Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-05-17

while watching for them fell overheard and
was drowned between one and two clock
yesterday afternoon. The body was found In
half an hour.
It is said that the defence in wagner's case
will attempt to prove an alibi.
Persons engaged in digging q cellar for
Mr.. Lewis Brewer, nearly opposite the resi-
dence Of Capt. Ira Ellems, At the south end,
in Rockland, last Friday, came upon the body
of full. grown infant, which had probably
been buried there but short time previous
ly.
The chap who could do all the business be
wanted to without advertising, has been com
PEELED to advertise at last. The new adver-
tisement is headed "Sherif@s SALE"
The Belfast Age says that one morning re-
Gently young married couple who live on
the upper bridge road, above the shespskin
tannery, in that city, had some unpleasant
ness, during which the husband 10 said to
have made the threat to cut his wife's throat.
She started and ran down to the tannery and
jumped into the pond. family living near
saw the water in commotion, and soon .
neighboring woman came running and calling
that woman was drowning. She was pulled
out of the water, which was only two or three
feet deep, End prevailed upon her to 60 back
to her home.
The people, hotel keepers and others, are
looking for a large number of pleasure
seekers the coming summer.
The Press says Manasseh Smith, Esq, of
Portland, is anxious to ascertain the where
abouts of boy named Alfred Hall, . visitor
from Quebec, who strayed from Mr.. Smiths
residence early yesterday, and has not been
seen since. The boy is about nine years old,
has deep red hair and freckled face, and
wears a suit of dark clothes and a dark blue
Scotch cap.
The Skowhegan Reporter says that Sc
rious accident took place in that village Tues
day morning caused by a horse being fright
ened by The cars. Thomas M. Atkinson of
Enbden, a man about eighty one years Of
age, was driving down Russell street and
being very near sighted it is supposed, he
did not see the cars, but his horse became
frightened and turned about and threw the
old man out. He struck across his neck and
shoulders and was taken up for dead. He
was taken to the Elm house, was attended by
physician, and after a long time conscious
ness was restored, but he now lies in criti-
cal condition, though somewhat easier.
Three small boys down in PASSPORT bor-
rowed boat the other day for row, but get
ting caught in the tide were taken out through
Head HaIbor channel, and spent the night
on an uninhabited island which they managed
to reach. The Sentinel says that the father
of one of them, who started after them and
found them towards morning on Spruce
island hungry and cold anxiously waiting for
morning and succor. They arrived home
next morning with good appettes.
d. b. Fuller of Albion has sold his mail
route from Augusta to Belfast, to d. +. San
born, Fred Knowlton, W. B. Baker and Dan
el w. Baker.
The Brunswick Telegraph says that the air
power continues to work most success
tully-proving in every way practical sue
cess.
Lieut.. Howe, who was killed in the Modoe
massacre, is the second Bowdon graduate
who has lost his life in Indian warfare. The
other was Lieut.. Frederick Bcecher, killed
some years since.
A correspondent in Bowdoin College writes
as follows to the Press: The almuni Of
this college will rejoice that a new or rather
extended attraction Is attached to the curricn-
lum of senior year, namely, a laboratory and
chemical analysis. The zeal and energy
which the students show while at work de-
ducing new alphabet or at least terribly
twisting the old one cannot fail in convincing
the visitor that the venerable professor OF
the college bids fair to perpetuate his good
name in that of the present incumbent of the
chair of applied chemistry"
In Al account recently settled in the pro-
bate court of Bangor, the following were the
items for funeral expenses: For a grave,
$4,000; permit to bnry, $500; boards, $500;
IL pounds cement, $500; 12O bricks, $500;
funeral service in Masonic Lodge, $1,000;
small expenses, $40; total, $4,000. As
the amount Of the bill was paid in Hayti, in
the currency of that nation, it was in Bangor
reduced to federal currency, and amounted
to sos.
The valuation Of the town of Fairfield,
according to the assessors books, is a. fol-
lows for 1878: Real estate, 1884, 7O; per-
sonal property, S375,ll0; total, $l,l59,lso.
Number of polls assessed, 1908; dogs, LOG.
Total amount of money raised, $l4,246.33;
81, 0S amount assessed on hundred.