Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-04-28
State News.


CUMBERLAND.
The case of Joseph Fl. Sawyer ct. ais. vs.
the Waldo and Penobscot Agricultural So
ciety was tried before Judge Bonney in tn,
superior court at Portland, recently and re
suited in . verdict for the defendant society
The action vas for damages for the loss o.
the trotting horse s.Nat OTIS" and sulky, a
the fair At Monroe. October 5th.
T. r. Brown of Brighton, formerly deputy
sheriff of Cumberland county, and Who fol
several years has been engaged in stock-rais-
ing In Nebraska. is suffering with paralysi.
Of the legs to such an extent that he has beer
compelled to abandon his business. He goe.
to Chicago temporarily for treatment
The directors of the Boston and Maine
railroad are determined that nothing shall be
lett undone to make their road perfectly safe
The opening, in the early part If the coming
season, of the double track from Biddeford
to Portland will enable them 70 handle the
trains with greater safety and promptness
Not feeling satisfied with the iron bridges be
tween these two cities, they are to take them
all down and put up heavier and stronger
ones
The following divorces were decreed a
the April term of court for Hancock county
Clara B. Allen, libellant. VS.. Horace W. Al
len. Divorce decreed. Cause, desertion
Custody of minor child given TO the libellant
Spoford.-Lucy ]. Stanley. libellapt, vs.
Thomas Stanley. Divorce decreed. Cause
cruelty and desertion. Custody of ninol
child with libellant. Hale Hamlin-Em
ma f. Lunt, ibellant, VS.. Geo. A. Lunt Di
vorce decreed. nisi. Cause, six years uttel
desertion. Wiswell.-Abby F. True. libel
liant, We. Geo. H. True. Divorce decreed
nisi. Cause over three years utter desertion
Redman.-Mina S. Muller, libellant, VS.. Fe
lix w. Muller. Divorce decreed, nisi
Cause over three years utter desertion. Gus
tody Of minor child given to libellant. Redman
Oliver A. Joy, libellsnt, VS.. VIM. H. JOY
Divorce decreed, nisi. Cause, more thar
child given to libellant. Sowie-Peter Pow
ers VS.. Della Powers. Divorce decreed, nisi
Cause, more than three years desertion.
P. Ciliey.-Rachel A. Gripdle. libellant, VS.
Freeman 5. GfiIdle. Divorce decreed .isi
Cause. intoxicatiou. Redman-Winfeld S
McCertney, libellant VS.. Margaret McCart
ney. Divorce decreed, nisi. Cause, adul
terry. Redman.-Mary ]. Maddox. libellant
VS.. Elmer f. Maddox. Divorce decreed
nisi. Cause over three years utter desertion
Custody of minor child given to libellant
Redman.-Cynthia ID. Wiley, libellant, VS.
David NJ. Wiley. Divorce decreed, nisi
Cause four years desertion. Custody O.
minor children given to libellaat. Trip.
KENNEBEc.
Dana Foster, son of Hon. Reuben Foster
of Waterville, broke his leg while at play
few days ago.
DR.. f. c. Thayer of Waterville. will go t.
Washington next week as delegate of tn,
Maine Medical Association to the American
Medical Association. which will hold its an
nual session in that city.
Charles II. Barton. Walter Brown, Johr
Hogan, Will Kean, John Mel, all of Water
vile, started for Minneapolis Monday even.
ing on the Pullman.
The cut down at the Lockwood Mills which
was to have taken place on the LIST of April
has been postponed tC the 2Sth, on account
of the interruption in work occasioned by the
clogging of the racks.
Mrs. II. M. Estes, of Waterville, who has
been at work in the temperance field, fol
some months, has returned home, and was
present at the temperance meeting on Sun
day and made brief talk.
Rev. Daniel RoweD is to be installed pastor
of the Waterville Unitarian Society on Wed
nesday evening next. The sermon will be
v
citation, Rev. Grendall Reynolds, of Boston.
Other clergyman are not yet named. but We
presume Rev Mr. Bellows, late pastor, nov
of Portland, and Rev DR.. Sheldon will be
among them.
LINCOLN.
Since the first of March. Captain JOSEPH
Dewyea, At Hog Island. has bought clans to
the amount of S2 900. The clans are shellet
aud salted in barrels in which condition they
are shipped to Nova Scotia for fish bait.
The rumors about the midnight marriage
of Mrs. Trundy and the dying soldier Rob
bins, of Appleton, proves to be more of
sensation than others, says a correspondent
of the Lincoln County News. The paper,
have had their say without the effect of
marriage. We have investigated the matter
thoroughly and find no marrige of these par
ties at all. The woman was not in Appleton
Saturday night, March lst. She has no
asked for a pension, and indeed, Robbins
would never had pension if he had lived.
PENoBscoT.
Owe one hundred applications for room
have been received at the Bangor House from
persons who are going to attend the republi
can State convention next Wednesday.
Abont 3 O'Clock, Thursday morning, the
TOOul VI tue DtAteT Nllils Caught iTe
while the machine was at work. The alarm
was given. and the fire department responded
as promptly as possible, but the upper story
was completely gutted before the fire coulC
be extinguished. Loss about 81 900; fully
insured.
Mrs. Elizabeth S. johnson, the lady who
was knocked down by team on Harlow St.
Bangor, Thursday night, Is more seriously
injured than was at first supposed. Severa
of her ribs were broken. This accident wal
caused by fast driving.
1t will be remembered that the farm build
ings of Arthur Wentworth, of Orrington, wer,
recently burned. There was an insurance
on the buildings and contents of $500 in the
Bangor Mutual Fire Insurance Co, of Ban
gor. 1t was thought by the company that thu
fire was of incendiary origin and an inques
was held by a sherif's jury composed of th'
following gentleman Isaac z. Clark, d. M
Hail and B. L. Smith, Esq. The jury va.
in charge of DEPUTY Sheriff Walter Brown
The verdict exonerates Mr.. Wentworth.
Mr.. Joseph F. Snow, the well know
Bangor merchant, offers two special pre-
miums for the Eastern Maine Fair, for til,
best specimens of butter. the decision to b,
made by a committee to be appointed by tn,
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