Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-02

ASDROsCoGGIN.
A Lewiston physician relates q case 10 his
family of the possession of a peculiar mark
from one generation to another. His father
when quite young was one day bitten by q
viscious horse-the horses teeth closing over
his ear-lobe and taking out q small piece of
the upper part. The mark of the wounded
ear skipped one generation and has appeared
in the LeSistop physicians son, there being
on the little fellows ear the plain marking of
the ear that showed, years ago, upon his
grandfather.
CUMBERLAND.
Walter E. Nickerson of Portland who was
recently pardoned out of State Prison was
arrested in that city, Saturday night, for un-
provoked assault on a young couple who were
walking up Exchange Street.
FRANKLIN.
The Phillips Photographs Richardson
Lake correspondent says: Fishing is good
here. Crowds of sportsmen are coming
Forty-five took passage on the steamer here
Saturday, four ladies among the number
The fine camp of the Union Water Power
Co., at Upper dam is full to overlooking and
other camps are crowded. Ex-Gov. Long of
Mass, Joined the Lewiston party at Andover
KENNEBEc.
Mrs. E.P. Dunbar of Waterville, while at
work in her garden one day last week, sud-
denly found her dress on fire, and before it
could be extinguished her hands and those of
her daughter were badly burned. The fire
came from smouldering bonfire in the gar
den, says the Mail.
KNOX.
There is a family on LIQUIDS Island, accord
ing the Rockland Opinion, that have killed,
In and about the house, 275 rats within a
year; and the rats are not all exterminated
yet.
Says the Herald The house of Mrs Lydia
Fales at Mill River has been several times
entered by some unknown persons, and vari-
Gus articles taken. The goods have been re-
moved to Thomaston for safety
Fish Warden Thompson seized at Port
Clyde, Saturday, about 600 Holsters under
size, some of them having the eggs attached.
He made this seizure at the factory operated
by Josiah Burnham and owned by Burnham
& Morrill, of Portland, reports the Damaris-
Gotta Herald.
Notice was Wednesday Served on Hon. A.
F. Crockett, president of the Camden & Rock
land Water Co.. by Mr.. Chas. A. Rollins of
ures toward taking water from Oyster river
pond, he will at once apply for an injunction.
Mr.. Rollins is a stakeholder in the Rockland
Water Co., and has lately purchased mill
privilege on Oyster river, which is fed from
the pond. He will claim that it will damage
his property to have water taken from the
pond. The Rockland Water Co., have also
served similar notice On the president of
the other company They claim that they
have legal right to control the waters Of
Oyster river pond. Applications for the in
functions will, it is stated, be made as soon
as the C. & X. Co. commence operations,
says the Opinion.
PENOBsCOT.
Joseph Leavitt of Sherman Mills, died at
the residence of his son in Stacyville, May
oath, aged SO years. May 10Th he walked
about six miles with as much ease apparently
as a man of fifty. On his way home he was
offered ride on double team. In going
down steep hill the horse started suddenly
and threw the old gentleman from his seat
and over the front part of the wagon, there
being no rail or tender. TIE road was rough
and the horses went rapidly for some distance
before they could be checked, and in the
meantime Mr.. l.. chung as best he could to
the front part of the body of the wagon with
his legs hanging down over the front part,
and finally he gathered himself up and got
back to his seat much bruised and shaken,
and soon after this he had shock of paraly-
sis which resulted fatally. He formerly
lived in Ripley which was his home for about
60 years.
The schooner Lewis Clark arrived in Ban
gor Saturday forenoon in rather disabled
condition. An English wood-boat belonging
in St. John ran into her off White Head, car
rying away her bowsprit and cutwater and
damaging her stem somewhat. She was
loaded with coal for Hincks & Co., and was
from Elizabethport
WALDO.
L. A. Dow of Sears Island, has caugh,
this season about forty salmon. The prices
have averaged about fifty cents per pound.
Ship David Brown, Capt. James N. Pen
dleton of Searsport, sailed from Angler for
Penang over four months ago, and no tidings
of the ship have been received up to the
present time.
WASHINGTON.
The PASSPORT Sentinel saws: Ii is rumored
that another steamboat company has been
formed to run line of steamers to Eastport,
and that the "City of Hartford" has been
chartered for the route.
Some unknown persons entered the cabin
of the schooner Mott Haven, Capt. Collins,
lying in Bangor. Wednesday, the goth,
and took SllS from the pocket of Richard
Daily of Red Beach, who was sleeping on
board. Wads of cotton lying about the berth
indicated quite conclusively that the robbing
had been perpetrated by the aid of some mar
cotic probably chloroform.
There is a good pitch of water at Barring
and the mills are doing brisk business. H
F. Eaton & Sons, in their two mills, are man
ufacturing 10000 feet of long lumber pei
day. Tyler Bros. have sawed so far this
season, 10000 slaves, $1,000 barrel heads,
and 1000 sardine shocks. Jas. Bailey Co.
are saving about 40 900 shingles daily, and
Belyea and Averil 20 900.
YORK.
Miss Nellie Hatch of Biddeford while
walking on the street the other day, missed
her pocket book. Starting back to look fol
it, she met a small boy who told her he saw
man pick pocketbook up, and turning a
corner pointed out to her a man with bun.
die as the finder. The man stoutly denied it,
but ''Young America" was not to be bluffed,
and started for an officer, leaving Miss
Hatch alone with the tramp. He offered tc
expose the contents of his pack in proof OF
his innocence and in doing so, she saw hel
pocketbook tucked snuely away in a corner
of his bundle. ''You see haven't it." II
see you have, you old scamp" was her re-
pocketbook from him. reports the Journal.