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

A little comedy was introduced in,o ,he
politics of Portland, Saturday night. cal
Tor citizens caucus to be held in CITY Hall
SATURDAY night. was circulated around town.
crowd gathered in the hall, but nobody an
peared to call the alleged caucus to order. and
IL evaporated 1t was a headess and tailles,
aHalr which nobody seems to own,
schooner Emma Jane, of Harpswell with
sails split and badly iced ur, and Sch. Nenon.
set from Portland for Boothbay, with sails
split. were towed into Portland by tug G.. A
Warren, Monday.
The Dominion steamer Montreal sailed
from Portland for Bristol, Eng via Liver.
pool. Sunday. She took two cabin passen.
gers and cargo valued at l2O, 900, Including
2O,Il7 bushels corn; 32,93l bushels wheat ::
10 $50 bushels peas; zoe, 900 feet of boards
ooo barrels of apples: about $50 head of cat
tie and lis sheep
Dr. marcian Seavey, an aged Deerine ply
stefan, formerly of Portland. died Friday.
At the railroad meeting in Brunswick last
week three persons owning land adjoining the
line of the Maine Central offered to give lot,
amounting to % acres, if that would be any
lnducement to the company to locate its shops
there.
HANCOCK.
The Bucksport Clipper reports an excite
ment near East Bucksport. A man and his
wife who live in the woods near the Dedham
and Holden line, came out to the main road.
visited house there and began abusing the
inmates. young man present drove them
PACK into the road when the woman drew a
revolver and fred at him, causing him to
beat retreat. 1t is reported that the pair
will be arrested.
FRANKLIN
The Wilder Bros. of Temple, lost an OK
the other day. while logging on Mt. Blue.
Mr.. w llher was driving two teams, letting
one go ahead without teamster, and they
ran against tree, breaking the neck of one.
KNOX.
The Rockland Opinion tells of a spunky
woman in Hope, who, rather than be shut up
IN her house by snow storms, took her team
and broke out the roads herself then she sent
in her bill to the selectmen for the Job and
they CALAMITY settled.
LINCOLN.
The cheese factory and lot at East Jeffer.
son were sold by auction recently to Clifton
Kennedy for sos. Rumor says it is to be
converted into hall for the Riverside lodge
of Masons.
OXFORD.
short time ago man brought to car
penter's shop in Buckfeld, to be planed, some
yellow birch boards which had been in his
barn for over forty wears. They are to be
made into a casket for his own occupancy
The man had the appearance OF a man with a
score of years in store.
YORK
Walter Emery of Kennebunk, recently
captured 800 bees while they were swarming
in the woods He daubed himself with honey
and the bees rested upon him; and in this
way he transported them home without a
sting.
series of meetings are being held at the
church in Hollis which are largely attended.
Many converts have beer made.
new wooden mill is TO built the coming
spring at Aliens Mills, Cornish.
Charles Foster, IS years of age, residing
at York, and employed as a seaman on the
schooner Rockaway, lying at Carriers wharf
Boston, in attempting to board his vessel
Friday evening fell overheard and was
drowned His body was found floating il
the water, near where he fell overheard, al
about ~ 80 P. NJ, Saturday.