Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-01-16
ANDRoscoGGH.


ANDRoscoGGIN.
The damage to the house in Lewiston in
which Mrs. Mccarthy was burned to death
"Wednesday night is estimated at about $780,
The house is probably worth $3.50. There
was o insurance est was in the room and
WAS also burned to death 1t is thought pos
sible that the cat might have tipped over the
lamp and so caused the FIRE.
CUMBERLAND.
The dwelling house built by Mr.. j. E.
Sanders near the crossing of the tracks of
the eastern and western divisions of the Bos-
ton & Maine railroad, Portland. was burned
TO the ground Wednesday morning. The
house as valued at from $1,000 TO $500.
A crew of men are at work at Brunswick
piling logs at the lower end of Cow Island.
Three pairs of horses are used in hauling the
logs from the ice where they were piled BY
the treshet. All the lumber belonging to the
Lewiston parties which came down river is
scattered between Brunswick aud Merrymeet-
ing Bay.
From what is known as the Bayside district
in fremont, We hear of curious complca
tion of school affairs. Two weeks ago last
teachers appeared at the district school house
each claiming to be employed by the school
agent. and each demanding the right to exer-
else the functions OF pedagogue The two
were Capt. B T. Atherton of Mount Desert
and a Mrs. Hodgdon of Hampden. Capt
Atherton had the keys and opened the house,
took possession and came out ahead. In
fact Captain Atherron is not a man likely to
get lett. Mrs Hodgdon remained in the
school during the day and at night withdrew
Since that time she has remained in the dis
trict, awaiting the coming OF the school agent
who is absent at sea. She will, we hear,
claim wages the same as if she had been ac-
tually employ in teaching. Capt Ather-
ton ia duly certifcated, has possession, which
is said to be nine points in the law, and is
cOolly pursuing the even tenor OF his way
Eisrorth american
u. ID. Witherspoon. an old school teacher
farmer and town officer, died in Camden,
Wednesday, aged 80 years. He was native
of Baskerville, N. II always temperate. and
never known to speak a prufane word. He
was a relative of Rev. John Witherspoon. a
signer of the Declaration of Independence
also a grandson Of Capt John Mills, a cap
tain at the battle Of Bunker Hill. He leaves
two sons, Capt. Rodney Witherspoon of
Camden, and T. B. Witherspoon OF New
York.
PENoBsCoT.
The Arctic Ice Co. of Bangor held their
annual meeting. Wednesday. They have de-
cided to fill both their houses and will harvest
30, 600 tons. They now have about ~ 900
tons on hand Their prospect for an excel
lent crop was never better
The Katahdin Ice Co. of Bangor. propose
to introduce a new feature in their business
at High Head, this year, says the Wing.
They have contracted with the Bangor Elec-
tric Light Co. to surround their field with 10
electric lights and thus illuminated they will
be able to work crews night and dav. The
work of stringing the wires for the lights
commenced Thursday They will fill their
houses. which will hold about &c, 900 tons.
Miss KIT. Conway .milliner, Oldtown. Me-,
owes Sl550 and offers her creditors 10 cents
on the dollar, says the Boston Journal.
A flock of between 300 and 400 crows was
seen Thursday morning at Barkersville, in
Bangor. 1t is supposed the c'id weather
drove them from the sea shore.
+. |. Tasker, who is employed as engineer
and in a general capacity at the bakery of
Files Jones, Bangor, came into the engine
in reaching for the can, which WAS set on q
shelf just beyond the engine, went too close
to the governor gear. in which his long
apron caught, and he wa. whrled rapidly
over the shaft, dropped. caught up again, aud
finally thrown to the floor with great force
The engine was stopped and the man picked
up. His clothing was literally stripped
from his BODY, and when the doctors came, il
was ascertained that two of his ribs were
crushed in and the back of his head cut
perhaps otherwise injured, but the doctors
say he will recover. - Commercial.
SOMERSET.
Mr. G. +. Libby of Palmyra owns horse
which possesses considerable intelligence.
In the morning the horse is harnessed and
Mrs. Libby drives to the schoolhouse and
then turns the horse about and he goes home.
At noon the horse is again harnessed and il
goes to the school house alone. waits until
school is out when it is driven home by Mrs.
Libby.
A valuable colt owned by Willard F. Ken.
dali of Jackson was killed by his owner re.
Gently. The animal broke a leg about Christ.
ma, but the bone had been set and the limb
was doing nicely. One night lately, while
Mr.. Kendall was away, the colt got out OF
his sings and cast in the stall, where he was
so badly kicked by another horse that it was
found necessary to kill him.
A. X Wood of Belfast reports that last
Thursday evening when going home from
his work he was shot at twice by a man whom
he met on the road short distance below the
residence of Capt. Boardman's residence,
says the Progressive Age.
Belfast is talking of a soldiers monument.
Hon. Seth Miliken recently wrote to a com.
mander there announcing that the Post nigh,
draw on him for 800 for that purpose. The
post already has about 81, 200 for a monu-
ment. The vigorous prosecution of liquor
sellers in Belfast. BY County Attorney Rogers
is having its effect. Three dispensers of the
ardent have left town to avoid the conse.
quences, says the Belfast Journal
YORK.
Saco is to have the electric light.