown. She vas taken To Oldtowa for
trial and bound over in the Gum Of $500
She could not furnish bail and vas committed
to the county Jail in Bangor. II appears that
Rose was privately married last sumner to q
man who is in the woods. Her parents do
not vet know Of the marriage. Since she has
been sentenced to jail she has received let
ter from her husband Who writes that she has
ruined his happiness. and that he shall soon
start for Florida. She is only about Is years
Of age, and rather progressing in looks.
Ar LARGE.
The annual meeting of the Maine Board
Of agriculture viii be held at the State House.
Augusta. Room, No. Is, Wednesday and
Thursday. Jan. 18th and 18th. 1854, opening
at 1850 o'clock. A. NJ.
IL IL q somev hat rsmarkshle fact that Gov
Robes term of Office will cover Eve Su-
prcme Judicial court appointments His
Arst official act As Governor was the appoint.
ment of Justice ARENAS Lihbey: he next
appointed Justice John A Peters TO be Chief
Justice At the close of Judge Appleton's term
of service; followed BY the appointment Of
l.. A. Emery to the seat vacated BY Judge
Peters. He ~ill appoint a successor to
Judge Barrows in March and NAV possibly
close his subernatorisl career a. he began il,
By the appointment Of successor Of Judge
Daaforth, whose term will expire Dec slst,
the present year.
Good Templars Lodges have lately been
Organized At vanceboro, Calais and Milltown.
BY ]. H. Hamilton, of Mattawamkeas. A
District Lodge for Washington county 10 to
Be Organized at Calais soon. There are at the
present twenty-seven Coed Templar Lodxes
In Warrington county, most of these were
ereanised through the earnest efforts Of Mr..
Hamiltoa, and some Of them have new halls
veil furnished. and are doing much 70 ad-
vsnes the cause of Temperance 10 that part
Of oar State.