Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-06-11
STATE NEWS.

Several Of the enterprising citizens Of Ban.
gor are arranging for an old-fashioned 4th Of
July celebration.
A Bangor butcher made meat of nine.
days old calf. and now his customers have
had the provisions Of the Revised Statues re.
eealed to him.
Hon. Edward O'Brien, of Thomaston, now
81 years of age, 10 building . ship of 1900
tons.
Tie De Molay Commandery of knights
Templar at Skowhegan have extended an in.
vitation to Claremont Commandefy Of Rock.
land to visit them and partake of their knight
ly Inequalities. 1t is rumored that the invi-
tation will be accepted, and the visit made
some time within the next two months.
Some two weeks ago Mrs. Judson Higgins,
living on the road to the Center village, Fair
field, went to the we'll to draw . pail Of va.
ter, when the sweep fell from its fastenings,
striking her on the back and iniurinR the
spine so as to cause permanent lameness.
The Androscoggin Engine Co., No. 2, of
Topsham, have accepted q challenge from
Niagara Engine Co., No. 8, Of Brunswick, to
play for 500 a side at Topshsm, next Satur-
day afternoon.
Rev. Albert burlington, of Lisbon, who
was rendered helpless by paralytic shock,
on the afternoon of decoration day, after par
ticipating in the exercises with Berry Post,
is slowly rallying from its effects, and he will
probably recover.
The thirty-ninth annual exhibition of the
Cumberland County Agricultural Society will
be holden at North Windham, Sept. Both, and
Oct. LIST and I'd. The exhibition Of manufac.
tured articles will be in the Town Hall. The
annual address will be given by the Hon. T.
S. Lang, of Augusta, Wednesday evening,
Oct. LIST.
Asa c. Emery, hotel keeper in Athens, had
q narrow escape from death few days since.
He was driving his loaded cart through wet,
rough placed in his field, when he was sud
denly thrown, face downward. under the hind
wheel which ran on to his shoulder and COM
pletely imbedding him in the mud. Most for.
tunately some men at the little distance saw
him fall and ran to his assistance and succeed
ed in extricating him before life was extinct.
Although badly hurt he will probably come
out all right.
The stockholders of the Bangor and Shore
Line Railroad have received letters from par
ties giving hopeful assurance of material aid
in the construction of the road, but 1t present
no POSITIVE agreement OF arrangement can Dc
entered upon. At the adjourned meeting In
July it is thought matters will assume definite
form. SO that Board of Directors and other
officers will be chosen with view of assum-
ing practical work.
A singular case of spiritual manifestation
occurred in Orono this spring. A gentleman
moving to Massachusetts, had occasion to
send some of his goods over the E. & N. A.
Dill c-ov~, sol. H. 49,
ing elapsed after the goods were shipped and
no goods coming to hand, the parties in inter-
est followed the line to ascertain their where
abouts. Failing to find them en- route, they
came to the conclusion that the spirits had
somewhat to do with the affair. And sure
enough they had, for they were found all
right in the attic over the Railroad depot,
where they had been placed by spirits from .
bottle, probably.-[ Bangor Commercial.