Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-21
State News.
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AxDRoscoGGIN.
DR.. Otis Stamford, native of Poland
died last week of apoplexy. NJ. NJ. STAN
ford, Esq, of the Victoria Hotel, New
family of eleven children.
In northern Aroostook there is still a large
body of snow. Ii covers the fences, and il
some places is six feet deep. Though the
snow does not disappear so early in Aroostool
county as it does in other parts of the State,
crops are put in the ground about as early
for the reason that there is not so much fros
In the ground, and as soon as the snow
leaves, planting can be begun.
There seems to be pretty general feeling
among the farmers of Aroostook county tina
the future prospect for starch will not war.
rant them in putting in so many potatoes as
they did last year.
The new house of Frank Brown, in ths
road. burned Saturday morning, the con
tents were saved The loss is 1920; insur
ance $500.
CUMBERLAND.
Sixteen vessels have arrived at Portland
with 92.509 pounds of cod and paddock.
Mr.. George w. ST. John, who was the bass
ball reporter for the Press last sammer. will
be the Portland base ball correspondent Of
the Boston Herald this season.
A gift of $1,000 has been made to the Church
of the Unity of Brunswick, through Prof
c. C. Everett, of Harvard College, says the
Brunswick Herald.
FRANKLIN.
A building in Pennington belonging to
Gen. Belcher, and formerly occupied BY the
United States coast survey officials az a sig.
nal station, but at present unoccupied, wa.
destroyed by fire Wednesday night. The
fire was probably incendiary.
There is talk of building a telegraph oil
telephone line between Kingfield and Strong
Starbird's mill in Freeman. which manu-
features salt boxes. clapboards, slaves, etc.,
was burned last Wednesday night, together
with the machinery and more or less of the
partly manufactured material The engine
was badly injured. but the boiler was moi
much damaged. The mill was valued a
SO 900; no insurance. The cause of the fire
is unknown.
HANCOCK.
1t is reported that more rooms and cottage,
than ever before, so early in the season have
been engaged at Bar Harbor, this spring.
large number of new cottages have been
built. Similar reports come from other Maine
resorts. 1t is the opinion of the hotel men
that the summeriug business will start with d
rush, this year.
Mr.. E. X Gould, of Rockland. has beer
appointed aide de-camp on the staff of the
COMMUNICATIVE chief of the Sons of Veteran.
of the United States.
PIscATAoUIs.
Quite an excitement was created last weel
at Milo by the escape of deer-slayer from
arrest. He took the train from Katahdir
Iron Works, riding in a box car with some
horses. The game wardens journeyed by
passenger car attached to the same train
telegraphing to Milo for an offer to assist in
the capture. But the man adjusted his snow
shoes, and when the train stopped at the sta
ton he jumped from the box car and took to
the fields and woods, regardless of the invita-
tions of the officer, who. having no snow
shoes, could not follow him.
SAGADAHoC.
The new steamer Haytien Republic will
sail from Bath the last of this month fol
Boston. She is booked to sail for Hayti the
10th of NAV. Next week she will have 9
trial trip on the Kennebec.
WASHINGTON.
The date for John Boyle O'Reilly's lecture
at Calais has been changed. 1t was announced
for Wednesday, April 80, but as Mr.. O'Reil
ly cannot reach Calais on that date except by
rail through the province of New Brunswick
in which case he would be in danger of arrest
the lecture will be delivered at CITY Hall or
the evening of Tuesday the 9TH of May. The
lecturer will go to Calais by steamer, BY way
of Eastport.
YORK.
The ruins of the Old Orchard tower ha.
been removed as far as the third story.
Mrs. Asa JOY of South Berwick has died
from the effects of burns received last We'd
nesdav. Her husband was burning rubbish
near the houes, and becoming alarmed least
the flames should spread to the house shouted
for her to bring water to quench them Al
the same time he ran to a spring few yards
away for more. On his return. she was
found enveloped in flames which had caught
her clothing
+ AT LARGE.
letter was received few weeks ago a,
Wilton, from Rev U. Small of Ouida, Oak.
formerly pastor of the Congregational church
at Wilton. Me-, and also former pastor of
the Turner church, stating that his son For.
est had not been seen or heard from since
December 4th, and it was feared that he had
been murdered while going on horseback to
a neighboring town to attend lawsuit Later
information was to the effect that certain par.
ties were suspected and one of them had con-
fessed the crime. 1t seems young Small was
waylaid and murered by ruffian named J
H. Bell on the afternoon of December 4th
Bell had an accomplish, Bennett, who has
confessed the crime. The murder was one
of terrible atrocity, and the body has been
found. On Thursday despatch from
Blunt, Oak, stated that j. Fl. Bell had been
lynched for the murder of young Small.