The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-08-27

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The weather in Minnesota remains favorable
for the harvesting, vhish Is propsing With
great rapIdity. Nod - damage dan W. at
6s. feared was doss b the bats snns, and
but little complaint b hsardo blight Thsur.
plus crop viii rrsch the former estimate OF 10
600. 900 bushels. mostly number one.
Prank Blair has been spending . dsy ut the
Pequot House, New London, CT. II Is aid that
nobody spoke to him.
The following mixture Is recommended -
"sure death" to house dies :-'.lialf spoonful
OF black pepper In powder. one tcaspooufdl Of
cream and teaspoonfal Of sugar; mix them
well together. and place them In . room where
the flies arc troublesome. and they viii soon dis
appear. 1t won't Cos. much to try Il
A woman Of rare presence Of mind was over
taken BY train on high trestle work near
Marietta, Ohio, on Saturday, and dropped b.
tween the ties, holding herself suspended BY the
arms till the train passed over. when she climbed
back again all without scream.
The manufacturers Of Fall River. have decid-
cd to run tho mills but three days In the week
for the present, the price Tor goods produced not
covering the cost Of production. This arrange
ment win 50 into effect the present week. the
mills running only Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesdsy. This win put over SOC, 900 spindles on
half time. .-iHL si s. .lll.--f g. -gt-
It is reported thA, the Boston Daily Adver-
tiscr establishment has been sold to new CON-
pany, Mcssrs. Chandler and Dunbar, who own
Cd controlling share in the paper, having dis
posed Of their entire interest. Mr.. Goddard,
for the last year or two attached to the Adver-
tiser as one OF the editors. win remain. and Mr..
Waters, who retains his interest, Is to be treas
urer Of the new concern. t-- +rFr
There Is now living In the town Of smiihheld.
r. l., man and his wife. Jonathan and Salome
Buxton. he being lo2 years old and his wife
1Ol, both enjoying perfect health and able to at
tend to the duties and management Of quite .
large farm. They have now living nine chill
dren, the eldest 70 years Of age. and al enjoy
ing remarkable youthful appearance. The old
gentleman and his wife have enjoyed an unclodd.
ell matrimonial life Of rs ycars, he never having
had to call the services Of q physician since his
remembrance. His father being one Of early
emigrants from England, named the town Smith
field and the street Buxton street, afer the place
he left in England. afaE....
At Portsmouth. N. H., on Friday, young
man who says his name Is s. A. Parker, and
that he belongs in Wakefield, Mas. and who
had been arrested for stealing horse from VIM.
Richardson of Lowell, attempted to strange him
self with his handkerchief, but was discovered in
season to save his life. a.
Treasury officials have been In receipt OF nu
merous letters from parties who have been swim
died by concern In New York, which sends out
circulars, offering to send one hundred dollars In
fractional currency for twenty dollars In Nation
al Bank notes. The last dodge Of the swindlers,
is to send genuine fly or twenty-five cent note
rs a specimen. n any one bites and RENTS the
$50 II Is 50 much made by the swindlers, and the
victim never more hears Of his money. But the
Treasury can do nothing. and It Is therefore use
less for the parties swindlcd to make complaints
In this direction. The swindlcrs cover up their
tracks so we'll that they cannot be detected, or at
least no criminal action can be brought home TO
them.
A dispatch from the Crawford House, at the
White Mountains, states that Monday afternoon
George Abbott, Of jackson. and Frank Dollif,
of Bartlett, who had hitherto been friends, got
into quarrel while under the influence Of IL
quor, and about p. NJ. Abbott went to Dollf's
house and demanded admission, but was warn.
el OF by Dollif. About II p. NJ. Dollif re
turned with another man aud sworc he would
break into the house II the door was not opened.
DolliT again warned of the intruder and threat
ened to shoot him II he attempted to force an
entrnnce. Abbott then proceeded to break down
the door, and upon its falling he sprang into
the room and was instantly shot dead by Dolliff.
The gun was held 20 near him that his clothes
were partially burned by the fash. Dollif is In
custody. - .'-
An eccentric Londoner, who has been In the
habit Of driving about In rel, fro engine sort
Of coach, died recently, leaving 100000 TO
Emperor Napoleon, whom he closely rcscmblcd
in personal appearance e.
The Cuban cause Is assuming moro favor
able aspect conspiracies TO thwart the volun-
tecrs and aid the Cubans are In existence among
the Spanish residents In the island.
A block Of four stores on Maine street, Con-
cord New Hampshire, was destroyed by fire Sum
day morning. and one man was b urnei to death.
Parmenter Brothers, silk hat mandatory, In
New York city, wa, burned Saturday night, In
yolvng loss Of $40. 900. Friday night Hutch
ins & Brothers saw mill In Trenton, New Jcr-
sey, was entirely destroyed loss $4,000.
A Cleveland gentleman picked up q stone In
his garden that was seen TO fall from the upper
,ir, on Saturday evening, . few hours alter the
eclipse. Just prior to It's fall, brilliant meteor
,ped across the heavens and approached the
sarth. emitting. apparently, sparks Of Are from
ts body and leaving trail behind, which das-
lied the eye with its splendor. When nearly
,ver Woodland Cemetery, II vanished and imme-
lately afterward rushing sound was heard,
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