Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-20
State News.
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ANDRoscoGGIN
Two women are among the boarders in
Auburn jail
The Argus says E E. POmaroy, ieweller.
Lewiston, has failed.
CUMBERLAND.
The Press SAYS: Mary Flanagan. aged 40.
was passenger on the Sandman She was
entered on the cabin list as s'housekeeper.
bound TO Philadelphia She showed s,mp.
toms OF insanity on the passage, and when
the ship arrived in Portland she was not per-
mitted to come ashore. 1t WAS finally decid-
ed to take the woman back to England aud to
keep her on the Sandman I'LL she sails on
thursday next. but on SATURDAY. she escaped
from the notice of the stewardess. and cut
her throat, just missing the jugular vein. A
surgeon was called, and fierce struggle en-
sued before the woman was overpowered so
that the wound could be sewed up.
KENSEBEc.
Rev. Father John P Sekenger of Bangor.
recently ordained at Montreal, has been ap-
pointed to the parish at Waterville, and will
enter upon his duties Immediately.
LINCOLN.
School in district No. L.. Friendship, has
temporarily suspended on account of the
measles, says the Lincoln News. 1t is said
that they have As cases in that district
A Boothbay lady has been banging her hair
with gunpowder. Mrs. Joshua r. Trevett,
-ays the Record, swept up some fragments of
paper, and put them in the stove; an explo-
sion occurred, sending stove covers, dust pan,
fire and cinders over the room, setting fire to
Mrs Trevett's clothing. burning her arm and
face, also her eyebrows and lashes and front
OF her hair She sha ban
for the first time.
PENoBscoT
The Milford Land and Lumber Co. will cut
one and half or two millions of pine
and hemlock in the town of Milford this win
ter. They also have four or FIVE smaller
concerns getting sleepers and knees in the
town, and also much other lumber New
piers and trestle work for the railroad track
will be built during the winter at their mill.
PIsCATAQUIs.
The Commercial SAYS A report received
from Morrison & Hunting's camp, at Moose
head Lake, says that another man has died
from the measles, and that four others are
not expected to live. 1t is very likely that
the entire crew will be obliged to come out
of the woods The disease is what is gener-
ally known as the "black measles" because
the eraptiuns assume dusky instead of a
bright red hue. The disease in this form is
of a malignant type.
SAGADAHoC.
The landlord of the Richmond House was
lately imposed upon by tramp who wanted
dinner, and offered to saw wood for the same.
The saw could not be found, and the kind
hearted landlord, appalled, by the strangers
grief therest, gave him as good dinner as
the houSp affnr6at md of I'd ba
saw where the traveller had previously hid
den it.
SOMERSET.
proposition has been made for q consolid-
ated fair of Somerset and Kennebec at Fair
field, beginning Sept. I'd, and lasting three
days There is an excellent track, and suf-
ficient purses will be offered to insure some
good races. The skating rink will be used
for an exhibition hall. The enterprising
Fairfield people will be sure to make an in
terestng and successful exhibition.
WALDO
The Waldo Supreme Court adjourned Fri
day. after ten days session. There were FIVE
verdicts, eight divorces, and nine liquor SELL
ers fined Joseph Craigin was sentenced to
three years in the State Prison for burglaries
WASHINGTON.
There are twelve candidates for the collec-
torship at Calais, According to Cleve
lands letter. neither of than will get it,
The Calais Law and Order League, in
their first annual report, give as results of
their work the following: The bridge be-
tween Calais and st. Stephen, which had be-
come unsafe for travellers, has again been
made safe for women and children; the
streets present more orderly appearance;
lion inn 10 ,ntc 81 oh in al
as it was year ago, and the general order of
the city has gre tly improved
AT LARGE.
During the year 1884 there were 46 railroad
accidents as follows: On the Grand Trunk
Is, 3 of which were fatal; Boston & Maine
9, 4 fatal Knox & Lincoln l. Maine Central
Is, | fatal; Portland & Rochester 3, | fatal;
Portland & Ogdensburg 2, | fatal Bath