Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-07
State News.
AEDROSCoGGIN,

No good news has been heard from the
missing Auburn man, John II. Johnson, who
has not been seen since FRIDAY morning. His
hat has been found upon the ice below Yves,
Pitch. The river is to be dragged below the
falls. 1t is said that Mr.. johnson had fire..
quently, of lare. talked despondently and had
said that sooner than be burden on any one,
through illness, he would commit suicide
He was insured for $1,000 in the Maine Bene-
fit Association -Leriston Jou, nal
Rufus l.. Wright, formerly of Sabatis died
at his home near Dickinson, Dakota. on the
morning of March Goth.
KENNEBEc
News WAS received in Gardiner w ednesday
March 81, of the death at sea of MIR. Chas.
F. Palmer. eldest son of the late Judge
Palmer, of Gardiner, says the Kennebec Re-
porter. Mr. Palmer was first officer of the
British ship Sapphire. Early in the late war,
Mr.. Palmer served as masters mate, but was
soon after promoted to ensign and acting mas
ter, for gallant conduct at the battles of For,
Darling and Mobile Bay He was connected
with the navy until some time after the close
of the war, when he again entered the mer-
chant service, where he remained until the
time of his death. Deceased was 43 wears of
age.
KNOX.
On Friday the Rockland Commercial Col
lege was closed. Mr.. Howard at the close OF
the forenoon session informing the students
in attendance that owing to the financial en-
barrasment of Mr.. Barron the school would
be closed. The school was to every appear
ance proving successful and the attendance
was Increasing each year. An effort is being
mede to arrange with the creditors so that the
school may continue.
LINCOLN.
Alma has town clerk who has served A
years and was reelected this spring. says the
Damariscotta Herald
A year and half ago a man in Union sold
wagon to man in this vicinity, saws the
Damariscotta Herald, taking $50 or so in
cash and note with bill of sale for the bal
ance. The buver signed the name of w. P
Foster to the papers, which now proves to be
forgery.
SAGADAHoC.
Preparations are being made to start up the
Southland cotton mill in Richmond next week
No bags will be made, but light crew will
be put on manufacturing yarn. The mill has
been shut down sixteen months.
The Bowdoinhsm Advertiser reports tina,
recently robbed of $3.50. On returning home
from a meeting he found himself fastened out
On gaining access TO his room through win
dow, by means of ladder, he found that a
board had been placed between the stairs anC
the outside door, and that his money wa.
gone.
SOMERSET.
PALMYRA.-Our correspondent writes
I -. A..
blizzard that public travel in this vicinity
could fully abandon the fields and take again
to the roads. The highway surveyor had a
crew of men working with shovels on All
Fools day, cutting canals through the long
drifts, and yet it is unsafe to travel on run.
ners or wheels Many of the farmers here
have to purchase hay to carry their stock
through the spring, but they find supply in
the home market.
WALDO.
THoRNDIKE.-Our correspondent writes,
April 5 Harvest Moon Grange, Otis Corn
FORTH master, is in prosperous condition.
Had their meeting Thursday, public, at which
A. l. Brown of Belfast delivered very in
teresting lecture on Farm Waste. "-Trav-
cling is bad.-POtatoes are worth As cents
here A. d. Bumps has two nice horses for
sale.
DIxMoST.-Our correspondent writes On
Thursday, April lst, Ebenezer Thorndike, of
Dixmont, departed from life. at the age of 80
years. He came from Gorham, Maine, in
1916. He was a soldier in the war of 1912,
and pensioDer at the time of his death.
-Selsen w. Peabody is teaching a High
School in this town; has thirty-one scholars
Seven of the scholars are old teachers Re
pairs are being made on the schoolhouse at
the centre district.-Mr. A. ID. Croker has
been elected school agent in district No. q
The sewing circle epjoved picnic supper at
Harding's Hall, last week.-Columbus Pea
body sold to Merrill & Perry of Bangor, one
woke of oxen that grit s feet inch; live
weight, 4,54S lbs dressed weight, 2,94S lbs.
WASHINGTON.
Newell La Coot, the Indian vino was in.
iured by being crushed by the cars near Cal
ais, the other dav, had his leg amputated and
died soon afterwards from loss of blood