The Republican journal., 1885-06-04
IL GENERAL.

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Several farmers Of Leeds have formed CO.
operalNr society Ter the purpose Of cannin4
corn. They VIII plant about forty acres.
An Investigation Of the books of Waldron. The
defauIting treasurer of OldtoWn. Maine show.
thai he Wa $500 short in his accounts.
Stuart A. strou. of the firm of Brown
Thurston X Co., book prin ers. died suddenly
Thursday morning, of heart disease. aged abou
tifty-tye wears.
John Mead of North Bird. ton i, receiving
numerous orders for copies OF the trout paint
lngs exhibited 10y him AT the New Orleans EN
position
There was heavy fire last week in the tim
Der on the Enchanted stream III the Dead rivel
region near Forks of the kennebec. Fore>
fires also did much damage on Township II
near Ellsworth. Sundays rain put oft til,
fires.
James II. Macom died at the house of Olive
SeaVeY of Gushing. Thursday. from taking .
large dose of morphine. He had been driukins
heavily He was not married; age 30.
An Inehrlate IN Knox county Jail for drunk
enne>>, has sent out cards 10 the rumselier,
notifying them II he is sold any more liquor h,
Will appear against the seller iii court, anl
swear against HIM to secure hi, conviction
Liberty Hall, at Riverside Nas>alhoIo wa,
entirely destroyed by fire Friday morning. The
hall was the property of the Grange, and wa,
built three years ago. The stock of Mr.. n. Red
Ion, who leased the store under the hall, was I
total loss. The property loss is $1,000; insured
$500
The McCutchins residence at Wnnegancc
was built in 17I0 and is said 10 be the oldest il
Maine. 1t is in perfect state of preservation
and one of the best in the village. The frame
is composed of white oak of the largest dimen
sions, the sills being nearly u inches square.
The graduating exercises of the Maine medi
cal school took place AT Memorial hail. Bruins
wick, Wednesday. May u, with a large atten
dance of the alumni. There were II graduates
Tine address was by Weston Thompson. Musi,
by Chambers band of Portland. Parting ad
dress by Arthur G. Gibson.
AT the meeting of the Knox Medical associa
ton, Thursday, the following officers wert
elected: President, Dr. Benz. Williams, Rock
land; Vice President, DIR. II. c. Levensaler
Thomaston; Secretary, DR.. F. Z. Hitchcock
Rockland; Treasurer, DR.. W. A. Banks. Rock
land: Drs. Albee and Hitchcock We're chosen
delegates to the Maine Medical Association
which meets in Portland. June 9th.
large gray wolf has been seen at North
Washington. The animal came boldly into The
field where o. Il. Collins and Z. A. Collins were
at work, and was only with difficulty driver
away. The wolf was as large as sheep. of
dirty gray color and long bushy tail. He ha.
taken TO the woods. Men are after him witt
guns.
The Bangor Wing is informed that small
steamer is to run between Bangor and the is
lands on the Maine coast this summer for the
purpose OF supplying Bangor with fresh fish
On her return trips she is To fill her tanks will
fresh water with which to supply vessels which
are to make long voyages, the river water be.
ing superior to any that can be obtained neal
the coast
Daniel keene, for the past seven Years chair
man OF the selectmen and agent of the town OF
Bremen, Maine, also postmaster and trader
has disappeared and is said to be defaulter tt
the town 10 the amount of from $4,000 to So,
900. He has always stood high in the cOinmu
nifty, as his repeated reelection to the board OF
seectmen attests.
Daniel T. Hall was arrested at Oakland, Fri
day, for the robbery of j. NJ. Fields ewelr,
store, which was entered and goods taken tt
the amount of $50, April Both Sufficient evi.
dence was obtained against Hall to warrant hi.
being bound over under $500 to appear at the
September court. Failing 10 get bonds he wa.
committed.
Last week John ii. Kobler was arrested in
Portland on suspicion of causing the death OF
George F. Harmon by administering arsenic Ii
medicines. Harmon's body was exhumed anC
sent to Prof. Carmichael of Bowdoin college fol
analysis. Sunday afternoon County Attorney
Seiders received the following from Prof. Car
michael: sin analysis of stomach and duodenun
of late George f. Harmon, have found unmis
taxable quantity of arsenic. Shall proceed witt
analysis of other parts.'