Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-01-27
STATE NEWS.

1t is said fashionable wedding is shortly to
take place between distinguished physician Of
Leavenworth, Kansas, and the daughter of one Of
eur most respected citizens.-t Portland Advertis-
er.
A striking feature in the scheme to detect the
robbers of the Cumberland county treasury is the
| death of G.. c. Hammond, who was an assistant to
| the detective in the case. He was ON the cars
bou nd for Portland when he was taken bleeding
at the lungs; ne stopped at Dover, and died in
about an hour.
| The Press special from Skowhegsn says that
Amos Campbell, . stage driver between Skowhe-
| gan and Bingham, left town Saturday morning on
| a supposed visit to sick sister in Castine, with
some $500 o. more, that had been sent to the Elk.
press office in his care. 1t has been ascertained
| that he bought ticket at Danville Junction for
Chicago and told the ticket agent there that he
was going to San Francisco. 1t is supposed he
has taken other sums.
The Christian Mirror is to be changed back to
folio
The grocery of A. r. Prescott in Foxcroft was
totally destroyed by fire Saturday night. Loss,
81, 800; insurance $500.
The Machas Republican says that Chas. Pence,
of Cutler, youth II years Of age, died suddenly
on the evening of January I'd. He had been uR-
well few days previous to his death, but was not
thought to be seriously i'll. lie was lying in the
bed with his father, an aged man and almost help
less who states that about 10 o'clock his son
cutched him exclaiming "going-gone." lie
arose from the bed and when the light revealed
the features of the boy, he was breathing his last.
| The Argus special from Rochland says that Jo-
seph Thomps on, person Of vagrant habits, was
found in an unoccupied lime kiln Monday night,
nearly dead from exposure. He had been there
two days. Prompt medical assistance was rem
dered and it is thought he will recover.
| Charles Fletcher, compounder of patent med
icines, died in Corinna or Thursday.
The Bangor Commercial says that j. W. Hatha-
way Of Passadumkeag, has contracted with the
Passadumkeag Boom Company to raft all the logs
! that come down the Passadumkeag stream the
coming spring at 40 cents per NJ. 1t is estimated
that there may be cut on said stream from Eve to
six million feet To raft that amout Of logs it re-
quires 1000 poles, 10000 plugs and lOO, 900 lock-
downs, wi bile about twenty men are usually en-
| ployed seine sixty days.
! Mr.. George Porter OF Cutler, in the absence Of
his family last Thursday evening. was taken with
violent spasm of palpitation of the heart, which
rendered him unconscious, in which state he fell
upon the stove and was badly though not danger
ously burned
| A correspondent of the Watcrvie Mail writes to
that paper: The names Of the daughters Of Squire
Warren were not Palmyra and Corinna. In fact
! he never had any daughters he was q bachelor.
twenty -onc daughters and sons, by one mother.
He gave his daughters the privilege of naming
his towns, ard they named them Palmyra, Corinna
st. AlbaEs and Hartland
The revenue cutter Gallatin, Capt. Selden, early
Monday morning discovered the schooner s. L.
Knight Of Camden, Maine, loaded with timber
from Camden for Boston, ashore on Point Aller-
ton, eff Boston harbor Captain Selden succeeded
in boarding her, found that she was much damaged
to haul her off, and took the captain to Boston.
The Gallatin will return to the wreck and render
what further assistance may be necessary.