Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-25

in most cases, have proved partial failures.
On the whole, the outlook is not discouraging
to the farmers of Maine.
State News.
DROWNING ACKNOWLEDGMENT CANE
HEAVY RoBBERY.-BoDY FOUND.
ANDRosCOGGIN.
Jimmie Wallace, little twelve-year-old
Auburn boy, while bathing in the Andro-
scoggin river, got beyond his depth and was
drowned. The body was recovered.
ARoosrooK.
We are pleased to announce on the receipt
of information from source which we deem
strictly reliable, that preliminary steps were
taken, some ten days ago, toward the realiza-
ton of that much agitated enterprise, the
Bancroft and Houlton Railroad, surveying
having been commenced from the first named
point. This is in accordance with the pre-
dictions which we have all along forecast
and maintained, despite the adverse criticism
of some of our exchanges.
CUMBERLAND.
Portland is overrun with thieves, pickpock.
cts and confidence men Of every description.
The following is a sample of their little
games: benevolent looking old gentleman
was sitting on the stoop of residence on
Congress street, as the procession was pass
ing. when an apparently innocent youth came
along, and seeing an opportunity for a seat,
sat down. The old gentleman at once COM
menced a conversation with him, and soon
launched of upon the subject of pickpockets
I'D he II
course became interested, and the old man
soon remarked that no one was safe on the
streets with money, and kindly offered to take
the young mans purse into the house and
care for it until the excitement was over.
The young man thought well of the sugnes-
ton. and was about to pass over his funds,
but the old man began to come down the
steps instead of going in the front door, re-
marking thar the front, door was locked. This
rather opened the young mans eyes, and he
concluded to remain his own cashier while
longer.
Capt Leander Marshal Of Portland, says
that while on his last cruise he caught fish,
and upon throwing it upon the deck of his
vessel the fish threw from its stomach FIVE
cent nickel
Tuesday forenoon Emil Lieblug of Chicago
was robbed of his pocket book, containing
$3.50, beside some valuable papers on the
Crank Trunk train, as it was passing
along Commercial street Portland, towards
the Boston and Maine depot; Mr.. Liebling
thinks the pocket book was taken from the
breast pocket of his coat by one of three
young men who jostled against him as he was
stepping along the door of the car.
Two pick-pockets were arrested in Port
land Monday and escaped, but one of them
was recaptured.
HANCOCK
A severe earthquake shock was felt al
Bluehill, Friday night, but no damage o.
consequence wac done.
Saturday afternoon, Dinnie Buckley auc
Bert Sweet of Bucksport, 10 years old, were
rowing boat in Silver Lake, when the Sweet
boy fell overheard and the Buckley boy never
having been in a boat but once or twice be-
fore. was unable to get the boat near enough
to his playmate before he sank and drowned
The body was recovered the same afternoon
One day last week three moose were seen
crossing field few miles back of Bucks
port, going in the direction of Alamoosool
pond.
ANGEL F. Bear, was narrowing some ground
about mile South of Brownfield Center
He saw something bright in the dir
which upon examination, he found to be
piece of silver money, bearing this inscrip.
ton on one side, "Carolus Ill, d. :" on
the other, "Hispaniarum. Rex. 176l," A
house formerly sat on the spot and was oc
cupied by David Bean. The house wa,
taken down in 1919. and no one has lived
there since, the lard having been sold t.
make up another farm. The money had
probably lain there some 20 years, and &C.
cordin1 to its date 10 l24 years old, yet it il
in good state of preservation. and as bright
IS many pieces in general use.
Harry H. Bisbee of East Sumner, had hi,
pocket cut open, on the boat between Boston
and Portland, last week, and about thirty
dollars stolen, says the Democrat.
The Democrat says Charles Penley led hi
horse to Swift River to drink; the horse fell
into the river dead.
SAGADAHoc.
The new schooner City of Philadelphi,
made pretty launch at 9.45 Tuesday after
noon, from the yard of the New Engla nd
Shipbuilding Company, Bath.
WALDO.
The body of 40 unknown man was washed
up by the tide Sunday on the south shore o.
the Methodist camp GROUND, at Northport.
WASHINGTON.
Milbridge proposes to have two celebra
tons, July 4th, according to the Machias Re
publican. The band folks are out with Al
elaborate program, including street parade
steamer excursion, base ball and fire works
and now the proprietors of the skating RIM
are trying to get up program that shall ex
eel the other.
York.
Considerable excitement was created or
Old Orchard Street, Old Orchard, Sunday
afternoon, by the falling of the Mackie
building. Several persons we're in the store
at the time. but the slide from the cedar post.
on which it rested was 90 gradual and easy,
that no one was injured and the goods dis.
played on the shelves and in the show cases
we're hardly mo-ed from their places.
Halep money the great Cough cure, ssc ,sockQ
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