Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-12-11
State News.
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| The Aroostook District Lodge. I q. q. r
will hold its December session with Easton
Centre Lodge, Wednesday. December 10th.
spruce tree cut on Cary brook recently
measured IA inches in diameter inside the
DARK, lO5 feet from the ground. The Oldest
iumbermen say this is the largest spruce thew
nave known to be cut on the Aroos,ook
waters.
The District Sabbath School Convention.
comprising the towns of Blaine, Bridgewater.
Easton and Mars Hill will hold an adjourned
session at Easton Centre, Thursday, Decem-
Der 18th.
FRANKLIN.
despatch to the Press saws: The house
and ell belonging to Mr.. Richard Norton,
situated near the old fair grounds, about a
mile below Pennington, were totally de-
| stroyed by FIRE Tuesday. The barn and
stable were saved. The fire was caused BY
defective chimney. or BY woodwork coming
IN contact with the chimney. The house was
occupied by Mr.. Norton and Fifeld Luce
Norton's loss was $500; insured 500;
Luce's loss $1,000. insured for $3.50.
| The Maine Board of Agriculture will hold
Farmers Institute at Winters Hall, King
|
Gilbert and members of the board from
Waldo. York, Sagadahoc and Somerset will
be present and address the meeting.
HANCOCK.
! Mrs. Sarah Daily, the oldest person in
Bluehill. died recently, aged about 80 years,
ii months.
In Northwest Harbor and vicinity, says the
| Ellsworth American, are So families of the
name of Haskell
Miss Myrtle A. Fernald, of Seawall, has
just completed a bed-quilt containing l6, 1923
pieces.
Decision has been rendered ia an important
case, the first Of the kind ever decided in
court, the case of the town of Camden against
the Camden village corporation to recover
taxes for the wears lSS0-sl-S2. The tax
amounted to 800 for each year. and was as
sessed upon the village hall, owned by the
corporation. The tax for 1880 was paid, and
the action was to recover the taxes for 1881
and 1882. The rescript sets forth that build
lhgs and other property owned BY municipal
corp ,rations and appropriated to public uses,
are but means and instrumentalites used for
municipal governmental purposes, and are.
therefore, exempt from general taxation, not
by express statutory prohibition but by neces-
sary implication. This decision saves Cam
den village corporation 500 year since 1880
for future time.
Rev. A. j. Clifford, formerly of the East
Maine Conference died recently in Kansas
City, where he went last May on account of
impaired health.
SOMERSET.
Skowhegan has on one street. says the
Reporter. seven ex-legislators besides Hon.
s. j. Walton, representative last winter.
While taking the machine apart. which
furnishes the power for the Skowhegan cleo
tric light, to discover the reason for its not
working properly. The discovery WAS made
of quite a quantity of coarse gun powder hav-
ing been placed in the journal of the dynamo.
Professional divers from Portland searched
for the young lad recently drowned at the
eddy in the river at Skowhegan. After an
hours labor they found the body very near
where it disappeared
WALDO.
Nine tramps recently called for food and
lodging at the Burnham town farm. The
overseers got tired of this kind of business
and so last Monday sent three down to Bel
fast, where they were lodged in Jail. Tramps
have been very plenty this fall
The house and barn of Thomas b. Cook.
son of Burnham were burned Tuesday night
about o'clock. There was no insurance and
scarcely anything was saved. Loss abou,
$500.
The Mrs. Larrabee of Jackson. alluded to
recently, has been committed to Jail to await
) the action of the grand jury at the January
term.