Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-02-19
State News.
ANpROscoeoIs,

ANDROscoGGIS.
The Lewiston Journal saws Lisbon street
merchant surprised post-ofice clerk, Mon
day, BY presenting $40 Confederate bill at
the grating, requesting the clerk to please
change it. He had just taken it in at his
store.
CUMBERLAND.
The Portland Soldiers and Sailors Nonu-
ment Association have petitioned the city
government to convey to them
without cost. the lot in Market Square upon
which the old city hall now stands that thew
may erect thereon a monument to cost not
less than $40, 900
The Brunswick Odd Fellows are having
their hall decorated in a splendid manner,
and when finished it will compare with any
in the State. II will cost about $500 for the
frescoing of the walls and ceiling.
At the annual town meeting held BY the
town of Brunswick in 1884, it was voted to
give its Grand Army Post the free use of the
upper floor of the Town Hall for a term of
thirty five years, and the Post are consulting
as to the best method of fitting up the hall in
the new location. The large space is more
or less broken up by the iron rods which
strengthen the frame of the roof; but this OBJ
JNSsiNh Noh upuutlcrs uc ONcECUiut, pdItldllN,
at least.
Ii Is believed that q communication Of the
sentence of Nicholson, the condemned wife
murderer, will be obtained. Ii is said that
every member of the jury before whom the
case was tried has signed his petition
Lepiston Journal
LINCOLN.
Capt. ]. NJ. Meaher, formerly of White
field. died in Mobile, Ala. Feb. Sth, aged
"a years. Capt. Meaher and his brother
started large milling business in lS49. and
their mills were burned six years ago They
were also largely interested in navigation.
having built twelve steamers which they ran
on the river.
1t Is many years, says the Portland Advertis-
er, since the Paris Jail has contained so many
criminals as at present, and of so desperate a
character. The three burglars who broke
into stores at Norway are desperate charact-
ers. Mr.. Stearns, the jailer has been Obliged
to watch them very closely. The prisoners
broke up their iron bed.teads and with the
iron notched, attempted to saw out. They
have also dug out the plastering between some
of the stones. A Waterman has been employ
ed to assist the jailer. There are also two
other prisoners, one held for theft and the
other for murderous assault.
PENoBsCoT.
The freight business is improving on the
Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad, so the officials
of that road report
Messrs. Bailey & Parker of Milo, besides
their excelsior business. are doing large
business in the manufacture of spool timber.
They run their mill night and dav, and will
consume over 900 cords of white birch this
season. BY far the greater part of this is
furnished by Messrs F. H. & F. +. Gould,
who are cutting on the line of the Bangor &
Katahdin Iron Works Railroad above Brown
vile, from whence it is brought to Milo by
rail.
The carcasses of several deer killed unlaw-
fully-it being now close time-were found
the first of the week at Wytopitlock.
| There was smashup on the Mount Desert
Branch of the Maine Central four miles be-
low Brewer junction, Tuesday morning. The
morning train from the Ferry was on its way
to Bangor, preceded BY a snow-plow train.
The latter stuck fast in huge drift on the
line, and before they could get signals out or
clear the snow awav the passenger train ran
into them. A saloon car was quite badly
damaged and the front end of the locomotive
of the passenger train was also smashed
slightly. No one was injured.
SAGADAHOC.
| The Bath Times says There is no little
talk as to the establishment of a dummv at
Fort Popham to run to Small Point. A train
railway will be used, if any, and it would
probably prove a good investment.
The owners of majority of the stock of
the skating rink at Richmond have conclud-
ed to convert the building into a canning
factory for all sorts of fruits and vegetables.
/ SOMERSET.
! James 3. DascOmb has been chosen Presi.
dent of the First National Bank of Skowhe-
gan, vice Coburn, deceased.