Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-07-16
STATE NEWS.

attempted to commit suicide by hanging one
day last week, but was discovered and res
cued before any serious injury was done.
Mr.. w. H. Carter Of Waterville in scrap.
ing off the sand from the top Of the hill tor
use in his brickyard below, unearthed
skeleton on Friday, which was secured by
Mr.. J. II. Plaisted, for Prof. Hamlin. From
the examination which Mr.. Hamlin has made
| of the skeleton and Its position when found,
he is confident that it is that of an Indian who
was buried long years ago-perhaps before
| the white man had set his foot upon this ter.
ri DRY.
| man named Judkins died at Dover on
Wednesday of small pox
| The stallion liking William" now OF Lew
iston, and Phil Sheridan" of Poland. have
been matched and will trot OH the Lewiston
track early in August. Much interest is
manifested in the contest in Androscogpin
county. They are both very superior horses
and fast trotters, and it is considered that
they are very evenly matched, though Sheri-
dan has the advantage of William in poin, of
years.
Gardiner tiremen have voted to raise 5000
towards f1remen's celebration in that city.
Strawberries have sold in Aroostook this
season for seven cents quart.
Ingraham Morton, superintendent OF the
PASSPORT gas works, was drowned at Gove's
Point on Friday.
The remarks of Capt. T.. l.. Pattangall of
Pembroke, to the effect that shipbuilding in
, Washington county is more prosperous this
year than for long time previous, is going
the rounds of the newspapers. This is un-
doubfedly true. 1t certainly is Of this town.
We do not remember the time since we be-
came acquainted with Machias, when there
were more than two vessels on the stocks at
one time. Certainly there are more tons in
building at this time than at any time for the
last ten years.-Machias Republican.
A terrific storm passed over Charleston on
Wednesday afternoon. The lightning struck
the barns of Jacob Dority and H. Judkins.
slightly damaging both
The Commencement at the State College
of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts occurs
on the 9TH of August
The State Agricultural College Cadets are
making rapid progress in drill under the in
struction of Capt. Dean of Bangor 1t has
lowing officers Captain, II. B. Thaycr of
Garland; First Lieut.. &. II. Hamlin of Sid
ney; Second Lieul., J. NJ. Oak of Garland;
First Sergt., w. II. Reed OF Springfield;
Second Sergt., W. b. Balentine of Water
vile. The company will receive their new
uniforms by the first Of August.
On Thursday, the llth, Francis Murphy,
DIR. Brickett. and Mr.. Bryant spoke to the
people of Belgrade Mills, and formed a Tenn
perance club of ~ members. with ID. W.
Colder, Esq, as President.
A young man named Felamsbee, belong
ing in Brewer, was killed on Saturday fore
noon. at the depot OF the European 4 North
American railroad in Bangor, by being Jam
med between two cars which he was shack
ling. He leaves a wife to whom he Was Just
married.
\ project is on foot to purchase the Pre-
snmpscot water power for the purpose of
building up manufactures at once. Port
and, Deering and Falmouth are asked TO
raise 81 1000 for this purpose.
On Friday there was a tornado, accompan-
led with thunder and lightning in Ports
mouth and Kittery. Alpheus Blake, fish
erman, residing in the latter place, was
doubtless capsized in his boat and drowned
The lightning struck in many places in Kit
terry; trees were broken off or torn up by the
roets, by the force of the wind many chin
news were thrown down, and barn was 1
turned around on its foundations some ten
feet. Several vessels in the lower harbor
dragged their anchors, and one at least went
ashore, but was soon got oh.
The Observer thinks the most promising
colt in Piscataquis is that now owned by
Messrs. Briggs and Wyman, of Foxcroft,
and known as Lady Briggs" which trotted a
full mile in $50, last week. She is yet but
five years old, and since the accomplishment
of this feat, the proprietors have refused an
r,f far hap
Rt. Rev. DR. Neeley delivered an address
in ST. John recently. The Globe says His
Lordship is a plain, practical, straightfor-
ward preacher, and his address was listened
to with much interest.
The proceedings of the Grand Lodge of
Masons tor Maine, at the annual meeting in
Portland in May, have been published in a
thick pamphlet by Stephen Berry of Port
land.
Charles Stewart, aged twenty nine years,
resident of Portland, Maine, had his leg
badly injured by stone falling upon it from
a pile i'll South street, Philadelphia.
Messrs. Goss & Sawyer of Bath, have an
other vessel nearly ready for launching
In speaking of the close of Bowdoin Col
lege Commencement exercises, a correspond
eut of the Portland Advertiser says;
This has been good Commencement.
The crowds have not been as large as at the
Commencements of old times. The day is
past of large mixed crowds at Commence
ment, of people who have no special interest
in colleges, and we now see few beside the
Alumni, officers, patrons of the college and
friends of the students. But these are a
goodly throng, for Bowdoin has many friends
and her sons do not forget her..
Thirty-eight bears were killed in Wesley
and vicinity the past season.
At the steam mill of Arthur Berry, Son 4
Co., in Bowdoinham, on Friday We learn
that one circular saw cut in eleven hours.
thirty-three thousand eight hundred feet into
boards, plank and timber. Also one clap
board machine cut five thousand two hundred
and fifty clapboards.
Effect of temperance reform-Auburn Jail
is tenantless--not an inmate in the cells.
! The Lewiston Journal says that Mr.. j. ii.
Peasee OF Manchester, \. H., formerly fore
man OF the Bates Mill Machine Shop, has ac-