Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-30
State News.
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AEDRoscoGGIs.
Rev. DR.. French of Turner 1writipg a
tennial.
The Court street Free Baptist church NJ
Auburn. has called to the pastora,e. Rev. r
IL. Stacy of Lawrence, Mass.
Ernest Leclair, an unfortunate vopny
french Canadian. was found TUESDAY, morn.
lng,a about O'Clock on Chestnut street. in
Lewiston, coatless and hatless, wandering
along the street, Jabbering nonsense to him
sell 10 French. He had a stick in each hand
and said that he had been out climbing annie
trees. 1t is not known how long he had been
out of doors. Wednesday he wa, taken to
the Insane Asylum at Augusta. He is a
sweet singer and good musician.
ARoosTooK
Sherman will probably establish a butter
factory. 1t is thought the milk from 800
cows can be secured.
CARIBOU farmers are beginning to pillow and
get ready for sowing and planting. One has
already planted peas and cucumbers
in his garden.
Superior court will commence its Nav
term, May 3D.
The trustees of the North Aroostook Agri-
cultural Society have appointed H. o. Perry,
Esq, of Fort Fairfield, to be marshal at the
cattle show and fair in September next.
In the north of February there were
shipped from Presq1e Isle 92 car loads of
freight; in March, l09 cars: during the first
half OF April. over 80 cars; making PSI in
two and half months.
CUMBERLAND
Steamer Toronto of the Dominion line. -
days from Liverpool via Halifax, arrived in
Portland Tuesday morning She brought
l4O passengers. This is the last ship of the
line this season.
HANCOCK.
On the 2lst inst, there was picked up on
the shore of small island near Winter Har-
Dor, pint flask in which was corked I'D a
slip of white paper on which was written the
following:
April 4, 1886
In sinking condition, brig Norcross, C.
H. Austin"
LINCOLN.
The S. J. Court opened Tuesday morning,
Foster, j., presiding The Grand Jury is as
follows: Chas. p. Tibbetts, Bristol, fore man F.;
Chas. H Ayers, Southport; Horatio Dodge,
Newcastle; VIM M. Flagg. Nobleboro; Abb
ner s. Hiscock. Damariscotta; Bradbury B.
Jackson, Wiscasset; Benjamin F. Jewett.
Westport; Edward T. Levensaler, Waldo
boro; Samuel T. Lowell. Alma; William
Mari, Somerville David Martin, Bremen ;
Timothy McGrath. Whitefeld; James L.
Race, Boothbay; George l.. Storer, Waldo
| boro; John w. White, Dresden. There are
l6l cases on the continued docket.
OXFORD.
| There have been Is snow storms and it.,
Ia inches of snow this winter, according 10
Paris correspondent of the Lewiston Jour-
nal.
PENoBsCor.
Joseph Ncolar, who was some time ago
appointed special constable for the enforce
ment of the liquor law among the PenObscot
Indians, has been doing some of the most
! effective temperance work ever seen on the
island Every time drunken Indian make
his appearance he is promptly arrested, and
when sober given his choice between sixty or
ninety days in Jail or telling where he got his
liquor. He usually gives the information,
and the rumseller is then promptly arrested,
fined one hundred dollars and costs together
with imprisonment Several Old Town men
have been dealt with in this way, and Nicolar
says that he shall also prosecute every out of
town man who sells rum to Indians.
George Rockwell, one of Morrison 6 Hunt
ings crew and belonging in New Brunswick,
was drowned in Ragged Lake Monday.
Mr.. Daniel McIsaac, switchman in the
Maine Central yard in Bangor, was holding q
cartridge in both hands, near where crew
were blasting a ledge, Tuesday, when it sud-
denly exploded, blowing the thumb and three
| fingers from one of his hands and the ends
of the fingers from the other.
The Nelson & Mills Manufacturing Com
pany, oil cans. Bangor, Me, failed; liabili-
ties about S2500; offers 25 cents on the
dollar.-Boston TrareAer.
SAGADAHoC.
NJ. r. Blake, one of the oldest and most
respected citizens of Buwdoinham, died April
25t. Mr.. Blake had lived in this town long
er than any other citizen now living and was
much respected by all. He was born in
Harpswell in 1900 and moved to Bowdoinham
| in 1912.
| A big boulder estimated to weigh upwards
of 100 tons, got loose on Swanville farm.
! fell down precipice one hundred feet and
rolling down the mountain side, cut swatt
through the forest trees for over 80 rods.
Large trees were broken of like pipe stems
and everything in its track was destroyed.
A Belfast gentleman who has given the
subject much attention says seals destroy
more salmon than are caught in all the weirs
in Penobscot Bay. He suggests paving a
bounty on the scalps of seals and thus ex-
terminate them.
YORK.
A subscription is being circulated in Bidde-
ford for the purchase of a new flag for Post
Sheridan, G. A. r. The old flag which was
the property of the Portland Light Infantry
before the war and was the first flag to be
sent into the service from this State, is so
badly torn that it is unfit for use, The new
flag will be procured for use Decoration Day.