Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-12-22
STATE NEWS.

The Journal saw at the police station in Lewis
ton the other morning, newly married couple.
The man has been on a protracted drunk; the
wife, very good looking and well dressed lady,
protests that she didn't suspect the bad habits Of
her husband until after her marriage. Getting
m arried in hurry is bad business.
| The Bridgton News says that Harrison Village
narrowly escaped confagration the other night.
A smouldering fire was found around the anvil Of
blacksmith shop, and if the fire had gotten un-
der way in all probability the most of the village
would have been destroyed. ~
daughter of Capt. George W. James of Pitts
ton, attempted suicide recently by taking arsenic.
Antidotes were administered, and the foolish girl
lives.
Frank Maddox Of Rockland, who was lately
in Boston, died on board the steamer Cambridge
Saturday morning just before arriving in Rock
land.
The following are the recent business changes
in this State -
Portland-Thos. Lynch & Co., W. gro; W. A.
Lynch retires; Henry Moore is admitted; style
A. P. Waldron & Son, gro. dis; now waldron
& Taylor
Carter, White & Co., brushes. dis.
kimball & Brown, paper stock and metal G. L.
Kimball retres Chas. III. Brown admtted; style
Brown Bros. 'ttf
Thomas +. Bcals d. Co., furniture, dis. I. p.
Beals retres; now Darling & Dow.
Augusta-White, Jones & Co., ladies boot man
facturers; dis.
now d. Z. Fiefeld & Son. -.
Edw. Heller, gro.; sold out .s
Z. A. q A. Taylor, gro.; dis.
Brooks-H. Jones, gen. store; sold out.
Bnrnham-H. j. harrington, gen. store; sold to
RUFUS Gilmore. A = = ~ A8krG4
Gardiner-F. Swain & Co., oils &C.; admit iii.
ram Swsin. 80 s%S E
Tibbetts & Lander, hardware, dis; now J. c.
Lander.
Searsmont-R. Gilmore, gen. store; sold out.
The Bridgton News says that there was an n-
teresting competition, recently, between two So.
Waterford merchants, L. X. Nelson and s. Cas-
well, in selling kerosene OIL They kept underbid-
ding each other, until each ives selling oil for one
cent per gallon, when one Of them capped the
climax by selling for one cent and throwing in q
cracker to boot.
A short time since we published an advertise
ment IN the Argus concerning young man named
Henry w. Hunter, who having been at work in
this office started for the White Mountains, since
whichStime nothing could be heard Of his where
abouts. His father, residing in Pittsburg, Pa,
recently received q letter from Fred De Kosher
assistant observer on Mt. Washington, which
states that the day Hunter intended to have started
for the summit, the wind was blowing gale and
it was raining hard. The path he was to havo
is that Hunter wandered from the path, and be-
coming Devil lered lost his way and persisted in
the valley.-[A Argus.
"Prof." Haynes was recently bound over at
Bangor in the sum of $500 to- appear at the Feb
ruary term, charged withAobtainng money from
man by gambling.
The Sovereigns of Industry of the State, have
engaged City Hall in Portland, for "Wednesday
evening, the 23d.
The Bangor Wing says that two men were
killed in the quarry Of the Bangor and Piscataqus
Slate Company at Brownville, by the slide Of
ledge on Friday. They were both of the Swe-
dish nationality, and one Of the unfortunate vic
tins leaves family. ..- .
Five boys in the Penobscot county Jaii