Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-05-19

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wonderful mirage vas seen Friday OF
over Munjoy in Portland. People we're sur
pr1sed II seeing apparently . brick house
some SIX stories high. the colored bricks, the
windows and all being plainly seen, floating
in the air. The eight was beautiful one
Friday evening Officers Barbour and Spar.
row saw Jere Reardon, chap Is wears old.
skuikine along Fore street, Portland, in COM
pany with SIX chickens. He was arrested.
and . search revealed the fact that he had
broken into the store of Coveny & Carter. in
Fly market, and confscated the fowl.
Quite destructive fire has been raging in
the forest belonging to Mr.. T. n. Egery of
DedhAm. His mills were at one time con-
sidered to be in danger as was also a dwell
ing house occupied by Henry Black
large force of men by laboring hard kept the
flames back Quite a quantity OF standing
hemlock was burned.
The house of K. X. Thompson at Mt
Desert bridge. took fire in the upper story on
Monday last. The fire was promptly extin-
guished with but little damage to the house
or contents. Mr.. Thompson's son. William.
was, however, quite q hea7y loser. While
at work on the roof, he threw 10 the ground
his coat. in the pocket of which was a pocket
book containing between $500 and 5000 in
bank bills. When Mr.. Thompson descended
from the roof, his pocket.book lay on the
ground. wide open, but every dollar had dis
appeared, and no trace of the money has
since been found. 1t is supposed that it blew
into the bay. Mr.. Thompson showed good
blood, however, for he was married next day
and started with his bride for New York,
where they will join ship in which they ex-
pect to sail around the world
Several stores and houses in Dover and
Foxcroft. have been entered BY burglars
lately. The store of John F. Arnold was
broken into, and a quantity of goods taken.
An attempt was made to get in the house of
Judge Hale. DIR. Fisher and wife. whe went
to neighbors, one evening recently, found
their house lighted up on their return and
saw man just going through the back door.
Several strange peddlers have been about the
place lately and suspicion is directed toward
them.
FRANKLIN.
The Chronicle reports The town of Ches-
terville having appropriated a sum of money
tor the purpose of observing Memorial Day.
the Abner c. Gill Post, G. A. R., at their
meeting last Saturday evening, made ar
engagements for the exercises, and, by a
unanimous vote, elected Rev. Cyrus Stone,
ID. ID. of Pennington, orator of the day.
This year will witness the first general OBJ
servance of the day the town has ever held.
A distemper among sheep is prevailing to
quite an extent, nearly every owner having
suffered from its effects.
KENNEBEC.
Evidence is now being taken in the case of
the Lockwood Co., of Waterville, against the
up river lumbermen, before Mrs. Crosby,
Commissioner. The evidence on the part of the
plaintiff consists Of statements in regard to
the effect produced on their wheels by the
mill refuse which comes down at high water.
MI. John Lang estimates the amount of refuse
removed from the rocks at one mill this spring
at 100 cords.
Eli r. Perry, former citizen of Rockland,
committed suicide in Dakota, last week. The
Courier Gazette gives the following particu-
lars: In January, he became insane in
regard to his health imagining himself affiict
ed with all sorts of diseases and worrying
about becoming a burden to his family. He
had apparently recovered, when in March
prairie fires ragged in his vicinity, causing
great excitement, and becoming insane he
cut his throat with razor.
OXFORD.
One day recently a small safety pin was
taken from the throat of the son, mere
babe, of VIM. Finny, of Bethel. 1t evident
ly dropped into the mouth while crying, from
the nurses shoulder. says the Norway Ad-
vertiser 1t was a silver plated pin original
ly but had been there so long that it had
corroded. thus showing why the child had
been so troublesome.
PENoBsCOT.
Rev. Fl A. Philbrook will deliver the Me-
mortal address at Dexter.
The corn factory at Dexter has reduced Its
contracts to about 50 acres this year, and
but little sweet corn will be planted in this
vicinity.
A house and barn about mile below Glen
burn Center were burned one night recently.
The buildings we're owned by A. A. Brown
and occupied by an old man named Grover.
The fire was fret discovered by neighbors, whe
awakened Grover and carried him out of the
house. He had 4 narrow escape as he would
in all probability not awaked of his own &C.
cord. The furniture was burned and the
contents of the barn, including horse and
COW. The loss on the house is $500, says
the Dexter Gazette.
Late Thursday evening the farm buildings
Of Albert +. Clement, situated in the town of
Kenduskeag, on the so called ''horse-back'
road, we're entirely destroyed oy nre. IL is
understood some of the furniture Was rescued
but the buildings with the bulk of the con-
tents were wholly consumed. The loss is es-
timated at about 81, 500, divided as follows ::
81 200 on the buildings and $500 on the fur
niture.
The schooner Fred Smith, Brown, arrived
in Bangor, from Bonaire. recently with salt.
She experienced = fearfully stormy passage,
being thirty-six days from Bonaire to New
York, where she put in for repairs. On the
10th Of April while scudding before strong
gale, a tremendous sea boarded her, coming
over both sides and swept the whole deck.
Stillman Brown, South Orrington, Me-, mate,
was washed over the stern. There was no
possibilities of saving the man in such sea,
and he was lost. He leaves a widow and
children.
The assessors Of Fairfield, have completed
taking the valuation. The valuation of the
town. real and personal, for this year is S577,
760; number of polls, $50. The whole amount
to be raised, including State and county taxes,
is Sl2,32s 63,-rate 10 mills. Last year the
valuation was s569, $40; polls, 437; rate lsa
mills.
WASHINGTON.
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