Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-12
state News.
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| Burglars entered the wood shed of Calvin
| Spoford in Webster. Monday night. Two
rubber coats and some other clothing ~as
taken. One OF the coats. belonging TO Mr..
Spoford's boy. was found hanging in the
woods . mile away, probably left because il
was too small for the thief.
ARoosrooK.
Mrs. Annie Smith. of Blaine. whose hus-
band served in the Eth Maine Volunteers in
the late war, has lately received . pension Of
81 $50, says the Aroostook Republican.
The contractors on the Arocstook bridge At
Caribou sav they will be ready to throw the
bridge open to travel on contract time. Sept
18th.
CUMBERLAND.
Sunday. the Sunday Times entered on ito
second decade of existence.
One day last week, saws the Island News, .
Mrs. Ross. camping on Peaks Island, was
found in convulsions. A physician was
quickly summoned, who pronounced it a case
of poisoning, and emetics were administered
With satisfactory results. The mind Of Mrs.
Ross has been somewhat deranged for some
time. and it is supposed she took dose of
strychnine with the intention of committing
suicide.
Betsey Moody, a resident of Cape Eliza
beth and who has attained the remarkable age
of l03 years, is rapidly failing in health. and
it is extremely doubtful if she long survives
Up to within two or three months she has
been able to sit up most of the day, but now
keep. her bed nearly all the time.
A swordfsh weighing three hundred and
seventy ave pounds was captured of Orr's
Island Monday forenoon.
HANCOCK.
Ferdinand Devereaux of Castine is catch
ing seals and shipping them alive to Chicago
packed in dry goods boxes with = carpet of
wet seaweed
There are abovt two hundred Indians at
Bar Harder this season. They are represen-
tatives of the Passamaquoddv, Penobscot and
ST. John tribes.
Ellsworth has voted to have a city liquor
agency.
The Lincoln County News tells this story.
Mr.. A. J. Wing of Gushing arose from his
bed. one night last week while in state of
somnambulism, dressed himself went to the
barn and got his scythe, and proceeded to
field where he moved forty rods before
awakening. His surprise at finding himself
in the field in the wee small hours of the
morning can be imagined. When he got
back to the house he found it was half
past two.
The farm buildings of c. A. Stevens Of
Upton Ridge were burned Saturday, loss
So 900; insured $500. w. NJ. Russell, the
tenant, lost $500.
PENoBscoT.
Gustavus S. Morse has been commissioned
postmaster at Centre Montvile.
The British schooner. Annie Eastes, is
loading full cargo of bricks at the Free Soil
wharf, in Brewer, for shipment to st. John.
Gov. ROBBIE has accepted an invitation to
attend the New England Fair in Bangor.
The present season, among alllumbermen.
| is BY far the aullest summer for numbering
experienced on the Penobscot for a number
of years.
The ice on the Penobscot is pretty well
cleaned up, says the Commercial and has
been sold at fairly remunerative prices.
PIscArAoUIs.
The Kineo House at Moosehead Lake has
about POO guests.
SAGADAHoC.
A reservoir, Is feet deep by Is feet in d.
ameter is being made on Main street in Rich
mond. 1t will contain water for fire pur-
poses, and will be long needed protection at
that point.
WASHINGTON.
| The Central Washington Agricultural So
| cietv will hold its Cattle Show and Fair on
the grounds of the Machias Park Association
| September % and %,
Since Vanceboro was Incorporated, eleven
years ago, it has nearly doubled its popula-
ton. 1t is yet growing.
YORK.
The York company shut down its mill in
Saco. Friday night, for thirteen DAYS, and
will resume work on Monday, the oath.
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