Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-04-05
State News.
CCNBERLAND.

CUMBERLAND.
When the lasters' strike took place at the
shoe mandatory of Joseph Harris & Sons
in Salem last year. two boys were employed
as scabs- They became acquainted with two
Salem sisters, aged Is and l6 wears respect
/ ively. and their acquaintance was kept up
after the strike was over. On Monday the
quartette were missed, and on Tuesday the
/ girls parents commenced search for them.
| 1t was learned they had gone East. City
Marshal Andrews of Portland vas furnished
description of the elopers, and on Wednes-
I day found them on the street together, having
q good time He aecosted the girls and in
vited them to his room. They declined with
thanks, but were soon convinced that they
had better aeeede to his request dispatch
was sent to the father, and Wednesday morn
ing he came to Portland and took back the
runaways
The Diamond Island Association held a
meeting Thursday night and discussed the
/ question of donating a lot of land tor the
erection of building by the Femrle Orphan
| Asylum Association. A quorom not being
/ present the meeting adjourned tor one week.
| FRANKLIN.
! The North Jay Granite Co, have few
men at work in their quarry, clearing away
snow and preparing for more extended opera
tions. They expect delegation of paving
cutters from Scotland as soon as the stone
will do to work.
Nessrs. Hobbs & Son of West Pennington
will manufacture $500 dozen of the best of
rakes this season.
| The Pennington Chronicle says ''We are
sorry tn learn that the prospect for the loca-
! ton of the Richmond & Co., box factory at
I this place, or even in this section of the coun-
| ty, IS believed to be poor"
| Mr.. V. L. Craig, accompanied by five
young men from Pennington and vicinity,
mas gone to Dakota, in the employ of Z E.
! . Brien of Thomaston, where they will take
charge of a grain farm of 1000 acres.
/ HANCOCK.
The Deer Isle Gazette has the following
/ extraordinary announcement "A large num-
/ Der of our subscribers expire with the next
issue. The same should make arrangements
/ for another year at once"
KENNEBEc.
The Waterville town meeting called for a
vote on IA city charter resulted as follows, no,
344, yes, 223
The burning of the town lookup and the
burning of prisoner is not unparalleled in the
history of Waterville. Some twelve years
ago the building used for the purpose stand
lIS near the sitc VI TIC pTtstut Ont was
burned and man confined in it died from
the effects OF injurie. received from the fire.
Some citizeus of Waterville procured from
the last legislature city charter. which il
| adopted by a vote of the town would make
old WateIvile city On Saturday, March
29th, the charter was rejected by a large ma
jority If any persons wish to live in live
ly, thriving, pleasant town come to Water.
vile; you will not have to pay city taxes ir
the present generation-no matter how large
the population may become.
PENoBscoT.
1 The Indian skaters have returned to Ban
gor after creating quite a sensation at severa
Massachusetts rinks. The members of the
team are now mastering polo, and next fal
it is proposed for them to play polo game.
on an extended circuit.
PIsCATAoUIs.
The Piscataquis Observer says "Tht
detectives and reporters which have beer
securing Piscataquis county over for the Bar
ron murderers, have all gone home satisfied
probably, that the parties alleged to have
committed the act were innocent. The rumol
created somewhat of a sensation, but the
flame died out as quickly as it was kindled
and all is quiet now"
The new steamer Kineo at MooseheaC
Lake will be ready for her machinery in 4
few days.
SAGADAHOC.
Captain Traynor was in Bath, Wednes day
on business concerning his trip across in the
dory Harold T. Bibber. The boat is il
Georgetown and will not probably come Il
Bath before the dav he starts for New York
When he left here last Saturday night to &c
home, the ice piled all around the boat ant
l. lna lar ,f
SOMERSET.
Rents are very scarce in Fairfield village
and 20 good tenements could be immediatel,
rented, were they to be had
} The Fairfield village schools will opeI
Monday April 2lst. under the instruction o
an efficient corps of teachers. The greate
portion of the old teachers have been retained
r although there have been number of chang
es Mr.. Tilden. formerly of the Oakland
High School, will have charge Of the Higl
school, in place of Mr.. Owen resigned
The annual meeting of Fairfield Villag'
! Corporation will be held at Victor Engin,
Hall. Monday. April IA, at | o'clock, Z. NJ
! S. II. Blackwell has opened circulating
library, including the best of the curren
literature of the dav. at his store in Fairfield
The KenRebec Framing Co., are driver
with orders and have a number of orders of
fered for first class buildings which they can
not fill. They are working on a skating rinl
for parties in Wakefield, Mass, l20x60. An
other skating rink they have about completed
to go to Stoneham. Mass. A nice frst-clas
dwelling to 90 to Newtonville, Mass. is parti
ally completed, a house to go to Mancheste
by the sea is nearly done, and is perfec
: beauty.
Mr. Dummer Adams. of kittery. it is said
claims to have invented. or discovered, pro
cess by means of which copper can be welde,
as effectually and easily as iron.
fourteen year old daughter of Franl
Foss of Sace. while climbing a ladder in
, bay loft, Sunday afternoon. lost her balanc
and fell to the barn floor distance of ffteer
, or twenty feet. She was picked up inseusi
BILE and for more than an hour showed n,
signs of life. Her head and body are covere'
with bruises.
T The town authorities are notified that on,
Harding and wife, living about one mile from
West Buxton, have been starving their child
which is about Is months old. Physician
have been employed to visit the child, an,
they say as far as they can discover all tht
child needs is proper nourishment and care
The authorities have taken the child an,
placed it where it will be cared for.