Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-04-14
State News.
.ANDROSC0GGIN.


in Lewiston and Auburn, of young ladies who
are expert skaters. A game is expected by
them on Fast Day. They are practicing in
City Hall rink and are the talk of the town.
CUMBERLAND.
Last Wednesday United States Marshal
Marble visited Bridgton and arrested George
w. Miller. the restaurant keeper, for selling
liquor without a license. He brought MIR.
Miller with him to Portland. and the case
will probably be settled by payment of license
and costs-about $40 in ALL
A new packing company is to be formed
under the laws of Maine, but which will do
business in New York. 1t is said the com
pany will consist of John Winslow Jones.
Julius Wolf of the great packing firm of
Wolf & Reessing of New York, George Burn
ham and other prominent men. The COM
pany will have large capital and will use
the labels and trade marks of John Winslow
Jones.
Barnum's circus will exhibit in Portland
July 4th, therefore the Press saws it looks a.
if there might be reconsideration of the vote
appropriating So, 800 for the Fourth of July
celebration there. Possibly provisions would
be made for some amusements, but Barnun
would catch the crowd.
KENNEBEC.
All the liquor cases from Watervile, pre-.
sented before the grand jury, were demurred,
equivalent to conviction) with one eXcep-
tion-Geo. Laundry paid $50 and costs. The
two cases from Oakland were settled by pay
ment of S275.
A gentleman in Rockland, the owner of
many tenement houses, while strolling over
his property one day Recently, was much sur.
prised to find one of his supposed empty ten
ements occupied by a family apparently well
satisfied with their location. On inquirery
the man of the house informed his astonish-
ed landlord that as the door was unlocked and
the tenement suited him. he thought he would
move in. The mans satisfaction was so evil
dent that the owner of the house stated his
terms, the tenant agreed to pay the required
rent, and affairs were thus amicably settled
PEsoBsCoT.
Henry Thayer, who for many years has
driven a butchers cart from Hsmpden to
Bangor stopped his team in the road few
days ago. TO talk with a man, when he was
stricken with a paralytic shock, and since
has been confined to the house and has not
recognized any one. His condition is criti
cal
WALDO.
On Thursday, April 3, DIR. J. c. Irish OF
Lowell, Mass, removed an ovarian tumor
weighing l61 pounds. from young lady a,
her home in Troy, Me. The operation prov
ed successful and at last accounts the patient
was improving. DIR. Irish has performed
fifteen ovarian operations, and has met with
marked success. He was formerly member
of the class Of 81 Colby University.
Jacob w. Bowen of Monroe, was before
Trial Justice c. II. Buzzell. Saturday after
noon. March 29th. on complaint of Joseph p
Perkins, charged with an assault with inten,
to kill He was ordered to recognize, but
failing to get bonds, was committed.
WASHINGTON.
When the schooner Ximepa was ashor,
near Biddeford last winter a hogshead of mo
lasses was taken out and left on the higi
beach while the schooner was moved of aDt
repaired. The freight was reloaded, includ
ing the bogshead. Last week the freige
was discharged at Maehias. and the owner o
the molasses, on tapping the hogshead, founc
it to be filed with water, and not molasses
The exchange had been made by some of tn
beach residents while the hogshead was there
YORK.
Mike Barry says if Delaney will deposi
SlU0 either IN the once OF the foiice news
Boston or the Argus Office, to fight out of tn
State, he will cover it Immediately.
Rev. George Cleveland. of Newton Center
Mass. preached in the Baptist pulpit. Nortl
Berwick. Last Sunday. Mr.. Cleveland hs
been rendered unanimous call from tn
church and society and has accepted tn
same, says the Biddeford Journal, and viii
move his family about the middle of Ma,
Previous to entering upon his theological
course at Newton Center, he had been set
tied as pastor over Baptist church in Nov
Scotia, bis native place.
Mrs. Raymond Sickra, strapped a pair o
roller skates on to her feet, and glided abou
the smooth floor Of her husbands shop a
Harmon's corner Thursday night. One o
the smart young BARRIERS remarked to a com
panion that Mrs. Sickra on skates reminde
him Of a kangaroo trying to waltz. Mrs
Sickra heard the remarks and taking off tn
skates, grabbed the young man by the nap
Of the neck and the bosom of his pantaloona
and threw him into the street. She then re
sumed her skatorial xercise.-Bsddefer
Journal