Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-12
State News.


AhDkOSCOGGIS.
Moses King, who has been kept in Auburn
Jail nineteen months for debt, was discharged,
Wednesday, by order of Judge Foster, on 4
writ of habeas corpus. King has disclosed
three times. 1t is a celebrated case, says the
Journal.
Knights of Labor organization has been
founded at Livermore.
CUMBERLAND.
Two severe accidents occurred in the pulp
mill at Saccarappa on Tuesday. Mr.. Henry
Black, q workman and a resident of Sacca-
Kappa. was badly scalded Tuesday noon, BY
steam from blow-off valve in rotary. The
steam struck on his neck and extended down
his back, covering over large surface. He
suffered greatly. Mr.. Sawyer, an operator
IN the pulp mile, caught his thumb in link
bolt. In his efforts TO extricate it the thumb
was broken at the first joint, causing the loss
OF the thumb and some eleven and q half
inches of the cord. extending up the arm, was
found wound around the shafting.
Gorham proposes to celebrate next May the
l5Oth anniversary of the towns settlement.
HANCOCK.
Every mail now bring many applications
for rooms and cottages at Bar Harbor, which
is very much earlier than they usually COM
|
VIM. H. Vanderbilt has engaged the same
cottage that they had last year for the COM
ing season, and it is said that every cottage
and nearly every room connected with one
hotel has been engaged for the season.
Mrs. Richard Herrick, of BROOKLYN. We'd
nesday attempted suicide by cutting her
throat with razor. She was alive at noon,
but would not long survive, it was thought.
| KENNEBEC
The annual town meeting at WAYNE was
not held on the 9Th inst, in consequence of
the irregularity in the attestation of the COPY
of the warrant. The warrant was directed to
the constable. copy was made and as the
constable was out of the village, showed up,
the chairman of the board of seectmen asked
the town clerk to attest it by afixing the
name of the constable, which he did. On
the morning of the 9th the constable declined
to sign the return which stated he had posted
an attested copy. The disappointment was
generally accepted with good nature. Anoth-
er warrant was Immediately posted for a
meeting on the 18th inst.
Mrs. A. c. Merchant of Litchfield, died on
Thursday, Feb. 25th, at the age of 90 years.
She had been an invslid for several years,
but her death came unexpectedly. On We'd
nesday. her husband being called away from
home, she was left alone. On his return he
found her IN an unconscious state. The fires
in the house had gone out and it wa, evident
that she had been unable to move for several
hours. Medical aid was Immediately sum-
moned, but without avail The physician
pronounced it a case of paralysis. She was
an ardent student of mineralogv and accumu-
lated large collection of rare and beautiful
minerals and curiosities from all parts of the
country. Her collection of Litchfeld min
erals is quite complete and was the work of
her own hands.
| The schooner Lottie of Thomaston,
Creighton, Perth Amboy for Portland, is at
Vineyard Haven, and reports that during
heavy northwest wind off Cape Elizabeth on
February 9th, she was blown to the Gulf
Stream, lost boat, one davit and had her
bulwarks stove.
PENoBscoT.
During the late storm Charleston family
were without fire for two days. The top of
their chimney blew of and they did not dare
| to kindle fire for fear the result would be
serious. The children in the family were
kept in bed during the time.
| The Bangor party that went to the scene Of
tho Cambridge disaster noticed in one house
occupied by two women a large picture of
the late President Garfield hanging on the
wall, and one of the gentlemen said to one Of
the women. MADAME, whose picture is that"
| why" said she, THAT is President Gar
field" "How is that" said the gentleman,
81 thought that Cleveland was President"
! The answer was "No. Garfield is President
as far as know"
movement is on foot to organize another
military company in Bangor.
PIscArAoUIs.
new company has been formed in Mon
son to manufacture slate lined butter boxes,
to hold twenty, forty and one hundred pounds
each.
WASHINGTON.
All of the Maine cities, except Calais, have
now held their municipal elections. The
Calais election will be held in April.
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