The Portland daily press., 1888-11-10
KENNEBEC COUNTY.


January.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
At the next meeting Of the Governor and
Council hearing will be had on a petition
for pardon in the case of George Knight, now
serving a life sentence in the State prison
for numbering his wife. in the town Of Po-
advocate, Hon. John j. Perry Of Portland,
will appear for the petitioner. A petition
will also be presented and hearing given in
the case Of N. ID. Smith, now serving a six
years sentence at Thomaston on two counts
for larceny. Smith was sentenced in Port
land, and committed Sept. q, 1884. A par
don will be asked for on the ground that he
was crazy drunk when he committed the
crime, that he pleaded guilty without trial,
and that the sentence imposed by Judge
Bonney was excessive. Clarence l.. Tanner,
Esq. will appear in Smiths behalf.
George b. Bracket of Belfast, secretary of
the Good Templars, was in Augusta yester-
day, and during the morning called upon Gov
Marble and the departments at the State
House to discuss temperance matters. Mr.
Brackett believes in the special constable
an Illustration. Two years ago there were
twenty places where liquor was sold. Now
he claims 1t can be bought only In six, and
those principally hotels, which he admits are
hard to reach.
KNOX COUNTY.
News has been received of tie death of
the venerable Asa Coombs, who removed
from South Thomaston to Seattle, Washing
ton Territory. some two or three years ago.
He died Oct. %, at the residence Of his son,
Samuel Coombs, where he had made his
home since going to Setatle. He was SO
years old, and preserved his mental vigor
wonderfully well. He was for many years
prominent figure in Knox county. When
comparatively young, he was in public life
considerably, serving in the legislature and
in other offices. He was a soldier of the war
of 1872.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Levi McAllister,- night watchman in the
clothing caught in the shafting Of the engine
In the engine room, Thursday, which carried
him into contact with a steam pipe. He
grasped the pipe with his bare hands, and
before the engine could be stopped nearly
every part of McAllister's clothing was
stripped off. His hands were badly burned,
but otherwise he escaped serious injury.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
Adam Fl. Merrill, the slate king, of.Brown-
vile, Is very ill.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
One of the most interesting occurrences of
the election day in Skowhegan was the as
sembling of 45 citizens of the town who vot-
ed Tor Harrison in 1910, and their going to
the tn. polls in body and depositing their bal
a
Engine Hall about IL o'clock, and took up
the line Of march to Coburn Hall, where
they were greeted with cheers as they filed
in front of the ballot box.
An attachment on the property formerly
covered by the Wesserrunsett wooden mill,
and other property controlled by that COM
pany was made Saturday by Sheriff Vaughn,
in favor Of Mr.. T. Drew, of Alfred.
Athens is excited over the elopement of
Miss Rachel Pomeroy. a young woman of 20,
with fellow named Butler. They went to
Lewiston, whence the girl was returned to
her home by the officers.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
At 745 p. m. Thursday, fire was discovered
in the waste house of the St. Croix cotton
mill at Milltown, but was soon got under
control
EThe past season has been one of great
prosperity to the sardine packers of East
port. One OF the largest operators said the
other day: "This has been the best season
for factory employees ever known here since
the business was established There has
Oeen sgaqg bSs work a66 s6ce @ spring Bono OR week ysss
There have been seventeen factories in oper-
alton in Eastport the past summer. So the
above Will give some idea of the amount of
cash disbursed, as weekly payments is the
rule in all the factories.
YORK COUNTY.
Burglars tried to break into j. I'll. Leavitt's
store at Pine Point Wednesday night. They
pried away at the iron shutters over one Of
the front windows, but were unable to effect
an entrance.
Vol. /, No. l, of the Sanford Siftings, has
appeared. Mr.. Goodell makes his first paper
an interesting number, which promises we'll
for the future Of the paper.
The municipal officers Of Sanford and No.
Berwick have been endeavoring to reach an
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where the line dividing the two towns should
be seen, but as they cannot agree 1t is prOba-
BILE that application to the courts will be had,
says the Sanford Siftings.