Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-15
State News.
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ne mas resided and been in business in Oak.
neid Tor several years, besides being post.
master and filing the Office of town treasnr.
er, both of which he held at the time of hi.
death. A''
ANDRoscoGGIN.
AN auburn lady was standing in front of a
.indow In house on Spring street, few
GAYS since. when crash went the glass and a
bullet fell 1t her feet. A pentlema, 20.
pfactlcing target shooting, with a pistol on
neighboring premises.
woman in Lewiston was seen Thursday
morning frantically trying to open one of the
nre alarm boxes to mail a letter therein.
Her attention was directed to the letter box
on the other side of the street.
Among the ninety-seven graduate. from
the medical department of Columbia COLLEGE.
n. Thursday. were J. D. Cochrane and
4. A, Packard of Auburn.
CUMBERLAND.
A preparation to create ozone, kept in a tin
can in the house of Mr.. H. J. Libby of Port.
land, recently created lively blaze, 1t hay-
ing eaten through the tin and run down
between the foorings. setting the wood ON
fre. Several hundred dollars worth of dam.
age was done
DR. Collins of Bucksport who owns the
site of the old French fort at Castine. pro.
poses to make some investigations of its sub.
terranean construction, this summer.
LINCOLN.
The dance pavilion on Oak Point, Booth
bay Harbor, has been moved to a point on
the main shore Of Boothbay and not to SOUR
rel Island, as has been stated
Hon l.. j. Gum, a member of the Massa-
chusetts Senate, writes a member of the
Squirrel Island Association. that the party of
Massachusetts, gentlemen who visited Inner
Heron Island recently have practically deci.
ded to buy the island and locate summer
cottage colony there. They will probably
commence the building of a wharf and club
house at once. Prof Jordan, sec. of the
Squirrel Island Association, at the request of
Senator Gum, has sent to Mr. G., tine details
OF the organization of tie Squirrel Associa-
ton, which the Massachusetts, men are much
pleased with On their visit to Maine last
week, they called at Squirrel Island, and in
spected that summer resort. The new sum-
mer city is in the town of Bristol, six miles
northeast of Squirrel Island.
The Quarterly meeting of the Lincoln Bap-
fist Association met in Warren last W eek, saws
Rockland preached the opening sermon fol-
lowed in the succeeding sessions by Rev
Messrs. s. o Written of st George, T. G
Lyon of Friendship, and W. A. Newcomb of
Thomaston.
The Bath Times says the bondsmen of Best
who horse whipped editor Cox of the Booth.
bay Register and skipped his bond" have
been ordered by Judge Foster to pay $1,000
OXFORD.
South Paris Good Templars installed the
following officers, Monday night R. T. Don.
ham. w. C. T.. Everett Blood. w. s.; Iris.
tam Jersey, chaplain. This lodge has now
about 200 members.
PIsCATAQUIs.
Mr.. Joseph w. Green of Foxcroft, died
Sunday morning. He was soldier in the
late war, and has been a great sufferer from
a wound received while in the service. A
post norton examination discovered the bal
in one of his lungs where it had nearly worn
away filling the lung with lead and DESTROYING
it.
SAGADAHOC.
J. Adams was arrested in Bath Wednesda,
afternoon, on the arrival of the train t.
Rockland. 1t is claimed that Adams stole
$50 from Mr. Lawson, a fruit tree agent, ir
the Lindsay house. Adams was searched
but only 81. 80 was found on him He be-
longs in Nova Scotia. Officer Post of Rock
land came Thursday and will take Adams
back with him Lawson was counting the
money on the table and the kerosene lamp
leaked and some oil got on the money
Adams purchased some articles with money
that had some kerosene on it.
SoMBRsEr.
The Pittsfield Advertiser says: Willie, the
little son of William MacFarlane, met with s
serious and painful accident few days ago.
The little fellow was at play, and while hold
ing stick foot or so long in his mouth. fel
upon his face, thus driving the stick bach
into his throat with great force. Medical aiG
was at once summoned and. though the case
was extremely critical, he is now out of dan
ger. The end of the stick in the boys mouth
was blunt, otherwise the accident would
have resulted fatally.
Burglary of the house of DR.. Pushor Of
Pittsfeld was attempted few, evenings
since, during the absence of the occupants
The intruders, however went no further thar
to pry open the front door, being probably
frightened away.
The Waldo county republican committee
has organized bv the choice of Hon. w. II.
Fogler of Belfast. chairman, and Fred l..
Palmer of Monroe, secretary. In regard to
town committees it was decided not to APP
point, but to let each town choose its own
committee men. 1t was voted to hold the
next county convention at Belfast. on Satur.
day. August It'll. The basis of representa-
ton will be one delegate at large from escl
towp apd ono additional DELEGATE for over,