Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-07-28
STATE NEWS.

| The Wagner case is to be tried Of, a oues-
ton of law before the full bench in Portland
Tuesday.
The Brunswick Telegraph says that little
Robbie Bowker of that town, who was 90 Sc
yerely injured the other day, is likly to re-
| cover.
boy about fifteen years old, by the name
OF Eastman, while at work haying for Mr..
doughty OF Norway, accidentally fell on his
scythe wednesday morning, and nearly I'M
jointed his leg at the knee.
The News is writing up Bridgton as sum.
mer resort.
| The class of 1858, Colby University, held
its Goth annual reunion in Portland Thursday
| evening. Nine of the eleven surviving men,
bers of the class were present.
The State (newspaper) argues strongly for
the annexation of Deering to Portland.
The dealers in liquors and tobacco who
have not paid the requisite license, will after
the lst of September, be obliged to suffer the
full fines and penalties.
Bobert S. Gross of Brunswick was gradua-
ted this year at the University of Michigan at
Ann IIarbor. He was one of twelve out of
class Of eighty to whom parts were assigned
A little girl of Mrs. w. II. Porter of Paris,
aged eight or nine years, had her right leg
broken badly last Sunday by a cart-body be-
ing upset, which was left standing against u
barn. Fears are felt that she was injured iu-
ternally.
The Maine Shooting club in Portland have
adopted the rules of the New York club, with
one or two exceptions, and they limit their
number to thirty-fv members.
| fire Friday morning destroyed the barn
of Mr.. Batchelder, situated about sixty rods
beyond the covered bridge over the Grand
Trunk road on the way to Yarmouth. The
barn was valued at abont $1,000. Two pigs
were consumed, and lot Of hay.
Mr.. Storey, editor of the Chicago Times,
recently published a card in that paper over
his own signature, in which he states as his
belief that the death of his wife, who former.
| ly resided in Portland, was caused by the
gross recklessness, carelessness and neglect
of the attending physician, whose name he
gives A libel suit is likely to follow.
The Bucksport Bangor railroad, says the
Wing, has been steadily progressing since the
latter part of March, at which time the work
of grading was begun. There now employed
upon it some seven hundred men, with the
necessary NUMBER OF teams, ana with the IA
vorable weather the work is progressing so
rapidly that the contractor expects to COM
mence laying the iron by the twentieth of Au.
gust.
Mrs. Hannah Warren of Denmark, eighty
years of age, who went into the woods to
gather hemlock for broom, became lost.
Search was made, and the poor old lady was
found in the woods nearly famished She
had been two nights and one day in the woods
without any food, and it is wonderful that she
was alive when found. Tears of joy flowed
down her wrinkled face as the men gathered
around her and bore her in their strong arms
back to her home. She said she had Civ
en- up all hopes Of seeing her friends again,
and had come to the conclusion that she must
soon lie down and die.
The Skowhegan band lately went to Car
mel to give Sunday evening sacred concert.
It was well advertised, and complementary
tickets freely distributed, but when the hour
arrived for the concert to commence not q
ticket had been sold, although the deadheads
were all there. The manager, highly disgust
ed at the lack of appreciation of his enter
prise, came forward and made the following
pointed address, Gentlemen, this concert is
postponed, and there wont be no more sacred
concerts in Carmel, not id one."-[ The
State.