Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-05-10
CUMBERLAND.

The Windham Agricultural and Horticul-
tural Society will hold their 18th cattle show
and fair Wednesday, October Sth. at Morrill's
Corner near the Pleasant River House.
1t is reported that $1,000, has already been
raised towards the proposed butter factory in
Gorham, and that it 10 be located on Gov
ernor Robes farm in that town.
Lake Sebago is said to be the highest since
lS43. The water is up to the top of the steam
boat wharf at the Lake station. the freight
house is surrounded, and the side track is
under water.
Friday night the Crumple Island club left
Portland for their island on the CITY of Rich
mond for their annual spring shoot of two
weeks. all reports from the eastward report
the birds flying very thick. The party will
consist of the following well known gentle
men: j. Martin, A. Moulton, Portland, Me. +;
w. o. Edmunds. Jr., Boston, Mass. War
rem Noyes, DR.. Henry Marble, Gorhsm, n.
H.; c. NJ. WOrmell, Bethel, Maine; T. w.
Berry, Gardiner, Maine; c. P. Hemnway,
Machias, Maine.
Suit was begun Friday in N. Y. by execu-
tors of Telemsrque Timagenis against the
Union Mutual Insurance Co. of Portland,
Me-. to recover $500 on = life insurance
policy issued BY that company to deceased.
The company in its answer sets up that the
money was paid to . man to whom the life
insurance policy had been assigned BY the
deceased.
PENOBscor.
During the second season, which closed on
April 10th, there were ITO performances in
the Bangor opera house.
The buildings of Chas. Lancaster, report
ed in the press dispatches as of Garland,
we're in Dexter near the Garland line. 1t 10
said that not only all the buildings were
burned but some of the live stock WAS roast
ed alive.
Constable Flynt of Dexter. spilled FIVE
gallons Of Kentucky whiskey Tuesday. The
liquor was condemned some time ago. The
case of the original packages has been again
postponed-this time till the twelfth of June.
1t 10 thought that possibly the case may be
decided on sometime between now and fall.
SOMERSET.
At the special town meeting held at Fair
field Tuesday to consider the matter of au-
thorizing the Somerset Fibre Co, to build
and maintain tramwsy along the upper part
of Maine street. there was quite e large atten-
dance. The question was discussed pro and
con, and the vote was very largely against
the building of such tramway upon the
grounds that it would be an injury to the prop
eTty dlong TIE strttt, anu u
generally.
YORK.
A newspaper is being talked Of in Kenne-
bunk, to be edited by T. p. James, of Bos-
ton, gentleman, of many years experience.
Thursday night Amaziah Mcdonnell aud
Thomas McGOuge of Lewiston were arrested
on the charge of breaking into the shoe store
of Paul V. Laboute, Biddetord. and stealing
goods to the value of $50
The II pharmacists of Biddeford and Saco
held a me eting at the Biddeford House Thurs
day afternoon, and organized the Biddeford
and Saco Pharmaceutical association.
AT LARGE.
Treasury drafts amounting in the aggregate
to $40 ~ were received at the office of
the collector of the internal revenue in Port
land on Thurday in payment of nearly all the
claims for rebate in the State of Maine allow
ed under the provisions Of the act of March
8. 1888, of taxes paid on tobacco. snuff,
cigars. etc., and said drafts are now ready
for delivery to the payees, at that Office in
payment Of their claims