Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-06-19
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! The wife Of Lewis Reed Of Eustis, was badly
burned, on the 18th inst, by her clothes taking
| fire.
! The Searsmont gold and silver mines have beer
| sold to Messrs. Henry Dennis, Fred c. O'Brien
and Edward B. Carleton, all of Thomaston, and
| 1t Is reported that crew of men have commenced
work there.
The steamer City of Portland had among her
| cargo from St. John, Monday, 400 fresh salmon
! for Boston. These salmon nearly all come from
the "North Shore" very few being taken at st.
John as yet-[Eastport Sentinel.
| a girl by the name of Antoine daughter of
David and Sally Antoine Of Veaze, went to Ban
gor the other day bought potion of strychnne
| at drug store, went home, poured the poison
into some water. drank it and expired in about 2
| an hour. The inmates Of the house were entirely
Ignorant of the nature of the drug and were aston
ished when they ascertaned the true state of the
| case. No cause is assigned for the fatal act.
| The stockholders meeting of the Somerset
| railroad came off at West Waterville, last W ed
| nesday. The old board of directors was re-elect-
ed, except two, the board being reduced that num-
ber as follows John Aver, r. 3. Dunn, f. W.
| Hill, Edward Rowe. n. Weston, Benz. Flint, w.
H. Brown, Samuel Bunker, Vim. Atkinson, John
| Carney ard \. Smith.
| The inaugural me citing at the new track Just
finished by the Presumpscot Park Association,
will take place July 5, 6. andS.
The work of dredging the channel of the Pc
nobscot river at this port, which was commenced
few days SINCE is being rapidly pushed forward
under the direction of experimenting engineer A.
| c. Both. AT Camden harbor dredging is to be re-
sumed and other projected improvements are to
be completed as rapidly possible. Two chan
nels are to be dredged, - feet in width and feet
deep at mean low water. The approaches to the
east and west channels are also to be improved
| Bangor Wing.
The Free Press says that on Sunday night, 18th
inst, in certain portions of the county of Knox,
| sundry and diverse members of the Bean family,
with the leaves, stalks, ETC., thereupon belonging.
disappeared from the earth, in consequence Of the
extreme cold.
| Some of the members of the Reform Club in
| this city have had the manness to denounce the
evil, and trying to lead temperate and better
life are deing tainted and ridiculed by their for
ner associates, who offer them liquor, and try in
various ways to win them back to vice. This is
| low, mean business, and the boys should either
| shun them knock them down on the spot. They
would be sustained in the latter course.- Belfast
| journal.
| Brownville is to have a band of music, with
! German silver instruments costing $50
| The rate of taxation in Ellsworth is Is - mills
| on dollar. The largest individual tax payer is
| Geo. n. Black, who pays a tax of Sl9i3.6S
largest tax of a firm, FL. NJ 4 B. Hall, S216i.75.
| The State has appropriated the sem of S3j to
| be awarded by the Piscaaquis Central Agricultu-
raj Society, to encourage the planting Of orchards
from native trees and the growing of native nur-
| sery stock. The premiums are to be continued
for three years, in order to the best results
| The premiums are not to apply to any such or
chards nurseries planted OF started prior to LIST
Jan, 1875.
| One day last week the men making excavations
| for TIE extension Of the Oxford House, Frycburg,
unearthed a human skeleton, in very good state
of preservation, but evidently long since inferred
| 1t was found in sitting posture and was I'M
doubtedly the remains of an Indian. Another
| skeleton found in the vicinity few years
ago, and this a favoriie resort, it is proba-
bic that the remains are those of aborigines.