Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-13
State News.
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hev. I. h. Stacy of Lawrence, Mass., has
Auburn. Mr.. Stacy graduated =, Ratss col
lege and took course in the Rates Thsoloa.
ical school,
The official who seized about 400 short lob.
sters from Lewiston aud Auburn dealers. a
snort time SINCE, had to pay for the Holsters
OUT OF MS own pocketbook. They were
found to be the right length to cover the Law.
AS a Lewiston fish dealer was engaged in
dressing monster cod the other dsy. he
found ladv's gold ring imbedded in the eill.
The ring is q valuable one.
ARoosrooK.
1t is expected that the new steel ra;,s x;u
all be laid on the Houlton Branch by June
LIST, ~ ""e
John NJ. s. Hunter OF the editorial staff of
tne Portland Press, has purchased an undi.
vided half interest in the Pennington Cbroni.
cie' OF Capt c. W. Keyes, the present pro.
prietor. The effect of wounds received in
t.ie late war made it necessary for Capt
Aeyes to retire from active business MIR.
Hunter has leased the other half and will take
control on or about June LIST.
HANCOCK.
valuable mineral, supposed to be a he'd
OF mineral paint, has lately been discovered
on farm in Ellsworth and now is held by
Bangor parties.
LINCOLN
WIN. Gatchell has completed Job of NOV
ing the dance hall from Oak Point TO Squirrel
Island. Three lighters were EMPLOYED for
the work.
OXFORD
The Norway Light Infantry rendered a re-.
ception to Gov. ROBBIE and staff at NORWAY
Hall Tuesday evening company drill and
dance were among the festivities. In adj
ditlon to the Governors stat. there were pres
ent of Gen. Browns staff, Messrs. Whitmarsb
Clark and Dow; also Gems. Mattocks, Beals,
and many other State notabes. The whole
aHalr was a brilliant success and reflects cred
1t on the military company who had it in
charge.
PENoBsCoT.
In the case of Mrs. George Little VS.. the
Grand Trunk Railway Company for damages
tor injuries to her son, Alphonso Little form
erly of Bangor. which has been on trial in
United States Circuit Court at Portland, the
jury returned verdict of not guilty. The
plaintiff has taken exceptions to the rulings
and instructions of the presiding judge and
the case will go t. the Supreme Court of the
United States on writ of error.
j. Z. Bell, who says he belongs to Bangor,
Me-, is under arrest at Newcastle, N. b on
charge of breaking open the safes of two
stores there and stealing a large sum of
money. When arrested he had over 50 800
in his possession, including foreign silver
corresponding to some that was in one of the
safes prior to the robbery.
WASHINGTON.
Mr. David Savage of Cambridgeport, Mass,
whose dead body was found Sunday, in a
swamp near Vanceboro, left his home on the
eleventh day of last November, for Fort
Fairfield He had experienced business mis-
fortunes and family troubles which had so af-
fected his health that at times he could not
attend to his business. He was subject to
severe attacks of illness, which came on so
suddenly that he has been known to fall pros
trate upon the street, and remain unconscious
upward of an hour ut time. Mr.. Savage
was tifty-six years of age and born in Wool
wich, Me-. where he lived until 1866, then
removing to Cambridgeport.