Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-22
State News.
ARoosrooK.

house in Washburn. belonging to Mr.
| George Welch of Wade, was burned. Thurs
day night: cause unknown. Mr.. W. has no
been living in the house, this winter, and wa
| on his way home from Presque Isle at tn,
| time of the fire. with supplies. etc.. intending
| to move in the next day, saws the Herald.
| On Friday evening, March 18th, Eastern
Star Division, No. 7, of the old order of Son.
of Temperance was organized at Har Harbor
says the Mt. Desert Herald.
Deputy Master C. Hayford organized Greer
Hill Grange at East Lyndon, Caribou, las
week, with thirty charter members. S. A.
Plummer was elected master, reports the
| Aroostook Herald.
boy of about nineteen wears of age who
has been at work for Caribou merchant, for
the past year, came to grief Tuesday. He
confessed to having taken $50 or more in
money and goods from the store. He has al.
so succeeded in getting ''booked" at severa
different places, to the extent of about $500
| according to the Herald.
Mr.. Silas Ireland of Sprague's Mills hal
| lately received pension aud back pay amount.
| ing to 81. l55. The Herald says Mr.. Ireland
was one of the pioneers of Aroostook, raised
large family, and when the war broke out,
being too old to go himself. sent two sons and
one step son. One son was killed in the bat.
| tie of Gettysburg and one died in the hospital
Mr.. ireland has been unfortunate in losing
his property, but has always been a hard
working man.
LINCOLN.
The ice on the Sheepscot river i. nearly
broken up.
new post Office has been established near
Jsckson's MILL called North Jefferson, j. B.
Sprague, postmaster.
The vote in Dresdens town meeting on
the question of rebuilding the lower bridge
on Eastern river. stood l07 in favor and los
against. As only a maj ority vote is required,
this greatly encourages the friends of the
bridge, as the vote last year stood 81 in favo,
and $50 against.
Baker Erskines saw mill, shingle ma
chine and treenail machine was DESTROYED BY
fire Saturday night. How it caught no one
knows, as there had been no fire in the mil
that day. There were quite a lot of shingles,
treenails aud a threshing machine stored in
the mill which were burned 1t was not dis
covered till it was too late to save anything
No insurance.
OXFORD.
Paris is talking of buying q farm with
buildings, instead of rebuilding on the one
now owned; if this is done, the old farm will
be sold. There are but two paupers now tc
be cared for. All tramps that want a night.
| lodging are sent out three miles to the town
farm; until recently, all tramps were enter.
tanned at the village hotels, but they became
too plenty.
PENoBSCoT.
correspondent writes from Plymouth thai
a telegram received there Thursday an.
nounces the killing by Indians, in Arizona, oi
Mr.. Crosby Howes resident of Dxmont
and twelve of his assistants. MIR. Howes
leaves a wife and four children. His wife.
| brother was with him. He is said TO have
| owned a large ranch in Arizona and large
| stock of cattle.-Mrs. Walter Campbell OF
Ne. Dixmont fell down the stairs at the Grand
Army hall Wednesday evening, and disloca
| ted her shoulder.
A $1,000 libel suit between two Bangor
women has been commenced during the pas
week.
PISCATAQUIs.
Says the Monsoon Slate, Charles Peterson, "a
! ledge man at the Oakland slate quarry, while
standing on bench forty feet from the bot
| tom of the pit, was struck by \ rock falling
from above, and pushed from the bench. He
| rolled from bench to bench, falling at leas
twenty i've feet and striking on his face on
the rock. in the bottom of the pit. He e.
capped with y broken nose and numerous
| bruises