Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-12-12
State News.
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ANDROscocGM.
Winfield Page of Minot, shot himself in
the hand, Tuesday, with revolver, inflictipe
a nesh wound; he succeeded in extricatin9
the bullet himself with knife.
The Lewiston Journal says that Fred Jack
son OF Lewiston, who is in command Of the
GOSPEL Army in Bowdoinnam, had q gold
watch stolen from his room while he was
asleep writing was LETT on the bare boards
OF the noor, telling him in substance that it
was time for him to move. Mr. Jacksen's
followers will sustain him, however
CUMBERLAND.
James Orr. who was shot At Harpswell,
Wednesday, died the next day.
FRANKLIN
The Rangeley correspondent of the Farm
ington Chronicle gives the names of TWENTY
two residents of that town who each weigh
over 200 pounds.
HANCOCK.
man named Edgar NJ. Merrill, mate of
schooner lying at Bucksport, walked of from
a wharf there during the storm Wednesday
night and fell some distance, striking on the
shore below, and breaking one of his legs
above the ankle.
Rockland man found a strange gate in
his front yard and after waiting a while for
the owner, split it up for kindling wood
When 1t had been reduced to ashes he found
that he had burned his own back gate. There
Is nothing like being economical.
LINCOLN
Orrin Cummings of Boothbay was lost
overheard ON Monday, from the schooner
Rival.
Mr.. James A. Brooks of Paris has sold one
half interest i'll his trotting mare Anna NJ. for
$500 She got record, on the Portland track
this fall, of 1924 and promises to be a sharp
one next year.
PENoBscOr.
A new iron bridge has been placed across
Olamon stream at Olamon, on the line of the
Maine Central 1t is one hundred feet long
and very substantial structure.
SAGADAHoc.
Since May lst the fire department of Bath
has been called GU, II times.
supposed incendiary fire in Bath We'd
nesdav evening injured the house belonging
to John Brennan to the extent of $500. No
insurance.
Bath has now an electric fire alarm, put
up by local electricians, the expense, which
is light, being borne by number of the
citizens.
SOMERSET.
Joel Bartlett, now of New Richmond, Wis,
is one of the living ex-members who served
Harmony in $780, when the legislature was
held in Portland.
WAYnn
Capt James Nickels of Searsport, went
ashore at San Francisco, Thanksgiving Day
to see about berth for his ship. On return
ing after dark he fell through a hole in the
wharf. broke two ribs and was otherwise bad
ly injured.
Several we'll dressed tramps who profess to
be lecturers, are doing Waldo county.
WASHINGTON.
The Belfast journal learns that the county
commissioners of Washington county have in
contemplation a thorough renovation of the
Court House in Macbias, by which it will be
made fire proof and one of the finest court
houses in the State. A steam heating appar-
atus will be put into the Jail, from which the
Court House will be warmed. The cost is
estimated at about 81 900
During the month of November there were
received at the Eastport post Office. l2,0S5
letters, ,592 postal cards, 1858 papers. Des-
patched: 1875 letters, 1889 postal cards,
1858 papers.
Herbert O'Dell, a Young man employed on
the steam drill in Pepperell park, Bddeford,
while performing his duties, Tuesday, think
ing something was wrong with the machine
thrust his head between heavy wooden
beam and a solid iron crank just as the steam
was let on. The crank revolving suddenly,
gave him blow which rendered him uncon-
scious for some time. The cheek bones were
considerably crushed and the head was badly
hurt. piece of scalp three or four inches
square having been torn off besides num-
Der of small bruises.
AT LARGE.
The unknown woman whose body was
found by the roadside in Sharon. Mass, has
since been ascerta,ned to have been Caroline
F. Whitney of Winthrop. For 10 years she
was an outcast in society," and was known in
Boston as Carrie Lee. Her age was about
SO wears. She went to Boston from Win
throp when 10 or l6 years of age in search
of work and fell into the whirlpool of fast
life.
A new scheme for the agency business, to
extort money from the susceptible housewife
is now being worked in some towns in the
State. The agent assumes the role of a doc
tor. He enters the house pompously, CON-
pliments the lady on her fine physique and
appearance and adds "you appear tidy but
never have you been clean She is asked
bare her arm. He asks for soap, produces q
potash compound. and beholds, on rubbing
both on the arm greasy scum appears. The
doctor swells up. talks pompously about ex-
tracing it from the pores, airs himself as a
friend of humanity, sells bottle and skips
before anyone finds out that soap and potash
will form scum on sheet of paper or a
plank as we'll as on a persons arm.
Public speakers and singers find R. II.
Douglass & Sons Capsicum Cough Drops a