Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-11-03
state News.
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paper is to be started in Portland thi !
week to urge enforcement of the prohibi
tory law.
The house of David Torrey. at Morrill's
Corner, was entered bv thieves THURSDAY
night They gained admission, il Is thought.
through back door. They stole two good
overcoars and 500 in money The cash was
in the drawer of desk and Mr. Torrey is
positive that nobody except himself and wife
knew that il was in the house. There is no
clue TO the guilty persons.
KESSEBEc
The Waterville Mail SAYS: C. r Mead
den, sheriff elect of keRnebec countv. will
remove TO Augusta and take charge of the
Jail, about the first of January. but he will
not sell his house, and will probably return
to our village at the close of his term of
office
LINCOLN
The case of waldoboro VS. Searsport. on
trial at Wiscasset last week i really a con
test between the city of Belfast and the town
of Searsport. The town of Waldoboro sued
both the city of Belfast and the town of
Searsport for expenses incurred in taking
care of Herman Davis who was sick there
with typhoid fever
OXFORD.
The Oxford Advertiser SAYS Mr. r. H.
Chapman of Bethel. turned out to pasture
last spring SO sheep and 81 lambs, and has
found only 20 sheep and one lamb. He has
seen signs of bears work and found four
skins that the bears took of He thinks that
most of the lambs were caught bv the foxes
when small. a. some OF them were not seen
soon after turning out to nasture
Mr. Charles Hamlin Of South Waterford.
was drawing gravel with his oxDn and cart
last Monday. saws the Advertiser. and ~ the
team was moving on he turued about and
saw the cart about 10 tip up. ami without any
thought hut to prevent that, he sprang and
caught the front board just in time to be
suddenly taken up about two fert which
mace severe internal rupture which was
feared might prove fatal
PENoBsCor.
1t is said that Arthur, the horse thief who
escaped from the Oldtown lookup. lett a note
which reads as follows: Eight days board
at So per week Good bye. Will see you
later. Arthur has not vet been found
The county commissioners of Penobscot
and Piscstaquis counties. passed through
Milo, Tuesday, from laying out the road
between Milo and Lincoln. The road is to be
able good farming land.
1t Ia reported that paint mine has been
discovered on what is known as East Ridge
in Corinth. A sort of slate has been found
which can be easily ground. and it is said to
work very well. There are two colors made with
it. a brown and shade of green. A number
of people have used the paint and many
have faith the mine will paw. After some OF
it has been ground with oil better conclu
sion to its value can BE- err we'd at There
is a rumor that a valuable vein of slate has
also been found in Cornth
SAGADAHoc.
Hon. T. J. Southland of Richmond leaves
on six months trip to California on Nov.
Is.
Sixteen persons have signified their nten-
ton of joining the new band at Richmond.
They will meet and organize Wednesday
evening at Southard's Hall. says the Bee.
A X Brirv of Bowdnn. recently killed
and shipped to Boston hog that tipped the
beam at $50 pounds.
WALDO.
The annual session of the Waldo County
Educational Association will be held at Swan
vile Nov. 28th and Goth. Several interest
ing papers will be read in the interest of the
common schools.
WASHINGTON.
The Calais Advertiser says: dead beat
tramp by the name Of H. Leslie. who said
he was from England. was going to lecture
on alcohol and its evil effects upon the hu-
man system, at st. CrOix Hall. this citv, last
Monday evening. called at this office and got
thousand bills printed to adverti'e the same,
and walked off without paying for them, He
forgot to paw his board and lodging bill at
the Queens Hotel, st. Stephen He is a
young nan with smooth face, rather brassy.
and talks quite Rlibly. Is about FIVE feet
eight or nine inches tall, wears light clothes,
and il fraud.
YORK.
Workmen cleaning out the well Of William
J. Copeland. a lawyer of Berwick, found a
bag Of Paris green. which someb Idy with evil
design had thrown there. Fortunately no
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