Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-12
State News.
CUMBERLAND.

| CUMBERLAND.
novel and difficult surgical ooerat;on xs,
performed on Daniel O'Brien of Lewiston
at the Maine General Hospital last Sunday
The physician removed one inch from eact
OF seven ribs. twenty-five stitches were re-.
quireo 10 close the aperture. 1t is said to be
.ne only operation of the kind ever performed
mere. MI " Brien has been great suffere,
Tor number of years. He is improving and
favorable results are hoped for.
FRANKLIN.
The Canton Telephone says that after fou,
meetings, Franklin Plantation finally elected
the following officers, April Sd: Moderator
Winthrop Matthews; assessors, Charles n
Farnum, Granville F. Child and Charles Bis
pee No opposition. Adjourned withou,
date.
| Hugh Staples had one of his arms badly
sawed in G. w. Rangers mill at North Farm.
lngton Friday. Amputation is feared to be
necessary.
KENNEBEC.
Reports having been circulated that there
were suspicious circumstances connected with
the burning of the Williams buildings m
Lltchteld. the directors of the Liichfield In.
surance Company, in which the buildings
were insured, appointed commtte to inves-
tlgate the matter. The committee found no
evidence that the fire was not accidental.
KNoX.
rescrlpt has been received from the Law
Court in the case Camden vs. Belgrade, tried
IN this county some time since. The matter
IN controversy was the expense of maintain
ing pauper named Orrin S. Karl and his
wife and children. Belgrade Acknowledged
liability for the support of Karl, but claimed
mat his alleged marriage with Camden wo-
man was Illegal. and refused to pay their
bills. The verdict was nominally for Cam
den, but was for only the amount due for
hirrs support, and left the woman and chill
cren on the hands of Camden. The case was
taken to the Law Court on a motion for a
new trial, which Is denied
Edwin Libby Post. G. A. r., of Rockland
have invited Rev. Mr.. Hanscom of the Meth
odlst church to deliver the memorial address
next May, and Rev. Mr.. Kimmel of the Uni
versallst church, to preach the memorial SER
mon the preceding Sunday, says the Free
Press.
| The accident whereby A. B. Parsons
claims damage from the town of Paris for in
Jurles received by being thrown from team
last fall, was brought up in the town meeting
last week. Mr.. Parsons will settle for 500
or bring suit against the town. Voted 10
leave the matter in the hands of selectmen to
settle as they saw fit. says the Advertiser.
PIsCATAQUIs.
man named Smith came out of the woods
near Moosehead Lake last week and stopped
at the West Cove House, says the Bangor
Wing. Sunday he was robbed of SIS. all the
money that he had. Friday yoang fellow
by the name of Wilson, who was the suspect
ed thief, came down on the train from West
Cove. He was arrested at Oldtown, and the
money, or larger part of it, recovered.
| wilson was brought to Bangor and lodged in
Jail.
| SACADAHoC.
| Intelligence has been received saws the
Richmond Bee, that John Thurlcw, Jr, of
Bath, lately had q narrow escape from death
by shipwreck. He was on the steamer
Beda, entering the Columbia river when the
vessel sprung a leak and foundered All
hands took to the boats, hut out of IA, only
one besides Mr.. Thurlow was saved They
were in the boat and water three days and
nights, and Thurlow was suffering much
from the effects of the long exposure and
want Of food.
| SOMERSET.
| "A total OF ,OS0 900 feet of lumber is re-
ported az cut within the limits of the town of
Scion the past winter. The greater part of
this lumber is landed upon the banks of the
kennebec large part is poplar for pulp.
-Solon is reported out of debt with 81, 900
in the treasury.
Fairfield village corporation held it's annu-
al meeting Monday last, and voted to erect
building near the river for the steam fire en-
CINE, at a cost not to exceed $1,000, but as
there was no article in the warrant for raising
money, another meeting will have to be
called
fishing party from New Portland, lately
returned from Cory Pond, Dead River. Re
suit, $50 trout from about one pound to eight
in weight. Two weighed 10 pounds.
YORK.
Morris Adams, principal of East Psrson-
field High Scbaol died very suddenly last
week He was graduate of Bates College.
AT LARGE.
Hon. c. A. Packard. State land agent, and
Hon. Lambard Sands of the Governor
Council, have been looking up the location
of some of the public lands of the State ar d
have found a copy of the paper location made
in 1884, which will probably lead to the dis
covery of evidence of the exact location as
made by the surveyors in 1912. This action
was taken on account of the dispute concern
ing the Prentiss property, as well az some
others.