Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-10-29
State News.
AROOsrOOK.

| The citizens of Caribou sent a car load of
potatoes to the Eastport sufferers.
I The third annual convention of the Aroos.
TOOK Musical Association is to be held in
rresqIe Isle, commencing Tuesday, Nov. ID.
to continue four DAYS
Cnas. Dewitt of Presque Isle has sold his
farm to 5 F and W. E. Pennington of Gar.
land; price paid, $4,000. This is. perhaps
In some respects the best farm in town. This
Is the second farm in this neighborhood sold
within four months for over 81, 800.
Rev G NJ. Park Of Presque Isle has gone
TO Massachusetts to take the stump for the
third party.
HANCOCK.
stephen Sellers, of Deer Isle, was victim
lzed to the tune of S32. all the money he had.
IN Portland. TUESDAY, by the old trick of
sharper making his acquaintance and wanting
to borrow money for sudden emergency.
Arthur A. Page, of Orland, member of
the class of 81 in the Bowdoin Medical Col
lege, died suddenly at his home a few DAYS
ago OF iphtheria.-Diphtheria is reported
from several towns in this county, saws the
Ellsworth American.
The American says: Pierce, the Bucksport
saloon keeper, has sold out and left town.
DE was under bonds for appearance at court
TOR selling intoxicating liquors, and the man
ner IN which he left gives grave suspicious
that ne doesn't intend to return
Several DAYS ago stranger was found on
the Ellsworth streets in helpless and mar
tally delirious state. He was taken to the
poorhouse where, though he was well cared
for, he died on the 2ls,. He gave his name
as Daniel McNeal and said that he married
Miss Joy at Winter Harbor who is now
deceased. and that he had daughter at Win
ter Harbor whom he had not seen for four
teen years. He was a drinking man and had
sold his clothes for rum.
PIscATAoUIs.
Greenville, town and people, will raise
$50, 900 for the railroad. They are deeply in
earnest and are bound to have the road. saws
the Monson Slate.
SOMERSET.
Corn mixed with Paris green has been
found strewn about the door-yard of Mr.
James Palmer of Athens, an old gentleman
SO years old. The article was distributed by
some malicious person food for the hens,
which are allowed to feed about the premises.
WALDO.
There are in Waldo county SIS invalid
pensioners. 80 widows, 9 minors and l53 de-
pendents, from the war of the rebellion
There are also IA survivors of 1872, and so
widows of 1912 soldiers who are pensioned,
making total of l oil on the rolls. the an,
nual value Of whose pensions is Sl0,Sl2.
The Webster school-house in Troy was
totally destroyed by fire few nights ago
School was keeping and the scholars lost all
their books. The fire is thought to have been
incendiary, as the house was not locked.
A New York despatch saws the body of a
man supposed to be J. p. w. Casey of Bel
fast, was found in the water at Bonitos Point
on Monday.
MIR. Charles F. Chandler. a butcher of
Lincolnville, was called from his bed, one
night recently, by U. S. Marshal Harmon,
arrested and taken to Portland, without cere-
mony, on complaint for selling intoxicating
liquors without United States license 1t was
proved to be case of malicious prosecution,
the complainant being liquor seller who had
been indicted at the present term Of court
and suspected that Mr.. Chandler had some
thing to do with his Progress
sire Age.
WASHINGTON.
The band of burglars thar has been raiding
the towns in this vicinity, paid their respects
to Milbrldge and plundered the store Of G. &
w. NJ. Sawyer to the amount of 5000, says
the Machias Republican.
Acting Secy Fairchild has Informed the
Collector of Customs at Machias. in regard
to the importation of fresh herring from
Grand Manan, that fresh fish caught 10 ves-
sells OF less than five tons burden or taken
from weirs along shore or at sea by Ameri-
can citizens, are the produce of American
fisheries and, therefore, are entitled to entry.
AT LARGE.
A pair of bob White" Virginia quail have
been shot in the western part of the State.
1t is the first authenticated case of this
species ever being found in Maine, although
once or twice they have been reported seen
and naturaists are much interested in the
case. 1t is DESTROYS to know whether they