Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-27

ranging from 50 to $50 per month. There
are also five dependent mothers one father.
one child, and four widows that draw PEN
sion, living in town, During the war there
was paid out of the town treasury $1,000 state
aid, and $1,000 extra aid to fifty-one families.
sherman did not furnish single deserter.
FRANKLIS.
At meeting of the stockholders Of the
Canton Bridge Co.. held Saturday, il was
voted not to re build the bridge at present,
SAYS the Telephone. The capital stock, Sl4,-
600, Is all owned by citizens of the town. and
the loss is heavy one to them. A sabscrip-
ton paper WAS circulated with such good re-
suits that crew of 10 men began Wednes.
day morning 10 rebuild the bridge.
Samuel Emerson of the firm of Samuel
Emerson Son. saiugle manufacturers, Jeru-
salem Plantation, Me-, has gone into insolv-
ency, says the Boston Herald
Geo +, Showers, who is wanted for the
murder OF Agnes 4. Long in Wrentham,
Mass, is native of Madrid IN the county of
Franklin, and is one of family of eight
children
The editor of the Pennington Chronicle has
taken to invention, and the result is sieve
hopper and ash dump arrangement placed un-
der the steam boiler IN his printing house,
that Is great convenience and is proving q
saver of both time ard coal BY this attach
ment the coal that goes through the crate is
separated from the ashes under the boiler
with the doors all closed and the ashes run
into an iron receiver without the damage aud
annoyance OF dust.
HANCOCK
1t is reported that the copper mine At Cape
Rozier is TO be pumped out and work resumed.
Mr.. John Somes of Mount Desert, was the
first appointed postmaster (about the year
lS22) IN that town, but resigned some years
since, and Is now living with his son in good
health and at the advanced age of 30 wears.
Herald.
kENNEBsC.
The iron bridge rcross the Sebssticook
river at Clinton is expected to be completed,
this week. The bridge is up and as soon as
the approaches are filled up it will be open
to travel
Capt. Edwin Coffin died at his home in
Nantucket Tuesday, of last week. aged So
years. Captain Coffin lived at Waterville
for many years and was one of the business
men on the street. He was formerly en-
gagged in a whale fishing firm, New Bedford.
His remains were brought to Waterville, and
carried, Wednesday afternoon. lie leaves
one son, +. &. Coffin of Skowhegan, and two
daughters.
PIsCATAouIs.
Mrs, Crockett, widow of the late Deacon
Simon Crockett of Dover was taken to the
Insane Hospital, Thursday. Several years
ago she was there for treatment and came
home cured, but the death of her husband
and the cares incident to the settlement of
his estate, wore upon her until she became so
that her family could not control her and
were Obliged to send her to Augusta Wing.
Milo has had her annual town meeting, but
something didn't go right, and warrant is
up for another meeting " hich is to occur next
Saturday the 27th, saws the Dover Observer.
The town system VS.. the district system for
schools, is the bone ut discord and contention.
SAGADAHoC.
The schooner Chas. II. Morse, which, il is
thought, may have been the one which eollided
with the steamer Oregon, was in command of
Capt. Alonzo Wildcs Of Bath, who took
charge OF her at Baltimore, relieving Capt,
Alfred Manson, Jr, 1t is thought that the
latter also sailed in the Morse probably as q
passenger The Chas Il. Mpls- was built in
Bath in 1880, and registered sos tons She
was loaded with $50 tons of coal, consigned
to f. ii. Sprague, Boston. She is valued at
So, 900, The crew consisted OF Alopzo
Wildes, of Bath, captain; Fred Biaisdell of
Parkers Head second mate; Edward Me-
Mahan, of Georgetown, cook The mate il
also native of that place. The four seamen
were foreigners.
a fast yacht building in Bath for Boston
parties is about really for launching