Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-19
ASDROaCOGGIG.

FoUSD-A LONG LIST OF CRIMES.
AsDRoscoGGIS.
An unmarried lady, thirty eight years old
was sent to the Insane Hospital at Augusta
from Lewiston, Thursday. She has recently
been suffering from intense nervous excite
ment, and not long ago awoke to find herself
at night, in Lisbon. This is a sad case.
AROOsTooK.
G. w. f. Jerrard has completed and sent
to Lewiston, a collection of articles from
New Sweden for the State Fair which will
occupy about 100 feet of table space. Mr.
Jerrsrd has sent the finest agricultural ex-
hibits from his own farm ever displayed by
him.
The Free Babtist Quarterly Meeting holds
its Fall session in Blaine, commencing Fri
day afternoon and continuing over the Sab
bath
ID. M. Moody has sent to the State Fair
two elegant reindeer sleighs, built at his fac
tory in Caribou.
The Aroostook bridge, it is announced,
will be passable within a week at the longest
Twenty four thousand teams and about seven
~ thousand persons have crossed the ferry in
lis days, and half as many more used the
bridge is not a necessity.
Mr.. G. s. Sweetser, the missing treasurer
of Island Falls, has lately been heard from
He has written to his wife that he is now IN
the employ of lumber company in Tennessee.
He hopes to be able to return home soon.
Walter Ireland, of Blaine, met with Sc
we're accident when saving wood in the forest
one day last week, which resulted in broken
leg.
James Barrows, of Oakfeld, has had sew
ersl sheep killed by bears recently.
While slowing away grain last Friday, NJ.
A. Greenleaf, of Washburn, fell from scat
fold, injuring him severely
On Sunday, the 9th inst two Frenchmen,
while hunting for liquor under the steam-box
of the saw mill at Washburn, found the skel-
eton of an infant slowed away. The matter
is causing some excitement in the neighbor.
hood.
KENNEBEC.
DR. II. Richardson, of Benton, Tuesday
night took an overdose of belladonna bv
mistake, and came near dying.
KNOX.
The new big ship Frederick Billings, re-
Gently launched at Rockport, was lowed out
of that port on TUESDAY by steam tug Con.
fdence, bound to New York
A COW belonging to John S. Stevens was
killed by the freight train Thursday near
McIntires crossing, Warren.
PENoBsCoT.
The village of Plymouth seems entitled to
much sympathy at this time. for the reputa-
ton IT has acquired of late through its unfor-
tunate list of local casualties; one sad case
of suicide closely followed by nearly fatal
attempt OF the same character several weeks
ago and still fresh in the minds of the public
when on the 2Sth of last month, this suffering
town was again startled BY shocking case
of arson. with the probable murder of an
aged and inoffensive widow, who was the sole
occupant of the house at the time it was
burned, on the night of the eth. On the
next day following this terrible event, in the
same part of the town, another tragedy was
being enacted, an aggravated case of assault
and battery if not assault with intent to kill,
in which knives, sharp pointed shears, etc
we're freely used, and one of the parties saw
agely assaulted and cut over the eyes and
head. Turning to the late history of Penob-
scot Co., we find in a short sketch of Ply
mouth and its early settlement that the tow
was incorporated in 1926, and now has pop-
ulston of less than a thousand inhabitants.
Good progress is being made with the
dredging in Bangor harbor, and the contrac-
tors have decided that it will not be necessa-
~ to have another dredger there this fall.
The Advent campmeeting at Carmel last
week was largely attended.
Mr.. Bill Bridges fell into the hold of a
schooner which he was helping to load, in
Bangor, inficting a severe scalp wound
II 10 cd hat hafn l. l.
so plenty in Penobscot county.
SAGADAHoC.
George Conway who so mysteriously dis.
appeared after participating in a drunken row
several days ago, has not been seen or heard
from since.
SOMERSET,
Mr.. A. S. Whittier of st. Adams. found
his horses leg broken. while in his stall
Tuesday morning. The horse was valued a,
$500
Oliver and Horace Adams, the veteran
bear hunters of the Forks, have made good
time on bears this season, having trapped l9
thus far.
WALDO.
Mr.. c. W. Bradford of Thorndike has in
vented and made application for a patent on
key guard which he has named the Little
Tyler" This little invention can be applied
to any door having lock and key and when
app led ii renders the lock absolutely burgla,
proof.
Mr.. II. l.. Woodcock of Belfast. while Al
work at Quantebscook, in Searsmont. tool
out an oak log that had been sunk in the ponG
65 years The wood Was as sound AZ wheu
first cut, and contained the peculiar odor OF
oak.
1t is rumored that the supply of Dr. Bull.
Cough Syrup is not equal to the demand
Druggists should prepare themselves for all
emergencies as the people RELY on them for
this remedy.