Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-09
SeAte News.
Asproscossn.

road over Popular hill in TRDer. The flu
board of county commissioners we're on tn
spot The petitioners we're fuas represented
| The board of selectmen of Turner, Hon
Rufus Prince chairman, appeared ia opposi
ton. The county commissioners had
lengthy SESSION They decided ~ sdjouri
reserving decision until August rsr.
For a week. the drab curtains OF the dress
makers shop on Pine street, lewiston. mex,
the skating rink. have been drawn. A sec
ton of the glass in the door shows where The
curtain had not been pulled completely down.
Otherwise the shop looks tenantless. Num-
erous have been the callers who have ratified
the door but nobody could be found. Thurs
day morning. friends of the proprietor of the
shop grew anxious at her long absence. The
services of the deputy marshal were sought
and obtained. II was feared that the lady
might have been takeh i'll or died without
assistance. The deputy marshal and an Off
Ger or two entered the store or shop, Thurs
day morning, between seven and eight. Ali
was as it should be in the outer shop. The
offers made a complete search of the premis-
es. going into the cellar, and looking over
every portion of the establishment. The
lady was accustomed to sleep in the shop
nights. but the bed was made. Nothing was
found of her. She has not been seen for a
>.
left town. The disappearance is as vet un-
explained so far we can learn The police
will make further investigation unless the
missing person returns.
ARoosrooK.
On the 10Th of May, James. aged about 10
years. son of VIM. Wallace of Houlton. while
running struck his foot against a slab of wood
and ran silver into it about three inches in
lnp x.+EI Inh ,,adta FOL lad
and the boy seemed TO be doing well. On
the Saturday afternoon following he was out
helping take the banking from his fathers
house; and at supper time was taken with
lockjaw, and on Sunday 25th. at abou, 4 P. NJ.
he died, SAYS the Times.
case of much local interest was tried
Tuesday morning before Justice Tabor. ac-
cording to the Aroostook Times. Nearly 10
years ago the county commissioners laid out
a county road through Linneus and a part
of Hodgdon the road running across the land
of Moses C. Burleigh of Hodgdon. Burleigt
and his son, last month, fenced up the road
and on complaint of Eldorado Chambers
Burleigh and his son were arrested for OBJ
structing the public highway. The defense
was that there was no way legally laid out BY
the county commissioners, and that the way
had not been opened within six years from the
continued by law. The verdict was for thu
defendants.
| CUMBERLAND.
The "Headlight'" the weekly paper pub
lished by the straight greenbackers in Port
land, has suspended.
Sam. P. Purington the submarine drivel
of Brunswick, who was supposed to have me,
his end at the hands of the natives at tht
| Wost Vod;os has oprivad hama
little girl named Lettie Graves disap
peared from her home in Brunswick, Mon
day. Saturday morning about two o'clock
she was found in Mechanic Falls by Deputy
Sheriff Thurston and Officer Despawn OF
| Brunswick and returned to her home.
Samuel Rounds, the forger. was taker
from Portland to the State prison at Thomas
ton Thursday. A short time after he haC
gone q telegram was received at the Jail from
Judge Libbey, ordering him to be held in
Portland as a writ of error had been granted.
Probably Rounds will be taken back to the
Jail shortly.
Mr.. Chas F. Burns of Portland, buried
Wednesday, the last of his four children, all
of whom have died of diphtheria, in a few
weeks.
An order appropriating $50 to place signs
on the street corners. not so marked, passed
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| ing. This movement could be followed BY
other cities, to good advantage.
Joseph Smith, child about two years old
residing on Federal street Portland, Thurs
day morning, got hold of can partially fill
ed with kerosene oil and drank quantity be
| fore it was noticed what he was doing. Two
doctors were Immediately summoned, but i
was not known whether the dose would resul
fatally or not. 1t seems that the child has
mania for drinking kerosene OIL and it ha(
been found necessary by his mother to keel
the oil can locked.
KENNEBEC.
Many sheep in Winslow and Vassalbor'
have fallen victims to the dogs during tht
past week Fred Cushman of Winslew los
Is out of flock of II. Other losers are
Alden Bassett Gustavus Priest, H. B. Alb
bott and VIM. Tyler. One of the dogs ha
been discovered and killed.
KNOX.
The Knox Medical Association held its an
nual meeting in Rockland Thursday. aut
elected officers as follows; DR.. w. A. Albee
Union, president; DIR. Benz. williams. Rock
land, vice president DR.. E. L. Estabro0k
Rockland. secretary; DR.. w. A. Banks
Rocklxnd, treasurer; DR.. Banks, DR.. F. E
Hitchcock, Rockland, DR.. H. c. Levansaler
Thomaston. standing committee Drs. Banks
Williams. aud Albee, delegate to Maine Med
ical Convention. DR.. o. F. Gushing of Rock
land was admitted to membership. The asso
citation is in prosperous condition and ha
admirably subserved the object for which i
was formed.
SOMERSET.
A. d. Brown of Boston, who owns a fin
stand near Solon village, has made cas-
present of $500 to the town of Solor
according to the SKowhegan Reporter.
The lasters at the factory of Keene Bros
in Skow hegan, have been refused deman
for higher wages, aud have struck. Keen
Bros. as is known, used to run about tn
largest shoe factory in Lynn.
The big jam of logs in the Fairfield booI
continues to hold fast, and has accumulate
to the number of twenty million feet. Th
logs are forming on the head of the jam a
the rate of two million feet every day, Will
only few logs can be got through the boom
Sixty men, working with horses, are tryin
to get passage in the logs running into tn
boom to go through Tuesday Atlas powde
was tried in places to get start on the sid
of the jam, but the only effect was to lift tn
logs up to settle back firmer than before
The stoppage of the logs is becoming
serious matter to the lumbermet If ther
should be no further rise in the river tn
lumberman hope to get start on the jam i