Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-04-11

ARoosrooK.

ARoosrooK.
Last week the lovers of good music in Car
ibou organized society to be known rs tn,
Caribou Musical Association Over thirr,
members have joined. Mr.. d. NJ. MOODY
was chosen director and Mrs. Geo. Smitf
organist.
CUMBERLAND.
In an editorial article in the Biddeford
Journal of Monday last it is stated that the
Hon. Henry Carter, formerly editor of the
Portland Advertiser is dead-which is incor
rect Mr.. Carter is living at Haverhill, Mass,
and is still presiding as judge of the munici.
pal court of that city.
On the 9th of March last Oliver B. Cor
liss of New Gloucester was drowned at North
Yarmouth. His administrator has notified
the Countv Commissioners of Cumberland
county that he has claim against the county
of $4,000 for alleged defect in the highway.
causing the accident. Mr.. j. II. Brackets
notifies the commissioners that he has claim
against the county of SIPS for the horse
driven by Mr.. Corliss and drowned at the
same time that gentleman met his death.
Jordan Larrabee. Esq, a prominent and
respected citizen of Scarboro, died Tues
day, at the age of 65 years. He leaves a
widow and two sons-Seth L. Larrabee, Esq.
register of probate for Cumberland county
and DR. Larrabee, of Scarboro'. In 1878 Mr.
Larrabee was thrown from his carriage and
the injuries than received were the ultimate
cause 70 his death. He is man of good parts,
fair in his dealings, and kind and courteous
to all.
When Mr.. Eiwell, of the Portland, Maine,
Wheel Club, returned to the port of New
York from his recent bicycling trip to Ber.
muda. duty of 35 per cent vas demanded
on his wheel by the officer of customs. on
the ground that it was a carriage. and moi
personal effects. Mr.. Elwell contested the
matter, and appealed TO the secretary of the
treasury through representative Reed of this
district. The case was referred to the attor-
ney General, who upheld Mr. Elwell in his
opinion that bicycle accompanying the own
er returning from q foreign port was a part
of his personal effects, and not subject to
duty.
HANCOCK.
1t may not be generally known that one OF
the growing industries in Hancock comfy is
the manufacture of matches, not the class
popularity supposed to be made in heaven, but
the useful and necessary friction match. Mr..
H. J. Hovey of Gouldsboro, has for years
b cen a manufacturer of this useful article,
but lately he has considerably increased his
facilities and is now manufacturing about
three hundred gross per month He is now
planning for still further increase and with
in the year expects to turn out about one hun
dred gross daily. Mr.. Hovey uses only the
best of lumber and his matches are gaining a
popularity that is deserved and will soon be
generally recognized.
On Monday, Asa S. Greene of Surry, was
severely injured by kick from a horse
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we'll.
John Noyes, about ten years old, son of
Edward Moves of Sullivan, was found by his
father last Friday evening in the pantry with
his head through the blight of our old fash.
ioned roller cloth which he had accidentally
twisted about his neck so tightly as to cause
death by strangulation. John and his broth
er, so nearly OF an age as to seen twins, had
frequently amused themselves playing thus
with the cloth an amusement not infrequeni
with country boys) without attracting the at
tention of their friends doing anything
attended with danger. On this occasion the
boys were requested by their father to do the
evening work and had left as the father sup.
posed for the purpose. Judge of his feelings
after an absence of some .hree-fourths of an
hour, his father commenced a search for the
boy and found him hanging in the cloth. life
extinct and yet his knees resting on the floor.
KESNEBEC.
1t now looks as though there would be
considerable building in Gardiner this year
Z. ID. Tasker, of the livery firm of Tpsker
& Co. Gardiner arrived home from Ar0os-
took "Wednesday with 10 horses purchased
for this market.
The schools in Farmingdale village COM
menced Monday of this week. Rev, +. Man
son teaches the grammar school.
The Interior of Johnson Hall Gardiner is
to he r. paired The floor which is now occu-
ried nv the stable, will be ripped out, a new
front put in, and large and handsome store
with all mod rn improvements finished off, to
be occupied by u + Little for his dry goods
business. The stage to the hall will be en-.
larged to double its present size, new draw.
ing rooms finished off occupying the whole
width of the new stage, that useless part OF
the gallery dispensed with now over the
drawing rooms, to give more room, new
wings, new scenery and new drop curtain
added. and in fact everything that will go to
make it a cosy and convenient place for ali
classes of entertainments will be done.
KNOX.
Miss May B. Grant, daughter of Capt
John Grant. recently started in a row boa
from Matinicus Rock to go to Matinicus Is
land, five miles distant, to get the mail. She
was accompanied by two boys, the sons of J
F. Grant, the elder being but q STRIPPING
They reached the island safely, took the mail
consisting of twelve letters and some papers
and returned to the Rock, making the trip il
the very short time of five hours.
SOMERSET.
We would inform our inquirer that tn,
counties of Somerset, Kennebec, Waldo ant
Hancock compose our Congressional Repre-
sentative district.
The Sko~hegan Reporter Gays that Mr.
G. J. Shaw has sold the young stallion, Allie
Clay, to c. r. Bill, of Billtown, Nova Scotia
for $500 cash, Mr.. Shaw has added to hi
stock horses the bay horse Hartford, one o
the descendants of Rysdyke Hambletoniap.
He is a most promising animal.