The Portland daily press., 1888-12-06
KENNEBEo COUNTY

KENNEBEc COUNTY.
A company is organizing in Waterville to
operate steamboat between Wateryille and
Augusta. They will apply for charter this
winter.
DR.. George e. Brickett Of Augusta, has
just received his appointment Of Acting As
sistant Surgeon in the regular army. He
was recommended for the position BY Cap
tain o. Z. Mich8lis Of the Kennebec Arse
nal. DIR. Brickett Will continue to reside In
Augusta, and be incharge Of the medical af-
fairs Of the Arsenal. He has been for
this post, and hS appointment Is proper
recognition ofais services. Hefwas also
surgeon In the army during the war, and has
since served as one Of the examining sur
geons in tho pension department.
Among the matrimonial events of the
riage Of Miss Mary d. White, daughter Of
Postmaster Chas. A, White, to Or. John
Dixie Of Melrose, Mass. The wedding will
occur on the 9th Of this month.
The late John Barrows, of Augusta, left
one-third OF his estate to the Congregational
snTch Oh e ee psa a. the aeSn q
property. The other two-thirds are subject,
to the same conditions, to be divided between
the Bangor Theological Seminary .and the
Hallowell Classical Institute.
KNOX COUNTY.
Game Warden Thomas Allen Of Bangor,
was in Rockland Tuesday and seized large
amount Of illegally shipped venis0n on the
steamer City Of Richmond. They had been
shipped from Jonesboro and Millbridge.
Thanksgiving day Frank E. Morse gave
the captains of the Rockland lime fleet a
dinner at Monquin's restaurant In New
York. Among those present were Captains
A. L. Brown Of the Ringleader, Fl. M.
Thorndike Of the Jas. A. Brown, \. W. Rus
sell Of the 5. s. Bickmore, G.. II. Matthews
Of the Smith, F. V. Watts Of the Silver
| Spray.
Mrs. Mary O'Brien, widow Of the late
| Hon. Edward O'Brien, died In Thomaston
Tuesday mornings aged 90. He died In
| 1882, aged 90.
ar6adas sdars e W Qt b93sI5a9sy' s5asy' uise ss
was for years prominent in business circles,
| being largely interested In shipping. He was
| leading Democrat In the county. Twenty
| years ago he retired from active business
with competency.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
There were four OF five prisoners In the
| Bangor police station Monday night and
| Tuesday forenoon when the time came 4
march them before the court 1t was found
that they were all roaring drunk. Somt
i person had been in to see them upon th'
| pretence of carrying them food.
/ Bangor Whig correspondent from Dove
/ writes: There was rare sport here or
| Thanksgiving day. l.. +. Hamm0ns and G
E. Stewart startedOn a hunt and Just about
sunset their dog started up moose. As i
was so near night they thought best to wal
| until morning. AS soon as It was light thel
took William Stewart, all the party beinI
from Dover Sonth Mills, and took the tn
trail of the moose. After three hours traye
they came up with him and on the first sho
by q. E. Stewart he brought the animal dow
within two miles OF Dover village, IN small
piece of woods. The animal dressed weighe'
400 pounds"
The caribou which was captured alive a
Winn and came into the possession OF Co
| S. b. Gates, the well known proprietor 0
the Katahdin House. has been purchased b
an agent OF p. 7. Barnum's great show.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Weston & Brainard Of Skowhegan. hav
Just sent 500 bales of sawdust To the NeV
England Terra Gotta Company Of Boston.
A brick house occupied bya man name
Reynolds in Norridgewock was burned ye:
terday. Loss $1,000; insured for $780,
The Waterville & Fairfield Horse Railroa
Company give official notice, elsewhere
this paper that they shall apply to the ne1
Legislature for an amendment to their chal
ter to allow them to use electricity as me
ter.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Captain L. A. Knowles of Addison, die
| last Friday morning, aged 70. he leaves
widow, two sons and four daughters. Cal
tain Knowles all his life was identified wit
. the business of Addison. For many yea
!. he was engaged in vessel building and luu
bering.
YORK COUNTY.
A despatch from Biddeford states that Il
relatives Of John Shea, whose body Wa
found In stream near the Soldiers Hon
at Togus, Monday, intend to investigate Il
cause of his death. They believe he hs
about $50 on his person, but no money Wi
! | found when the body was recovered. Sht
, | served in the regular army seven years. Il
!. | was worth about 5000.
The Biddeford Journal says; THE pu
D | chase of western lands bids fair to becou
an epidemic in this vicinity. A syndicate
, | Biddeford and Saco gentlemen last week tt
egraphed an agent at Sioux Falls t. draw {
them for the purchase Of two 40 acre lots
| that township, and the transfer was therel
A | effected. Monday the agent notified the
that he had received an offer for the same
> an advance Of $1,000 on the purchase priC
: Rev. Theodore Gerrish, who Is located at &
' above named place, recently wrote to Geor
w. Ward Of this city, urging him to cor
> out there and guaranteeing him $1,000
y worth of building as soon as he gets thei
s Mr.. Ward will probably not go until sprin
n as he has In progress several buildin
| which he must finish"