Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-02-23
STATE N e WS.

The following are the recent business changes
in this State -
Portland-P. J. Grant & Co., coffee, etc; sold
to Morrison & Written.
Lyman, Son & Tobey, ship chandley, dis; new
firm, Lyman, Tobey & Co. 1L
Baagor-J. A. Morrison, jeweller, sold to Bern
hard Pol.
Biddeford-A. Pierce & Co., bakers, dis; now
A. Pierce.
Dexter-Eaton & Sawyer, corn and -four, new
firm. w
Farmington-A, H. 8. Davis, Chronicle, sold to
c. W. Reyes.
Gardiner-J K. Foy Company, leather belt
ing, dis.
Religious services are held in the Jail in Bangor,
conducted by the students at the Theological Sem
mary.
The Patten Tribune says that the Aroostook
River r. X. Co., have received in loans and stock
about $4,000, and $4,000 more are wanted to
grade, bridge and sleeper the road. 1t IS thought
that stock Of the road will be taken in payment
for the right of way.
Some of the crews are coming out of the woods
and will remain out till the rivers and streams
open in the spring for driving.
W. II. Jones, a boy of fourteen or fifteen years
old, goes from the county Jail in Bangor, to the
reform school, to remain there during his ninorl-
ty.
Capt Ansel Dyer Of Portland, who is in Texas
in jumping from a carriage at Austin, few weeks
since, broke his knee pan.
Mr., Lysander Robinson of Sherman, was re-
Gently thrown from load Of hay by the breaking
of the binding pole. He struck on his head, near
" breaking his neck and back, but is slowly re-
covering.
AZ effective reform club has been organized in
Auburn.
"Prof." Haynes, indicted for keeping gamb-
ling house at Bangor, failed to appear for trial
and he and his bail were defaulted.
A man up in Harrison saws that some folks say
the worlds round but he didn't believe it,
A child of Mr.. Fuller D. Jackson Of Burlington,
was seriously injured by falling on the ice while
returning from school the 10th inst.
On Thursday evening last, Mrs. William Day,
residing High street, by mistake took tea
spoonful of preparation of zinc, installing the
bottle for one that contained other medicine.
Medical assistance promptly summoned and proper
remedies administered to counterfeit the effects OF
the poison, and Mrs. Day is Observation-Disclosures
Reporter.
The colt fever runs high in Calais. Nearly every
one has colt, and every one knows his colt is the
best The Knox colts have long perponderated in
numbers there, but the present indications are
that they viii have to look to their aurels other
stock is growing fast in numbers and in reputa
ton.
The Bangor Pos-of;ce sold nearly ss24, 900 worth
of postage stamps last year.
George S. Ingraham, son of Albion tngraham
late of Rockland, but now resident in San Fran
cisco, has received an appointment cadet in the
service of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co., between
San Francisco and China.
Andrew and Charles Hunnawell, while cutting
hoop-poes in the woods in Alexander, last Friday,
started bear from his den, and made after him,
and he took them to another den containing two
others. One of the men had an axe and the other
gun, and they succeeded in killing the whole
three. One carcass s now in the express office to
be sent to Boston, having been bought by Mr..
Row dom Fort hoff for ho Ill
sold for So each; making quite streak of luck
for the mem Calais Advertiser.
As middle-aged man in Sebago was crossing
the scatfold of the 'high beams, of his barn the
other day, board broke and let him through; he
caught hold of pole and HING there, and shouted
Justify for help, when just as his strength was
about gone he was heard by passing neighbor
and speedily rescued.