Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-02-20
state News.
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Henry W. Oakes, ESQ, Of Auburn, has
formed Law partnership With A. R. Savage,
Esq, of Lewiston, under the firm name of
Savage & Oakes.
The Lewiston Journal says that there is
good evidence that the voting list, of that
city have been doctored by the democrats by
the addition of names since the lists we're in
the hands of the printers. Republicans
have been refused this right, even
at regular session of the board The mat
ter will be investigated by the city govern
ment.
Arrangements have been made so that let
tiers mailed between the hours of and IL
o'clock P. NJ. can be sent east and west from
Lewiston on the night train leaving the lower
Maine Central station AT ll-20 P NJ.
At meeting of the Androscoggin republi-
can county committee, holden at the rooms
of the State committee in Auburn. Monday,
Hon. VIM D. Pennel of Lewiston, was
chosen chairman and b. F. league of Au
burn, secretary; Hon. F NJ. Drew of Lewis
ton, treasurer. 1t was voted TO hold the next
republican county convention at Auburn Hall
on Tuesday, August 9Th, 1854, at 10 o'clock
A. NJ. Ii was voted that the basis OF repre-
sentat:on be as follows Each city or town TO
send one delegate for its organization and
one for every 40 voters or ajority fraction
thereof, cast for the republican candidate for
Governor in 1882.
| CUMBERLAND.
Mr. W. L. Putnam is in Washington and
will not return to Portland till the last of the
week.
| Harry L. Milliken was arrested in Port
| land on Monday for breaking into the ST
Julian Hotel. some time ago.
The friends of Aurn L Dresser. Esq, of
Portland, will be panied to learn that he is
in Boston lying at the point of death, with
catarrhal fever. His physicians hold out not
the slightest hope of his recovery.
The loss by the fire at Cumberland Mills,
Saturday night, by which the Portland Pack
ing Company lost some of their shops, will
aggregate $500.
The settlement of W. NJ. Kurdish & Son of
Of Portland, has been accomplished, and II.
NJ. Sylvester. Esq, Monday. executed the
paper conveying to John n. Lord, Esq, all
the property held by him as assignee, who
advanced the money to pay the twenty per
cent. Mr.. Lord will close out the entire
stock.
The preachers meeting of the Portland dis
trict of the Maine Conference began its ses-
sions Tuesday at 9 o'clock in the Chestnut
street church, Portland, and will continue
through Wednesday The exercises will
consist of essays read. followed By discus
slOns, anu " III Dt OpcH W tie puDiC
Friday night two fishermen rowing down
the harbor heard a grooming. and upon inves-
tigation found horse in the water at the end
of Commercial Wharf. Portland The men
towed the animal around to Custom House
wharf and then notified the officers on the
beat and applied to them for assistance.
Before the horse could be rescued he died
Saturday the matter was thoroughly investi-
gated, and it has been ascertained that the
horse was the property of Rufus McKenney
of Cape Elizabeth. 1t was also ascertained
that Mckinney and his brother knocked the
horse on the head once or twice and dumped
him into the harbor without waiting to see
whether he was dead or not. Both men were
arrested.
| PENoBsCOr.
Alfred Hooper, C,stine, who hung himself
recently, belonged to a family. the members
of which have always been given to suicide.
Joshua Hooper, father of Albert Hooper, cut
his throat with penknfe; an uncle jumped
off the whar and vas drowned, and a niece
killed herself in Bangor few years ago.
PIsCATAQUIs.
S. Savage of the Wiunegarnock House.
Northeast Garry, Moosehead Lake. will build
a new hotel of forty rooms the coming season,
20 meet the demands of his increasing bust
ness, says the Industrial Journal. The North
east Carry is the gateway through which
sportsmen, canoeists and lumbermen pass on
their way to the great northern wilderness.
SAGADAHoc.
Mr.. Dan. Fulton. of Bowdonham, lost a
valuable two year old colt last week. he had
been offered 800 for the animal short time
ago.
The friends of Mrs. Captain Peterson who
| IL uifb bar hr,s hand in ho sbir, RNp
some what anxious about her as the ship was
out A. days Monday from Philadelphia to New
Orleans. The ship is owned entirely in Bath.
| Another brilliant ball will soon be given in
the new hail at Richmond.
| Preparatory steps for the introduction of the
electric light into the town and opera house at
Richmond have been taken. A few gentlemen
stand ready to take all the stock in a plant,
when the proper time comes.
YORK.
A camp of the Sons of Veterans, was or
ganized at Biddeford. Tuesday night
George Prescott, the young man who made
his escape from Portland Jail last fall, and
who was reported as having been killed in the
railroad accident at Toronto. has written to
his parents, who reside in Buxton, that he is
alive and we'll.
Joseph Desotette, a Frenchman, living in
SacO, Hdu MS HauO caught III PICKER AT the
mill Monday afternoon. His right hand was
so badly mangled that the amputation of all
the fingers was rendered necessary.
A movement is on foot in Saco and Bidde-
ford to organize party to attend the annual
meeting of the National Education Associa-
ton, which opens at Madison, Wis, July Is.
An attempt will be made to secure sufficient
number of persons in Saco and Biddeford to
warrant the chartering of q special car and
excursionize to Madison by the way of Mon.
treal, Toronto and Chicago.