Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-04-04
State News.
KNOX.
ceeding.

Of her choice, of a young lady of fifteen years,
is the latest excitement in West Washington.
The result is that pa and ma are furious;
father-in-law benignant, husband and wife
triumphant. Stickney's corner and its JUS
tice of the peace are getting notoriety, this
being the second runaway match there this
winter.
The annual meeting occurred Monday and
resulted in the warmest contest which has
taken place in Thomaston since the famous
free bridge fight of few years since. The
debate arose on a motion to substitute
school committee in place of a supervisor OF
schools. On one side were arrayed Captain
Samuel Watts. A. 7. Gould and Joseph E.
Moore, and opposed to them were Hon +. X.
o Brien and his friends. Mr.. O'Brien carried
his point in favor of a supervisorship by a
decided minority. and after voting the candi-
date whom he had supported was chosen by
a mojority Of lOl. Not long after his defeat
Capt. Watts notified the town authorities that
he was no longer a citizen of Thomaston;
went to Rockland, where he passed the night,
to avoid being in town on April lst, whence
he took the train for Boston Tuesday morn
ing.
SAGADAHoC.
Geo. +. Hughes. Charles Z. Higgins, Bath.
and Charles Newall, Richmond, are in exami-
There are in the written examination thirty
questions. Mr.. Hughes passed q creditable
oral examination Tuesday afternoon. He
has read law equivalent to two years with C.
w. Larrabee. Esq. The examining commit
tee is Judge Gilbert, C. w. Larrabee Esq,
and Col j. W. Spraulding.-Geo. w. Hus-
sey. of Richmond, was fined 500 and costs
Tuesday afternoon for maintaining liquor
nuisance; this was on an indictment found
against him last term. The court in passing
sentence remarked that such light sentence
would not have been given if the indicted
had not gone out of the business.-The
Grand Jury were dismissed for this term
Wednesday morning. Only one indictment
was found, State VS.. William Henry Worth
ley. This was the only case before them.
The Georgetown stage driver has to trans
fer his passengers and mail at Arrowsic in
skifs owing to the condition of the Arrows
Bridge. which will not be repaired until the
ice breaks up in the river.
A petition asking for the appointment of
Gen. J. A. Hall as collector of customs for
the Walaoboro district is being circulated
among the citizens of Bath. The Times
think that it is verv kind to give their people
voice in the matter as Bath is not in the
district.
PENOBsCoT.
The new police force in Bangor assumed
their duties Wednesday. Six of last years
force remain and six others went on. The
dav crew is the same as before.
The Bangor Band has reorganized and is
in active practice.
A committee comprising Hon. A. w.
Paine, Hon. Lysander Strickland and f. X.
Morrison, Esq, was appointed to call a pub
lie meeting of citizens Of Bangor, to get an
expression of the sentiment of the communi-
ty regarding the coming semi-centennial Gel
ebration.
WALDO.
The ice recently carried away portion of
the dam at the mill of George U. White, at
the Head of the Tide, Belfast.
the prisoners at the Belfast Jail yard re-
fused labor on Tuesday, and were committed
to the dungeon. They subsequently came to
terms.
COW owned bv Mr.. Ralph Cross of Bel
fact. last week dropped a calf which weighed
at its birth lis pounds. The calf is of Here
ford and Dutch breed.
VIM. HAYNES of Islesboro, a Young man
about 25 wears old, accidentally shot himself
Tuesday, while out cunning. He had left
his gun in bush for some purpose and upon
his going to pull it from the bush. the trig-
ger caught and the charge cut his right hand
nearly off at the wrist.
Isaac Allard died at his residence in Bel
fast on Tuesday afternoon aged 90 years and
) months. Mr.. Allard has for some time
| been a sufferer from dyspepsia and a dis
| ordered liver.
| Capt. Augustus White of Belfast, fell over
board at the upper steamboat wharf one night
recently, and would have drown but for the
assistance of Capt Riley Cottrell. who rescued
l him. White, in the darkness walked into a
hole in the wharf aud fell through into the
water. He clung to one OF the pilngs until
boat reached him.
! Waldo County Grange will meet with Farm
ers Pride Grange, on Tuesday. April s,h.
| Edward II. Hilton. son of Enoch Hilton,
| Of Belfast. died at the insane asylum. Angus
! ia. early Thursday morning of last week
/ aged about So years. He has been insane for
| a number of years. but the immediate cause
/ of his death was bilious attack. His re-
mains arrived on the train Friday evening
and were buried Saturday afternoon.
YORK.
/ The Biddeford citv government passed an
order, Monday evening, authorizing the ap-
priation of $4,000 for public park, to COM
ply with an article in the will of the late Cor
purpose on condition that the citv raise a like
amount. An order was also passed authoriz-
ing Mayor Hobson to sign the contract With
the water company. The company will be.
| gin work at once and lay out from $50, 900
to tl.5, 900 this year, the whole work to be
completed BY Jan. /. 1856.
| Ar LARGE.
A total eclipse of the moon, partly visible
in this viciniy, viii take place Thursday of
next week.