Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-10-09
STATE NEWS.

The Calais Times says that tramps are still in
that vicinity and growing holder and more desper-
ate daily. From many directions are instances of
their work brought to our attention. Cellars have
been robbed, and numerous attempts have been
made to enter houses in this city. The latest offer
of violence in connection with house-breaking &C.
Cured Tuesday night at Midtown: tramp who
had entered the house of Mr. Nathaniel Higgins
drew knife when confronted, and endeavored to
use it.
The Advocate says that o. O. Vittum is dealing
largely in cattle this season. He passed through
Arson, Wednesday, with drove Of seventy head
part of them very nice cattle. He intends to
drive them to Portsmouth, n. H., overland route
young man of an economical turn of mind en-
tered the City Clerks office, the other day, and
wished to be published, but wished TO pay only
half price for the certificate. Mrs. City Clerk
Hayes, who happened to be filling her husbands
took the necessary document and departed. His
Nancy Maria, however, changed her mind and
wouldn't marry him, whereupon he returned to
the City Clerks office and, with cheek enough for
two. asked to have the money which he had paid
for the certificate refunded.-[ Bangor CONNER
cial
One day last week, son Of Rev. S. Wentworth
Of Franklin, who was at play with one Of his
schoomates at or near the school house in dis
trct No. 2, accidenty FELL dislocating his left arm
Mt the elbow, and fracturing one Of the bones
The money drawer of Thompson 4 Collins
"
last Tuesday night. The theft entered the store
through a broken pane of glass in the side-light.
John Miller also had his pocket book, containing
about $50, stolen from his pants pocket in his bed
room the same night, says the Wing.
A letter from Wellesly, Mass, to Bangor says of
the 800 candidates for admission to the classical
course in Wellesley college, twenty only were sd-
mitted and thst Of these twenty. not one was
from Boston, although many graduates from the
high schools there were candidates.
The Bowdoinham correspondent of the Press
writes that the body of VIM. c. Allen, the man
missing from Bowdoin Center few days since,
was found in the Cathance river, near what II
known as the "plank bridge" He had been suf-
feiing from disease, which doubtless caused in
sanity and led to the suicide. He was = man
greatly esteemed. He served in Co. b, 18th Me-.
and while in South Carolina shot the noted
guerilla Quantrel after he (Allen) had received
two shots through his clothes from the bnshwhsck.
er.
This is the season when it is handy to have
wife, TO remind her husband not to go out of an
evening without his overcoat-[ Belfast Journal.
The steamer Katahdin put into Boothbay We'd
nesday evening, on account of the storm.
Mrs. Weston of Boston, formerly of Gray, has
in her possession the first bible taken to that town.
Mr. VIM. H. Merryman, Principal ofthe Harps-
well Academy, while splitting wood one day last
week, met with a severe accident. A stick flew
and struck him in the face, injuring very badly
one eye, and the other to some extent. At first it
was thought that he would lose the sight of one
if not both eyes, but We hear that his case looks
better at present. Brunswick Telegraph.