Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-20

ANDRoscoGGIs.

W. R. Wright of Auburn ba. ina, .o,d i.
.nree-year-old Won Moltke colt to Boston
parties for $3.50 s'o"
'en divorces we're decreed at the April
y. Term OF the ). J. Court in Lewiston-about
'ne average number before the passage of the
present divorce law.
ARoosrook.
The trial, at Fort Fairfield, of Hair =.
an,, ppei' originating In smash-up by the
coiiision OF teams, last winter. by which
Mrs. HIATT was severely injured. was set,lad
and Withdrawn from court.
CUMBERLAND.
Inc Portland Press says: A little three
months old child of Mr.. and Mrs. d. n Mar
shai, that was suffering from congestion of
Tue lungs, was given Preparation of pare
goric, sweet oil and carboIic acid by mistake
tot cough mixture. and died.
Me'srs. Moore & Wright have begun the
Co,h OF dredging the ship channel from
ualts to Merchants wharves in Portland
narbor. to uniform depth of seventeen feet,
Tor which work they have the contract. Some
$4,000 cubic yards will be removed, and the
Work VIII take until the first of August.
KNOX.
hallroad Commits sioners Wildes, Anderson
and Mortand Monday approved articles of
association of the Rockport & LIMERICK Rail.
ROAD GO. Tuesday they looked over the
route OF the proposed extension of the Knox
Lincoln into the city of Rockand
LINCOLN.
While Mr.. Daniel league of Warren. was
DRIVING through piece of woods with a load
OF timber, Friday, tramp suddenly emerged
from the bushes by the side of the wood and
demanded his money or his life." Mr.
Ieague dismounted from his load and deliber-
ately knocked the william down, then whining
up his horse he left the fellow laundering in
the ditch with a bloody nose.
PENoBsCor.
case of swindling was called before the
police Court Tuesday, saws the Bangor Com
merclal. According to the story, Augustus
omltn and James jerks, the latter a Boston
man, went into the store of f. E Rogers,
hampden, and Smith called for cigars. He
wanted twenty five cents worth, and handed
over ten dollar bill Mr.. Rogers gave him
$40 in change and five dollar bill. Mean
time Smith. who had been hunting over his
pockets, pulled out a quarter and said.
Heres twenty-five cents. didn't know /
had it in my pocket. Give me back the bill,
don't want so much change" Mr.. Rogers
Hdnueu UdSk the ten dollar Dill and Smith
gave him the S4.75, having slipped the FIVE
dollar bill in his pocket when Mr. Rogers
was not looking. He then hurried out of the
store jumped into the wagon which jerks
had in readiness for a quick start
and the two drove off at a rapid rate. Mr..
Rogers detected tine cheat and tried to stop
the men, but they paid no attention to him.
He then notified the Bangor police who sub.
sequently arrested Smith. He was to- day
convicted and sentenced to thirty days in Jail
jerks learning that the police were after him.
made his escape. 1t is reported that the same
game has been tried at South OrriDgton,
Hampden, and Winterport. At Brewer the
fraudulent parties ere foiled by merchant
who suspected the swindle before it was COM
pleted and picking up Ratchet he threatened
to kill them if they did not give the money
back. Finding they were cornered the men
returned the money and made tracks.
The Bangor Wing says that all the mills
along the river are now running full blast
and turning out a large amount of lumber.
Logs, however are very scarce and there is
prospect that operations will soon be sus-
pended at many of the places unless the
drives are received. Present indications are
that logs will be high this summer and lum-
Der will also take boom if there is any out
! side demand.
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