Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-08-10

Trotting Association viii he held on The PA.
cataqui. Central Park, Foxcroft, on Tues
day, 10Th inst, when 1926 in premiums Will
be offered.
7 In Wilton on Tuesday, Mr.. Grams barn
was struck by lightning, and burnt. Insur-
ed.
An order to issue s35, 200 in the city bonds
for the completion of City Buildings, has
passed the Lewiston Alderman.
Mr.. w. Fl. Lambert, principal of the Lew
iston digh School has been offered q more
lucrative situation in Cleveland, Ohio, but
has decided to remain in Lewiston.
The following gentlemen were elected d.
rectors OF the Bangor and Calais Shore Line
Railroad Company, at Cherryfeld, q few
days since George w. Laid, Charles p.
Brown. Bangor; Seth Tisdale, Ellsworth;
Chas. Deering, Portland; S. n. Campbell,
James w. Moore, CherryHeld: George
Walker, Nachias; John G. Talbot, East
Machias; Danl j. Sawyer, Jonesport.
The Lewiston Journal saws that Mr.. A. d.
King, of North Monmouth, has sold a colt.
three months old, to Messrs. French 4 Wood
of Winthrop, for 500. This colt was raised
by MIR. Kings breeding mare Jane, and sired
by the famous Winthrop Morrill,.
Green corn has come along down in the
Aroostook county.
They have got wonderful man down Lu
bee way, who heals the sick and afflicted by
laying on of hands. The Eastport Sentinel
says that one of the charms by which the
healing art is done, is as follows. St. Peter
in agony, sitting on a marble stone before the
gates of Jerusalem; Christ came to him say
ing, what aileth thee Peteri Who answered
II am troubled with the toothache." Christ
said, "Arise, Peter, and be healed ''Thou,
and all others that keep these words. for my
sake, they never shall be troubled with the
toothache.'
W. p. Hubbard has been appointed Treas
urer of the Maine State Agricultural Society.
There was thunder shower in Portland on
Thursday, and the lightning struck in two
places.
A mass temperance convention for Wash
ington county was held at Pembroke, last
Thursday. large number of delegates
were present
woman in a neighborng town, noted for
''jawing" propensities, dislocated her jaw
bone, recently, while making a violent at
tack upon her husband. She could neither
speak nor shut her mouth, but remained with
| HeT tDHgue HdHgiuG OUT anu ner eyes nearly
starting from their sockets, till the arrival of
the surgeon, who came, the husband thought,
sooner than was necessary.-Bangor Com
mercial
The following boys have recently escaped
from the Reform School:
Osborn Huston belongs in Haliowell, Is
years old, stout built, very large head No
nat or shoes.
Thomas DeCort, Bath, aged IA. Dark
complexion, medium size.
David Peters, Bangor, aged II. Light
complexion, lisps somewhat; barehexded and
bareiooted
James Creary, Portland, 10 Commercial
street. Light complexion, aged 10.
All were dressed in striped shirts and blue
drilling pants.
The law against garden and orchard thieves
is to be enforced a. Dexter.
An unoccuped two-story house in Stock
ton, owned by Capt. John Berry, was burned
on Wednesday afternoon. Loss $500; no
insurance.
The republicans of Dexter have chosen the
following officers 10 the Grant and Wilson
club:
President-W. III. Dustin.
Vice Presidents--C. NJ. Sawyer, Samuel
Eldrdge, A. Z. Fasse,t.
Secretaries-R. 0. Robbins, Frank f.
Roberts.
Treasurer-E. NJ. Tibbetts.
Marshals - Abner Shepherd, Thomas
Mithee