Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-10

AHDRoscoeGu.
One Of Lewiston's citizens refused to raise
his awning in compliance with an order Of
the mayor. The city marshal informed him
that it would be raised at his expense. and
the citizen was soon seen At work with q
screv-driver, complying With the requirements
of Law.
A horse, driven bv Mr.. NJ W. Burnham OF
Curtis Corner. tnok fright, Friday. ana ran
awav, throwing Mr.. Burnham to the ground
and badly iniurine him.
Early Sunday morning Elder Knights req
idence ard outbuiidines we're d-stroved by
IRE in Auburn. The family we're in he'd " hen
the fire caught and barely escaped with their
lives. Loss $50O0.
Very impressive services were held by the
Salvation Army. Sunday. at the funeral of
Charlie Teale. a little three wear old, how of
Lewiston. He was hurried under honors of
the Army at his re-iience on Spring street,
Capt. Annie Shirley remained over and con-
Quoted tine services. MANY a volley was
fired over the remains of the little bow. Tears
stood in the eyes Of nearly all the hearers
The army paraded to the hall in returning
from the services.
ARoosroox.
George Shaw's house and barn in East
Lyndon were burned Saturday with their con-
tents. Also 1000 sleepers belonging to E.
w. Lowney, of Caribou. The probable
cause was sparks from . railroad engine.
Loss unknown.
CUMBERLAND.
Last Friday night the store of S. Meserve
& Son, At Bar Mills, was entered, the safe
broken open, and the contents rifled. For
IN ofolu fho otorv <,f h.
the thieves had reason to suspect would be
in the safe. had been paid out that day. They
got less than S29 cash. About two years
ago the safe was opened, but nothing of value
stolen. The next day James w. Mpserve
posted on the safe these words mo money in
this safe" and signed his name to the SEN
tence. That assertion has apparently been
regarded up to Friday night
Electric light poles have been set and wires
strung as far as the grounds designated for
the National Encampment on the Eastern
promenade in Portland.
Monday. officer Hanson arrested a woman
who gives her name as Priscilla Secfet." for
stealing costly parasol from the ladies' par
lour at City Hotel, Portland The woman
belongs in Biddef I'd and is an ex-member of
the Salvation Army.
HANCOCK.
Mr.. Philip Pervear of Sedgwick, was one
hundred and five years and five months cid.
the 9th day of last month. He walks of quite
smart. his eyesight is good, but he is a little
hard of hearing. He saws that his health il
very good most of the time. hut his knees
are becoming a little shaky of late He came
to Sedgwick in 1922; nearly all the people in
the ntighbOrhood have been born since he
came tn re, says correspondent of the Mt.
Desert Herald.
SAGADAHoC
Saturday afternoon, in about two hours, q
feet Of about 20 of the following rugged yea
sells passed Bath en- route for the upper Ken
nebec: Ships, barques, barkentines, brie-,
brigantines, two. three al. four masted
steamers, to which were added many sail
boats. This fleet presened an unusual and
interesting appearance.
SOMERSET.
A crew of men are saving up ZOO, 900 it..
of poplar for the Somerset Fibre Co., be-
tw cen the Forks of the Kennebec and Bing-
ham. The logs are sawed off four feet long
and the bark taken of. After the rear drive
of the Kennebec Log Driving Co. go through.
the poplar will be put ip and driven to the
Fairfield boom. When piled up at the mill
there will be 1900 cords of it.
WALDO.
Ship Leonora, of Belfast, has been sold to
New York parties for $50 600 She was
built in Belfast in 1869, is of l49l tons bur-
theb, and a twin ship to the Cora, now at
Belfast. MIR. Edward Sibley went to New
York last week to perfect the sale.
W.suurnrou
The report comes from a reliable source
that fish and game warden is on his way to
Esstport to catch if possible some of the can
ners of Holsters, with Holsters under nine
inches in length which is prohibited by law,
saws the Eastport Standard.
Thursday night the barn of James Lank, of
Danforth was entered and harness and two
bags of oats and peas were taken. The same
night Edward Borner lost a harness from his
barn, E L. Heal in Weston lost his clothes,
line and all, the tracks were plain in the
morning so that the thief was tracked into
Weston. He then went into the woods hid
ing his stolen goods, and camped for the
day. About night they arrested X N Rock
well in the woods where he was with his
team. They found part of a bag of oats with
him, but they did not find the balance until
Saturday when large posse went out and
succeeded after long hunt in finding them
in the bushes. Rockwell served sentence
of two wears in State prison for similar case
The U S. frigate Niagara, recently sold in
Boston, is to go to Eastport. where the cop
per will be stripped off her bottom.
Mr.. Otis S. Foss and wife OF Machias, mar
rowlv escaped fatal accident on Tuesday.
Mr.. Foss had raised his house and ell some
four feet from its former foundation, and
while it was resting on the jack screws, and
when Mr.. and Mrs. Foss were in the kitchen,
being the L, the structure fell with scarcely
any warning. Mr.. Foss was quite severely
injured in the region Of the chest, and was
for day or two in a good deal of pain, and
it was thought at first that he might be hurt
internally, but we believe he is now consid
cred out of danger Mrs. Foss was not as
badly hurt as her husband. The cause of the
L falling was that before being raised 1t was
Disconnected from the wood shed, and the
end not being boarded had very little to keep
it from falling sideways, says the Republi.
can.
YORK.
There is talk of extending the Dover. N.
H., horse railroad to Great Falls and Der.
wick.
Mrs. Polly Smith. widow lady about 50
years old residing in Dayton, met with Sc.
we're accident during the latter part of last
week. In walking acroes the fioor her foot
caught in rug and she fell heavily upon her
shoulder She is now doing much better thar