Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-05-02

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The Boston Globe has the following de-.
spatch from Rockland, dated the 29th
Yesterday at about noon 1t was discovered
that there were three cases Of small pox in
this city. One of the parties was the con.
ductor of the freight train on the Knox and
Lincoln railway. The others were ladies
belonging here. The report caused consid.
cradle excitement among the citizens. Every
possible means will be taken to prevent the
spread of the disease"
A later despatch to the Globe from Rock
land says:
Rockland. Me-, April 30.-Great anxiety
is felt here on account Of the existence of the
small pox. One of the ladies reported yes
terday as having the disease died to- day.
Two new cases are reported to-day. The
city council met last evening and authorized
the.board ofhealth to build a pest house, and
see that all persons are properly vaccinated
at the expense of the city. The Lynde Hotel
where the disease first made its appearance,
has been closed for two days, but, as the
patients have been removed and the house
renovated, it will be opened in few days.
Every effort possible is being made to pre-
vent the spread of the disease.
" Il uTUueII, u son OF the prODrle
tor of the Machias Republican, had one of
his legs broken last week by being thrown
out of a carriage which he was driving, the
horse having been run into by a heavily load
ed team of lumber.
Mr.. Robert Fulton, stroke of the St. John
champion crew, has been engaged to train
the Bowdoin College crew, at Brunswick,
and leaves St. John to enter upon that duty
no VI ttar ho ~ IL
to devote his whole spare time to training
himself for his single-scull match with Mr..
George Brown of Halifax.
Letters from the junior editor of the Lew.
iston Journal bring intelligence of his safe
arrival at Liverpool Tuesday evening, April
10th, in 10 days from New York. The voy-
ane was unusually pleasant. The party
Prof. Herrick of Hebron, Rev. Mr.. Record
of Turner, and himself-were in excellent
spirits.
1t is reported that the resignation of Au-
gustus Haines, as agent Of the Tacoma Com
pany in Saco, has been accepted, and that he
will shortly move to Portland. Hon. VIM.
Company, thus having an agent for both the
Pepperell and Laconia companies.
J. X. Osgood, the Father of the Reform
movement, has his hands full of business,
to answer all the calls he has to speak for
temperance. Rev. DIR. Haven, editor of the
lions Herald, writes him that the State AL
lance are going to get up a meeting for him
in fremont Temple, and will probably want
him to devote considerable time to that State.
Gardiner Journal.
The Wing says that VIM. McGilvery &
Co., have erected mast crane in their ship
yard in Brewer, which is great improve
ment on the usual way of taking out masts,
the crane doing the work in an hour and
half, which required nearly half day with
shears. The firm has been very busy since
the river opened.
Henry B. Remick, of Kittery, who was re-
Gently sentenced to State Prison at Thomas
ton, for term of ten years, died in Alfred
Jail last Friday night. Mr.. Remick had been
SO ill since his sentence last December as to
prevent his removal from Jail to prison.
A little before II o'clock Tuesday forenoon
as the freight train which left Bangor, on the
Z. N. A. Railway at 6 40, was passing
though covered bridge about half mile
east of Lincoln, a brakeman named Joel
Littlefeld was knocked by the top of the
bridge off a box car on which he was stand
ing, and several cars ran over him, bruising
and mangling him in horrible manner, so
that he lived only about half an hour after
the accident. MIR. Littlefield was little over
thirty years of age and resided in VIM,
where he leaves a wife and several small
children. He was formerly foreman of
section and resided at "Sunkhaze."