Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-01-02
state News.
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ANDRoscoGG1K.
The town of Lisbon paid, Monday. $500 to
the county Treasurer, the balance of the
towns county tax. Durham is the only town
that has county tax outstanding.
CUMBERLAND.
Sunday forenoon a barn situated in Cape
Elizabeth. Just this side of Pleasant Hill.
was burned. together with quantity of hay,
a moving machine. wagon and lot of
farming tools The building was owned by
Patrick and John Moran. of Portland. The
loss must be about 700. The property was
insured for S400. 1t is thought the fire was
incendiary.
Saturday afternoon Michael Hanlan of
Portland, was found drowned off Long wharf.
Coroner Gould was called, but deemed an in
quest unnecessary as there were no marks of
violence on the remains or cause to suppose
that the death was the result of foul play.
He was about 40 years old. and leaves
widow and Eve small children in very desti-
tute circumstances.
Joseph Cloudman of Saecarappa. bachel-
or. aged about 90, fell dead at the house of
his sister, Mrs. Clement, with whom he lived.
Friday morning 1t was probably case of
heart disease. Mr.. Cloudman was not in
good health, although he had been out the
day previous.
Mr.. Jacob Milliken. living at Dustan's Cor
ner, in Scarboro, will celebrate his Tooth
birthday January 4th, 1884. The old gen.
tleman is still active, and seen about the
streets nearly every day, walking as briskly
as many men much younger in wears. He
retains his faculties remarkably well.
FRANKLIN.
Benjamin N. Willis, formerly of Industry
now of Waverly, Iowa, is visiting relatives
in Maine, after an absence of nearly Is years.
Mr.. Willis was formerly postmaster at Vests
Mills. and for several years was a member of
the board of selectmen in Industry. In 1862
he was elected to represent his town in the
legislature. besides filling other offices of
minor Importance.
KENNEBEC.
Warren Ware of Chelsea, was injured not
long ago by having a log roll on to him,
breaking one rib and otherwise injuring him.
Burglars are doing good work in Pittston.
The houses of Mr.. Edwin Bradstreet and
Capt. Meady, in that village were recently
entered. Nine dollars and other valuables
were taken from the former.
Mr.. Soper of South Pittston, was IS years
old on Christmas day. His wife Mrs. Ev-
cline SOper will be SO years old in April. and
a much smarter couple of their age would be
hard to find. They have been married near
ly sixty years and have been blessed with
eleven children, nine of which are now living,
the other two we believe died young. Those
living have all been married but one, Mr..
and Mrs. Soper we believe were both born
in PittstOn and have always lived there.
The Winthrop Dairving Association held
their annual meeting, Saturday, to hear re-
ports of the operations of the cheese factory
and the creamery or butter factory. They
10th huo associofiou The
of cheese made the past season is 1918
pounds. The factory began about the first of
MAY and closed about the first of October, and
we think it did we'll for jersey town, whose
large number of farmers have none but Jer-
ssy cows. Now they are making about 40
pounds of the best Jersey butter you
ever saw per day, and expect to make more
very soon as cows will begin to come In, and
others are seeing that it is good thing and
are constantly ordering new creamers. The
officers elected this year are as fol-
lows: A. C. Carr, president; j. H. Moore,
secretary; Levi Jones, treasurer; Rutillus
Alden, Nathan Kimball, John C. Wood, Geo.
f. Crane. directors; N. r. Pike, collector and
agent. Voted to make cheese the coming
year for one and one-half cents per pound.
The probability is that both the butter and
cheese parts of the factory will run, as there
are some that want to have their milk made
into cheese, and others prefer to513ep their
milk at home setting it AID have the cream
collectors come and get the cream as it
leaves tue skim milk at home.
SOMERSET.
The Dexter Gazette learns that Mr.. Linn,
the Hartland shawl manufacturer, has an
offer of 10000 clear cash, from New York
firm, if he will build and run a twelve set
shawl mill in Madison, where they are al
ready interested in mills, and allow them to
handle the goods made.
We are glad to learn that Hon. s. ID. Lind
sey is recovering from his recent illness, and
now is able to walk about.
YORK.
Since the arrest of Mrs. Barrows and Oscar
E. Blaney in the Kittery murder case, there
have been the widest of rum0rs regarding
the intention of the. authorities and the parties
implicated. From what is good authority it
is now certain that Mrs. Blaney is believed
by the officers to be one of the guilty parties.
That such is the fact, seems to be shown by
the frequent presence of Detective Wood of
Boston, at Kttery. If reports are to be cred
tied and they are had upon the best of au-
thority. the detective has question Mrs.
Blaney in a very direct manner conveying
the idea of deep suspicion. Blaney him
self is said to have been the source from
which facts have been gathered that tend to
implicate his wife.