Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-20
State News
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On election day. says the Portland Press.
the republicans to the number of forty or
nity, took the steamer Haidee at the lover
enc OF Chebeague island. came up to the CITY
ana here took the cars for Cumberland Cen.
ter. The members of the two partie. viii
not go to the polls together. so the democrats
came up on the steamer Gordon. The island
Is separated from the mainland of Cumbar-
land by wide arm of the bav. and The land.
ing place is six miles from the polls with no
way of conveyance.
kESSEBEc.
The Southland Manufacturing Comnanv
Richmond, expects to Increase the force At
the cotton mill at an early day
Mrs d. u. Larrabee, accompanied bv her
two children and maid, left Richmond the
other day tor Florida, where she will re-
main until her health improves.
Mrs. Lydia Crosby, widow of the late
Jonah Crosby. of Albion. who has her home
with Mrs. G. Crosby. passed her 9th birth
DAY last Sunday, Sept. l2th,-the Oldest person
IN Waterville, we think. She retains her men,
tai and phys powers TO a remarkable de-
gree, taking great deal of interest in what
Is passing around her, and reads a little now
ana then 10 the newspapers as well as the
Bible WaterriHe Nail
Mr.. c. H. Nelson, of Waterville, saws that
he has been offered $4,000 for his stallion
Dictator Chief and $500 tor his mare
Auoine. Both are three years old.
Inc Sentinel says that unknown dogs did
wicked work in the vicinity of the Waterville
town farm one night last week, killing and
mangling more than 80 sheep, OF the %
sheep kept on the town farm II were found
Killed and mangled, while 10 of Ira Mitchel's
flock in an adjoining pasture were killed.
There Is no clue to the ownership of the dep
redators. An armed posse is now on the
watch The sheep would average in value
50 each.
PENoBscor.
Don A. H. Powers, one of the rising young
lawyers of the Penobscot, is about to remove
to Houlton and unite with his brothers.
Llewellyn and Fred, in the practice of law.
Editor Robbins of the Dexter Eastern
State has Resigned his position.
DR.. w. A. Bumps of Dexter suffered
serious injury last Friday morning. As he
was driving through Ripley bis horse was
frightened BY the drilling machine at work at
Mr.. Woodcock's and ran, throwing him out
and severely bruising him. No bones are
broken, but the fall revived an old spinal
trouble from injuries received some time
ago.
fIsCATAQUIs.
The Dexter Eastern State saws that the
well known litigation against Peleg Wash
burn, of Parkman. for COW poisoning had
been finally disposed of, the plaintiff in the
suit entering neither party. The case has
been hanging on since three years ago. when
L. e. Austin lost three or four cows by Paris
Green, and Mr.. Washburn being suspected
has been twice indicted, both of which were
mol pressed. and the civil suit brought against
him by MIR. Austin has now been abandoned
The Canadian Pacific Railroad Company
sent car load of bedding. cooking utensils,
ec, over the Bangor and Piscataquis Rail-
road on Saturday to Greenvlle. where they
are to establish base of operations. Some
twenty miles of steel rail will be laid on
their road in Maine the present season.
SOMERsEr.
There are now | 10 students at the Maine
Central Institute, Pittsfield.
AT LARGE.
Heavy fires have been raging along the
line of the New Brunswick Railway, and for
fifteen miles along the line of the Maine
Central the swamps and woods have been
burned over: Large quantities of bark were
in danger, and few nights since men had
hard work to save the wooden ware factory
at Vanceboro.%