Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-07-23

ms Msehias r6Ios $500 81 j John
Holaway IN the KennebecT district, Moehias,
had some fifteen sheep killed last week near
his residence. The carcssses were found
and gave indication Of having been killed by
wolves; but the mupposition il that dogs were
the depredators. assn 81
1t Is stated thatth Joe Jefferson, Edwin
Booth, John E. Owens, Lawrence Barrett and
Humpv Dumpy troupes have all made ar.
engagements TO come to Portland this fall.
Awoman who was afflicted with the small
pox, and had taken boat from Portland for
Boston, was put on shore again and carried
to the pest-house, Saturday night. ".
We have no doubt that Superintendent
Lunt Of the Msine Central rendered his resia-
nation the other day, as reported, but, We
| think 1t was offered as means Of grace, and
not with determined purpose to sever. his
connection with the road, and that the hisiory
OF the immediate future Will show it.-~Port-
land Star. VIZ
Blackberries are selling in Norway at 8
and 10 cents quart. Brunswick plains must
be fairly groaning beneath the burden Of blue
berries, and as a consequence every Bruins.
wick lady will have a new dress.
Burglars are abroad in Freeport. We'd
nesday night the stores of r. NJ. Dill, r. G..
Farr, Edward O. Oxnard and William Cove
we're entered and robbed of money amount
ing in the aggregate to about $50. Thomas
X. Lanes and Daniel Curtiss stores and the
cellar of Deacon Frost's house in Brunswick,
out not much of value carried away. The
BURGLARS entered by breaking through the
wndows.
y son OF Mr.. Arthur Armstrong, about Is
years of age, while hewing timber on Friday
afternoon in his fathers spar shop on Com
mercial street in Portland, badly cut his right
leg with the broad-axe, severing the MUSCLES
o,tween the knee and the ankle. He will not
lose its use.
A little daughter Of l.. Il. King, ESQ, of
Lyndon, lost one of her fingers while playing
with haycutter.
Two whales have recently visited Lubee
Scion and Newport are now postal money
order offices.
John Maynards house in Bingham was dis
covered on fire around the chimney about
noon last Thursday, July llth. The family
were absent and when help arrived it was too
late TO save the house. By the utmost exer-
tons the barn and outbuildings and most of
the household goods were saved. Insured for
| $500.
Miss Anna NJ. Thompson of Centre Water
| borough, who died suddenly short time
since, had a singular presentiment of her ap.
preaching death. She was about twenty
years of age, and.had always been one of the
most lively and cheerful smong her associ.
ates. On the morning of the day on which
she died, she finished her usual work. and III
about ten O'Clock told her mother she was nor
feeling we'll, and thought she would lie down:
further remarking that she did lot think she
would live till night. As she was not much
i'll apparently, this remark was treated light
ly. At about two o'clock she became much
worse and two physicians were sent for and
they remained with her until her death at
O'Clock that evening, pronouncing the cause
of her death to be apoplexy Ar
gus.
Samuel Dillaway Of Bath, 10 the month of
Decem,er last began the manufacture Of
vests, and at present employs loo hands, He
now manufactures about 1900 vests per week
and proposes to Increase his business so as to
bring the number up to $500.