Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-03-05
State News.
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State News.
ARoosrook.
Kinney & Watson's starch factory at Houl-
ton, will propaby s.art up Wednesday
Court opened on Tuesday N ,raing at Houl-
ton No. OF cases continued from last term
4l5. New entries. sos.
The annual session of the District Lodge.
|. o. G. T., will be held At Blaine THURSDAY
March 18th. A large Attendance is expected
| as officers are 10 be elected far the coming
year
CUMBERLAND.
The subscription at Portland for sufferers
| by floods in the West now amounts u $500
General Charles Megguier died in New
Gloucester last Saturday, aged Sc wears 3
months. Gen Meggueir was one of the old
settlers of New Gloucester and was man
well known and much respected. He was
selectman in 1912. and in the same year WAS
general of the militia
The fund of the Longfellow Statue Asso-
citation Is growing slowly bat surely
| Upwards of 1000 membership cards have
been forwarded TO Albany. New York 500 to
Gloucester, Mass; 200 to Nashua New
Hampshire, and smaller quantities to other
| places.
! The quarterly meeting of the Maine Board
! of Missions is in session in Portland and " ill
continue to-day
An alarm from box No. "a. Monday even
ing at 6 o clock. at Portland, vas caused by
smoke Issuing from the art store of J +
Stubs, known as Fluent Block. The fire is
supposed to have caught from An overhested
steam pipe in the cellar setting fire to excel
sior used for packing purposes. Probably
| the loss will not exceed 500, covered bv tw o
policies of $1,000 each
| FRANKLIN.
| The house of Mrs. H. Pratt of New Vine
yard was nearly destroyed by fire Feb 23rd,
says the Franklin Journal. EVERYTHING was
taken from the lower rooms, but it was i'm
possible to reach the chambers. There was
no insurance.
sou of Arson Robbins of Wilton, met
with a severe accident one day recently. says
the Record. He was playing on the hay. and
jumped from the scaffold into the hay. His
tongue was between his teeth. and when he
struck he hit his chin against his knee, and
nearly bit his tongue of.
| HANCOCK.
Rev. NJ w. Prince, who has resigned the
principalship of the East Maine Conference
seminary to return to the pulpit, delivered
| his farewell address in the Methodist church,
Bucksport, Sunday morning to a large au-
dience. Mr. Prince is one of the ablest
preachers of the Methodist denomination.
kESSEBEc.
The statement made in Mondays issue of
the Journal, to the effect that the Maine
Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of
boxes at Riverside, had been attached we
are informed is incorrect. No attachment
has been made
William Eaton, pilot of the Dallas has Just
deceased. He has been 80 years in the en-
| plov of the United States Revenue Marine
lie was about 20 years of age, and resided at
Castine, when off duty. He leaves a a widow
and two daughters.
OXFORD.
| John Maloney of Norway was handling a
revolver Wednesday evening of last week,
when it was accidentally discharged and the
bullet inflicted scalp wound on the head Of
his roommate, Mr.. Fields. The wound is
not serious, says the Advertiser.
! PESoBscoT.
| Last Saturday 57,3l5 pounds of smelts
passed through Bangor on the wav to New
| York markets. The business of shipping
smelts from the Provinces has been very
large this season. We are informed that
Penobscot river smelts rank first in the mar
| ket.
! The water of the Penobscot river at Ban
gor has lately been analyzed by Prof. Marker
of Boston, and Prot. Robinson of Brunswick,
each of whom has pronounced it suitable for
drinking and domestic purposes The analy-
sis was made on account of charges made
several months ago, that the water had be-
come impure and unfit for use. The reports
show no material change in the condition of
the water since 1873, before the building of
| the dam.
| SOMERSET.
| Alma Hanson of Skowhegan, who died last
week, had been sick long while with inf1am-
nation of the bowels brought on bv roller
skating, saws the Franklin Journal She
was fourteen years old and favorite with
her plsymates
YORK.
! Joseph Desotelle Of Saco, who received in
/ juries on the Pepperell on the 18th. necessi-
tating the smputatiOn of ali the fingers of the
right hand. died Saturday After the fng-
ers were removed modification set in. and
( the hand amputated above the wrist
/ While boring we'll on his farm in FRYE
/ burg, John NJ. Coffin found a hemIock log
( far below the surface, in excellent preserva
ton. A neighbor of his Moses Bemis while
4 digging a well. found a rock maple in good
condition. The logs had probably lain there
I for centuries.
A small dwelling house. occupied by
/ Charles f: Wakefield and mother. between
Kennebunkport village aud Turhott's creek.
was burned Friday afternoon. The barn ad-
joining and portion of the furniture were
saved. Insurance $3.50.
! Frank Staples. proprietor of Traders Ex-
! press of Biddeford has been for several DAYS
attending the Msrdi Gras festival in New
( Orleans.
Al LARGE
The Bangor Wing has received the follow
ing letter from A. J. Darling. Esq.. of En-
! field, to which we would direct the attention
of wolf hunters As several statements have
been made of wolves having been seen in
the southeastern part of our State, and a.
there is a State bounty, will add SIS more
besides full and fair price for the hide oil
any such wolf actually taken or killed in
the State of Maine. any time during the year
1854.
The best etiquette for 4 man is not to
| boast of his yirfues II ia aiso evceod;n al e