Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-10-29
STATE NEWS.

Potatoes sell at 80 to 60 cents bushel in Calais
The crop is not heavy, and large per centage OF
the harvest is OF poor quality, "too watery" for
table use.
The Quoddy fishermen have had an unfavora-
BILE season fol- their business. In that town theiI
experience has been frequent storms, scarcity OF
fish and poor weather. The catches have been
light. Within short time past some small catches
of herring have beeu made in the weirs, but moth
ing to compare with years ago.
The hcmlock business on the St. Croix river a.
elsewhere, that is pceling the bark for tanning
of the forest growth. Fires succeed the work Of
the axe and the destruction is complete.
Mr.. S. p Dean of Farmingdae, who had his
ear nearly torn off some time ago by having his
head come in contact with post while riding on
the train from Augusta to Gardiner, has settled
with the NJ. c. K. X. Co. for $3.50.
The Lewiston Journal says that last Sunday a
m, Charles Hinkley, boy about IA years old
entered 5. q. Lakes barber shop in Richmond
by back window, and took quantity of cigar:
and confectionery. lie was arrested Sunday p
III. and acknowledged the theft. He has been no
torious for petty thleving for some time, but vii
not have chance for while for such business, a.
he was taken to the reform school, Monday. Or
Sunday night w. H. Winslows hardware store
was entered through the cellar and about fifteen
dollars in change, which was in the drawer wa.
taken.
Mr.. J. G. Sprague of Charlotte, is cultivatne
cranberries. He intends to have eventually .
field of five six acres. Some of his vines bear
at the rate of about 200 bushels an acre. The
meadow and interval lands of Washington county
are well adapted to the growth OF cranberres.
There is now at Weld Village a pair of twin
babies, boy and girl, that on the day they were
six weeks old weighed unitedy IL lbs.--one OF
them weighed lbs. and the other l-2. Truth
fully they may be said to be among the most "di-
mi sppcmans of humanity Their
mentally very smart and active. They are Iow
about ten or twelve weeks Old Lewiston Jour
nal
Mr. JOSEPH Sturgis of Thorndikc. from three
acres, harvested 81 bushels of wheat.
c. G. Atkins, Esq, has been at Calais lately,
looking after the fishery interests on the river St
Crox.
In the case of Bradstreet, who committed sui.
eide in Palermo, as noticed last week. Coroner
Poor on Wednesday impanelled jury consisting
of Stephen Strout, Eli Carr, Lemuel w. Grant
Peeg Sanford, Stacy Sanford and VIM. Hussey
Several witnesses were examined, but nothing
tending to show insanity as the cause was elected
They rendered a verdict that the deceased came
to his death by his own hands, for reasons no.
known.
Some eight weeks ago VIM. d. Shute of Sears
port left here in open sail boat for the purpose
of fishing down among the islands, intending to
be gone only week. Since then nothing has
been hear from him, though diligent inquiry has
been made and it is feared that his boat was cap
sized and he drowned Belfast Age
The little daughter, two years old, OF Henry
Brown of Bangor, on Monday last, fell off the
platform at the door, while her sister was trying
10 take her up, and broke her leg above the
knee.
George Frank Hartman, son Of w. =. IIarri-
man, ESD of Belfast, has been admitted to prac
tice law in the courts of this State.
A very large amount Of freight is arriving daily
from the west, and from 500 to 1000 barrels oi
flour has been received daily for the past two
weeks Bangor Wing.
This is the time when the farmer ought to fee
WE'LL with his barns full to bursting and the season
of huskings aud apple parings in full feather
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