Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-01-21
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Hot ashes and q wooden barrel-the old
story-caused the destruction of a house on
bleschery Hill. in Lewiston, Tuesday fore.
noon. There WAS insurance of about $3.50 on
the building aud furniture.
Lewiston man with a propensity fnr trad
ing watches went to Lynn the other 5sv, saws
the Journal. and. not meeting anyone who
would swap" with him, went into pawn
shop to purchase = watch or two to carry
home. But the proprit tor Of the shop seemed
suspicious, and the watch trader left him,
without purchasing. The first thing he knew,
he was arrested doubtless at the instance Of
the pawn-oroker) asa well known pickpocket
who was wanted for recent thefts committed
in Boston. After much trouble our friend
succeeded in proving what Mr.. Weller called
IAN sllev-bi,' and was released with apole-
gies from the officer
In 1882 Aroostook county's Indebtedness
was 81, ,4S9 p. To-day the resources exceed
the liabilities S6,925,S5. This gain has been
made. Notwithstanding the expense of running
the Superior Court and other extra expenses
for the past year, saws the Pioneer.
CUMBERLAND
The many friends of Mr. Eben W. Huston.
engineer of the United States lighthouse
steamer Iris. will be pinned to learn of his
sudden death which occurred at his home in
Scarboro, last Friday. week before he did
not feel we'll, and the Iris made her eastern
trip without him. The flowing TUESDAY, he
was taken with chills and doctor was called
who found him suffering from severe spinal
trouble, an ! the next day he became insane,
dying suddenly FRIDAY night Mr.. Huston
had been in the service about 20 years. II of
which were passed on board the Iris.
Mr.. II. II Towle. baggage master at the
Maine Central depot, Portland recently
missed S25 buffalo robe from his room at
the depot. He finally traced it to Lewiston,
and with the aid of an officer, found the robe
at second hand store. A man named Lar
selle had put il up" for dollar, and had
left the city. Larselle is recognized, il is
believed. AS the proprietor of a show that
played recently at the Lewistoa skating riak.
FRANKLIN
Rev Campmeeting John Allen, Of Farm
ington, is in Boston enjoving the musical
triumphs of his granddaughter. Lillian Nor
ton.
The house of Benning Glincs of Chester
vile. was burned Saturday morning, from
the explosion Of kerosene lamp. Probable
loss $1,000: insured for $500.
OXFORD.
Alfred Cole, the new post master at Buck
field, has fitted up hi. office in the most ap-
proved style. putting in new boxes and max
ing other Improvements.
Paris Grange has a membership of about
100 and has an average attendance Of so.
Funds have been raised to purchase an or
gan for the Methodist church in Sweden, says
the Democrat
The shoe factory Mt Bethel is talked up
and spyaral nd A.,ll<r,
scribed, and the Dep1 bays it looks now
as if the undertaking SAd be pushed for
ward. Y
SAGADAHoC.
A dispatch to the Portland Press says:
Bath having learned that the Singer Sewing
Machine Company had been making calcula-
tons to remove its manufacturing establish
ment from New Jersey to some point in New
England, appointed a committee, at a town
meeting "Wednesday evening, to go to New
Jersey and interview the proprietors of the
Singer Sewing Machine Company, and see if
they can be induced to come to Bath and
locate, said committees expenses to be paid
by the city of Bath.
YORK.
Several barrels of ardent arrived in this
city, says the Bddeford Times, Tuesday
evening. They were incased in casks on
which was marked. "Boncless Hams
Deputy Sheriff Small took II. II. Andrews
to the insane asylum at Augusta, Tuesday.
The Biddeford Times says that AT n meet
ing OF the school board of that city Monday
night, the case OF Rev. B =. Snow, ex. super
visor of schools of that city, was taken up,
After some discussion it was voted to settle
with Mr.. Snow for 500 ifty per cent. Of his
bill. provided he would agree to enter nom
suit in the court and take upon himself the
cost of the proceedings thus far made in the
case The matter will probably be thus dis
posed of.
G. w. Grant of Kennebunkport drew the
$1,000 prize in the g. A. X. Fair at Haver-
hill. Mass.