Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-22
State News.
A MORMON VIsIroR.-IcE AT MoosEHEAp.-
VESSEL CASE News FROM FAIRFIELD
AND elsewhere.
CxFORD.

VESSEL CASE NEWS FROM FArpryrYp
AND ELSEWHERE.
OXFORD.
Elder Sessions, Mormon elder now visit.
ing IN these parts, is blessed with six liv;no
wives and fifty children; he is about seventv
years old. He went from Newry, forty or
nifty years since, and was one of the origin al
company who, after the death of Joe smith
crossed the plains and founded the settlement
in Utah.
PENoBscor.
Says the Wing of the 2lst: A correspon.
dent writing US from the head of Moosehea5
Lake and West Branch saws: II came from
Capt Ross camp on Scott Brook, to the Ross
farm one day the latter part of last week. q
distance of twenty miles, in six hours. with a
pair OF horses, and never saw the roads hat
ter at any time in the winter I crossed
Russell Stream and the West Branch as easily
as in winter. There are no signs of taawinr
yet. The weather is fair with cold NIGHTS
Moosehead Lake is like a trotting park. and
pair of horses can haul sixty hundred from
Greenville to Northeast Garry in less than s
dav, easilv"
In regard to schooner LAME Cobb of Ban
gor, run into by vessel owned or employed
by the Venezuelan government, for which
the owner failed tv collect damag 8. Secre-
tary Bayard has written Congressman Bou-
telie that it is case for arbitration, and our
Minister at Caracas will accordingly be in
structed to present proposal of arbitration
to the Venezuelan government
SAGADAHoc.
boy about IA years of age named Brook
ings, residing in Woolwich, while at play on
board of the brig Kodiak lying at Patten's
wharf, Bath, fell through the hatchway into
the hold of that vessel, a distance of about lC
feet. striking his right shoulder heavily
against the keelson, causing fracture of the
joint of the shoulder
Referring to Boston dispatch stating tina,
Fredelne A. ScOllns committed suicide by
shooting herself in the heart, Monday, the
Bath Times says: "Mrs. Scolins was well
known in this city. Her maiden name wa.
Thompson and she lived with her mother,
Mrs. Peter Pushaw several years. She wa.
about q wears old and leaves husband and
two small children. For some time Mrs
Scolins has been ill with a nervous trouble
which is supposed to have caused her to com.
nit suicide.
SOMERSET.
FAIRFIELD. Our correspondent writes
April 2lst: The Baptist chapel on Newhal
street is to be converted into church. A
steeple Is feet high Is in process of erection
and an addition will be made at the eastern
| end for a vestry. 1t is expected that a towr
clock will be added.-The river is at so high
stage that the boom cannot be swung, and
| should logs commence running, as they are
| likely to do soon, they would go out to sea
unless stopped at some point between here
| and the month Of tha river -Warl he
chimney where the waste from the mills is to
be burned is progressing rapidly. The chin
ney is to be of iron, and will he 100 feet high
The wheels and machinery of the framing
mill are once more in motion. There are
plenty of orders for frames on hand The
recent warm weather has had good effect in
drying the roads ard setting people at work
on their land Considerable seed has already
been sown.-A good many men have been in
town lately looking for work. Our lumber
men are unable to employ half Of those who
apply-Mr. Sewell Pratt. who went from this
| place to California last fill, has returned to
Kansas City and engaged in business.-Dr.
+. E. Stevens has sold his mouse on Western
avenue, it is said, to f. E. Vickery, and will
remove to MassachusetIs.-A single item in
the varied manufactures of the Maine Mfg
Co, is 80, 900 handsleds, which will be pre-
pared TOT market tnlS year.-SOme p0tltlCal
stir is being made in this county. Ii seems
probable that an entire new board of county
officers will be nominated to the place OF
those whose terms expire next January. The
clerk of courts, however, may be an excep.
tion.-The electric lights which were to have
been in operation the middle of this month
are not yet visible to the naked eye. The
date when they will illumine our darkness is
yet uncertain Rev. Mr.. Pottte, P. E..
preached at the NJ. E. church, Sunday.
WASHINGTON.
Farmers at Englishman's River (Jonesboro)
were blowing and planting peas as early a.
April It'll.
| Fire was discovered at an early hour Tues
dav morning in the barn of Mr. Ben jackson
of Kennebunx. 1t was some time before the
fire department responded, and the building
was consumed with contents. Several build
ings were in danger, but were saved by thu
exertions of neighbors The fire was caused
by sparks from chimney Fully insured.
AT LARGE.
The following failures in Maine have beef
reported David Sterns, general trader, Low
ell, has failed. He owes 81 800; G. A
Foote, restaurant, sBiddeford, has been fore
closed bv the mortgage; F. A. Hillman, dr.,
goods dealer, Skowhegan, Is trying to com
promise with his creditors at Is cents on
dollar.