Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-10-23
STATE NEWS.

Mrs. Samuel Allen of Centrevillc, and her
daughter, Mrs. Richard Bagley, were out benying
few days ago. The dog started up two raccoons
and they took up tree. Mrs. Allen followed up
me tree and with q tin dipper in hand beat them
! Il Machas Union.
Elbridge Berry Of Gardiner, has raised half Q
bushel Of fine peaches this season.
c. W. Wingate, formerly Of wa,erville, has
achieved quite reputation as humorous actor
in Burlington, VT.
John Pufer, Esq, Of Columbia, now about 81
years old, Is in declining health. He was one Of
the Americans confined In Dartmouth prison. and
probably the only one now living In this part Of
Maine.
1t is a remarkable fact that although Conductor
Rabbit was so seriously injured At the recent dis
aster at Andover, N. B., having severely injured
both legs and his right arm and side, he WAS able
to swim 50 feet by the use of his left arm, and in
| that way nearly reached the shore when he was
rescued by boat.
Campmeeting John Allen Is improving, but is
not yet able to set up.
The free high school taught at Pennington
fals, oy Mr. A. g. Laid, is great success.
At the adjourned meeting of the school board
| OF Franklin county, it was voted to adopt graded
certificate, uniform for examination, and teachers
record, which is to be kept file by the secretary.
A committee was chosen to investigate the condi-
ton of school books, and report at the annual
meeting in March.
Miss Carrie Carroll is 10 be married to w. II.
D. Hazard of the British Legation in Washing
ton One of her sisters is the wife Of Gen. John
Marshall Brown of this city. Another sister mar
ried Gen. Griffin, an army officer, who died of
yellow fever in Galveston with two of their child
rem and she is now the wife Of Count Esterhazy,
and lives in Vienna. The father Of these three
ladies was for many years clerk of the U. S. Su-
preme court, and left large fortune to his family
II Portland Press.
Strenuous efforts are being made to get signers
to petition to Gov. Dngey, prayingtfor0the nm
conditional pardon of Luther Curtis Of New Shar-
Oh, who was recently sentenced to Imprisonment
in Auburn jail for Is months.
Sometime since, quite number of men, engin-
GERS, brakemen, &C., were discharged by the Off.
GERS of the Maine Central railroad More recent.
ly we have been informed the gangs Of section
men have been reduced to two men, the foreman
and one assistant. Probably when snow comes the
force will again have to be increased. The track
now appears to be III very good order.-l Bruins
wick Telegraph.
Sunday will bring out the fall styles of ladies'
cloaks, shawls and hats.
One of our farmers, lothian Weston, last year
made from eight cows nineteen hundred pounds
of butter and half a ton of -[Skowhegsn
Reporter.
At the cattle show, held in Arson last week, An
agent from the Rochdale wooden mills, Leicester,
Mass, purchased pair of three year-old steers,
owned by c. Moore of Starks. This is the sixth
pair that that company has bought in this county
within the past ten years, and the second pair from
the same Mr.. Moore. The aggregate cost Of the
six pairs is $l.7270O. This speaks we'll for stock
raised in Somerset county.
At business meeting Of the Bangor reform
club held Wednesday evening, ]. c. Boyer was
| elected Chaplain, and Jesse Randall, Assistant
Chaplain. Both of the offices are new ones, be-
ing created by an amendment to the constitution
We understand that the club is in q very prosper
Gus condition, having on its books between 800
and 400 names of earnest working men. The
regular business meetings are fully attended and
are particularly intercsting.-[Whig.
The Second National Bank of Skowhegan, have
made their safe doubly secure by placing upon it
one Of Herring time locks. -
The Wing says that the contractors for removing
the lodges from the bed of the Penobscot river
port q very successful seasons work, having al
ready removed more than they anticipated for the
| entire season. They will continue the work -
long as the weather will permit.