Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-01-09
CUMBERLAND.

/ suddenly last Thursday night, being stricAen
with paralysis.
CUMBERLAND.
Peter McQuane of Peterboro. Ireland, At
tempted to commit suicide in Portland. fhurs-
dav night by jumping from the third story
window of a hotel. guest of the house in
terfered. He tried several other methods BY
which to end his life, but could not succeed.
| He was on his way TO the ole country, he SAID.
and had with him large amount OF money.
| He had an idea that some one was after him
| for his money.
The county commissioners rendered de-
cision December 3lst against the petitions IN
the Harpswell bridge case. 1t was petit
ton of the inhabitants of Bailey's Island. to
the selectmen of Harpswell to lay out and
build bridge from 3siley's Island to Orr's
Island in that town under special vote of
the legislature The selectmen refused TO
Law it out and an appeal WAS taken to the
county commissioners who visited the
premises and heard the parties last fall. They
have now denied the petition and sustain the
action of the selectmen of the town.
FRANKLIN.
Mr.. Charles Moores of Madrid died on
Tuesday after a long and severe sickness.
An effort had been made for long time to
obtain pension for him, but it did not come
until the day after his death: then check Of
SlO6l came for the distressed man. He
leaves a widow and two children.
The citizens of South Chesterville having
been subject to considerable annoyance in
consequence of the late arrival of the mail,
owing to delays that follow when connected
with two other mail routes. it is now proposed
TO max. connection between the county of
Franklin and the towns of Kennebec, and thus
make a straight and rapid transit by a daily
mail route from West Mt. Vernon to Chester
vile, a dis lance of eight miles, touching at SO.
Chestervile. which will give the people there
distribution of their mail two or three hours
earlier.
The Chronicle says Saturday w. S. Met
calf felled an ancient oak that has for more
than a hundred years stood in front of his
residence on Main street, Pennington. In
the centre of the tree was found an old horse
shoe. The tree was thirteen feet in diameter
HANCOCK.
TIE Ellsworth American SAYS Samuel B.
Perkins. an eccentric bachelor of forty-seven
years, has built a small house on one of the
Youngs islands in the Bagaduce river aud
lives in solitude. His only companion is his
faithful gun; he being very fond of hunting.
He has plenty of good reading and says he is
not at ali lonely
SOMERSET.
Twenty-four dwelling houses have been
erected in Skowhegan the past year, and H
dozen other buildings.
The following important transfers of prop
erty have taken place in the county recently {:
Athens village-A. {. Wade TO Edward War
81 900: Canaan-Lois B. Bunker to Horace
O Blaisdall $1,000; Moscow-John Fitzsum.
To Tor, RoypolI, GS0A.
w. Farrer to William A. Bigelow $500;
Darius Emery to L. c. Dillingham; $1,000
WALDO.
From the appearances at Burnham station.
Wednesday, says the Bangor Wing, it would
seem that the inhabitants of that section of
the untry for some miles were all engaged
in hunting that extremely unpopular carni-
vous animal-the American skunk There
were 9S9 skunk skins there awaiting ship
ment to Boston
The docket of the Supreme court now in
session at Belfast has 2S5 cases-2lO of them
being from the old docket
The Coliseum polo team is now in fine
working order, SAYS the Belfast Age, and the
Eastern League is nearly perfected. Forty
eight games are TO he played for set of
medals, worth about 500.
There have been ten fires in the city of
Belfast during the year, with a total loss of a
little less than 100000 about one-half of
which was covered oy insurance.
Insurance Commissioner Smith has written
County Attorney Rogers of Belfast to discon-
tnue the suit recently begun against w. II.
Vose, who has been in Maine institutiDg A
o. L. w. lodges. 1t at first thought
that his action was in violation of the insur-
ance laws of this State, but the commissioner
has evidently decided otherwise
YORK.
A spiritual medium has been employed by
the mother of the Leavitt boy who was
drowned while skating on the river at Bidde