Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-02-17
State News.
ANDRosCoGGIN.

ANDRosCoG6IN.
The Lewiston evening schools closed last
Friday. The total enrolment was 465, aver
age attendance 253.
Iramps broke into the Lisbon road school
mouse last Wednesday night, and made them
selves comfortable by building rousing fire,
NO damage was done except to the woodpile
When the affairs of Samuel Booth of Lew
iston, recently reported insolvent, were look
ed into, mortgage for $4,000 in favor of
MI. j. Barlow was found. MIR. B., however,
testlfed that he only had claim for $1,000
or Sl4OO Booth was arrested on a eapias
writ, FRIDAY. He was sick at his house and
q keeper was placed in charge of him. Sat
urday he made an arrangement with his cred
itors' surrendered all his property, and the
keeper was withdrawn.
CUMBERLAND.
BY the opening of the new Canadian and
Atlantic road, Portland can have a new
western connection, BY the very easv con
nectlon of the above road with the Grand
Trunk and the Portland Ogdensburg.
The total value of foreign exports from
Portland for the past week was 1920. S55. 45,
including l,l80, $50 feet of lumber.
The Press says: There are 1874 boys of Port
land who have voluntarily signed the triple
pledge against intoxicating liquors. tobacco
and profanity.
As the noon train over the Portland and
Rochester road reached Springvale Saturday,
one OF the connecting rods broke and the end
coming through the cab knocked the fireman
on to the floor and smashed part of the cab.
The fireman was badly bruised, but not seri-
ously injured.
PENoBsCoT.
The auditors appointed by the Court to
consider the claims of the Dexter Savings
Bank against the estate of Cashier Barron
reported that he owed the bank 50 100, when
he died. After their report the case was
taken directly to the full bench, and claim
OF the estate against the bank, amounting to
about $500 went up with 1t. 1t will be re-
membered that it was discovered that Barron
had made the bank gift of 50 900 with the ex-
PLANTATION that through his influence the bank
had made an unfortunate investment, which
he wished to repay. This 50 900 the bank
pocketed, but the estate sued the bank for it.
On the authority of one of the counsel for the
bank, it is reported that the law court have
decided that the bank owes the estate this
money. This ruling may be included in the
decision on the banks suit, or another action
may be required to reach it, but it is well
under TODD that the court consider the estates
claim good. The result will make balance
of $500 against the bank, as the interest on
the 50 900 has swollen that sum to 80 600.
Barron's honesty has been slowly and pain
fully indicated BY the tedious aud costly
litigation which has followed his strange
death.
YORK
Mrs. George L. Peavey of Lynn, who was
so severely injured at South Berwick some
time ago, has settled her claim against the
Eastern railroad, it is stated, for $4,000.
On Saturday morning Stillman Maddox,
in the employ of Joseph Hobson & Sons, of
Biddeford. met with a serious accident
While brushing the sawdust from the back
of a single machine in the new mill, his
hand became caught in the machine. which
severed the third and fourth fingers of the
right hand, besides decorating the palm.
A case of supposed suspended animation
has caused considerable interest and excite
ment, particularly in the neighborhood where
the case occurred The facts seem to be as
follows: Miss Ella Hatch of Wells Depot
died suddenly in Salem, Mass, Feb. 4th.
The remains were brought home, and the fun.
eral services were in progress when some one
noticed spreading of color over the face and
particularly in the ears Physicians were
quickly summoned. and though they could
give no satisfactory explanation of the color,
they asserted that death had certainly taken
place. After five days of waiting. as signs of
decay had appeared, the burial was consented
to.
AT LARGE.
Agreeablv to a call, a meeting of the
Alumni of the Maine Wesleyan Seminary was
held at Portland, Friday. 1t was unanimously
voted to organize an alumni association and