Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-09-26

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burn and Hon. Bend. KingsbusY Of tueNs11
collation. was served By the member Of -
condition, having been erganieSd Int M
over year and having already ever sirty
members. -., ~ ~ - ...-...r
Mr.. John N. Bryant Of Milton Plasndoo.
says that he has observed for the past thistv.
i've years that the last Friday in the nsssA
governs the weather of the suecsedine uoath.
hs father for over thirty years Of previous
observation, had reached the same eouelu.
sion.
Hops are generally quite good THE year ia
oxford county, and will probably br Ing u,on.
ey to the pockets of their owners. e9. j
Joseph P. Edward Of Mexico, has sold his
trotting horse, Mexican Boy, to parties ID
Portland for $500. I'D
The annual meeting Of the Stockholders Of
the Knox & Lincoln railroad will b held 1t
Bath, Oct. 7th.
Bangor had three fearful accidents 10
Thursday, as reported by telegraph, and came
very near having another. In the afternoon,
while large stone was being hoistsd 1t 81.
Mary's church the guys gave way and ~
Martin employed on the stone work.
The Machias Union says that Mr.. 8. II.
Whittemore, At East Machias, has COM
menced work on vessel Of $50 to coo sons,
to be finished next year; VIM, Knight LAO
ter Carpenter. Messrs. j. II. Wiswell & Co.
are repairing the schooner Magnet a. eheIr
yard, Samuel Rollins superintending the lob,
At the East Corinth fair on Monday, / yoke
of oxen belonging to John Morrison o. ShSe
town, hauled five tons Of stone On dSae,
with ease. ~ 81 !. s.sf e.
A Moosehead Lake correspondent wpitss.
"The warm summer has had the eject to
make the season for fly. fishing late, and those
who come here will have better sport than
the earlier visitors enjoyed. The Dish afs
just commencing to rise to the hy, and KiHee
Bay is, therefore, the center Of 4ttraction.
At the Mount kineo House, this morning,g
counted fourteen birch canoes on the shore
at one time. Boston, Providence, New York.
Philadelphia, a. we'll ~ Portland, Augusta
and Bangor, have representative anglers
here, and the contest tor the championship
Greats great deal Of pleasurabls excitement.
The Rangor correspondent Of the Boston
Daily Advertiser says of the State Fair:
Although thousands of visitors have hem
present at the races and the city, yet 1t no
time has there been seen on the feld sinRlp
case of intemperance, for the entire week the
police have had occasion to commit only, nine
persons to the lock up for that cause, less
than two day. Another fact clearly cen
nected with the same subject 10 also worthy
of notice. Last year on the corresponding
day with this the county Jail in the city had
thirty seven prisoners; to-day only tan, Of
which four are on short terms to expire In .
few days. If our Mayor continues to fight
it out on the same line all season. our Gle
gan, and capacious prison will be to let"
The historical party were unsuccsssful in
finding Captain Kidd's writings upon the rocks
at Damaris Cove, during thcif recent sxcur-
sion. correspondent says: 1.-THE steamer
went directly to Damaris Cove Island, where
one boat filed with gentlemen landed to sx-
anime some writings alleged to be on the
rocks at the southerly end Of the island.
Coming up to the only house We saw young
lovely, and intelligent little girl who under
took to conduct us to the place of the writ
ings. After walking half mile over rough
pathway we came to no end of lodges and
rocks on the southeastern shore, but did not
fnd what we were looking for, a. she could
not herself find the place where abe had only
once before seen the letters.