Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-05

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A countryman looking at the mummy and
sarcophagus in Barnums Show at Watervilie
the other day says, "What in the d. is that
nasty old thing any way.
| The Argus says that Joseph Sylvester, a
lad IA years old, residing on Centre street,
was run over by freight train on the Ken
nebec road at Woodford's corner, Thursday
afternoon. His left foot was cut completely
of at the ankle.
Calais, Maine, is a nice place for young
men to go to. The local paper there says
that two thirds Of the wealth of the town is to
be inherited by young girls. The rich men
there do not have sons. Don't all rush at
once.
The Belfast Age is stirred up about the
State Fair, and wants it held in that city.
The drain of stock from Waldo county has
commenced.
On Wednesday there were at Danyiile
Junction 20 cars loaded with grain to go up
the Maine Central road.
Hiram Presson of Freeman, who served
sixty days and upwards in the war of 1912,
and was seventy-six last December, went with
another man eighty rods and moved one
acre of grass, and back, in one hour and five
minutes. This was done last Friday.
The Free Press suggests that Rockland
have a common, between LIMERICK and Park
streets.
The Portland & Ogdensburg railroad is
completed to within three miles of North
Conway. 1t is thought the road will be open
for travel to that place in about week from
next Monday.
The revenue cutter McCuloch returned to
Portland Thursday morning from Harrpswell,
where she had been and fred about hun
dred guns above the SPOT where young SEN
nett was drowned Monday, but failed to raise
the body.
Miles Standish of Flagstaff cut eighty tons
| of hay on forty acres of land this season.
That is paying crop at the present figures
| at which hay is held, to say nothing of the
| probabilities of an increase in value.
The Chronicle says that Johu Webster, of
Perrin Pond, started on Thursday morning
last to accompany party several miles into
the woods to pond, intending to return the
same afternoon. In returning he became be-
wildered and wandered in the wrong direc-
ton till Saturday forenoon, when he came
across some men at work on clearing in the
woods, about thirty miles from Flagstaff set
tlemant, on Dead River, having been lost
about two days, with not morsel to eat.
The experiment of employing compressed
air as power is to be tested in Brunswick
according to the Telegraph The expert
ments in Portland are spoken of as an nntire
success. If the power can he applied at IA
long distance from the wheel used to com
press the air, land the inventor says it cam
| there is hardly any limit to which the water
power may not be applied to set machinery
in motion. What revolution may be
wrought.
| At the quarterly session of the Cumberland
County Lodge of Good Templars, holden at
Gray on Wednesday, the order was repre-
scented as in a tlourshing condition. f
Miss Adela Barnes, daughter of Phinehas
Barnes of Portland has been engaged as
assistant preceptress in Gorham Seminary
She has been employed in teaching in New
York
The Wing says that Hon. S. C. Hatch,
member of the Executive Council, gave
social gathering on Thursday evening at his
pleasant home in Bangor to Gov. Perham.
wife and daughter. Shortly after Sso'clock
the cheerfully lighted parlors were well filled
with most agreeable party, all of whom
evinced much pleasure in paying their res
poets to our estimable Chief Magistrate and
family, who received their visitors with the
most cordial and winning courtesy. During
the evening refreshments were tastefully
| served, and Mr.. Hatch and his amiable lady
| rendered their Inequalities with refinement
of solicitude for the enjoyment of their
guests which made every one feel at home.
and rendered this informal reception by the
Governor one of the very pleasantest of