Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-23

\ foot of snow fell at Calais Wednesday.
Schooner Lucy Wentworth Capt. Rice. is
ashore near Ilyanuis.
Grandma Garfield. mother of President
Garfield, is dead.
A cooperative shoe factory is to be es-
tablshcd in Portland.
1t is reported that the Allan steamers will
again touch at Portland.
| Five collieries were at work in the Read
ing district on Saturday.
| The thermometer registered Is degrees
below in Minnesota Saturday.
4 man was robbed of so 600 at Pittsburg
Pa, saturday, by bunko men.
| Ten men were burned to death in an old
boarding house at Tower, MINI.
Master Workman Powdery is still very i'll
and his recovery will require weeks of time
| ollie Sutton, who attempted suicide has
been sent to Blackwclls Island, Boston har-
| bor.
! At Sidney, y. Y. a sixtccu-yeaY-od boy
has been arrested for wrccking trains Just
for fun"
| Petitions are being circulated in Knox
and Hancock counties for the improvement
of Union river
! An engine on the Wilton road in New
1 Hampshire broke wheel and wrecked a
milk train, Saturday morning.
| Rev. J. j. Butler of Fairyiew, Penn, has
/ been elected from the pulpit of the first
! Presbyterian church in that place.
/ The employees of Rathbone and Lord, iron
| founders Albany. \. Y, have accepted the
company offer of partnership
/ Miss Belva Lockwood announces her in
tention Of becoming the presidential candi-
date of the Woman Suffrage party
Gov. Amcs Hon. j. d. Foster and Col.
| F. ID. Grant were entertained at dinner by
the Midlesex Club, at Boston Saturday ev-
ening.
Thos- Bryne. president of the Ballinsloe
| branch Of the national league has been ar
rested on charge Of melting tenants to refuse
to pay rent.
\ post office was established at East Mer-
Ger, Somerset Co, Edward Lowe appointed
postmaster; also one at North Gushing. Knox
/ Co.. Nevin r. fIyler. appointed postmaster.
Judge kinney the agent Of the Frankton
Sioux Indians arriving in Nebraska City re-
ports the loss of life in Dakota to be enor-
nous. The victims may number one thous-
and people.
Patrick O'Brien of Dublin, member of the
House of Commons, was arrested at O'Clock
Saturday charged with having made sedi.
tious speech New Years day. He was ad
mitted to bail.
At Long Island, y. Y, Pett Dowling ant
woman named DUNK are found by the
coroner's Jury to be responsible for the mur-
der of Robert Hamilton. Mr.. Drexers ser
want, some weeks ago.
Borgean & Herons coffee mills and prem
ises at Montreal, occupied by the Dominion
Art Furniture Co.. and MenarI hat and cal
block manufacturers were burned Saturda,
morning. loss estimated at s21O,O0O.
The Mobile county, Alabama court hous,
was destroyed by fire on Friday morning
All the valuable papers and records wer'
saved, but the law library valued at $40, 800
was burned. Loss on building sI00. 900
insured $4,000,
The new pulp mill at OTIS Falls, as planne,
by Mr.. II. J. Chisholm of Portland and hi'
associates will cost, it is estimated, over
Sl00, 900. to which must be added $50, 90
for machinery. It will be the largest pull
mill in the State.
/ out of the seventeen indictments found a
this term Of court in York county, FIVE yer
diets of guilty were rendered, three not gull
ty six cases were continued and three no
pressed. Several fines were paid on oil
liquor indictments.
Notice is given By the Lighthouse Boar
that on or about February lst, the character
istic of the light at Fort Columbus light sta
ton, East River, New York, will be change,
from single red light to two fixed red light
, shown one above the other.
r Captain Lamson and crew, of the schoone
a c. w Locke, which sank near the Isles O
Shoals, Friday, passed through Portland o