Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-01-19
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BENJAMIN f. Adams, of Lewiston, was re-
Gently drugged at Grand Falls and while in a
state of stupor was robbed of two hundred
and fifty dollars, says the North Star.
ASDRoscoGGIS
VIM Lovejoy of Turner. the young man
who was accidentally shot in Florida on Jan.
9th, has since died.
A settlement with the creditors at thirty
cents on dollar was effected in the =.
Thomaston (Le~iston) insolvency case. Sat
urdsy, at the January term. George wing
and S NJ Carter were elected assignses OF
this estate.
The school money appropriated for the
Auburn schools having become exhausted,
the city schools. with the exception OF the
high school, will close this week. and the
rural schools in about month.
CUMBERLAND.
Saws the Lewiston Journal The women
are going to help the country pull through.
They are tackling the tariff question here IN
Maine. and on the right side. bright young
man came into the Journals sanctum, oatur-
day morning. and said 'Can you give me
any material for an argument on the tariff
question? A lady in New Gloucester Is to
speak on the protective side, IN reply TO
free trader. this evening, and she wants TO
load up She's got to speak this evening
With the women putting in work of this
sort, with the revival of the lyceum, and with
the decadeuce of copenhagen and the skating
rink, hope is justified in springing in the
American breast.
The Bath Times reports a matrimonial
hos fa1
engaged couples in that town and Topsham,
in addition to those recently married.
The Christian Mirror reports six converts
at Cumberland Mills during the week OF
PRAYER.
The Portland Board of Health. Friday,
voted to admit the cargo of the ship Charger.
consisting of $3.50 bales of rags from Hiogo,
Japan.
The total value of foreign exports from
Portland for last week was 1886 1885 SO, in
GLIDING 779, 784 feet of lumber.
Capt Henry willard of the Portland
schooner Apphia aud Amelia, rescued three
men while his schooner WAS at anchor of
Goat Island, below He'll Gate. in heavy
gale. During the night cry was heard and
the schooner's crew peering into the darkness
caught sight of small boat drifting bv. A
rope was thrown to the men in the boat but
they were too numb to get hold of it. On the
schooner was 1870 tathcms of running line,
Capt Willard made one end fast to 4 BOAT
lowered for him and getting into it succeeded
in reaching the drifting boat by sculling to
leeward before his line Was all paid out. The
men on board pulled with a will and drew the
two boats to the schooner. The small boat
contained three men, one of them physician,
who had been blown off while attempting to
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the schooner and landed all right the next
morning. Had it not been tor Capt. Willard's
promptitude the three men would have been
lost, as it was so rough as to make rUNlng
impossible.
Hugh Doherty, liquor seller of Port and
says the Argus, something more than one
year ago was sentenced to impris onment for
twelve months and 20 pay fine of $500 His
case dragged thr ough the courts all through
the year, and Friday, hearing that his case
was to be argued on motion tor writ Of
error he formed a strange desire to be present
AMI hear the arguments tor himself so re
sent for officers and paid his fine of $500 and
costs in full and was discharged. Then he
wen. up to the Supreme Court to listen to a
motion for his release. There was a most
laughable scene when he bristled up. shook
hands with his thoroughly astonished attor
ney and said ''Shall we beat 'em thi-
time Proceedings abruptly terminated,
and two elaborately prepared arguments were
rendered useless. The astonishment of
conrt and bar at his appearance was a small
matter compared with that of the party him
self, when he was informed that his payment
or his fine ended his case. He insisted that
ne paid his $500 under misunderstanding of
circumst tnces, but was obliged 10 leave the
court house free man, and without opportu-
nifty of hearing the motion in his case argued
KENNEBEC.
At noon, Thursday. "A g-indst)ne IN the Ken
nebec Fibre Co.'S mill at Benton Falls burst,
breaking in pieces its cast iron surroundings,
threefourths Of an inch thick and some six
inches wide, and bolt of inch iron. Il was
A German stone, hoped vita half inch iron
Three workman st tnding within three feet of
the stone were unhurt
PIsCATAQUIs.
The Dexter Gazette learns that parties from
Dexter talk of putting u a building on the
Carleton Stream near Keene's Mills, yelling
ton. The proposed railroad will go very near
these mills, and if tho road is built the water
power on this stream will all be utilized.
SAGADAHoC.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the
Bowdoinham National Village Bank, held
last week. the following directors were re.
elected: John Coombs president; Converse
Purington, r. w. Carr, $. w. Randall, S.
w. Carr. H. p. Kendall is cashier.
The ice in the Cathance river is of the usu-
al good quality and thickness. CJntracts
have already been made and ice scrapng has
commenced here as well as at AbsgadasetI
Point on the Kennebec.
Officers raided Bath saloon Friday even
ing and found quantity of liquor. The
proprietor was'fined next day 500 and costs
which he paid.
SOMERSET.
Our Canaan correspondent writes: The
City sold four lots in the city of MIlwauk &c
last week for the sum of $40 900. one LOT
bringing $4,000. This is only small part OF
the rear estate owned by the Gilman heirs in
that city as there remains unsold over one
hundred city lots beside 100 acres in the citv
addition There Is large amount of real
estate in Sheboggan belonging to this estate,
to say nothing of the large property at Gil
mans Station. \ Y, including railroad to
Port Jarvis or Gilman Station to New York
City,-Mrs. c. Scammans and family, and
Mrs. II. G. futile. two OF the heirs of W. W
Gilman. intend to 90 TO New Ioak this week
to spend the winter and to look after sheir
newly acquired estate.-Dr Charles Abbo,
has opened pant mandatory in l.. Nor
mis- store and business is looking lively on
that curuer.-1enrv Kicker caught his middle
finger in the iron gear of a boring machine