Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-08-26


We sincerely hope that the discontinue of
MI Jason Carleton Of Whitefeld, won't have
the effect to drive him back into the republic
can ranks.-Portland Advertiser.
Heman Whipple of Scion, is the largest
tax payer in that town, paying Sl65. Rate
of taxation, Is mills on the dollar.
The Observer says that the farmers of Pts
cataquis have sold and sent out of the county
within few days over 100 head of cattle, and
still set up the cry that their barns are filled
with hay and grain, and nothing to eat it
The Fairfield Chronicle states that it is
very sickly in that village at the present
time.
Six thousand dollars have already been
subscribed towards the stock of the new shoe
manufacturing company in Bangor, and sever
al thousand more have been pledged by re-
sponsible men.
Mr.. E. c. McClintock of Boothbay, bag
gage-master of the steamer Star of the East,
has recently executed two fine pen designs,
one portrait of himself and the other an
eagle, which evince the highest degree of per-
lection and we doubt if they could be excel
led in the State. The two pictures may be
seen on board the steamer at the foot of the
main stairway, and those of our citizens who
are interested IN such kind of work, would do
well to inspect them.
Jacob Sands, of Brunswick, the veteran
stager, has had severe paralytic shock.
The young daughter of Kendall Kelley of
this city, whose sudden and mysterious dis
appearance we referred to some time ago, has
not been heard from. A letter received here
from her parents lately states that not word
of intelligence from her has ever reached
them. She is about sixteen years of age ,and
1t is feared she may have been enticed away
or foully dealt with.-Belfast Age.
An enthusiastic young adherent of the great
"forgive and forget" movement went down to
Augusta from this place. Somewhere on the
road he heard the rumor that was then pre-
vailing that Merrmon had received his Ger.
tifcate of election. When he came home he
astonished the natives with the wonderful in
formation that -four States has gone for
Greeley-news just come" This same in
tellectual young gent thinks the President,
when he wants cigar, puts his hand into the
national money drawer and takes therefrom
sufficient amount to make the necessary pur-
chase. CAN the young men of brains are GO
ing for Greeley, dexter Gazette.
The Lewiston Journal says game of base
ball was played on Tuesday afternoon be-
tween the Pioneers of that city and the Rough
and Readies of Danville, on the grounds of
the latter resulting in a spledid victory for the
Pioneers by score of 80 to 8.
The Lewiston Journal says that John Nc
Carly of that city was seized with fit of in
sanity on Thursday morning, and thrashed
about the house fearfully, kicking his wife and
demoralizing things inside the house. He
was taken in charge, and will be removed to
the Insane Asylum.
On Tuesday, says the Lewiston Journal,
circular saw used as trimmer, in the steam
saw mill of S. II. Bearce G. Co., of that city,
burst, the pecs flying violently. One large
piece passed close to one of the men and
longed in the side of the mill.
The Transcript learns that two snakes or
serpents, one estimated to be ten or twelve
feet long by four or five inches in diameter be-
low the head, the other smaller in size, have
been in a small pond in the pasture of Mr..
Charles Horton, in Gorham, one mile from
Little Falls. The snakes were first seen last
| summer, and have been seen the present
summer by son of Mr.. Horton, and by 9TH
er reliable persons. Similar snakes it is said
exist in the Otter Ponds, near Lake Sebago,
but as this pond has no connection with any
| other body of water, the people in the vicin-
| ity are at loss to conjecture how the reptiles
| came there. They have been fred at, but
without effect
A fire in George Flin's dry goods store al
Lewiston, Monday morning. seriously dam
aged the stock, which was valued at SIP OOO
and insured for $4,000 in the Phoenix of
Brooklyn and Narragansett of Providence
The store was badly damaged in the first
story, and is insured for $4,000 in the Frank
lin company of Philadelphia.
The Commercial says that few DAYS since
some of the aristocratic roughs of Castine,
who were son lark, entered the pasture of
an Independent farmer, seized two cows tied
their tails together, and then applied the
whip. Consequently the two cows are suf.
fering from weakness in their climber
parts" The miscreants will be brought to
justice.
4 drunken man was knocked off an f. 4
N. A. train at Lincoln Centre, Monday. He
was standing on the lower step of one of the
car platforms and leaning out so as to see
ahead, and was suddenly hit by bridge TIM
Der and knocked off into the water. The &C.
cident was perceived by some one and the
train stopped. The man was found lying in
| the shallow water quite uninjured, save Sc
we're confusion on one check where the
| bridge and he collided. He will hereafter al
low railroad trains to run themselves.
Carlo Luce, of Highland, sheared the
twentieth of June six sheep--one of them
a black one-the weight of whose wool was
eighty-t five pounds, says the Fairfield Chron-
icle.
Nathaniel Gilbert of Kingfeld, who recent
ly died, was one of the first settlers in the
town, and at the time of his death had been a
resident there for 62 years.
Mr.. Edmund ii. Jordan has been appoint
ed Associated Press Reporter, at Water
vile.
A somewhat remarkable case whereby a
family of children have all located hear the
homestead, has occurred in Chesterville.-
Rev. Samuel Wheeler, native of the town
and well known throughout the county, has
four children alb of whom are settled within
speaking distance, as follows The young
| est, Thomas J. Wheeler, occupies the south
ern part of the homestead, with whom the
parents reside; the Oldest son, John C..
Wheeler, has the north section of the bnild-
| ings; the other son, +. N. Wheeler, resides
| acrnss the street. whila the daughter and