Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-05-06

Arpsoscooeu.

AnDROocooGu.
Judge Haskeu returned from Auburn OF
the S o'clock train Saturday evening, and
owing to the lnsess Of Judge Virgin proceed
ed directly TO the court room and adjourned
the Supreme Coars until Saturday, NAV 18th
as 10 o'clock. A. NJ
About 7-30 Saturday night, . two and one
half story lodging house. -sisussed on Bates
street Lewiston, and occupied BY Thomas
Day. slid from the posts supporting it and
fell about i've feet to the ground. The
house 10 twisted completely out of shape and
is wreck. No one vas injured. The cause
of the accident vas decayed posts.
City Clerk Rodick of Lewiston, few DAYS
ago. made af1davit to the publication of the
marriage intention of Ira w. Alexander and
Miss Emily r. Herrick. The afidavit vas
sent to Gen. Butler. The date of the publ
cation vas Nov. 25. 1873. Alexander is one
Of the parties in the famous law suit that has
been in progress in the Massachusetts, courts
in relation to the legality of Alexander's mar
riage to Mrs. Randiette.
CUMBERLAND
Total value of Portland's foreign exports for
the past week 10 Sl94 ,9s9 81, including /, Isl,
79S feet lumber.
VIM. Trefethen of Portland, on Saturday
launched from Randall and McAllister's 5
wharf the largest lobster trap in Maine. 1t
is l5x40 feet
The Bath Times says there is on the Port
land road, about q mile from Brunswick
village proper, an old yellow farm house,
called the Drew place. which for a number
of years has had the reputation of being
haunted. Recently young newly married
man named Alexander, together with his
bride, scorning the idea of 0hostly visitors,
took up their abode there. During the silent
watches of the first night strange noises were
heard, for making which the rats had the
credit. but on the third night they were
awakened, as they say by his Satanic majes-
ty, who laid his clammy hands on that bride
of week. This was the last straw. and in
the morning that couple packed their house
hold goods and sadly departed, firmly con-
vinced that in that house spirits nightly hold
sway.
FRANKLIN.
Warrents were issued recently against
Clarence Conant. Weston Toothaker and A.
Farmer of Philips, who recently took from
j. z. Everett,s shop a barrell containing
about $50 worth Of whiskey, that was owned
by the town and stored there. Conant and
Toothaker have not yet been apprehended. as
them to justice. Thursday A. NJ. A. Farmer
was arranged at p. A. Sswyer's office be-
fore Justice Fogg of Strong. 2. A. Sawyer.
esq appeared as attorney for the State upon
whose suggestion Farmer pleaded guilty and
made full statement of all his knowledge
of the affair. 1t appears that the offence
was committed while the parties were under
the influence of liquor and that no other per-
sons were connected with it. Farmer was
held under $3.50 bonds to appear at the Sep
tember term of the Supreme Court. says the
Pennington Journal.
KNOX.
About $4,000 stock has been taken in the
new steam boat to run between Portland and
Boothbay, says the Herald Estimated cost
of boat from SIS 900 to $4,000.
LINCOLN.
The dwelling house owned and occupied by
Thomas Mcfarland of Round Poad, was con-
sumed by fire early Tuesday morning, says
the Lincoln News. The household effects
on the lower floor were mostly saved. The
furniture belonging to Mrs. c. A. Butman,
whose house was burned several months ago,
was stored in the chambers of Mr. McFar-
lands house was DESTROYED The origin of
the fire is unknown, but is supposed to have
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locality when first discovered
PENoBscOT.
A post office with the name of Oraomo has
been established in this county about three
miles from Olamon on the road to Lowell.
On Wednesday while men on the woods
drive were running Penscook FALL in Milan,
the boat swamped and one man named Spencer
of Brewer was drowned.
PIsCATAQUIs.
Messrs J. f. Parkman and NJ G. Shaw.
of Greenville, have formed partnership
under the style of Parkman & Co., and pro-
pose to commence at once the erection of a
saw mill oD Moosehead Lake. at Greenville,
next above Bigney Brothers mill, where
they will engage in the manufacture of hard
wood lumber.
SAGADAHoC.
The missing Grows girl at Harding Station
was found Friday evening by her father and
returned home with him. She was going to
her grandfather's, who lives near by. and
stop day or two, she stated. Tuesday her
father went to his fathers house, and on in.
quiry found that his daughter had not been
there at all. On searching her room at home
a note was found on which was written, 81
have burnt my clothes and have gone to
drown myself in the river" There was
much excitement over the matter at first.
YORK.
Buxton and Hollis Agricultural Society
will hold their cattle show and fair October
1st 2d and Sd, 1884.
William Vining, son of G.. W. Vining Of
Weld, young man about twenty-one years
old, working for A. S. Holt, attempted suicide
Saturday morning by hanging. says the Will
ton Record. Mr. Holt found him and imme.
diately took the rope of.
AT LARGE.
There has been decrease in the Grand
Trunk receipts of $3.50, ,ss4 since January,
Polo on horses is likelv to be an attraction
of the coming State Fair. which fair, b. the
way. the trustees purpose to make the biggest
yet.
The eighteenth annual meeting Of the
Maine Homeopathic Medical society will be
held in the Aldermen's room, City building
Portland. June Sd.
A number of men who went from Calais, St
Stephen and thereabouts, have been indicted
in the West for perjury. The perjury i:
alleged to have been committed in connection
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