Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-15
State News.
ANDRoscoGGN.

ANDRoscoGGN.
Diphtheria is dangerously prevalent, saws
the Lewiston Journal
Mrs. Sarah Dingley, widow of the late
Jeremiah Dingley OF Durham, died at the
residence Of her daughter. Mrs Quimby. on
Monday. at the advanced age of SO years.
she was probably the oldest person in Au-
burn.
Now the butchers are grumbliug at the
lack of snow. Ice on the country roads bids
fair to shorten the cattle supply, for unshod
cattle can't be driven miles over such lev
roads.
ARoosTooK.
The financial statement of Aroostook coun-
ty tor 1884 will show a gain of over 81 500.
) I. Plummer and L. B. johnson have
decided the parade grounds at Hancock Bar
racks, and right of way from Main street TO
said parade grounds, TO the inhabitants of
Houlton.
CUMBERLAND.
Lucius futile, formerly connected with the
Boston and Maine and Eastern roads, has ac-
cepted he position of general passenger agent
on the Boston and Lowell.
William Dorman. aged Is, ard Charles
Dormsn, two years older, are supposed TO be
the thieves who broke into Davis's gun store
on Middle street. Portland, short tune ago.
and secured number of revolvers and a
quantity OF cartridges. They left home Mon
day morning, and at present are supposed to
be In Boston. They have been traced to that
city by detectives
The grand jury of Cumberland county have
found 40 indictments at the present term of
the supreme court; % were for violation of
the liquor law.
OXFORD.
Some agitation is going on in the columns
Of the Democrat. in regard to the ADVISABLE
~ Of removing the county buildings from
Paris Hill tO-somewhere else in the county.
The southwestern corner of Porter is on a
small island in the Great Ossipee River, an
portance to be a portion of four towns, viz. :
Porter and Parsorsield in Maine, and Free
dom and bingham in New Hampshire; a
island unknown to fame, but of sufficient i'm
portion of three counties, viz Oxford and
York in Maine, and Carroll in New Hamp-
shire; making it also part of the two
States.
PENoBscOT.
Mr.. Howard Webster of Orono recently
shot fine specimen Of Canada LYNX at Mr.
Elijah Webster's camp on the East Branch.
The animal is about four feet long.
Hc hdlue Sld'e CUlltgt Ddst Ddli nine
will probably enter the State league the COM
ing spring.
WALDO.
1t has been decided, in the case of Sarah A.
Morse Inhabitants of Belfast, that town
is not required to render way passahle for
the entire width of the whole located limits.
When it has prepared a way of sufficient
width smooth and convenient for travellers,
the duty of the town is accomplished. In
determining the question whether a way is
safe and convenient within the meaning of
the statute, it is enough that the way is safe
and convenient in view of such casualties as
might reasonably be expected to happen to
travellers.
The Kennebunk Mutual Fire Insurance
Company has applied to the court for a dis
solution and division of its surplus among
the investors.
James Andrews, stone contractor, of Bid
deford, has brought suit in the United States
Circuit court in New York to recover Sl3, 800,
with interest from 1880, from the Brooklyn
elevated railroad, for furnishing and laying
foundationsstones for iron uprights After
Mr.. Andrews had completed his contract the
railroad company went into the hands of a
receiver, and the new company refuses to pay
on the old company's contracts because it
bought out the latter under foreclosure.