Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-29
state News.
AxpRoscoGGIS.

ANDRoscoGGIN.
The police seized q quart of cider at T.
P. Kings. Saturday. T. P King keeps a
plsce on Bates St, Lewiston. He was taken
before the court Monday morning, and fined
500 and costs and six months in Jail.
ARoosrooK
Thirty four hundred and nineteen sheep
and lambs were received at the Eastern Fresh
Meat Cos slaughter house in Houlton last
week.
Eight carloads of dressed sheep and lambs
were shipped to Boston last week from the
Eastern Fresh Meat Co.'S slaughter house,
Houlton.
Jabez Young of Houlton raised ll40
bushels of oats this year on Is acres OF
ploughed land, being II / bushels per acre.
Ii is said that better prices are now being
paid for Aroostook potatoes than were given
earlier in the season. Large quantities of
them are now coming forward and ears for
their shipmen: are in great demand
The Phalen house and barn, on the north
road. about p miles from Houlton village,
were burned Sunday night, at about eleven
o'clock. The loss is estimated at 81, 900; in
surance small.
KENSEBEC.
A well known Lewiston humOrist. saws the
Journal OF that city. gave seance at Hallow::
ell. last week, in his usually brilliant style.
In the pauses of the pr gram he soTgbt the
dressing room and changed costume from a
swallow tail to that of a character sketch.
Then the funny man from Lewiston walked
into the waiting room and was waving his
hands before the fire Act second is the en-
trance of the familiar aldrrmanic figure of
City Marshal True, Hallowell's popular
guardian of the peace. who likewise APP
proach ID the stove and h. gtn III warm his
hands. The srhemers of this htlle farce were
two mutual acquaintarcsS who called the
City Marshal and said. lacnnically and
emFhatically pointing TO the Lewiston man,
He's thundern' bum. Fire him out" The
Lewiston man was warming his hands when
the officer tapped him on the shoulder and
said, Say Young man as soon as you get
your hands warm. you better 90 out and go
ont quietly. too" The fun of the joke came
when the Lewiston man who saw the Joke,
said he wouldn't go and when the burly
officer began to twist his foref1ngers in the
scruff of the funny men's neck and gently
watt him doorward. 1t was good joke.
CUMBERLAND.
There is some talk of a German line OF
steamers running to Portland the coming
winter.
The wife of Warren league, engineer at
the rolling mills, Partlond. attempted suicide
Monday. BY cutting her throat while deranged.
Fortunately the attempt did not prove fatal.
Mrs league is quite ill.,
Monday evening remarkable incident
occurred at the police station, Portland, says
the Press. A drunken lad named Munnock.
IA years of age staggered into the deputie's
office. and asked to be sent to the Reform
School.
Joseph Durgin of Brunswick, boy about
II years of age, was badly lacerated about
the hands and arms. Friday noon. by a dog
belonging to VIM. Main. Several have been
bitten by the same dog, according to the Bath
Times.
The Portland Light Infantry and the Me-
chanic Blu are making preparations to
attend the military exercises of the Yarmouth
Rifles, on the occasion of their annual field
day. on Thursday. The Portland companies
start from their srmories at A. VI on that
day and proceed to Yarmouth. via the Grand
Trunk railway In the forenoon will be the
reception and street parade. target shooting
for prize cups, and dinner at Masonic Hall
Line will be formed at 80, when
battalion and skirmiSh drill will follow,
concluding in the latter part of the afternoon
with dress parade. W II. Haskell Post
los, G. A. r will participate The Yarmouth
band will furnish music during the day.
HANCOCK.
Three inches of snow fell at Greenville
during Saturday and Sunday night.
PENoBsCoT.
Thursday afternoon Goe. 4. Arthur was
arrested at Oldtown, on charge of stealing
horse in Sussex county, y. b. Arthrr had
just sold the horse to A. 0. Brown for 500
he was tracked ia Oldtown by Sheriff MeLnrd
of New Brunswick. who caused his arrest.
Arthur was committed for examination. He
denies the charge Of theft and says he
bought the horse. The parry from whom the
horse was stolen VIII be here Wednesday
next when the examination will occur.
YORK
A small soap factory and stable annexed
owned by Horace B bennett, of Biddeford
together with a valuable horse, were burned
Saturday night. Loss 81 200.
AT LARGE.
The terms of the poslmastrrs at Skowhe
gan and Waldoburo, both presidential ap-
xriI ha f,rn Ia oh