Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-09-28
STATE NEWS.

The porgy factories in the vicinity Of Bre-
men are closing up for this season. It has
been the best season ever known for the bust.
ness, one firm making SOC, 900 gallons of oil,
which sells at about As cents . gallon, thus
bringing in $l35, 900.
There are probably more out of town work.
men employed in the Waldoboro' shipyards
than for many previous years.
known in Portland, has been engaged to take
part in the Barnabee operetta of Marmaduke,
in January.
A despatch to the Wing says that in the
stallion race at the Moosepath Park, Friday,
horse "Aroostook Boy" In the $50 trot the
first money, $50, was taken by Wheelden's
Bangor horse Turnkey" called there "Hon-
est Farmer" In the osweepstakes race the
first prize, $3.50, was won BY the Portland,
Me-, horse Sheppard Knapp" The eve-
ming race was won by the Halifax horse els
lander"
big bear has been giving the hunters at
East Bethel a little sport. Dogs that have
chased him have returned discouraged, with
slit ears.
A Cold Water Temple was instituted at
M. Cousins, who, we understand, will make
tour of the county during the next three or
four weeks.
A young lady in Bridgton, came near death
by strangulation, one day last week, BY the
Judgment of piece of food in her throat
while at the dinner table. By prompt medi-
cal assistance she was relieved from her dan
gerous condition.
1t appears that the young man referred to
as attempting suicide at Round Pond, Thurs
Portland. A despatch received says he 10
quite comfortable and hopes are entertained
that he will recover. He 10 conscious and
slept well Thursday night.
Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Courtney celebrated
their silver wedding at their residence in Fox
croft, on Monday last.
Twenty applicants presented themselves
Thursday morning for admission to the Fresh
man class of BowGoin College, making class
of about forty.
| man knocked at the door of E. G. Har-
lows house, in Dixfeld, the ether night.
Mr.. Harlow took lamp and went to the
door, when the man struck at him, hitting the
chimney of the kerosene lamp in Mr.. HIS
hand, breaking it and extinguishing the light
broken glass. Mr.. Harlow thereupon struck
his assailant with the lamp with oil of his
strength, knocking him back against post of
the piazza; the man Immediately Uncovered
himself and ran away. 1t appeared that he
bled profusely. There 10 no known reason
for the attack by this stranger and the pre-
sumption is that he was hired by other par.
ties to infiict a heavy threshing upon Mr..
Harlow. The man has since been arrested
at Gorham, n. H., and taken to Dixfeld for
trial, where he has implicated parties who
hired him to make the assault.
Eighty-nine emigrants passed over the p.
& o. Thursday morning. to work on the grade
through the Notch, for the contractors.
The Somerset Reporter says that the annu-
al cattle show and fair Of the Somerset Cent.
raj Agricultural Society opens on the Soci-
ety's grounds in Skowhegan next Tuesday
(Sept. 29) and continues over Wednesday and
, Thursday. Everything 10 being done to make
it the most interesting of any yet held. Mr..
II. c. Burleigh will be present with his dns
herd, which has been noticed with 90 much
favor at the State and New England Fairs.
Many others in all parts Of the county have
promised stock, sheep, swine, poultry, &c. /;
and thus with the earnest endeavors of all
within the Society to contribute, with what
may come away, it is fair to suppose that IL
, will be grand affair.
The Aroostook papers say that the potato
crop will be unusually large this season In
that county, while the quality excellent.