Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-07-13
STATE Me- VS..

The Machias Republican says that on the 5th
inst. jesse l.. Ayers, tramp, went into the house
of Mr.. Torrey Of DeblOis, and seated himself
without making any remark to the only occupant
of the house, who was the wife of Mr.. T. Being
asked by Mrs. Torrey if he wanted anything, and
replying that he did not was requested to leave
the house, whereupon he seized her, threw her to
the floor, and attempted to cut her throat with
jacknife. The woman being young and strong,
made desperate struggle for life by warding oil
the attacks with her hands, which were badly cut.
Two or three bad cuts were made on her neck.
Had the knife been sharp, in all probability the
woman would have lost her life. The would be
murderer had trial, and was bound over to the
October term of the Supreme Court. He is now
in jail
Hay dried too much is injured almost as much
when not dried enough. The process of dry
ing in the sun converts portion Of the nutrition
element into insolable, woody fibre, which is
total loss. If The hay is made dry, SO that the
stalks will snap and break when bent, large
part of the nuritive elements have been rendered
ndgestible and useless to the farm animals.
Cattle do not like such and will not eat it when
they can get anything else Dry the hay Just
enough to keep it, and no more.
The Press says that on Saturday afternoon,
Mr.. Benjamin Barnes, Jr., the insurance agent,
got up from his desk to go to another part of his
office, and about he had left his chair
pistol shot whizzed the desk in line with
the spot he had just occupied. The ball had
lorCc enough 10 XIII map, ana nad IL Oeeu QlS-
charged a moment earlier Mr.. Barnes must have
received serious fatal wound. A reckless
boy did the mischief.
The grasshoppers are now beginning to be heard
from.
On Saturday work at Sterns steam saw mill
was closed. Wood, Bishop 4 Co., have stopped
work in their stove foundry for q fortnight.
Browns wooden mill at Dover has suspended OPP
erations for three months. Other mills and man
ufactories will rest for longer or shorter periods
during the heated term Wing.
Abrsm Woodland, Esq, of Bangor, who has
been quite severely ill for some days, passed q
comfortable day Sunday, and his many friends
hope to see him out again very soon.
The following are the recent business changes
10 the State
Portland-J. |. Libby & Co., dis; new firm;
G. G. Haskell, Frank Libby.
BridgtonA. F. Hill & Co., clothing, dis; +.
Z. Bennett retires.
S. A. Miller & Co., foundry dis !; new Bridgton
Foundry and Machine Go.
Presque lsle-Smith, Sprague 4 Co., gen store,
dis; Row S. c. I. Smith.
The Stevens Ice Co., whose houses are located
on Stevens wharf in Pittston, have sold the con-
tents of one house-the one next the river--con-
tanning about 1000 tons of ice, to New York par
ties. 1t will go into the breweries on Staten Is
land, and is being shipped as rapidly IS is posi-
BILE kennebec Reporter.
General Fred S. Sewal of Bath supervisor Of
internal revenue for New England district has
been transferred south, his new district embracing
Virginia, Alabama and the intermediate States.
A Lewiston dog ran away with the idea that it
was only about three feet to the ground out Of .
second story window. After he jumped he be-
came aware Of his mistake.
Judge Clifford and wife of Portland, have re-
turned from their trip to California.