Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-12-05
NO. 27O.
HANCOCK.

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Rockland lady. Who was born on Gran.
berry Island, near Mt Desert, tells lobster
story. says the Rockland Courier Gazette.
which in these days Of microscopic red-eyes.
would be classed among other stories Of 4
nshy nature, were not ths narrator's unques-
toned veracity guarantee sufiicieut of the
truth OF the anecdote: "when was a girl
the waters in the vicinity Of Mt. Desert were
almost alive with HOLSTERS, and some of them
we're monsters. One day my older brother
captured the king Of Holsters little distance
out from the island. spearing him from boat.
lie got 1t in to the shore and carried il home.
As he carried it along with the tail of the fish
over his shoulder. the body hanging head
down, the monsters gigantic claws dragged
on the ground behind, my brother being over
nve feet in height. The claws were broken
on and the body cut into several pieces 80
that il might be cooked, q boiler being used
for that purpose"
John Wiley OF Gushing, was recently COM
mitted to the Insane Asylum at Augusta, by
the selectmen Of Thomaston, he being consid-
cred insane. The selectmen of Gushing de-
termined to probe the matter to the bottom.
Tuesday, W. b. Bradford of the board, went
to Augusta to Investigate. Alter his arrival
he soon learned that Mr.. Wiley was all right
and had him released, reports the Courier Ga.
zette.
The Lewiston Journal reports that James
henderson, the Moose river murderer, died
of dropsy in the Maine State Prison this
week. He had been i'll for a long time. His
was the first death in the prison since two
years ago the 10Th of October, when Hart. the
st. George murderer died
LINCOLN.
Mr.. Waterman Hatch. a we'll known lum-
ber dealer of Bristol, is dead, aged rs He
was n descendant of the Hatch family who
sailed from England in 1918 and settled in
Msrshfeld, Mass.
OXFORD.
The farm buildings of John Farwell, one
mile out of Bethel village, were burned Dec.
lst. The fire caught in a hop house about
three rods from the main building. but by
great exertion, the main buildings were saved.
Mr.. Fsrwell loses his sap buckets and evap-
orator, and Mr.. Cain, (the tenant), loses q
sleigh and some joiners' tools.
The house occupied by l.. N. Edwards, in
Oxford, caught fire last Wednesday Il Was
extinguished after some difficulty.
PENoBscor.
Capt. Jasper Lindsey of Lincolnville. was
at work on the roof of his house, Monday,
when the ladder on which he was standing
broke and he fell to the ground, a distance
of 20 feet.
Mr.. Henry w. Loud, senior member OF =
noted New York Arm of ship brokers.is dead.
He was born at Orrineton, in 1888.
Sheriff Chapman,A. j. Merrill, C. A. Page,
Orlando Moore and Harry Chapman held a
sherifi's inquest over the burning of Russell
Harts buildings in Holden which were de.
atr yad h., ,b., x...Ls ~. Z
November, which fire was supposed to have
been of incendiary origin. A large number
of witnesses were examined, but nothing
could be learned which would prove who the
guilty parties are. Persons living there are
suspected, but the circumstances are such
that il is impossible to obtain conclusive evil
dence against them.
The Bangor Whig says; A woman tried
the experiment Of going aboard the train
Thursday morning at the Maine Central depot
to say good by to friend and then jumping
of after the train was In motion. She
was thrown some distance. badly shaken up
and slightly injured and was saved from roll
ing under the train by two men who were
standing near. This is the second accident
Of the kind.
SOMERSET.
There Is some excitement In Skowhegan
over the electric light. Another company
have offered to put in the light for about half
the amount the present one charges.
YORK.
The hearing upon the petition Of Ivory w.
M. Pierce for representation under the will
of the late Col. Thomas w. Pierce of Tops
ham upon his claim to be a son of the tesla
tor was resumed Wednesday before Judge
Choate in the Probate Court at Salem, Mass.
Judge Choate dismissed the petition. The
action of the court is a refusal to recognize
any claim that has been made. An appeal
has been entered for the claimant, who will
begin again before the Supreme Court.
AT LARGE.
From returns to the Department Of Agri-
culture, the amount Of sweet corn packed In
Maine the past fall has been only about half
what it was two years ago.
Marcellus Coggan was elected mayor Of
Maiden, Mass, this week. He graduated at
Bowdoin College in 1872.