Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-29

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r Ihe coart - found probable cause and
he is charged with stealing amor,nted ~
about s35 and few postage starnps He
was released on $500 bail
] On Tuesday the schooner Lizzie T
Clark took on board at the State street
wharf. Portland, cargo of 1000 barreIs
Of gunpowder for Boston. The powder
came from the Gambo Powder Mills nv
| train and was taken from the cars ami
placed directly on board the schooner
The freight for carrying powder was
once very high. and on account of the
danger many vessels would refuse. To
carry 1t altogether. Freights are So
scarce and low at present. however
that vessels are willing to take anv-
thing in the way Of freight. There il
little danger in carrying powder to sea
In schooners at this time of year. but
in the summer when thunder showers
are frequent cargo of this explosive
Is dangerous thing to have on board
District Deputy Seth T. snipe and John
W. Bailon Of Bath, Wednesday evening.
Lodge No y: +. and A. NJ. OF Bowdof,-
ham. The officers are: Master. George II
Biodgett. senior warden. r. n. Purinton:
lnhl2I warden; John F Young; treasurer.
Cornish senior deacon, F. S. Blodgett:
Junior deacon. A. Cutler; chaplain, James
r. Wilson; marshal II. X. Hinckley;
worth; tyler. C.. L. Mosher. banquet
and speeches will follow the exercises.
Captain Elliot Gardiner of Portland, at
present in command of the schooner
Louis j. Rabel. has been offered and has
accepted the command of the new four
masted schooner which is building at
when launched in March next the largest
schooner afioat. She is 10 be IA feet longer
than the schooner William &. Palmer
OF coal Captain Gardiner has been re-
ceiving the congratulations of his many
friends on his good luck in securing such
IL magnificent vessel as the latest addf-
ton to the Palmer fleet will be.
G. NJ. White & Co, contractors for
the rafting of the Penobscot waters.
report that this season there has been
more work to do and more stock to be
cared for by them than in any year
since 1890. The total number Of sticks
RATED was 1.494. 105. which measured
III. y9i.450 feet. Such an amount of
timber when sawed into lumber. would
make enough to build city The ordi-
nary unframed mind can hardly COM
prehend the enormous amount of wood
n that tremendous measurement. ont
II this vast amount of stock which has
Dten turned into the river from its
: arious branches and tributaries this
season. 55.oO0.000 feet will have to be
@intered over. This is of itself a large
.ot Of timber and is the result of q
'ather poor market for logs following
Usually active operations in the woods
md the consequence great stock which
anne out in the drives
\ ueaulia-- 1aca ne eaoroh o,,l
occurred at the steamboat wharf Monday
morning. in Milbridge. just as the Frank
ones made her landing. Game Warden
'orliss figured prominently in the case
nj SO did the defunct Petit Manan Land
nd Industrial Co. For a long time it has
cen rumored that a great slaughter of
Ger was going on in the deer park on
'etit Manan point. and many local par
les have been under suspicion and even
anne laws within the limits of said deer
ark. But not till last Monday did Capt
. q. Parker. who claims to own the
Ger. take legal measures to capture and
4 re the venison. He had suspected GER
lin parties, one John Mcnamara and a
!eat dealer by the name of Young. of
airing search warrant from a local JUS
&C. Game Warden Corliss proceeded to
pen several boxes. in which he found
My newly killed and dressed lambs.
hich the parties were shipping to Bos-
m 1t seems that few days prior an
her similar process had been taken out
resi- lamb. not venison. was found in
le boxes each. time. and as there is no
ere not arrested. The Joke was greatly
ljoyed by the unlocking passengers
bout to embark on the steamer.
The shipment of game through Ban
or, Wednesday, was very small On
he Piscataquis train We're three deer
nd a moose which were killed at
ioosehead lake. The moose weighed
20 pounds and was about two years
Ia. He was killed by Fred Sawyer of
oston. ]. N. Childs of Bath G. Free
ian of South Bridgton, and r. Mason
Boston. each had a deer. On the
DON train, Wednesday, were six deer
nd some boxes and bundles of meat.
l. ). Dalrymple of Blanchville. n. j.,
ad box and bundle of venison. E.
, Remick of New York. carried home
deer head and G. w. Streets of Jones'
lille. VT. had a deer which he killed
Staeyville. Pearl Wiley and Fred
= Beane of Bangor came down from
'orcross with three deer. and c. E
aytng of Bangor brought down a 200
nund buck from LINCOLN. Charles
urtis of Boston. one of the directors
the Rowland Falls Pulp & Paper
o., shot large moose and a deer at
rout pond. day or two ago.
Mr.. Joseph Otis of Norridgewock. at
hose house Myrtle Adams of Bow
oinham.. was left by her abductor.
hares Bickford. says that on Monday
tening. not Wednesday. as told by
yrtle. Bickford called at MIR. Otis and
sked where he could find Joseph Otis.
pom being told that he was address,
e that person. he said he was related
} Mrs Otis. which he easily proved.
e asked for a nights lodging for
Imself and daughter. which was
ranted him. more out of pity for of
&c wretched looking girl than any
ling else. He claimed to be looking
y work and asked to have the girl
larded. He stayed at the house until
'ednesday night. all the while work.
e diligently. On his return from his
DIRK in the village Wednesday even
e. Mr. Otis met Bickford walking
trough the heavy rain and Bickford
Id him he was going to Madison or
Dion and get employment in the pulp
ills. that he would return in about
vo weeks. During the day Rickford