Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-08-01
STATE NEWS.

On the farms of Mr.. Brooks and Mr.. Tib-
bets in the south part of Norridgewock, and
on the farms OF the Longley Brothers in the
north part, there are extensive sand blows
which have greatly increased within the past
few years. Whole acres are covered Q. If to
depth Of several feet, and 10 some places
the wind has made excavations ten or fifteen
feet in depth. The sand blows during high
wind like the snow in winter, and many acres
of good land have become worthless by being
covered with it. Fences have also been COW
cred, and trees killed by its onwary march.
The original programme of the Bay State
excurtioni.ts will be carried out to the letter
The steamboat Granite State has been en-
gagged to take the place of the New Bruins
wick, and the party will start on the 9th of
August, from Commercial wharf, Boston.
The Machias Union says that the sheep
recently reported as having been killed by
wolves, in the Kennebec District, were killed
by dogs and not by wolves. A night recent
ly eight or ten sheep belonging to William
Holway were killed by the same dogs very
near to his house. 1t seems uncivilized in a
man to keep dog to kill sheep!
The Bangor Wing says that Midway was
the scene of a very remarkable occurrence
| on Tuesday, in the form of storm of hail
hail fell to the depth of one and one-half
inches. A very remarkable occurrence for
this season of the year.
An enthusiastic youth up town organized
company the other day, which he called the
men around the place where he spe his
leisure hours laughed at him until he dis
banded his company in disgust and organized
another which carries the Grant and Wilson
colors.-Portlsnd Press.
A fool with child in his arms jumped
from the cars after they had started at White
Rock Saturday, and narrowly escaped being
killed.
George r. Cooper of Maine, has been pro-
NOTED to a second class clerkship in the Sixth
Auditors office at Washington.
Launched from the yard of A Campbell &
Co, In Cherry field, on the 18th inst, small
centre board craft, schooner-rig, built ex-
pressly to carry lumber from the wharves on
the Narragaugus to western ports. Foster
master builder. This is the second vessel
Mr.. F. has built this season.
A gentleman from the Katahdin Iron
Works furnishes the following bear story -
A few miles from the Works is a log cabin
in which some meat was stored; but large
bear who happened round. fearing that it
would spoil before eaten, thought he might
AS well nave taste for himself. According
" he cautiously approached the hut and tried
to push the door open, but falling in this he
went to the windows which were closed by
shutters, and removed one from each side of
the cabin, to make sure his retreat, for if at
tackled from one window he could then jump
from the other and SO escape. lie then went
and took piece of meat AMI departed as he
came. This game was so cleverly performed
that the owners Of the cabin who were con
cealed in the bushes near by, let the old fell
low depart in peace.
| A painter on the U. S. Hotel in Portland
sustained a few bruises on Tuesday. by a
fall later in the day four workmen fell from
the same roof, but were not hurt.
James Whittemore Of Paris, met with a
serious accident one day last week. He was
getting in hay with yoke of steers, which
| got frightened and commenced running. he
| endeavored to get out on the tongue to stop
them, and tell, when one wheel passed over
his chest.
From the steamer Katahdin at Hampden
on Saturday last a penniless intoxicated man
was put ashore. When fully aware Of hav-
ing SO suddenly come to the end of his jour-
ney he commenced to vociferously shout
| "Rah for 'Oras Geley!" to the great amuse-
ment of the passengers who frequently re-
marked that, judging by Honest Horace's
standard, the unfortunate was, in politics, a
Democrat.-Bangor Wing.
Mr.. Alden Palmer, aged II, formerly OF
Norway, died at Rsynham, Mass, the goth
inst. Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., Of Hyde Park. in
letter to the brethren Of Oxford Lodge o.
Masons. published in the Advertiser, pays
flattering eulogy to his memory. MIR. Palm
, er was the irst Worshipful Master of Oxtor,
Lodge, under the New Dispensation, an,
did much to revive and sustain Masonr
there.
The Grant and Wilson Club has been or
ganized at Skowhegan with the following OH
GERS President, Col. A. W Wildes; Vic
Presidents, Gen. Isaac Dyer, S. d. Arnold
Secretary, c. H. Turner; Treasurer, G. N
Page. The club now numbers 200 members
The annual meeting of the Leeds ant
Pennington railroad was held Tuesday after