Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-09-20
STATE NEWS.

| A correspondent of the Lewiston Journal
says that Mr.. Daniel Hiscock of Alma, had
FIVE very nice sheep killed by lightning SUM
day evening, September 8. The tempest did
| considerable damage in that vicinity.
The Belfast Journal says that on Saturday
| night little son of Verrill Jones went with
his father into Mansfeld's store to make some
purchases, and while there furious dog be-
longing on the premises sprang upon him
and severely larcerated his arm above the
elbow. To make the matter worse the boy
had just recovered from broken arm.
Mr.. Jabes Bacon. the Oldest man in Win
throp, died on Wednesday at the age of SO
years.
The grocers of Lewiston and Auburn are
excited over the appearance of gentleman
who claims to be the owner Of a patent which
covers the appliance used by grocers gener-.
ally for an ice room, and thirtyfour individu-
ais and firms are summoned to appear at
court in that city.
Mr.. C.. S. Robbins of Winthrop, recently
bought from the herd of Elijah Wadsworth
of Livermore, pure blood Durham bull and
heiter. He has six Jersey cows, which he
believes best for butter, but prefers the Short
Horns for beef.
The Portland High School boys are to
wear navy blue caps with the letters "P. II.
S" on the front, with figures denoting the
year of their graduation.
As the teams were returning from the fair
Grounds in Bangor on Wednesday, a boy
named Sullivan was struck by a wagon and
run over. The heavy express wagon had tif
teen persons in it and the wheel passed over
his abdomen.
The International Steamship Company are
asking for tenders from builders in St. John
for the construction of a steamer to take the
place OF the New England.
The Mechanic Falls Tanner Club and the
citizens Of Mlnot and Poland, to the num-
Der OF three or four hundred, accompan ed
by the Mechanic Falls band, paid visit of
congra,uation to Mr.. William II. Rounds,
their representative elect, at Minot corner on
Tuesday evening.
The Argus says that few days since Chas.
H. Chase ( Co.. ship brokers in Portland,
sent a dispatch by cable to Greenoch, Scot
land. The dispatch left the Office at just
8 80 a. NJ, and the answer was received at
halfpast one the same afternoon.
Frank II. Sawyer Of Bildeford. graduate
of HARVARD in the last class, has entered a
medical college in New York.
Joseph Boswell Of Scion, aged about 70
years, hung himself on the l2th inst. He
had been subject to spells of insanity for
some time. and it is supposed that he was de-
ranged when he destroyed his life. lie leaves
no family except two sons, one about eigh-
teen years of age. who lived with him, and
the other young man living in the village
They have 90. to stealing canary birds in
Portland.
The Press says; Two men named Hunt
and Wakef field. belonging TO schooner Sarah,
of Cape Porpoise, went out in a dory to fish
off Jaquith's Ledge. The boat being over
loaded WAS upset. Hunt attempted to swim
to the land, about two miles distant but gave
up and returned to the boat, to which Wake
field was clinging. For over two hours they
chung to the boats botom,' washed every few
minutes By the breakers. When rescued,
Hunt was unconscious, and neither of them
could have survived more han fifteen minutes
longer.
Samuel Rand, Jr., Waterman in Farwelrs
Mills at Lisbon, was arrested Sunday morn
ing by Deputy Sheriff Coombs, charged with
stealing property from the mill He was con-
victei and sentenced to pay six dollars and
costs. which he failed to pay and was COM
United to the Auburn Jail.
The Biddeford Times says that City Mar
shall Johnson of Portsmouth, arrested in Kit
terry, Monday, man calling himself John
Smith of Concord, for being concerned in
the robbery Of the store of John E. Holmes
OF Greenland, N H., on the night of the 18th
inst. Another man by the name Of Collins is
also wanted for the same offence.
A. J. Dolfi, Biddeford stable keeper, lost
$500 horse few days since from the eff
fects of over driving.
Mr. Raymond Berry of Machias had his
leg broken last Thursday at the upper Mills,
in that town, by lumber which fell upon it.