The Republican journal., 1873-06-12
Generalities.

to his fathers home, in Turner.
A Greensburg, Ind, dog found wallet in the
street that contained $3.50 and took it home to
| his master.
Deacon B. Crosby, a prominent citizen of
Hampden, died last Tuesday, aged eighty-three
| years.
A Wisconsin woman with tendency to
utilitarianism planted potatoes in the grave
yard.
Moody Burrill, Maine Central employe had
his right wrist badly crushed while shackling
cars at kendalPs Mills few days since.
The city of Bangor refused to take stock to the
amount of $4,000 in the B "cksport and Ban
gor Railroad, by vote Of 316 yeas to 5O2 nays.
i A boat with ten young boys from a school
OF Narwak, Ct, while returning from picnic
| on Saturday afternoon, was run down by the
| steamer Americas, ard three boys drowned.
A laborer named Thomas Bushy employed
on the Maine Central Railroad at Watsrville,
| had his leg badly broken in two places by the
caving in of bank of earth.
Bluehl EMPLOYS two hundred men in her
| granite quarieS. The quarries are being rapidly
| developed and the quarryins business promises
| to become the principal industry of the town.
| The Credit Mobier suits will be brought in
Hartford, Conn. 1t is thought that all the Con-
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| defendants in the suit
Pretty and charming little news girls, clad in
| the ''nobblesp' of costumes, will cry ''Fonic,
Tonic, 'ere's your daily Tonic" at City Hall,
during the progress of the fair, Press.
A Worcester woman, who only weighed l20
| pounds, had forty-one pounds of that cut away
recently, in the shape of tumor, the Job being
| done by five surgeons.
The beard of dead man, who was clean
| shaved at the time of his burial six years ago,
| IN San Francisco, was found to be eighteen
| inches long, says the Chronicle, when his coffin
| was opened few weeks ago.
| GAINESVILLE. Wis. alderman was asked to
estimate the damage a cow had done in yard.
| He did so, literally. He was then introduced
| to his own cow rs the author of the mischief.
| Tableau interSpersed with profanity.
The Commissioner of Public Buildings and
| Grounds and gardener in the employ Of that
| humbug known As the Agricultural Bureau
have gone to Long Branch to plant trees and
| shrubbery around Gen. Grants private resi-
| dence.
He is 4 true phlanthropist who kicks into the
| gutter the banana skins and orange peefs he
finds on the sidewalk. But he i. q truer phil.
anthropist who also kicks INTO the gutter the
wretch who threw them there.
| A petrilied negro is said to have been dis
covered in Roanoke, Miss, lnclosel in me-
| talic coffin which had for several years lain
undisturbed, with other rubbish, in the deserted
garrett Of IN old cabinet maker.
| On Wednesday Mr.. James H. Thurow, of
| NeWburypor, engaged in wherry fishing,
| caught 600 pounds of fish, among them Goldfish
| which weighed % pounds dressed, probably
| over one hundred pounds a. lie was caught
a son of Judge Curtis OF Struttord, n. IT,.
| seventeen years Old shot a younger brother NAV
| while list. |, ~ r,.n u
| appeared through the bushes for rabbit The
wounded lad will lose his eyes, but will prob
| ably recover.
| Janesvie Wis, is soon to have an imitation
| "RelshaZZar'S Feast" if they can find a man
| without the ague long enough to keep his knees
| from knocking together until the proper time
| comes.
A boarding house fiend tells the story that in
| a recent thunderstorm the warning of the
| elements was so awe-inspiring that the hair in
dish of butter, in the pantry, turned com
| pletely white during the night.
The sch ooner Maggie Mitchell of BrooksyilIe.
Captain Ladd, from this port for Brooksyille,
| loaded with lumber, came In collision with an
| unknown schooner OF Fort Point on Thursday
| morning, and filling, became water logged.
| She was taken into the port of CaStine the same
| uay and discharged her cargo. Bangor Wing.
| Albert Reynolds, while at work at Burnham,
| IN mill, was thrown upon the cutting-of saw
| by means of rolling log, and receiving Il
severe cut in the left fore arm, nearly cutting il
| Oft, and miraculously escaped beng mangled in
| horrible manner.
| Tom Wright was hung in the ia yard at
| Washington, on Friday. in the presence of
some 400 people while the house tops in the
vicinity We're crowded with spectators Be
| fore being hung he had short interview with
Young, the murderer. in Jail. simply saying
rive got to go; good bye"
Three fish peddlers robbed a liquor store in
| Millbourne l.. L.. stealing a double barreIled
| gun from the premises. On leaving, one man
/ named Simonson, smashed the lock of the gun
| against a tree, when both barrels exploded
| tearing out his bowels and he died in few
| minutes.
Miss Leo Hudson the famous equestrienne
actress Died in st. Louis Monday from injuries
| received by a fall while performing "Mazeppa"
at the Grand Opera House some time since.
Her horse, Black Bess, broke a leg by the fall,
and was killed the following day.
Mrs. Lottie Palmer, pretty widow, some
| time ago established a photograph gallery in
Racine, Wis, and 80 many married men got in
| the habit OF going to sit for their picture that
| their wives inferred an affirmative from all the
negatives, and melted a mob to break up the
gallery last week, and to eXpel its fascinating
| proprletreSS from the town.
Barnnm has several Fecee cannibaS in his
| snow. One OF them has quit and gone to carry
| lng hOd. Ills remark when he threw of his
tish-bone necklace, was "Be jabers, I'D rather
| carry my native hod than be IA haythen at $40 n
| month"; But the number of Feeiees remain
| the same. An ambitious teamster was imme-
diately promoted to the vacant position.
| The parents of a Cincinnati young lady,
| whose intentions were suspected, removed all
her wardrobe from her room. and left her only
a night gown, but in the dull waste and mid
| die OF the night, her Romeo arrived, carried
| her off Just rs she was, and an obliging clergy
| man did the business for them.
Il. b, Dunn & Sons. have purchased water
power privileges at Waterve of the Ticonic
| Water Power and manufacturing Company.
They are obliged by the contract to spend $1,000
| within the next nne III onths, and half million
within the ten years from the first of November
| next III erecting cotton mills, etc.
A party of ten or dozen Washington and
| New York gentlemen including a ell-knOwn
journalist a popular publisher, Il noted artist ,
| anu several prominent merchants, We're in Bos
| ton Friday night, at the fremont House, on
| their way to the Maine woods, fishing. They
| 90 down East in special Pullman car and are
| amply prepared to be Jolly whether they catch
| anything or not
Two prisoners, Kirby and Wright. made
their escape from State Prison at 6 30 Monday
| afternoon. They cut hole through the roof,
j''mpins twenty feet to the ground. Both were
| raptured, Kirby being shot in the head but not
| dangerously.
Semmes, of Alabama notoriety, WAS in New
| huryport ON Thursday and attended wedding,
where he met The owners Of several vessel
which he captured during the rebellio ion, but
| who refused an introduction.
FIRE IN Brooks About midnight on
Monday, fire was discovered in the large
wooden store owned by Michael Chase
and occupied by Nesmith 4 Huxtord.
SO rapidly did the fire spread that but
very little was saved. Six barrels of
-four Il hogshead of molasses and safe
were all that could be got out The books
of the town were in the store and We're all
lost. A new stock of goods had been
recently got in, and the store was very