Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-07-11


Aoral aHT State Ntfns.
Gov. Perham is in attendance at the Bow
dom College Commencement.
Mosquitoes have presented their little hills,
and there's "blood for supper"
The bonds issued by the Maine Central are
executed by the Continental Bank Note Com
pany, New York.
The story is going that Mexican Buchanan,
who has appeared in dramatic entertainments
in this city. and who recently died, was
poisoned. - - --...-
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A recent letter from Aroostook county. re-
ceived at this Office, says: in its summer
dress, this is magnificent countrywide very
garden of Maine
The Board Of Managers for the National
Military Asylum for Disabled Soldiers, were
in session at the Asylum yesterday and will
he to-day.
Rev. Mr.. Martin Of this city, who gave the
fourth of July Grafton at Andovcr, was hanked
by two poets, and other speakers The re-
reipta Of the day were about sl-1
wonderful freak of nature in Skowhegun.
A babe was born short time since with two
teeth, and when month old every tooth was
out and ready for action. There's something
for medical men 10 "chaw on.
Frank Collins. son OF Henry Collins of
Gardiner, lad about fifteen years of age, was
drowned in Cobbossec stream Tuesday noon
While bathing. The body was recovered
short time after, but life was extinct.
Mes-rs. Murphy and Bryant (Refo.mers)
were at EIallowell Tuesday evening, and adj
dressed the Club of that place with inspiring
words. Next week they design proceeding to
Dover and vicinity, where they expect to
carry forward the Reform work. 1t is ex-
pected TO start the first Reform Club Of Mas
snchusetts at East Boston, July 18th
Fac number of live salmon impnnnIed ut
the works in Bucksport has reached GIG, ana
no more will be collected this season. These
on hand give the best of evidence that they
are in good health. At times they are very
active As many as dozen are sometimes
seen to jump within an hour In two ms
tances they leaped clear over hedge that
stood more than five feet above tie water.
\ sad affair occurred In Fairfield on Mon
day Fred Clifford, son Of Thomas Clifford.
of that place, lad fourteen years OF age,
started towards nigh. from the haying field
for home, with a Woods Mower, with which
he had been at work all day He was soon
afterwards found in the roaG. dad, lying
partly upon the machine. with his clothes
badly torn and body bruised IT i supposed
that he got caught in the gearing and was
drawn in front of the machine and killed..
The Dolly Vardens in Mount Vernon
raised a Greeley flag last week, and intended
that the affair should pass off with consider
able enthusiasm. quite cro"d had gathered.
curious to watch the proceedings; tbc flag
was flung 10 The hreezes;' cheers were
i. called for, and exactly three persons respond
ed. We have this information tron !, gentle
man who was on the spot an' .ese worl
ran be relied upon. Equal enthusiasm man
I.t-.
Warden concern, show, how p3H o7'nl in this
section is the ,uovemeut ''t, jctt t,rart
The following uan>tyF- II rei estate have
recently been made
John know Augusta. h,- >oli to john
\. Knowles lot OF land in Augusta on the
west side of the river. on the road leading "a
Sidney. Price paid $l1o0.
Ann Spraeue of Gardiner, has Sold 10 An
,hony Spragne of Farmingdale, lot Of land
on North street in Gardiner. Price paid 5000.
Ezra 3. Nichols Of Augusta. has soii to
Samuel G. Cummings OF Augusta, a third!
of parcel of land, with the buildings thereon.
situated on Bond Brook. Price paid >9j0.
b. +. Parrot Is. augusta has sold his house
and lot on Chestnut street, in this city for
$500, to Geo. o. Tobey, and purchased the
homestead of the late John Macarthur, Esq,
on Winthrop street. We understand that he
will make some radical improvements on the
premises.
The democrats of this city, reioic,d over
the nominations at Baltimore last evening by
firing one hundred guns and the display Of It
flag bearing the names of Greeley and Brown
and Charles y. Kimball. ON being put out,
the banner had terrible struggle with the
telegraph wire, suggestive of the news of the
defeat of the Dolly Warden candidates in
November, which will flash across the wires