Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-01-20
ANDROsCoGGIS.


Particulars in detail have just been received
at North Turner If the manner in which VIM
Lovejoy was accidentally shot at Altoouer,
Florida, last Thursday. He va. riding With
two men when his revolver slipped from his
pocket to the seat. and a sudden jolt in cross
ing the railroad caused the revolver - dis.
charge the contents of one chamber into his
side below the ribs and lodging inside. Hi.
physicians were hopeful of his recovery, but
In q few days it terminated fatally.
ARoosrooK
Potatoes were selling in Houlton market
last week for s2.l0 per barrel.
CUMBERLAND.
The Argus says: A dispatch was received
Monday. from Point de Gale, Ceylon. stating
that ship Alice Cooper. Capt. Richard Hard
ing, which sailed from Calcutta, bee. sth,
had put in there in distress. The crew were
all sick With ship fever. and the captains
wife had died before reaching port. The
Alice Cooper 10 owned in Yarmouth and Port
land.
Detective Robert A Davis. of Portland.
recently met at Steuben Miss Belle Smith, to
whom he was married after an acquaintance
Of one week, reports the Ellsworth Ameri-
can.
LINCOLN
Mr. George Young of East Boothbav, vas
washed overheard from the schooner Hassel-
tine in the late storm. saws the Register. He
was second mate of the above named vessel
and was lost after rescuing a ssilor who was
washed overheard before him
News has been received that Enoch Pink
ham. formerly of Eigecomb, was washed
overheard from ships deck near Australia
Ia h.. No,
PENoBscor.
A Young man BY the name Of Ross team
ster for John Lynch at VIM while building
load, was struck in the head with q lever
and injured badly that he is not expected
t. live, reports the Commercial.
The Wings Winterport correspondent
writes Mrs. Chick. widow If the late Elisha
Chick. an aged lady and one of the first set
tiers in Wnterport. died quite suddenly at
her residence on FRIDAY evening last. She
sustained severe injury several weeks ago.
having fractured her hip, but was thought to
be improving.
SAGADAHoC.
Perkins & Blaisdell of Bath, closed con-
tract last week with Boston parties. to build
two steam pleasure yachts, one t. be ~ feet
long and the other 45 feet. The engines are
to ne compressed and will be built at the ma
chine shops of the New England ship-build-
| ing Co.
Mr. and Mrs A. ID St,tson Of Bath cele
DRAFTED their 25th marriage anniversary, Sat
urday evening. A large party was present,
including many prominent citizens, and sew
eral from Brunswick The presents were
very numerous and costly, among them being
silver service from 10 members of Dunlap
| Commandery.
! A project is contemplated in Bath of rails
! ing S25, 900 for the construction of a steam
er Ill feet long. and II feet wide. guaranteed
to make faster time than the famous Stilletto
The plans are complete. and the engine viii
cost $4,000 Several citizens have Offered
to take stock in the steamer. The originator
| is confident OF success if the amount is taker
up. and hopes to have a steamer that car
make % miles an hour.
WASHINGTON.
| A new Record Index of the Washington
| county Registry, is now completed.
| There are FIVE condensed volumes arranged
| by decades, of 2500 pages and over 100000
references. To better comprehend the mag
nitule of this work. involving eight years o
labor, one must notice, that from 1884 (ant
while part of Lincoln county, to 1880 the
| Deeds fill l52 Record volumes. requiring the
perusal and careful examination of 80 OOC
pages, like number Of conveyances and, bv
| reversal of grantees" and ''grantors 'compris-
ing 1872 900 names and references -RepubH.
can.
YORK.
At a meeting of the citizens of South San.
ford, unanimous vote was cast for J. II
Moultcn, who has be n postma-rer for thirty
years to be, reappointed. Mr.. Moulton de
clined but being strongly urged he consented
to hold the Office awhile longer, saws the
Sprn gtield Advocate
Facts and Fancies.