Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-01-23


A piece of scrip. issued BY the Audroscog-
gin Mills during the war, wss returned to the
mills for redemption. Wednesday. by R.
Stanley & Son of Fore street, Portland, who
have had it for over twenty years.
Hapnon'Dill of Lewiston was released from
dursnc- vile on Thursday, II will be re-
membered that he was held on a charge of
setting fire to his buildings, but the grand
jury found no bill against him.
Rev H. c. Munson has accepted call to
the pastorste of the Univer.alist church at
Livermore Falls.
ARoosrook.
The Houlton National Bank has paid
semi-a annual dividend of three per cent. added
good sum to its surplus, and reelected the
old board of officers
musical association has been organized
at Caribou. with NJ. d. Moody conductor.
says the Herald.
The selectmen of Houlton last Friday, paid
another $1,000 bond or order and int lest on
the same, making the fifth paid during the
municipal year of 1885. Thus far during the
municipal year the town hasn't hired a dol
lar; they have also paid the state and county
taxes and all orders drawn TO date. says the
Pioneer.
Amass Howe. single manufacturer and
book dealer, Presque Isle. is reported failed
owes s60.7l0, of which S23 304 is cont ngent
The Times saws: On Monday, before
Trial Staples. W. ID. Folsom was examined
ard bound over in the sum of $1,000 for his
appearance at the May term OF the S. J
Court at Caribou. for alleged firing at one
w. d. Bridges of Monticello.
William Garnett, Young man about TWEEN
ty-two wears of age. who. since he was re-
leased from the Reform School wear ago,
has been living in Sherman with Mr. A. II
Higgins, stole a team from the latter last
Friday night while Mr.. Higgins was away.
He then broke into the room where Mrs. Hig-
gins was sleeping and after demanding money
choked her severely to make her give it t.
him Failing in this he drove away with the
team going in the direction of Bingham The
team was recovered there but Garnet has not
yet been found.
CUABERLASp.
The Sar1inian of the Allan line, sailed
Portland Thursday, for Liverpool. She car
red a cargo valued at 1924 900 including
1923 barrels of apples from Portland, besides
and 3 cabin, 6 intermediate and 50 steerage
passengers.
HANCOCK
Hamor & Son. totel, Bar Harbor, have been
attached for $4,000.
| District No =, Lamoine, has voted to ex-
pend 800 for free high school, after the
close of the winter term now in session,
KNOX.
| The sec md week of Evangelists Pratt and
Birdsall's labors in RockIand resulted glor-
iouslv. Crowds have attended the meetings
Hundreds have been turned away. The re-
ligious tide in Rockla d never was at such
height.
~ II
purchase an elegant initiatory and degree
work paraphernalia to cost about 500. 1t
will be supplied by Columbus, Ohio. firm,
and man from that place will be engaged
as an instructor, so that the new articles NAV
be properly used.
The wife of Capt Marsden of schooner
Emerson Rokes. died Of apoplexy on the
voyage from Sisel to New York, and was
buried at sea She - years old and
native of Roekland, Me
PENoBsCoT
The Whittier will case was before the Pro-
bate Court at Bangor, "Wednesday. The
heirs of Pearson Whittier of Corin;h are in.
volved in the controversy 1t appear that
| about three wears before he died, Pearson
Whittier made his will. afterwards giving to
his son. Henry A. Whittier all property in
/ his possession, the cons Iteration being the
support of Pearson for the remainder of his
! life. The other heirs, incu ling Amanda NJ
| Tate, clam that this property amounting to
| 50 900 was Obtained by undue influence, The
deiendan. claims that the will was reveked
The iron for the railroad bridge AT Orono
has all been sent up and is now piled on the
ground at the station ready Tor use. Before
it can be put in position ihe company will be
obliged t, build three new piers and an abut
mont, all of granite. This work will be com
meuced immediately upon the close of the
spring freshetS and will be pushed very rap
idly until it is completed. he new bridge
will be one of the best on the whole line of
the road Wing
Immediately upon the opening of spring
two thousand tons of new steel rails will be
laid on the Vanceboro branch Of the Maine
Central, half of them being used between
Bangor and Oldtown. The quantity above
will be sufficient for twenty miles of road
The rails will weigh seventy-two pounds per
yard and their height will be four and one
half inches.
Information was received in Bangor We'd
nesday forenoon by the relatives of j. S.
Hughes, of HermOn, who was murdered last
September in Minnesota that the murderer
had inst been sentenced to the State prison
for life
PIsCATAoUIs.
The Dover observer says Rev. G. c. Tilley
of the Baptist church of that town has re-
ceived no less than three calls from different
parts of the State to assume the duties of
pastor, but learns that he has declined them
all and for the present will remain IN Dover
Mr.. Wilbur Harvey of Dover, reported to
have lost An eye by an accident. did not re-
c5ive so bad an injury as was at first thought.
and it is hoped he will recover his sight.
SAGADAHOC.
The postmaster Of Bath will have plenty of
applicants to choose his janitor from. al
though he has not vet been confirmed there
are nine men in the field aged from twenty
FIVE to over fifty years.
Hon. VIM. Rogers of Bath. one Of the most
enterprising ship builders of this State, con-
tracted Wednesday, to build 100 ton four
masted schooner tor Massachusetts parties
Operations will be commenced at once.
1t is said that the will of Minerva Puring-
ton, late of BOwdoinhl am. entered at the las.
term of the Probate Court, is to be contested
by A. S. Puringtou and Chas. F.. Purngton,
half brothers of the deceased and also BY
nephew. The amount Of property bequeathed
is about Sc 900, a part of which was given to
the Methodist church of Bowdoinham-Bat
Times
The Bath Times saws; Fears are enter
Al