Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-16

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Daniel Russell. uf Sumner, lost S. by the
changing of silver for bills by a person pur-
porting TO sell reserved seat tickets at the
circus, Tue.dsv. in L-~isron-
A well-informed, intelligent looking man,
of ffty-one years of age. approached two Lew
iston police officers Wednesday and asked
them if they were the officers. He
subsequently said thar they were the first po-
lice officers he had ever seen in his life. The
man lives in Salem, Maine, and as NAV be
inferred, has tended to business in Salem
pretty strictly.
ARoosrooK.
The Herald says bears are quite plenty.
Mrs. Jacob Mosher. who lives on the Portage
Lake road.was confronted by one in the road
frightening her horse, and she was obliged
10 retreat and get assistance. Enoch Weaver
has trapped several in the woods and Thad
deus Dorman caught one near Ashland
The bides in the tannery of Mr.. Huut3 late.
ly burned"at Brideew alter, we're well insured
and the loss will not be as great as first sup
posed. 1t is understood that the mill will be
prepared to grind bark in about two months.
CUMBERLAND.
The temperance orgapiza atoms of Sacca-
Kappa snd Cumberland Mills village will hold
their annual campmeeting at Sebago Lake,
Sunday, the 25th inst. 1t will be the thir-
eenth anniversary of the organization.
HANCOCK.
fishing schooner has just returned to
Lamoine from the Banks after an absence of
one month and twenty-five days. She carried
ten boats; brings back 100 quintals of fine
fish. and is said TO have made very re-
markable trip.
PENoBscor.
Cedar logs have advanced two dollars on
thousand at Bangor, and one lot sold there
Tuesday for eighteen dollars.
The farm buildings of Mr.. Kitterdge
Thomas. about mile east of Corinth village,
were burned Tuesday about 10 o'clock, with
all their contents The fire is supposed to
have taken from defect in the chimney, the
family being from home at the time Insured
for $500.
Salmon fishing at the Bangor dam has not
been very good of late, aud neither have the
fish been taken in the down-river weirs, &C.
cording to the Whig.
PIsCATAoUIs.
The Baptist and Free Will Baptist church
es of Abbott are working in union, and are
seeing some prosperity. Sunday, July 18th,
four persons were baptized in the river by
their pastor, Rev. G. w. Colby, who in the
evening gave the hand of fellowship. two
uniting with the Baptist and two with the
Free Will Baptist churches.
SOMERSET.
Lewiston Journal correspondent under.
stands there is hitch in the Sebasticook &
Moosehead Railroad via Hartland, on account
of the Athens charter granted some time ago
to some destination and yet unexpired.
WALDO.
son Of Levi Robbins of Belfast, aged Il
years, was thrown from horse July 9Th, and
has since remained in semi-unconscieus
state. He struck upon his head, and is suf.
fering from conclusion of the brain and
spine. The physician has hopes Of his re.
coyery.
YORK.
Nearly eight cords of railroad ties piled by
the track near the Eastern depot in Saco
were burned the other evening. having caught
from spark from a passing engine.
Leonard F. Foss, the kleptomaniac, who
was arrested in Biddetord several months age
for larceny at the ms igation of Massachu-
sets parties, and at whose house on Pool
street and in other places a large amount OF
goods stolen at different times was found, has
been sentenced in the Massachusetts Suprem me
court to five years in the State prison.
"Wednesday aftesnoon Alton son of Chas
L. Thurstoa of Biddeferd, boy about Il
years of age. was drowned while fishing from
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