Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-17

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II. T.. D. sawyer was elected liquor agent
OF Lewiston Thursday, after fifteen ballots
had been taken.
AROOsrooK.
The surplus over liabilities in the Houlton
savings Bank is S3.sll.07. The amount en-
deposit is sl65, 774.4O, an increase since last
year.
The Houlton Water COMPANY commenced
work on putting in service pipes on MONDAY.
May 10th, running seventeen crews of work.
men.
The valuation of the town of Mapleton i,
800. 900.
CUMBERLAND
The Portland committee on streets have
voted to purchase a steam roller to be u.ed
In macadamizing the streets The roller will
cost $500 and be ready for use in abont one
month
The Portland Star Match Company will
receive over million feet Of logs this year
rom brldgton and towns in that vicinity.
Mr.. Edward Mccain and Miss Sarah
Sharp, both of Portland, were married Nav
18th. Their honeymoon was of brief dura.
ton. Friday afternoon thew were locked nm
the woman on charge of bigamy and the
man for being accessory to the fact. 1t an.
pears her other husband was named Harrison.
and, as she states. he deserted her. and some
one had informed her that if he refused TO
support her for year she was at liberty to
marry again. She cana to Portland where
she became acquainted with Mccain and
married him He is about nineteen wears of
agt and she thirty.
represent ,tive of the U. S. signal has
been in Rockland to inspect the station and
see as to the ACCESSIBILITY of removing the
cautionary signals to White Head and expos
ing the temperature signals Al Rocklapd. II
seems to be the general opinion that naviga.
tion would be benefited By having the eau
tionary signals at White Head. If the CITY
or citizens will furnish the necessary flags the
government will furnish dispatches for the
temperature signals.
LINCOLN
The trustee of the Lincoln Agricultural
and Horticultural Society have been in ses-
sion the past week, revising the premium lists
and transacting other business connected with
the society. The annual fair will be held at
the Driving Park the last three DAYS of
September.
Charles Hutchings of White6eld started
for Sattley. Cal. last Wednesday. He has a
position to work on a ranch for Choate and
Fowles, two former Whte6eld boys.
OXFORD
A party from Weld a short time ago got on
the track Of seven different bears in one day
in the town of Roxbury, according to the Nor
way Advertiser.
PENoBsCoT.
st. Stephen man narrowly escaped suffo-
hxyv Mt -,
night. Instead of turning of the light. he
blew it out. In the morning, when found, he
was very weak. Had he not opened his win.
dow before he retired, it is thought that he
would have been suffocated
The Bangor Commercial says the report
that Joseph Carnes of Oldtown, was drowned
is not true. He has gone home to Oldt0wn
to account for himself.
Every number of the board of seectmen
of Newport is member of the G. A. R., and
all of them sometime during the late war,
were members of the old Maine Cavalry.
PIscArAoUIs.
Mr.. Josiah F. Thomas of Monson, dropped
dead last Sunday morning. while at work on
L. c. Flynt's drive, on Black Stream. He
was about 40 years old and leaves a wife and
three small children.
SOMERSET.
! Henry Higgins of Concord, aged 81 years
shot himself Thursday with a gun, and died
instantly. Unrequited love is supposed to
have been the cause. He has been in de-
spondent state of mind for some time and told
his friends that he wished to end his exist
ence. There have been three attempts at
suicide in this town in three months, two
proving fatal, and all by young people under
twenty-five years of age.
! Fairfield Electric Light Co. effected an or
ganization Tuesday. A. F. Gerald was
chosen President, and Everett f. Totman
Secretary and Treasurer. The capital stock
is $4,000. The COMPANY will proceed at
once to put in lights to the full capacity OF
the dynamo, says the Wsterville Sentinel.
Some remarks of threatening character
having been overheard regarding the Somer.
set Fibre Works, a reward of 500 is offered
for the detection of any one engaged in injur-
ing that property. The selectmen of the
town have also been notified that the town
would be held responsible for any damages
committed.