Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-02-25
SATURDAY, Feb. Esd.
State News.
ANDROsCOGGIN.


Arista Weber, after three days sojourn
in the Lewiston prison Was brought before
Judge Cornish, Friday morning. He pleaded
guilty to the charge of ENLIGHTENMENT. Web
Der has been a cigar runner for c. =. Drake
of Lewiston. He confesses to having en-
beetles $50. His method of procedure was
simple. He sold cigars for cash to RESPONSE
BILE parties and represented that the goods
were sold on time. The more responsible
the party. the longer the time was represent
ed to be. 1t is believed that bis embezzle-
ment covers not more than four months. II
is also though to be considerably larger than
the above amount He was ordered to recox.
nize in the sum of $500 for appearance At the
S. j. Court. He went to Jail
ARoosrooK.
The engine of the freight train jumped the
track Saturday morning, Feb. 10th, about
four miles below Presque Isle. 1t turned a
complete somerssult. but fortunately no one
was injured, saws the Republican. A crew
of wreckers came from Woodstock and got
it righted and on the track Sunday about
dark. The machine was not badly injured.
CUMBERLAND.
Ninety students are now attending the
Bowdo Medical school, which is abous fiv t
more than were at the school the same time
last year.
The First Universalist church of Lowell,
Mass, recently increased the salary of its
pastor, Rev. Geo. w. Bicknell, from 81. 500
to So, 900 year. The parish is in very
prosperous condition. Mr.. Bicknell was for
merly pastor of the Indian street church of
Portland
The Denison Box Company of Brunswick
has already filed several orders from Eng
land, and is just commencing on large order
for small plain wooden boxes to be used for
the transportation of parcels through the
mails.
PENoBsCoT.
Mr.. Horace Plummer of the firm of B.
Plummer & Son, Kenduskeag. has gone to
Arizona for his health.
The State College at Orono has resumed
its session with good number of scholars in
attendance.
The cut of logs on the Penobscot and its
tributaries for the present season is generally
estimated at one hundred millions. The sea
son since the opening of the new year has
been unusually favorable, for numbering
operations.
Associate Justice Emery, who presided at
the court, for the first time in Bangor. has
commended himself to the bar especially for
his fairness, impartiality, courtesy and
promptness. County Attorney Appleton had
all his cases prepared in advance and has
absolutely had all his cases finished in some
way with definiteness and accuracy.
An effort was made Friday afternoon by
Bangor parties, to elicit some statement from
the convicted Italian murderers that would
settle definitely the question which of them
killed Pasqui They were told they had
nothing to gain or lose by any revelations
they might make, as their case was finally
settled, but each stuck to his previous story,
Santore, the elder, being especially emphatic
in the reiteraton of his testimony.
Newport is to have first class skating
rink. The owners of the block have formed
themselves into a company, to finish the
entire upper part for the purpose, which will
make floor room 100 feet long by 80 feet
wide, with three rooms in the lower story,
for clothing. office, and any other purposes
that may be required for the convenience of
the patrons of the rink. Work will be CON-
menced Immediately. reports the Eastern
State