Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-07-01
State News.
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| Daniel A. Mcleod. Providence man.was
taken out of house near Sabstis, Saturday,
where he was terrifying three young women
with his rawlings and his wild gesticulations.
Mcleod is nice looking young fellow, but
SATURDAY. appearedto be desperately insane
on the subjectof religion. and to be so vehe-
ment that all who saw him were afraid Mr..
Frank Pickering of the Boston Tea Store,
was driving into Lewiston from Sabatis at
the time of the occurrence, about $50 p NJ.
The man was making q rambling address at
the top of his voice. He had waved his arms
and had pounded the table and had broken q
leaf from it with his fist He had valise
upon the floor. The young women ran out
f! of the house and asked the aid of Mr.. Pick
ering. The man was placed on the wagon,
and was driven by Mr.. Pickering into Lewis
ton. and was landed at the police station,
where Officer Metcalf took him in charge. All
the way he wandered in wild, meaningless
rage, addressing his remarks now to the horse
and now to inanimate objects along the road
side Ii is thought that his insanity may be
only temporary. He was still in the lookup,
Monday Mcleod appears to be gloomy
and morose when not excited, and says but
little Mcleod was sent to Portland, Mem
day noon. He has sister in tat city. He
CUMBERLAND.
Mr.. John Dixie, having received satisfac-
tory proposition to go into business in one of
the Southern States, offers the Brunswick
Herald establishment for sale.
News has been received in Portland of a
fatal accident on the fishing schooner John
W Brown, resulting in the death of one man
and injury to another. Their Dames are
! 10. hot a
bursting of a swivel gun fired for the purpose
of recalling men out in the boats.
KENNEBEC.
Shortly after noon on Friday, June Goth,
fire discovered coming from the root OF
Mr.. Simpsons house on the North road,
Readfeld. The neighbors came to the rescue
and got out most of the furniture, They
also saved most OF the windows, doors. and
blinds The house and connecting buildings
were burned to the ground There was an
insurance on the same for $500.
SAGADAHoc.
! The post-office at East Bowdoinham was
entered by burglars Friday night. Fourteen
dollars worth of stamped envelopes was all
the property that was missing. There is no
! clue to the thief
WALDO.
! Monday noon, Gussie, son of George and
Annabel Knight, of Belfast, met with pain
full accident He fell from tree in which
he had been playing, and alighted in such a
manner as to break both arms.
WASHINGTON.
The organization of the American Sardine
Exchange was completed last week at the
Passamaquoddy House. Eastport. Robert c.
Green was elected president; VIM o. Grady,
vice president; Fred A. Holmes, secretary
George w. Capen, treasurer. The Exchange
decided that the price to be paid for herrings
during the month of July, shall be the same
as that paid in June, viz. 81 per hogshead
at the weirs and IS when delivered at the
| factory. A committee was appointed to in
vestigate an alleged sale of sardines below
| the price agreed upon.
A telephone war is eminent at Milbridge.
Since the Milbridge Telephone Company
have constructed their line between that
place and Cherryfeld, the Mlbridge and
Cherryfeld Telephone Company have equipped
their offices with bell telep homes, and pro-
pose for the present to allow the public the
/ free use of their wires.
YORK.
| Charles Wallace, a sixteen-year-old son of
William Wallace of Biddeford, after leaving
| work Saturday night went with several others
to battle in the pond at Gooch & Haines quar-
ry. He had crossed the pond twice and was
returning for third time, when. uttering a
cry for help he sank. His brother FASTENED
to the spot where he went down, and when he
reappeared made strong but unsuccessful
effort to save him.
Orchard Sunday. The services were held in
| hp grove and wera laruely attended