The Union and journal., 1869-01-08
OUR OWN STATE.

Bangor last Friday night was very plainly OBJ
served at Brownvillc, thirty-eight miles dis
tant. People there thought the fire in the
neighboring town of Milo. II was also very dis.
tinctly seen in Belfast. At East Corinth, eigh-
teen miles distant, the flashes sent up from the
explosions Of kerosene and the falling walls,
were distinctly noted. Travellers stopping in
Unity that night saw II very plainly.
All the banks in Portland, with one excep-
ton, have voted semi-annual dividends Of five
per cent, free Of government tax, Cumberland
Bank making the exception, voting OF per cent,
on its capital, which is s250,OOO. The banking
capital Of the seven Portland banks is S3,S0,-
600. and the dividends amount to Sl6s,l25.
Alonzo Turner, of Auburn, was accidentally
shot and killed by his brother at Mechanic
Falls, at ten A. NJ, on Saturday The acci-
dent was caused by removing a cap from his
gun, thus exploding the charge.
Charles II. True Of Augusta has established
himself in Vermilion, Dacotah Territory, where
he is one of the publishers Of weekly sheet
called the Dacotah Republican.
The Portland Argus says: "rhc typhoid fc-
yer is prevailing on the line Of the G. 7. Rail-
way to an alarming extent, AMI in many cases
IT'S proving la'a' we near ieP'rs VI ei'''e
families in South Paris,-and as far rs Island
rOna' 'h"' arc 'aAe" s''''"''' ''"' " "A'A'
'''' o'' " '"O'' ''"'''
The Brunswick Telegraph says capt. hooer'
Skolfeld informs 1t that the other day he chop
ped of the heads Of six ROSTERS; when no re-
turned to get them for dressing he found one
W. " -. =. . n.,,r,I s,.,o NJ.
-, , &c, g, IT,. .. nc, =, him
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IL ~ .sss 80. ~ .ror,, ,;mo ,ho o.n,ain ,or,h-
- ,ho c,,,h0r. rno, ,b. ncck !, moved as II
with the head on, to take a look. Tho captain
was completely taken by SURPRISE anu thought
thc-mischief was to pay. lie examiner the
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ting was. that he had not cut quite 80 low uowh
as IN the case oil the otner roos'ers' ror rooS-
teroiosy 3 sake ne maue ano'ner CUT "neh 'no
blood new mcrr''y' anu tue '0"i went 'nrousn
an'o' 'o"u''" "P0" '"O" 'p''"''"'' ''"s
'"''' At ''S''
in, smells The smel,s are sold on tho ice 70
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Pc" p T,I,~ - :. 'n'' ,,;,o ,..;u..s .as
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Manv tons Of smelts and eel, are taken from the
Baraducc river every winter.
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mort will hardly be questioned"
Inc ,O''owins sen''e"en were h0mlna'ed
"''"esy " "'s"' !" n"s"s.'' 'or oounc''lors:
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O. - y c.,,'.m ,n - H', ""'
snaii ou''alns IN eaccarappa' occupied by
W. L. paoo y .o'' Us an iron ioundry' was
burner on sa'araay evening Loss about two
'nou''u'' 0h "n'on 'here was Small insur-
a" mug" ~ 'a'",' - , "A.,a'' mas 'uea
y''"s man. "no "'' "'' "", n'a'''ei h'S
u'ugn'er' 'or wv 'or 'ea' oahe' hsn's' morse
oaiting' hre anu se'erai oreaStasts' which the
young man got whilst courting the lovely En-
ma .r..... ....
p.,,o- yo,ror,;,. ~ A.. c,no,;. .,,,
e' V 'e o'''V'O snu''",