Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-12-11
STATE NEWS.

The women can now come to the front, lyce-
um at liarpswell having decided that the mind Of
man is not superior to that of woman.
During the past year Bangor sent off by water
transportation $500 tons of hay, showing q gain
OF 1878 tons over the shipments of last year.
A X. p. Lord, of Buxton, is to petition the Leg
slature for permission to use steam in propelling
all kinds of boats from Moderation Falls, on Saco
River, to the line of the POI tland 4 Rochester
Railroad, where it crosses said river.
Weather prophets say that because the breast
bones o. the turkeys were as general thing black
this year, there will be but little snow.
A young man named Clarence Longfellow, in
Palermo, was near being drowned by breaking
through the ice while skating last week. He was
rescued by Palmer Turner.
a parry of gentlemen in Bangor wish to be iu-
corporated as the Stedman Slate Company, to
quarry and manufacture slate in all its forms and
varieties, in Township No. 8. They also wish a
charter for a Railroad in that vicinity.
A petition will be presented to the next Legis-
| la,ure, asking Tor the exemption of Presumpscot
liver from the regulations and requirements as to
tsh-ways for period not exceeding ten years.
A Portland lady has been fooling away her time
in making guilt that contains ~ pieces. and no
two alike She must be remarkably patient, but
sadly misled woman.
An attempt was made by bu' glars, on Sunday
night to enter tine house of Mrs. Col. Jameson, in
Bangor, but i. proved abortve. One of the burg
The number OF divorces granted ii Penobscot
county this year has been 68.
Joseph Frost an aged and respected citizen Of
the Poland family OF Shakers, died the 9th inst,
aged about So. Jack Frost though much more
aged than Joseph. sui, survives.
Sixteen ttamps were recently lodged in the lock-
up at Rockland.
NJ: Pate, son jailor Of Lincoln county express.
es favorable opinion of the labor system in ails
It is making good results he thinks.
The Knights of Pythas at Bidolcford, are hold
ing fair tnat will continue all the week, the OBJ
ject OF which is 10 pay for the new hall they are
furnishing, which is Of the best in the State.
A family in this city made calculations on hay
ing CLAN ch0wder for dinner on Tuesday, but
failed. The CLAIMS, water-pail full, were careful
ly placed in the cellar over Night, quantity Of
milk ana other fxin2s provided, and eve thing
made ready. When the proper time came, they
reraheI. to the cellar for the bivalves, when 10!
not clam was TO be seen. The pail was empty.
The tiny tracks in the dirt at once explained mat
ters-they had been carried off by the rats. p. S.
The clans wee dug on Sunday Belfast Jour
nal.
The Lewiston Journal says that, Joel Mitchell,
of LWe.more Falls, accidentally shot himself,
Tuesday, while out fox-hunting. The charge OF
shot en,ered the abdomen just below the ribs upon
The let side, penet ateG the ntestines and lodging
in the back ana cutting away an opening sufficient
to allow The en'ire stomacl and some of the ntes-
tines to protIude. DR.. Mett was Immediately
cal ed, but found the case hopeless one. Mr..
Mitchell had been upon "Fayette Ridge" in pur-
suit of foxes, and upon his return near the resi-
dence of Cha les Burgess il that town, in attempt.
ing to climb stone wall, his foot slipped, when he
brew out his gun to save fall the gun dscharg-
ed, resulting as above stated Mr. Burgess heard
the report Of Inc gun and heard Mr.. Mitchell cry
out, "Pm shot" when he ran to the spot and
found HIM as before described. He had walked
some Zen rods from the spot OF the accident, but
was unable to proceed further. Mr.. Burgess ran
to the neghbors and procured help to convey the
wounded man to his home, distance of two miles,
there soon after. The young man died on Tues
day night, about IL o'clock.