Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-12-29
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Low HEELS TOLD on HIN-Pur Hrs
HAND IN A THREsHER.
AEDRoscoGGIS.
Another dead-beat newspaper agent h.,
turned up, and according to the Lewiston
Journal. has been vic,imizing Auburn peo
pie. He claimed to represent New Hamp.
snire Agricultural paper. He told q erea
many marvellous stories about himself: 70,
instance, that he had been . subscriber fol
the paper that he represented for Il years
aitnoush, - he afterward said, he was bu
90 years OF age. At one place he told sen
s = story about quelling fight at Lisbon
Falls, wherein he shot one man, Knocked
down tive more, and handcufed two be.;ds
securing i've prisoners, all of whom he
lodged in Auburn Jail. Manv people in the
suburbs of Auburn we're unwise enough 70
subscribe for the paper which the man said he
represented. No papers have ever been re-
ceived in return for the money. 1t is sus-
pected from descriptions that this is the per
son who has recently completed 4 term in
Somerset Jail for similar transactions.
CUMBERLAND.
The Boston Herald tells the story of how
North Yarmouth man was heeced cut of
nearly $4,000, his shirt studs, rings. and
watch, in little game of poker with Law
renee parties who we're better posted on the
game than he was.
Nova Scotian who has been selling ster-
eoscopic views in Portland, having accumu
lated $3.50, started for home. THURSDAY
While waiting At the steamer wharf he wa,
accosted BY q sharper who managed to get all
his money from him
The Portland Press says: Last THURSDAY
evening, Frederick White. young man in
the employ of Mr.. Uriah S. Mason of White
Rock, broke into . trunk while Mr.. Nasor
and his family we're at the house of q neigh
Dor, took ten or twelve dollars therefrom and
then drove Oh with Mr.. Nason's team. He
has not been seen or heard from since, A
reward has been offered for his apprehension
The total value of foreign exports from
Portland, for the week ending Saturday, Dec
26, was $l67 1924, including 500. 1855 feet o.
lumber.
About week ago Frank Chambers stor,
At Weld was entered, and pork. tea, tobacco
and some other articles taken Monday
morning, when he opened his store, Mr.
Chandler saw q SNOWFALL, cropped from the
heel Of boot, on which Was found the stamy
of peculiar heel-irOn. This he put in
mond came into the store, and while Their,
smother ball dropped from his heel, which
upon examination proved to have come from
the same heel ~ ball No l. Mr.. Chandler
procured search warrant, and with Sheriff
Witham started for Hammond's, overtakin,
him and getting q confession from him
After reaching the house quantity of groce
ries and the like were recovered, also q KEY
belonging to the store, by which means Ham
mond gained admittance. Hammond's wife
it appears, was with him at the time of tn,
burglary and kept watch while he entered tn,
stores. No prosecution has been made
Hammond lives in Carthage. and formerl,
lived in the Wayne almshouse.
A farmers institute under the auspices o
the Maine Board Of Agriculture was held il
kingfeld, Thursday, and was largely attend
ed. Hon. S. Stanley of Kng6eld presided
In the forenoon Hon. j. w. Butterfield, the
member of the Board from Franklin, read
an admirable paper on 'Reasons why a Maine
man should not emigrate." In the afternoon,
j. M. Deering of Sac), delivered an excel
lent paper on Chow to increase the stock or
q farm" In the evening S. L. Holbrook
the member of the Board from Sagadahoc
gave AT able address on mistakes of farm
ing" Each paper was followed by discus
sion, participated in by ID. B. johnson OF
Waldo county, A. D. Brown of Belfast, z
A. Gilbert, Secretary Of the Maine Board o.
Agriculture, and many others.
KENNEBEc.
1t is reported that gas works will be erected
in Waterville. the coming summer, a compa
ny being ALREADY organized snd are preparing
to put in plant. says the Fairfield Journal.
The Fairfield Journal says Oakland has de-
cided to pay Miss Florence Given for hel
services as teacher, on the ground of her be.
ing illegally expelled by Rev. Edwin Blake
supervisor.
Mr.. Edward Mank, formerly of Waldoboro
now of Thomaston, has received back pay
amounting to Sl70O. Mr.. Mank was a sol.
der in the Fourth Maine Regiment, says the
Rockland Opinion.
Mr.. Z. T. Hodges has purchased of Isaac
and William Reed all the growth of woot
and lumber on quite a large territory owned
by them in what is known as the WaldoborC
woods, Nobleboro. He intends to strip of
from four to six hundred cords of wood TO,
the Rockland market, giving employment t.
many Nobleboro men and teams, says tn,
Damariscotta Herald.
SAGADAAOC.
Frank Ham, who was arrested for trying t.
break into Dunnings store on Commercia
street. Bath, Tuesday evening. was arraigne,
before Judge Millay Wednesday afternoon
He pleaded not guilty, waved hearing ant
furnished S400 bonds for appearance at th'
April term of court.
The barkentine Lizzie Carter, Capt. Carter
will be launched next Saturday afternoon
from the New England Ship Building Co.
yard in Bath.
The Bath Times says the report that tn
ship Alameda is overdue, lie erroneous,
having started from an item in Boston papers
The Alameda arrived at San Francisco from
Liverpool last October and has unloaded ant
was at San Francisco when last heard from
SOMERSET
Mr.. Frank Rogers of Moscow, while a
work with q threshing machine recently
caught his hand while removing some ston'
from the separator when the machine was il