Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-16
State News.
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/ 1t was % degrees baSpw at West Mino,
Friday morning.
| The Lewiston Journal says: Lord Town
lev was specimen of proud Roman father
Who lived in England. When the daughter
married q poor Engiishmen. named John
Lawrence, he disinherited her. He died
worth 500. 900, 600 and left no heirs, it wa.
supposed. But some of Mrs. Lawrence's de
eendants discovered that they were sprung
from the house of rownley. and sent over ar
agent TO investigate. The result is, the vas,
property which has been lying unclaimed .ha:
been turned over to them, by order of the
British courts. The family of Mr.. Geo. A
Drew of this city are numbered among the
heirs
ARoosrooK.
Since the establishment of a Superior
Court at Caribou it is probably tina, q large
ana commodious hotel will be erected on the
north side this season.
CUMBERLAND.
At a special meeting of the Board of MAYOR
and Aldermen yesterday afternoon Edward
+. Carney Was committed TO the Insane
Asylum at Augusta
wednesday morning Frank Williams a
s.evedore engaged in loading the schooner
Cumberland at Browns wharf fell into the
hold and sustained probably fatal injuries.
The i'Jured man is between 60 and 30 wears
OF q AND has q life and family.
FRAShLiS.
The Marcd session of the EarmIugton Free
Baptist Quarterly Meeting was held at Ches-
trr'lllt IN Huh and l2th inst. The hrs, ex.
efc4ses we're Of business character, Rev. r..
StaroI'd acting moderator. The opening
sermon, WedGesdas A Il was BY Rev. S
+. Morrill, OF Pennington Falls, followed in
tho J.. ". be Mr. c F. Trdford &c ropshy,E.
y ni'ssi1nar, service ot much interest was
held In the early evening and then as
course by Rev. . Roy, VI Canton.
kENSEBEc.
The Waterville Mail says "A beautiful little
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Robinson of Min
neapolis, now with her parents on visit at
her grandfsther's, Joseph Percivsl, ESQ.,, on
Sherwin street, met with sad accident on
Tuesday. With another little girl she was
eoasting on the steep pitch near the house.
when she was thrown So that her leg was
badly fractured and her face severely bruised
in several places. II WAS some minutes be-
fore she was discovered as her companion
was but little child; SO that she dragged
herself some distance before she was taken
up bv her grandfather. Physicians pronounce
the fracture very serious one. She was
Just closing a long and pleasant visit at
"gradpa's" to return with her parents to Min
neapoiis.
KNOX.
The mysterious wild beast that has been
frightening the people of Friendship, proved
to be a large dog running wild. 1t was tracked
into the woods, the remains of various
unfortunate cats AMI hens furnishing clues
and shot.
LINCOLN.
The Herald says: An effort is being m AIDE
by some of our citizens looking to the OPEN
ing of a shoe factory here. An article in the
Newcastle town warrant TO be acted upon
next Monday, is to see if the town will ex-
empt such business from taxation for ten
years.
PESoBsCoT.
A few DAYS ago, LLOYD Fox of Lowell, a
boy eight years old, while in the grist mill
was caught in the cogs of a wheel and whirled
around several times before he could be extri-
Gated. One arm vas broken besides being badly
bruised and damned and large piece of skin
was torn from his stomach, where his waist
was ehtangleu In IN cogs. lie was only saved
from death by the presence of mind of Ralph
Wakefield another boy, says the Dexter Ga
zette.
PIsCATAQUIS.
Abbott has a youthful telegraph operator.
He is the son of J. S. Monroe, ESQ, and is
not yet years old.
SAGADAHOC.
c. b. Harrington of Bath, has commenced
getting out the frame for the new Cape Eliza
beth ferry boat, at his yard at the South end,
and the building will begin at once The
boat is to be So feet long, 30 wide and : feet
deep. Geo. Fouton will construct the engine
and boiler Manfel has commenced on the
casting. The boat is to be finished June LIST,
1885. Mr.. Harrington, the builder, has had
long experience in steamboat building, and
will build good boat. He constructed the
Islander" for the Kennebec Steamboat Co.