Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-24
State News.
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neneoicta has lost its Oldest and ono of ,hs
nrst settlers in the person of Mr.. John perry
seeo 90 years. He was a native of ireland
cu. resident of Behedicta for more than
forty years ''@'
The fishery muddle has some amusing fe,.
lures. captain Hamilton who resides on
que OF the Islands in Portland Hsrbor is an
:A1ensiVe dealer in clam bait. The captain
pa.Itouc, out has something over 1900 bar
&c" OF CLANS on hand, and the Canadisns
want them badly. A leading firm sent him a
dispatch to forward his clans to them and IN
snip st once. To this message the captain
returned this laconic reply: "Hayen'r a
schooner want seized Come and Get 'en y
Ihe nrm replied, We'll send for the bait ~
diver from Portland is engaged in search
ing for the body of Fred. Murch. lately
drowned between the mouth of the Soneo
anu the DINGHY Islands, Lake Sebago. The
wafer Is some fifty feet deep, and the bottom
Is covered with large boulders. The GOODNESS
OF the water and the roughnesa of the sur
lace made the task additionally disaqreeable.
since the settlement of that region by the
"nlte man, five persons have been drowned
IN Lake Sebago, whose bodies have not been
recovered.
An Argus dispatch, from Brunswick saws
The house owned by B. A. Booker was
burned Friday night. 1t was occupied by
Alm0n StrOut. The house was insured: the
furniture was not
At the head of Long wharf, Portland, in
front OF Chase Brothers grain store has been
placed an old cannon that did service in the
war OF l8l2.l4. The gun is placarded in the
Following belligerent manner: Fishermen,
attention! Arm and protect yourselves
ms cannon for sale. Enquire within. This
novel spectacle attracts hundreds to the spot
Argus.
kENNEBEC.
The school-agent tangle in Winslow has
been amcaby and finally settled, both agents
voluntarily resigning, says the Waterville
Sentinel
Winslow had mad dog sensation the 9TH
er day. In attempting to get at two men
who had Jumped upon the framework of the
bridge, the canine fell into the water and was
stoned to death before he could reach the
shore
j. Adams, arrested at Bath on complaint of
+. T. Laughton who reported that he had
been robbed of $50 at the Lindsey House at
Rockland, was before Judge Hicks Wednes-
day, May 10, ana discharged, noione appear
ing against him, says the Free Press.
Col. l.. u. Carver of Rockland will deliver
the Memorial address at Brooks.
OXFORD.
Eleazer Poland of East Peru, recently
met with serious accident while narrowing.
He lifted up the harrow to clear it, aAd slip
ping from his hand one of the teeth penetrat-
ed his foot so deep that the MARI can be seen
on the bottom side.
PENOBsCoT.
Jack Maginnis was the name of the young
man drowned on Wassataquoik, Sunday, the
10Th inst. He was a native of Ireland and
his age was about twenty-three years.
The Dexter Gazette thinks there il an cpl
demic in the country which makes other
places anxious to get cergymen away from
that place. Now, with the loss of Rev A.G.
Hill of the Free Baptist. Rev. W. II. Lane of
the Baptist, and Rev. H. 5. Whitman of the
Universalist, there is the further probability
that Rev. Geo. S. Hill of the Church of the
Messiah will 60 also.
PIsCArAoUIs.
A Ladies' Relief corps has been organized
in Dover with twenty-five members.
An emery wheel in the mill of Bigney
Bros, at Greenville, burst the other day. and
Mr.. j. E. Bigney narrowly escaped serious
injury by the flying fragments.
Nothing has been heard from the Pratt boy
who left Sanford Towns in Sebec several
days ago. The general impression is that he
has shipped on board vessel.
Thursday afternoon, when the dow train
on the Bangor & Pisca.aquis road was between
Guilford and Sangerville, the engineer NO.
ticed little child seated on the track Just
ahead of the locomotive. He had scarcely
time to stop the train but succeeded in doing
so, and the fireman went ahead and took the
child from its dangerous position.
SAGADAHoC.
Says the Bee: With the cotton mill run
ming by standard time and the shoe factory
by local. the confusion of time in Richmond
is worse than the original confusion OF
tongues.
SOMERSET.
John Collins, Jr., of Harmony, lost val.
liable horse recently from the effects OF
Paris green, placed in his crib and on his hay
bv some persons unknown, says the Pittsfield
Advertiser.
Skowhegan citizens are agitating the ques-
ton of an opera house to be erected this sea,
son, says the Reporter.
The Fairfield Journal says eleven houses
are undergoing repairs and the building OF
thirteen new ones is contemplated in that
town. Painters, masons and carpenters are all
busy and plenty of work ahead.
WASHINGTON.
The Mt. Desert Herald says: Mrs. A. G.
Benner of Dennysville, dependent mother
who gave three sons to the army during the
war, only one of whom returned, and he
wounded, and whose husband, though living
is by reason of age and feebleness unable to
support her, has lately received two thous-
and ard eighty dollars and pension OF
twelve dollars month from March 10, 1886
YORK.
Several freight cars were smashed while
shifting, on a side track in Biddeford, Friday
morning. 1t was due to an error of the
brakeman in giving the signals.
AT LARGE.
On and after Monday, May 3lst, Pull
man sleeping car will be attached to the train
leaving Bangor at 100 p. M, daily, (Sun'
days excepted), and run through to Moncton
N. B., and be due at Woodstock at Is a
m. Returning. car will be attached to the
train leaving Woodstock at $50 p. m, anc
be due in Bangor at 45 a. M, thus furnish
imp sleeping accommodations to all passen
gers to or from Houton, Woodstock and al
points in northern Aroostook.