Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-17
State News.


Se0N0 XNC"S
ANDRoscoGGrS
suppos elopement presenting some
rather peculiar phases reached its dsnoue-
ment few days sgo in Lewiston. The aid
of the police wa. Invoked BY the girls moth
er. who complained tina, she had b.en keep
ing company she dill nor approve. Mother
and daughter came from Massachusetts and
the girl had been working in one of the Lew
iston mills Ole evening. while they we're
at Lisbon, two young men and girl drove
up to the door in double carriage. called
the daughter out and before she could remon-
strate they had driven away. The girl didn't
Return II has since BEEN learned that she
Joined her young man at the depot and they
together went out of the State and were le-
gally married The bride is as pretty as
pink, and the boarding mistress where she
has lived told the officers that she wa. one Of
the best girls that ever lived. The groom is
Lewiston young man
ARoosrooK.
The annual reunion of the LIST Regiment of
u A. K. of Northern Maine, was held in
Putnam's Grove, Houlton. last Thursday and
FRIDAY. The attendance at the reunion was
not as large as usual. one reason being the
unfavorable hayine season thar has interfered
with the plans of the comrades and detained
many at home. On Thursday the soldiers
went into camp, the day bling passed in set
ting up housekeeping" and renewing &C.
quaintance 10 the evening the encamp-
ment was visited by a large number of peo-
pie. serenade was rendered them by the
II 'ulton brass band and money Was subscribed
bv prominent citizens To defray the expenses
of the encampment. The business meeting
was held FRIDAY. 3 H. Putnam of Houlton
was elected Col Randall Garrison of Sher-
man Mills. Lieut.. Col ; J j. GRAY of Fort
Fairfield, major; DR.. J. H Syphers of Mars
Hill, surgeon; DR.. ]. v. Tabor of Hodgion,
assistant surgeon.
Last Tuesday some person set Ere at the
west end of Mt Abrsm in what is known as
the blown down timber land on Stubhs &
Prescott's and it spread over thousands of
acres of lumber, destroying what was blown
down and the standing timber also.
KNOX.
The farm house of Mr.. Adriel L Whitney
near Rice Hill, on the WaIdobor0 road in
Union, was burned during the thunder shower
few days ago. The fire appeared to origi
nate in the cellar. but is thought to have
been caused by tightening. The house was
valued at $1,000 and insured for SllOO
of that was insured
OXFORD.
David McAllister, a resident of East Stone
ham, aged II wears, was recently the victim
of severe practical joke He was at work
in Albany and another Young man put
charge of powder in his pipe and when he
lighted it the explosion filled his ewes. How
ever, he will probably recover his eyesight,
saws the Oxford Observer.
SAGADAHoC.
The fire in the West Bath woods has spread
over quite an extensive track of land. 1t
started some distance south of the Coombs
farm on the Foster Point road and travelled
northward in the valley east of that road.
Saturday morning it was raging fiercely, en-
dangering number of farm houses.
| crew of men are at work endeavOriug to stay
the progress of the fire.-Bath Times, 18th
WASHINGTON.
brilliant m, teor was seen last week in
Washington County. The observer says:
Last Sunday evening, while seated on a hotel
piazza in Eastport, the writer and others saw
remarkably brilliant meteor, of which he
has seen no mention in the State papers, and
no observer of which he has found in this
part of Maine. The first blaze of the meteor
made US think that an electric light had been
started immediately in front of the house.
The street and that section of the town were
Illuminated. Then we saw that the outburst
was in the Heavens, where blue ball of
fire appeared. turned red, fared again and
became extlnguished This phenomenon oc-
cupied half minute. Then the meteor fell
leaving behind it red track across sky which
faded out gradually aud was visible for several
minutes after the fall.
WALDO
There was a fire in the town of Searsport,
few nights ago, and an old sea captain had
to get up and dress rather suddenly in order
to save himself from searching. If the
Belfast Journal is verscous. he was so hur-
ried and so bewidered that he stuck his legs
into the sleeves of his coat
The Belfast Journal draws a sorry picture
of the Waldo county Jail in that city. 1t says
that on their recent visit, the Prison Inspect
ors found considerable trouble in getting in.
On interviewing man hoeing potatoes near
BY, he Informed them that he resided in the
brick building but preferred working out
doors to incarceration. Finally a woman ap-
peared with the keys and admitted the in
spectOrs. They found coal fire burning in
the Jail although it was 800 in the shade out
of doors, this being necessary to counterfeit
the dampness inside the building. The
County Commissioners of Waldo claim they
are handicapped in improvement making by
too small an apportionment and by refusal
of the citizens of the county to empow er them
to make a temporary loan.