Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-25
State News.
SEIZURE OF OATs.-PENsIox FRAUp-FIREs
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organization of this association was heard 10
the Lewiston municipal court, Tuesday MORN
ing, the complaint and prosecution having
grown out of dog fight where the responde ut
cut one of the animals with a knife to make
him, as he claimed, let go his hold. The
court held that the act was unnecessary and
unjusti6able TO accomplish the separation of
the dogs, and that it came within the term. of
the statute. fine of $40 ~as imposed with
out costs Appealed.
ARoosTooK.
novel seizure at Bridgewater recently, is
reported by the Aroostook Pioneer. Deputy
collector of customs,J. c. Smith, discovered
load of struggled oats under the store at
Baird's Mills, which is occupied by A. H
White & Co. Under a statute which directs
the seizure Of any building near the frontier
in which smuggled goods are concealed, he
seized the store, oats and bags. The owner
paid the appraised value of the store and
struggled merchandise. 1t yet remains to be
determined by the Treasury Department,
whether to release the seizure on such pay
ment or to direct the destruction and removal
of the building.
The Wings Caribou correspondent write.
that o. H. Smiths planning and moulding mill,
situsted in that village, was totally DESTROYED
BY fire Monday afternoon. The loss is $500
TO $1,000 and there was no insurance.
HANCOCK.
Monday night United States Marshal Har-
mon arrested at Ellsworth Albert F. Burn
ham, charged with using fraudulent certiti-
cate to prove the payment of a pension to his
ward, Robert L. Sargent The father of
Young Sargent was a soldier in the late war
1t is alleged that Burnham represented Sar-
IN h.l Yxun -, 4.
Burnham plead not guilty, and was put I'M
der 81 900 bonds for further appearance in
court.
The star mail service from Isle au Haut to
Green's Landing. Deer Isle, has been in
! creased to twice a week from December lst
to May 3lst of each year; to take effect
March 23d.
Judge LIBBY has been hearing testimony in
| the camden and Rockland water case. The
Camden and Rockland Water Company OBJ
! tanned charter from the legislature of 1884
to supply Rockand and other towns with
water from Oyster River pond The old
Rockland water company, which was char
| tered in 1850. and draws its supply of water
| from TOlman's pond, brought bill of equity
and applied to Judge Libby last summer from
an injunction to restrain the new company
from constructing its works and from with
drawing the water from Oyster River pond,
tanning an exclusive grant. The Injunction
was not granted, and since then the new com
pany has completed its works ard is now sup
plying the city with water. The old company
has never constructed its works TO OYSTER
River Pond though they obtained the right
in 1861, and never used the water for supply
ing Rockland. Evidence is introduced BY the
new company tending to show that the old
company had more water in Tolman's pond
than is required for It's works. and that they
have supply in thatpond with its vast water
shed sufficient to supply II population of 49,
900. reports the Portland Press.
Capt. Rodney W it'll rspoon's house al Cam
den was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning
the 23d. Insured for two thousand dollars.
OXFORD.
J. c. Renson of Gray is loading charcoal at
Bethel station for Portland He owns large
tract of land in Newry and has put up five
brick ovens of $50 bushels capacity and runs
them night and day, turning out $50 bushels
every SO hours.
As Alva Coolidge was swapping a new
road at Upton, recently, a pine limb Tell sixty
feet, which hit him in the head. rend, ring
him entirely helpless, says the Oxford Dem
ocrat.
PENOBSCOT.
The case of Richard c. Greenlief, Execu-
tor VS.. City of Bangor and the Merchants
National Bank of Boston, alleged trustee,
that has been pending for three wears or
more has been settled. The trustee was dis
charged with costs against the plaintiff. and
the case is at an end. The suit was brought
to recover payment from the city of one of
the old unreturned Penobscot and Kennebec
railroad bonds for $1,000, which had been
missing for several years The Maine Cen
trail railroad had paid the same bond with in
terest to parties who claimed to have lost it
in the Augusta fire. They therefore refused
to pay the amount to the new claimant. say
ing that they were not equitably bound to do
so on account of his negligence. The writ
was never served upon the city. and at the
time of serving it upon the Merchants Ma
tional Bank, the latter had no funds belong
| ing to Bangor in its possession.
SOMERSET.
One of the curiosties of Norrdgewock il
the historic willow tree on Maine street. Its
circumference, one foot from the ground. is
twenty-six feet and at the distance of three
feet, the circumference is twenty three feet
The circumference about twelve feet from
the ground, where the limbs commence to
branch out, is about the same a. at the
base. Two of the limbs are about ten feet
in circumference and extend from the trunk
sixty feet on one side and sixty-two on the
opposite side. This tree attracts much at
tention from strangers who visit the village,
and they can hardly believe that it is not yet
a century old.
Mr.. N. F. Clapp, of North Arson fame,
was arrested at St Stephen. N. b., Tuesday
evening and lodged in the lookup or the
charge of making gambling den of his liquor
saloon in St Stephen Clapps son and two
others were also arrested. They were bailed
out Wednesday morning and will be exam
ined before Justice Crilley. The town Of
North Arson will probably accept from the
bondsmen of Clapp fifty per cent of the
amount. $4,000, with which he decamped to
st. Stephen.
WALDO.
Our Montvilie correspondent saws: Tie
financial condition Of the town is good Cash
in treasury and uncollected taxes in hands of
collector, when collected. sufficient to paw all
| liabilities of town and leave one thousand
| dollars in the treasury The town has voted