Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-05-21
state News.


cars former committed to this officer. don
oy an inspector detailed from the Portlan,
Custom House
A Lewiston man. gave hmself up to O6fcs
Odlin, Friday and said that if he staid a
home that night he was afraid that he ehoul,
kill his wife and children. He attempted e
drown himself BY jumping into the canal il
the afternoon He had q jack knife that b,
gave over to the officers.
CUMBERLAND
Total value of foreign exports from Port
land for the past week, is $50, $50 OF, includ
ing 293,6l6 feet of lumber.
Some time ago the citv of Portland pur
chased what is known as Msgisiane Cemete
ry, laid it out, and has had buried in its lot
quite number of people. just in the real
OF the cemetery line are a number of dwell
hngs and il is reported that the residents ant
owners of these honses will bring a sui
against the city on the ground that the Gene
terry grounds have been extended nearer (.
them than the twenty five rods permitted By
the statutes.
Miss Clara Chase of Portland, was raising
heavy window, Saturday, and in some way
pushed it up so hard that the weight ropes
broke and the window fell upon her lef
hand. crushing it terribly. The young lady
cries soon brought help, but it was fount
necessary to use lever to pry the window
away from the hand. 1t is hoped the hano
NAV be saved
Frank McGlinchy of Portland, Saturday
morning tried by force to prevent three police
officers from seizing 20 gallon keg of rum
and similar keg of whiskey from team
which he was driving at the east end of thai
city. McGlinchy was overpowered, taken ts
the station in irons, and the liquor seized
He was arraigned before Judge Gould ant
ined $50 and costs for illegal transportation
also $50 and costs for assault upon the Of
fcers.
| LINCOLN.
| A breakwater tbs feet long has been con
structed at the head of Dsmsriscotta lake ,ant
q channel dredged for steamers running tc
Jefferson. The work involved an outlay O
about 81 200, S400 of which was paid by the
State and the balance by Mr.. Brown of the
Lake house. The State owes the develop
ment of this interior water way to the elo
quence of Senator Marble. of Lincoln. who
convinced the Senate last winter that such
breakwater was necessary Improvement
OXFORD.
The Oxford Democrat learns that the
Bethel skating rink is to be turned into
shoe factory.
Some new facts relating to the death O
George H. Richardson which occurred some
ten or dozen years ago have Just come tc
light, saws the Norway correspondent of the
Oxford Democrat II will be remembered
by those who knew about the matter, tina,
Richardson, young man of quiet and inof
fensive manners. was found one morning
under walk at Steep Falls, just alive. with
an ugly looking bruise or wound on the side
of the head. In few hours he died An in
vestigation was held but nothing ever came
of it. 1t is now said that there is man and
woman here who know that George II. Rich
ardson was murdered--killed by blow from
a wooden shovel. The woman alluded tc
was not called to testify at the investigation
Had she been it is said that the murderer
would be in the States prison rather thar
now, be going at large.
| WALDO.
The Boston Deputy Superintendent OF
Police has received letter from Leadville
COL. inquiring whether the two young men
| H. w. and Josiah Matthews who were among
the victims of the Homestake mine tragedy
had a mother or any other person dependent
upon them for support. Some money has
been raised by subscription for those wht
are actually needy. The Matthews brother,
belonged in Searsport
| WASHINGTON.
Friday evening as Elijah Norton and hi
mother, Mrs. Henry Pearl, were coming from
Machasport to their home in East Machias
| when passing along the road near Capt. Urbar
Huntley's field, q stone was thrown at then
from the pasture, striking the wagon in front
of the seat with sufficient force to have killed
the occupants had its aim been few inche,
further toward the middle of the carriage
Mr. Norton stopped his horse and shou'ed t.
the would be murderer, but could only heal
his retreating footsteps through the pasture
reports the Machias Republican.
Thursday forenoon, AS Edward Adams wal
starting from Stillw alter mill with a loaded
lumber cart, drawn by four horses, q portion
of the bridge near the mill suddenly wen
down with a crash, says the Machias Repub
lican. Fortunately the lead horses broke
loose and succeeded in getting upon the safe
side of the bridge. but the driver. together
with the poll horses and the load, went int
the breach. At the time of the accident tn,
machinery was running and the large volum,
of water carried them into the eddy below tn,
bridge, when Mr.. Adams swan to a rock ant
clambered out. The horses remained in tn,
water nearly half an hour before they coul,
be got ashore.
Monday forenoon the waste factory of J
N Haynes of Berwick, including the Cum
berland coal sheds of Jesse Horne, we're en-
tirely consumed by fire. The FIRE was cause,
by a piece Of seal getting into one Of tn
pickers in the waste mill. Loss to Haynes
$4,000, Horne. $1,000: no insurance in eithe
case.
| Ar LARGE.
1t Is said that the Oranges in this Stat
are in better condition for work than eve
before. The county meetings have givel
the movement. an impetus and aroused al
enthusiasm which has dispelled all doubts il
the minds of the most skepticzl of its mem
bers as to its future prosperity and useful
ness.
The contract for building the Baltimore 4
Ohio telegraph line from Haverhill. Mass
to Portland has been given and forty mel
will begin work at once. Tits hoped to com
plete the line by the fonrth of July next
The construction Of the new lime ia unde
the superintendent of ex-Mayor John J
Donovan of Lowell. Mass.
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