Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-20
State News.
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| The trustees of the State Fair will meet in
Lewiston, April 2Sth.
A young fellow named Collins got tired of
life and attempted to jump into the canal on
Lincoln street, Thursday. Friend with him
tried to dissuade him. "Don't hold me-" he
shouted He finally became resigned to his
cruel fate He has been threatening to COM
NIT suicide for some time. it is said.
| ARoosrooK.
The Pressure Isle Herald says: Rumors
are rife of the establishment of q democratic
organ in Aroostook county, probably at
Houlton.
Last year, Mr.. Parkhurst made contracts
with number of farmers in the vicinity of
his starch factory. to supply him with pota-
toes for five years at twenty-five cents a
bushel. says the Here Id. Not long ago he
called them together and frankly told them
that owing to circumstances beyond his con-
troll he could not pay that this year without
losing money, and asked them to agree to
supply, this year, for twenty cents a bushel,
which after mature consideration the most of
them concluded to do.
CUMBERLAND.
Geo. Taylor of Portland. owns very old
Bible. was given to him by an old English
lady who valued it highly as a relic. 1t was
! PAiheSN W Tic oeslgus VI OOuu Dill huu
Christopher Barker, printers to the Kings
most excellent majesty, 1876" The book
shows its age. Mr.. TAYLOR has New York
Evening Post and an Eastern and Western
Gazette of 1902.
The Ellsworth American says: We have
received from Capt. Deasy, of Gouldsboro.
BY the hand of Capt. d. G. Cole, member of
| the nd from, hot
measuring 9xS inches and weighing 81 ounces
The memorial NJ. E. church at North
Bucksport was dedicated Tuesday. April 7.
Rev. c. E. Libby preached the dedication SER
| mon Afternoon sermon by Rev. G. N.
Eldridge of Colorado conference. Evening
sermon by Rev. A. j. Lockhart OF Orrington.
KNOX.
| Capt. F. c. Pendleton of Islesboro, has
lately bought two large schooners, the VIM.
Slater of Rockland. and the Maggie Mulvey
| of st. George, says the Progressive Age.
The Slater is 22l "A tons and was built in
Thomaston in 1866. The Maggie Mulvey
was built in Waldoboro in l764, registers 266
tons and is said to be the largest two .masted
schooner owned in Maine.
| Messrs. M. A. Achorn and A. F. Ames of
Rockland, claim the ownership of Widows
Island, Fox Island thoroughfare, which the
United States government contemplates using
for hospital purposes. says the Free Press.
They purchased the island at auction, but the
treasury department refuses to confirm the
sale.
| PENoBsCor.
| The New Haven Union says "A letter
recently received from DR.. Oscar Kahn Of
New York, the veteran manager of G. B.
Bunnell, states that the party of American
| Iudi rt,p oh a.
contest of all nations will be in New Haven
to-day. He says their names will not be given
until after the exhibition here and then with
their permission only. The ladies will be
known by numbers or States. The party as
made up will consist of six ladies from New
| York and Brooklyn, two from Philadelphia,
two from Kalamazoo, Mich, three from
Chicago, one from Dubuque, Iowa, one from
Janesville, one from Bangor, Me-. and the
little State of Connecticut contributes four"
We don't know the name of the Bangor
beauty who has entered the lists against the
beauties of the world; but we don't permit
ourselves to doubt that she will take the
grand prize, if the decision is fair.
| PIscArAoUIs.
| The next meeting of the Piscatauuis
Teachers Association will be held at Green
vile on Friday and Saturday May 9Th and 9th,
says the Observer.
| Mr.. Ira Sutherland of Foxcroft, and Mr.
Charles Donald of Sebec, will start for the
| West in May where they intend to enter into
the cattle-raislng business.
! SAGADAHoC
| William Mitchell of West Bath, employed
| in the upper mill of the New England Ship
| Building Company, was caught in planning
machine, Wednesday morning. and had his
left foot cut, causlng an ugly wound on the
| instep
WASHINGTON.
: The st Croix river is free of ice to the
upper mills, five miles above Calais Nearly
all the mills will commence saving at once
An immense feet of vessels is now in the
harbor.
Mr.. Robert J. Burdett, the distinguished
humorist formerly of the Burlington Haw-
keye, will lecture in Calais, Tuesday next
WALDO.
Emery Boardman, Esq Judge of the Bel
fast Police Court, has been i'll for a week but
is recovering. During his sickness the
criminal matters, as provided by law, were
disposed of by Justice Greer.
A telegram announces the death on April
9th, at Concordia, Kansas, of Mr.. Isaac
Twombly, who formerly resided in Monroe
| anu FTdUkIOTt, out WHO IOT several wears
past has lived at the West
| YORK.
The wife of Oscar Blaney died in Kittery,
Monday, after short illness, reports the
Biddeford Times. Blaney is in prison at
Thomaston under sentence of death for the
murder of Thomas Barrows at Kittery.
Mrs. Peter Sasie, of Kittery, was shot in
the face Thursday afternoon by her nephew,
&c H.,
attended the wounded lady, but could not find
the ball. 1t seems that Mr.. Jackson has
been in the habit OF carrying a pistol when
he goes to Portsmouth to attend the band
meetings. on arriving home he leaves his
pistol with his instrument. His son found it
there. and. taking it up, aimed it at his aunt
who was sitting in the room, and snapped it
the pistol was loaded aud the bail went
through the lady's cheek. 1t is the old story
did not know it was loaded. Portland A.
gus.