Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-22
state News.



Born. in Oakfeld. Oct. Is. to the wife OF
S Cosle. triplets. The mother and babe.
were getting along nicely at last accounts
The Collins tannery at Bridgewater ha.
been purchased by Chas. 81 Church o.
Bradford. Mr.. Church has thorough
knowledge of the business We welcome
him TO Aroostook says the Pioneer.
Twenty wears ago, Aroostook county had
but two Baptist churches, and one Baptist
Westinghouse Nos ii has 10 Baptist
churches, Cos members. nine houses of wor.
ship, and five parsonsges. Ii has six settled
pastors, and other workers.
CUMBERLAND.
The Portland Argus says: Sunday nigh
Officers Firth. Greedy, Newcomb and Frank
rescued man from very dangerous posi-
ton. He walked of the wharf near Brad
ford's spar yard and stuck fast in the mud
He would have been drowned when the tide
came in.
The 18th annual convention OF the Cumber
land County Musical Association will be held
at Gray's Corner commencing Wedne sday,
October 80, at 9 A. Ne and continue two days
under the direction of Professor E. A
Blanchard. full chorus of singers from
rarioHs parts of the country will be present
and acre will be an orchestra The cOnven.
ton will close on Thursday evening with
grand concert, vocal and instrumental.
Within the last few weeks no less thar
seven or eight stores Al Sacearappa have beer
entered by burglars and more or hes beer
stolen. The suspected parties have beer
watched, and it was about sure thing who
they were: but knowing that they did no
know enough TO let up, it was thought bes
TO catch th' IN in the act. The time cam,
Sunday night. when one of them Marx Xii
lian. .yas captured in the hpuse OF Mr.. jaime,
VI. Webb by his son Frank, no happened Il
be the only one at home.
The steamer New Brunswick left Portland
for st. Jonn. n. b.. last Wednesday. Tn,
following day, early in the evening, man
not before recognized, made his appearance
He was bleeding profuselv from the nose ant
mouth, and evidently in dying condition
In few minutes he became unconscious
and shortly after he died, at point between
/ Eastport and ST. John. He could not Civ,
/ his name, and no record was on the passen
/ ger list
/ FRANKLIN.
| Friday. the 18th inst, at P. NJ. all tn
! farm buildings except one barn. of Hon. ]
| o. Reyes, near North Jay. were burned with
contents including hay, grain and other crops
nearly all the farming implements, on,
valuable horse, two hogs, fuel, provisions
and part of the household goods. The origir
of the fire is unknown. Loss, $1,000; in
sured in the Jay Fire Insurance Compan,
/ for 5000.
| HANCOCK.
An old man from Bar Harbor was severed,
injured at Mount Desert Ferry, Monda,
afternoon. He was walking on the trestl'
bridge, a short distance this side of tn
ferry and train was backing down benin,
him. He did not succeed in getting out o.
danger and was struck by the train an
knocked off the bridge and fell on the rock
below. He was unconscious when taken al
and his name could not be learned, bu
bvstanders stated that he lived in Bar Har
Dor, and the Maine Central officials sent tn,
steamer Electa to that place with him.
LINCOLN.
! Mildred Barter. Young daughter of Hor
ace Barter If Barter's Island, near Boothbay
recently attempted to replenish the fire b.
putting in spruce bush, which burned yer
rapidly. She attempted to put on the stow
cover with her apron and it caught fire an
the flame ran over her cotton clothing burn
ing her so severely that she died the mex
day.
PESoBsCOT
| A new snow pillow has been ordered fron
! the Portland Locomotive Works, for tn,
/ Bangor and katahdiu Iron Works Railway
| Conductors W Mailing, f. G. Chase an
| c. II. Potter have charge OF the four train
| between Bangor and Vanceboro
/ Hon. Charles Routelle of Bangor, who has
recently arrived home frem stamping tour
goes at once to n J. on the same business.
| WAsHtNGToN.
/ There will probably be good exhibit a
I the New Orleans Exposition from Mllbridy e
| Jonesport or Passport 1t will consist o
Maine canned fi>h and sardines and will b,
/ quite an interesting display Of samples O
one of the important Maine industries.
! YoRK.
I Saturday afternoon between and o'clocl
! fire was discovered in the attic of the hous
occupied by the widow Lttlefeld in Dayton
and in a short time the buildings were de
stroyed. They were owned Jointly by Mrs
Littletirld and Moses Smith. There was al
insurance OF 5000 on the house and $50 OF
the barn. 1t is the opinion of those witt
were the first upon the scene that the fir,
was of incendiary origin.
Ar LARGE.
The Portland Argus says Rufus Higgin,
and his wife Annie went to Boston a shor
time ago from Maine. and have been Twins
on Norman street. Sunday evening while
out walking the pair got into a dispute anc
soon drew a large crowd about BY their loud
talk Patrolman O'Neil Of Station attempt
ed TO arrest them, but Rufus kicked up a
rumpus and refused to go, They were final.
ly run in.