Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-24
State News
ARoosrooK.

ARoosrooK.
The Belfast Age reports that a millionaire
wh9 vent On the rec Mt excursion to Aroos-
took county, thought favorab,v of establish
log branch banking establishment there. to
loan money to farmers at favorable rates
Many of them now have TO paw 8 u IL per
cent. If they could get money loxer, farm.
ers would be free from about the only draw
back they now have in Aroos took.
SAYS the Dexter Eastern State: On our
exploration" tour to Aroostook, we made
some discoveries that We did not think of
when re left home. We passed by the pres.
ent abode of q man who used to live in Dex-
ter, and no went away and left hi, wife
some years ago-for ~hich, perhaps, he was
not verv much TO blame, if all accounts are
true. 1t seems. however. that he had not
permanently sickened of female society, as
he is now living with three women In the
same house, one of them, We were told. being
the widow of murderer who was lynched by
an Infatuated populace a number of wear,
ago, after he had killed three men, and burned
their bodies. together with the camp where
the awful deed was perpetrated.
CUMBERLAND.
The Bath Independent says: Mrs. Mexican
OF Brooklyn, n. Y. is a wealthy ladv, said TO
be worth $1,000 900 in bank stock alone.
der income is estimated at from $500, 900 to
$500, 100 year. She owns JEWELS Island,
for which she paid IS 900, and proposes this
tail and winter TO build q dozen cottage,
wherein she may another season entertain
her friends. When Mrs. Mex. i. sick and
needs doctor she hoists a signal which i,
noted on Munjoy's Hill, Portland, and phy.
no ha in IL g
visions and the weather is bad, she hois,s
another flag and Portland steamer is sent
with stores. On the island the lady has
thirty-hve sheep, many lambs, two yoke Of
oxen, five cows, . bull, Ave hogs and Jack.
ass. One day recently q man was engaged to
come and shear the sheep. He came not, and
at Roon the millIOnairess rolled up her sleeves
and by night the next day every sheep was
sheared, the lady manipulating the scissors.
She works from morning until night Money
has not made her lazy aud she finds the air
of Harpsw-ll bracing.
KENsEBEc
A short time ago Frenchman made appli.
cation to the town clerk for \ marriage IL
cense, telling him that his girl would be here
in few days A dav or two after the groom.
elect informed the clerk that his Dulcines
had arrived and the clerk witnessed q very
affectionate meeting between the two But,
alas for the groom. He paid 40 strict atten-
ton to the liquid snppers intended for the
wedding feast, that his intended grew sick of
her bargain and refused to submit to the mar
ital yoke. The prospective bridegroom,
nothing daunted. entered the clerks office
again, and informing him of the situation,
led him to insert the name of another fair
daughter of Canada, with whom he had been
acquainted 1.-TWO days." and that she was all
''ready and willing" The last heard of the
happy pair was that they were living together
as man and wife and enjoying matrimonial
felicity to the fullest extent Winthrop Bud
get.
NORTH FAIRFIELD. Our correspondent
writes Aug 23d: Stephen Faunce, quite an
old man. residing alone, WAS found dead in
bed Sunday morning by Wymsn Jones, who
went TO carry him some provisions. A son of
Mr.. Jones was at the house of Mr.. Faunce
Saturday night and found him COMP, aiming
some from fall, but he was left comfortably
in bed. 1t is not known whether hi, death
was the result of the fall or from some other
cause.-B. B. Taylor and c. NJ. Allen mar.
rowly escaped serious injury II few DAYS since
BY their horse becoming frightened at some
object by the rosd side and throwing them
from the buggy.-Mrs. Ella Scribner, Mrs.
Caroline knight and Miss ANY Varney are
visiting the scenes of their childho ID The
horse of J. I. Richardson that was so severe
ly injured last Nav bv running upon a crow
bar. Is in the harness again all right.-A
quarterly meeting is to be held at the Chris
tan church, commencing the 81 of Septem-
Berthe crops are generally injured more
or less by the continued dry weather.-The
sweet corn seed furnished by the canning
factory WAS of so late variety that it will
hardly get in ahead of frosts The business
of raising corn for canning purposes ia not so
remunerative as it used to be when the corn
was cut from the cob by hand.
WALDO
LIBERTY.-Our correspondent writes Aug.
%: Mrs. Fred Joyce of Merrimac, Mass,
who has been passing a few weeks with the
family Of DR.. Clough, has returned home
DR.. E. L. Estabrook and Mrs. Estabrook of
Rockland were in town for dav or two last
week.-Mrs.. Alonzo Br wn who has been
very i'll of late is somewhat better-B F.
Ciough and family of Somerville, Mass, are
expected in town the coming week.-Our en-
terprising merchant L L. Prescott is enlarg-
ing his store to meet the requirements of his
increasing trade.-Edwsrd Cunningham of
Long Island, N. Y, has just been passing
his vacation among friends in this vicinity
John Mitchell of this village, the successful
competitor for the grammar school in Belfast,
will begin his labors az principal next Mon
day, the 23d inst.-Prof. Porter of the New
England Conservatory of Music, Boston, has
agreeably surprised his friends here BY de-
Gliding to pass the coming fortnight in this vi
cinity. The Prof. has had delightful "trip
to the Rangeley Lakes since here few weeks
ago Hiram Chaplin, the successful shoe
dealer of Boston, is now making his regular
summer sojourn in this village. his old home
Dallas Knowlton and wife of Brxntford,
Canada West. arrived in town last week. Mr..
knowlton is an old resident of this place, a
son of Hon. John c. Knowlton, and has with
IN few years built up q large business in
Brantford in the manufacture of numerous
styles of spring beds. His brother, w. j.
knowlton of this village contemplates start
as an experiment.-SlissA Annie S. Bean has
returned to her old home in this village after
a long absence in Boston and vicinity. Stew
art Knowiton, former townsman, now of
Boston, i, visiting his aged parents at the old
homestead. We are sorry to see him on
crutches, having broken leg several weeks
ago while engaged in the active duties of his
business.-L. c. Morse and J. O. johnson
have returned with their families from TEN
pie Heights, Northport.-M. S. Aver, with
his wife, is at China in attendance at the
funeral of Mrs. Hubbard of Boston, Mrs
Ayers sister.