Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-10-28
State News.
ANDRoscoGGIN.

The Lewiston Journal saws of rhe nav sta
tion being built there: Everything ia being
rushed and Lewiston soon will have yery
convenient and ornamental depot out of
Jones Block and its surroundings.
Clfy Marshal Guptill of Lewiston and a few
OF his subordiaates, have done good lob of
detective work 10 trapping John Conley and
James Reagan for the burglary at r. c. Pin
gree Co.'s office on the night of Oct. 2lst.
CUMBERLAND.
The Argus publishes list of "a people of
portiand and vicinity who will accompany
Rev. w. +. Eaton to Sinaloa as pioneers ia
rounding the cooperative colony. The col
onS mas bought small fishing schooner of
the Strouts of Point Village, and proposes TO
take the schooner and all her fishing tackle
ny rail across the continent car is now
being made expressly for this purpose and the
Young Strouts propose to live aboard" dur
ing their land voyage, and to fish fer the
colony after launching in the Pacific.
Mr. Edgar Littlejohu, of Cape Elizabeth,
put SlOl in bills into tin box and hid it in
stove oven. Next day his wife built fire
IN the stove. The money was so charred be-
tore 1t was discovered that only small por-
ton of it could be identified as ever having
been money at all. The package has been
sent to Washington, where il is possible the
government experts will succeed in identify
ing the more thoroughly charred portion.
The town of Naples is dissatisfied with its
mail accommodations. By a recent change
In the service, by which one route was dis.
continued, the only mail is carried to and
from the 7. & o. railroad by stage, and does
not arrive at Naples till P. NJ and leaves
at to o'clock in the morning
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ness of Portland will be increased by the es-
adjustment of new line of English steam
ships for which Portland will be the winter
American port. The Canadian government
is one of the direct promoters of the scheme
PENoBsCoT.
Information has been received announcing
the death of Capt Samuel Bartlett of Or
rington. master of the bark Fred p. Litcb-
field, of New York, on the passage from
Honolulu to Hong Kong, reports the Bangor
Wing.
The sum of S68 20 was realized at an en-
tertainment in Town Hall, Dexter, Monday
night for the benefit of the sufferers at East.
port and Pennington.
SAGADAHoC.
The Maine Central steamer Sappho has
gone to Bath to be overhsuled and then go
into winter quarters in some other port.
SOMERSET.
The bay gelding, Lookout, 2.2S1, that won
two races at Mystic Park, is Maine-bred
horse, sired by Gen. Lightfoot, and bred by
Mr.. II. A. Archer of Skowhegan.
WASHINGTON.
Addison was raided by burglars one night
recently, according to the Machias Republi-
can. They first visited the stable of Capt. V
e. Plummer and took away his horse, harness
and carriage robe. Next they went to U. w
Curtis carriage house, appropriated his top
buggy and two robes. They then proceeded
to Mr.. Curtis drug store, which was burglar
lied to the extent of SIS.
The feeling aroused by the famous Stacker
cases in Washington county, apparently is
subsiding The Machas Republican says
the libel suits against DR.. 5. b. Hunter,
whose article in the Forest and Stream at
tracted wide spread attention, have been
Withdrawn, the plaintiffs paying their own
costs.
The work on the Machiss court house is
progressing quite rapidly. 1t is being made
tire-proof, and is to be heated by steam. The
boiler is placed in the cellar of the jail and
pipes laid from it to the court house.
In st. John 50 ,732 so were contributed for
Eastport