Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-08-04
STATE NEWS.

The Universalist Sabbath School, of Gar
diner, contemplate an excursion to Boothbay
or Fort Popham on the barge Yosemite, about
the l4th of August. Tickets will be placed
at > 90 for the round trip, and the children
will be taken at half price.
Three boys named Mills, HYDE and Han
nett, escaped from the Reform School on Sat-
urday. Mills and Hyde have been recaptur
ed
The new iron bridge Of the Maine Contra
Railroad across the Kennebec above Water
vile will probably be finished and opened for
travel within fortnight.
Artists are sketching in the vicinity OF Mt.
Desert and Camden.
The Wing says that eighty thousand shad
have been deposited in the Kennebec at Wat.
erville.
Honest Bill, the well-known trotting horse,
has been purchased by Mr.. Stephen Jennings
of Bangor.
The senior base ball tournament in Port
land, on the 1lth of September, bids fair to
be an exciting one. Already twenty clubs
have entered, and the prospect Is good for
some excellent playing.
The Coburn Cadets of the Maine State
College at Orono, have elected the following
officers for the ensuing year Major of Bat
tallion, A. M. Goodale Adjutant, CT. Coles.
worthy; Company A,-Captain, G. NJ. Shaw,
LIST Lieut., l.. +. Coburn; I'd Lieut., E. d.
Mayo. Company B.-Captain, E. f. Hitch
ings; LIST Lieut., F. P. Quincy; I'd Lieut.,
w. l.. Stevens.
French's farm, near Stetson's mill, at Ban
gor, is to be the place of the forthcoming
muster of the Maine Regiment.
Mrs. Angelina Robertson, wife of Sylves-
ter Robertson, Esq, of Bethel, died very sud
denly on Thursday afternoon. She took her
breakfast as well as usual, and had paralyt-
ic shock in the forenoon and died about four
o'clock, p. NJ.
The mystery of the Woolwich abduction af.
fair still remains shrowded in mystery, despite
the preferred $500 reward.
James M. Lowell is working contentedly in
the paint shop connected with the State Pris-
on. He is well behaved and seems disposed
to make the best of his situation. 80
The Lewiston Journal SAYS that Miss Mel.
lie f. Rogers, daughter of VIM. S. Rogers,
Esq, met with severe accident Thursday
evening. As she and her brother Fred were
rluluS dCIosS tiIe from LeWlSLOO, on
their way to their home in Auburn, their car.
rsge locked wheels with those Of one coming
from the opposite side. The sudden collision
preciptated Miss Rogers over the fender, and
striking upon her head, caused scalp wound
and stunned her so severely that she did not
recover her senses sufficiently to remember
the affair until the next forenoon.
The house of Mr.. Hiram Higgins, at Hamp.
den Lower Corner, was entirely destroyed by
fire late Thursday afternoon. The FIRE origi-
mated from a spark from a spark from the
chimney. Loss about $500.
The Argus tells romantic story that IN
1926, or Whereabouts, a man named John
Morgan, who lived in Portland, became jeal-
Gus of his wife, for which he had good cause;
killed the woman, was put in Jail, but escaped
and fed evading all pursuit. TWAS reported
that some men from Westbrook, masons, car
ried him off. From that day nothing was
heard of the departed dying man until few
days since, when letter was received from q
lawyer in New York, inquiring for the heirs
of the said John Morgan. 1t now appears
that after his escape he found his way to New
York, when he married and accumulated
quite property. IL was in relation to this
property that the N. Y. letter was written, and
the heirs ia Portland and vicinity are now pre-
pairing to get possession of it