Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-20
State News.
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case of youthful deprsvi,y, under sane
ton of elders. came TO the notice of the Lew
iston police. and many others, Tuesday. IN
the person of atwoyears old bow, toddlins
along the street putting away at a strong
cigar.
Edward Libby was bound over to the S j.
Court "Wednesday morning. in the Lewiston
police court. and was ordered to recognize in
the sum of 5000. on the charge of receiving
stolen goods. Libby claimed that Kennedy
gave him the goods, and that Kennedy claimed
TO have obtained them in lottery in Boston.
A horse stolen from Lewiston livery sta
bic nearly two years ago, and never since
herd of, was recovered Tuesday in Portland.
CUMBERLAND.
young man VINO has recently inherited i.
large amount of money is expanding some of
it in laudable attempt to invigorate the town
of Freeport. He owns a great deal of land in
the village and is starting new manufsctur-
ing enterprises there.
PESoBscor.
A registered letter arrived Wednesday for
resident of Bangor which had met with a
very peculiar experience. Ii contained a
gold draft for 100 dollars payable 10 the or
der of the party for whom it was intended 1t
was mailed at Gold Hill. Nevada, August I'd,
and had to lay one night in the post Office at
Keno in the same State. As it happened. the
office was robbed that night and the robbers
tore open all the registered matter Finding
that this draft would be of no use to them
they threw it back with the letter and it was
picked up and re zistered at Reno for Bangor
The outside of the envelope bears ststemen mt
of the robbery as cause for the tearing
open of the letter
WASHINGTON.
Later returns have reduced the $4,000 find
of the Vanceborn man to S2.37.
The Machias Union saws some miscresnt
is scattering poisoned cakes along the road.
side in Alexander. Mr. Scribner found six
or eight of them between his house and a
neighbours and burned them.
YORK.
The special delivery system is virtually a
dead letter in Sacc.
The man who was so nearly drowned at
Old Orchard Tuesday. was John e,rigan of
Lewiston. The Sea Shell accuses him of a
lack OF gratitude to his rescuers because they
didn't ''come quicker" But no doubt the
man was 10 considerable of hurry.
A peculiar sand known as "squeaking sand"
is found at the boiling spring on the Ira Hill
farm il Dayton The Biddetord Times SAYS
that when rubbed or pressed in the hand it
emits succession of sounds which it would
defy tight fitting door to outno. 1t is very
fine and was at one time used in the Water
Power Machine shop at Biddeford as SUBJ
stitute for emery.
Mr.. H. Bowie of odd Orchard was hand.
ling bottle containing some effervescent
fluid, the other day, when the bottle exploded
and destroyed the sight of one of his eyes
AT LARGE.
That mutny on board Maine schooner is
proving the biggest news mirage encoun-
tered this season, harder even to hold than
the sea serpent The story that the captain
was locked in the cabin and the vessel after
wards run on the rocks by the drunken crew
read straight enough The trouble was to
give the captain and the vessel names. First
it was the Henry Woodruff of Portland, but
that story was spoiled by the Woodruf1's ap
pearing at Lamoine with the biggest catch of
Goldfish ever seen. Then the tragedy was
transferred to the n. f. Symonds, Capt
Thomas Nicholson of Bucksport. brother
OF the captains, who reached Bucksport,
Monday, was at once informed of his BROTH
er's fate, but took the liberty of not believing
it, for the good reason that he had been on
his brothers craft a day or two before and
saw no signs of mutiny or a shipwreck
Interest is centered now on the question who
will be the next victim.