Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-09
State News.
he FORGoT IT WAS LoADED-MILLs BURNED
VESSEL WRECKED-AN UUDAUNrED
MAIL CARRIER.
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A tramp appeared ar a house few miles
from Caribou, Monday, and threatened to
use knife upon the inmates if food was no;
forthcoming at short notice. The sheriff
went out from Caribou and arrested the fell
low, and he vas brought to town and bound
over TO appear before the Superior Court in
May. Failing TO procure bonds he was taken
TO Houlton, Tuesday, and committed to Jail.
Jefferson Roberts of Smyrna Mills acciden
tally shot himself about o'clock on TUESDAY
afternoon. He was removing the sight from
a rife which was held in the hands of anoth.
er man. The ball struck Mr.. Roberts in the
left side near the heart, and came out under
the left shoulder blade. BE was so years old
and leaves no family. One of his brothers
lives in Portland, another in Bangor and a
sister at Smyrna Mills.
CUMBERLAND.
Tuesday night FIRE DESTROYED the large saw
mill at the head OF the Nonesuch river. locat-
ed on the boundary of Buxton, Scarboro and
North Saco. and owned by f. c. and H. Nc
kennev. The mill was totally consumed.
with about 10000 feet OF Lumber. The mill
had an iron chimney, sixty feet in height.
supported by steelwire guys. and the gale
blew over the chimney, and sparks from the
boiler caused the mischief. The mill was
erected only year ago, and with the boiler
and machinery cost 5000 There was $500
insurance Portland Press.
1t is probable that Conley of Portland will
go to London soon. to row Perkins.
FRANkLIN.
+. NJ. Wilder has gang at work putting
in a new birch and shingle mill at Temple, 10
replace the one that was washed out in the
winter freshet. The old mill was complete
wreck, and but verv little of the machinery
was saved at all, and that in bad condition.
HANCOCK
Some time during the heavy storm of Tues.
day night a schooner went ashore at South
West Harbor and when discovered the mex,
morning was fast going to pieces. The body
of a sailor was washed ashore Wednesday,
but could not be Identified. The vessel was
supposed to be the fishing schooner Chanti-
cleer of Vinal Haven. owned by Mr.. Geo. p
Webster. This vessel was of SO tons burden
and was built in Essex. Mass. in 1858. 1t
this was the vessel, there was q crew of l:
on board.
SACADAHoC.
Lizzie B. Morse OF Bath, ashore on the Sow
and Pigs, IS breaking up. Some time Tues
day night her cargo of coal went through her
bottom.
The new steamer built by the Maine Cen
trail railroad to run between Mount Desert
ferry and Bar Harbor has been named the
Sappho. She will be finished about the 10Th
of MAY and go on her route June lst
SOMERSET.
There is apprehension that the settlement
of matters by Keene Bros, at Lynn, Mass,
NAV affect injuriouslv the business at the
shoe factory at Skowheg
WALDO.
Salmon fishermen along Penobscot Bav,
saws the Belfast Journal are putting their
weirs in condition for the spring run of ish.
Mr.. Dow at Brigidier's Island Searsport
who was very successful last year, will have
three or four weirs this season. The first
salmon last year vas caught about the last OF
April.
The Belfast Age saws as follows in regard
to the work Of Mr. Peter LELAND, who car.
ries the mail from Unity to Dlxmont Center.
On the first of ADrl he took the mail from
Unity, carried it to Troy in pung; from
there to DlXmont Centre and back to Troy, a
distance of about l6 miles, he carried it or
his back. April I'd he took the bag from Uni
ty and carried it over the route on hand
sled, with the exception of about thirty
rods which was overlooked with water
When he got to the water he took off hi,
boots and stockings, took the mail bag on his
back and his sled in tow, and IN that way
crossed the water.
WASHINGTON.
The town of Robbinston reports no deb,
with a balance of SSS in the treasury.
The Maine Red Granite Co., of Red Beach
Calais, are to cut and polish the mmens,
urns which are to overtop the tomb Jay
Gould is having built They will of course
be grand aud beautiful Their height will be
six feet, eight inches, and their longest diane
ter three feet,
YORK.
Fitz w. Hussey has been appointed anf
has taken his position as keeper of the life
saving station at Biddeford Pool
HOrsford's Acid Phosphate.
For OverwOrked Females.