Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-24

but it will require quite a crew of men
to do the work.
Fred w. Lake. the Pennington Jail
breaker who has once broken out with
O'Conneil, the man who hid in Lewis :
ton, has recently made another attempt
to get out of Jail, and had removed a
brick in his cell. A Lewiston policeman
informs the writer that Lake has
| friends in Lewiston who would have hid
him If he had escaped. Jour
nal.
i The case of Mrs. Margaret Mossman
VS.. the city of Rockland occupied all
| day. Monday in the cuprcme court at
| Rockland. 1t was a claim for $1,000 for
| damages which the plaintiff sustained
| about two years ago on the Chicka-
| waukie pond road through an alleged
defect in the highway. The jury rem
dered a verdict for Mrs. Mossman in
| the sum Of 800.
The Androscoggin county grand jury
| rose, Tuesday, and reported 50 indict-
incnta. a considerably smaller number
| than a the April term. Most Of the in
| dictmentS were for violations of the
| prChibtory law. The two most i'm
| portant We're those against Joseph Holt
| of Mechanic Falls and Henry Grcnier
| Of Lewiston, for murder. Both Of the
| cases are expected to be. tried at this
| term.
| Last week, as the little son of Harry
and Flora McDun Of Passadumkcag.
ana several other little boys were play
| ing on bank of saWdust that made
out into the Passadumkcag river, the
sawdust gave away carrying the Nc
Duff boy with it. and he was dead
when his body was found. Mr. ana
Mrs. McDuff have had three children
ana lost them all. The little girl died
about u months ago.
Il il expected that the first English
steamer probably one of the Allan line.
viii arrive at Portland. November IS.
and the other viii come in a rapid sue
cession. The Grand Trunk expects To
operate its big grain elevator when com
pletcd All OF the year round. and Port
land viii then he visited by many %
the fine tramp steamers which now are
engaged in the grain carrying trade be-
tween this country and Europe.
The United States court opened at
Portland. Wednesday. Judge Nathan
Webb presided prayer being offered
by Rev. Mr.. Ayres. The following Is;
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\. Fl. Kemp. one Of the most promi-
ncnt citizens of Eastport. and a man
respected and honorcd by all who knew.
him. died Sunday afternoon. aged -
years. Mr.. Kemp was a prominent sar-
dine packer in PASSPORT for many years
and veteran of the late civil war. He
was commander of Meade Post No. 80.
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unditn y" months ago ne resigned.
vi iNc'iP was ala" "iie VI 'hc itadlh-
.'Ipu''ii'di i'oii'ic'ais vi r-as' l'"r'' ana
'iei" MANY t'ts oliiceS' re leaves
Niuo" 'a"si anu ioui ua"shtciS " mourn
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A party of Portland sportsmen who
have recently returned from a nleasant
haunt in the region Of the Magalloway
country, that borders on Maine and
New Hampshire reDort an unusual
occurrence. on several occasions thcv
ran across n COW moose and two calves
One day While sailing down n stream
the partv passed nv the mooso and her
Young so closely that u fine camera
shot was taken. Same DAVIS after tbie
occurrence another marty came SO near
chat the mother was frightened anu
climbed IN the bank Ia escane any nos
sihle danger at the hands Of tba tour-
lists. One of the young succeeded in
following the mother Int tbe other vas
unable to overcome tho dificultv Al
This iurct,Irc the visitors came To tho
rescue and helped the calf mn ovcr Tho
c,nbapkment Portland Exn,oss
Hoiiie very interesting thlhSs are
co'nils 70 ilsht concerning Mr.. Her
l'iai Dupe' VINO mas been IN Lewiston
i"i luiilper OF weeks ana mas very
Suuuehi8 disappeared without telling