Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-05-21
STATE N TVS.

The barn of Jere Gilchrist in Knox, was de-
stroycd by an inccndiary fire on the morning of
the 10Th.
The Ellsworth American says that Caleb A.
Gray of Penobscot on Friday morning last. took
his gun and left the house. short time after
the family heard the report of gun, and as Mr..
Gray did not return so soon expected they went
in search of him He was found dead about half
| n mile distant from the house, shot through the
head The charge in the gun entered the right
ear, and passed through to the other His left
hand was burned and blackened with powder.
The deceased was about 45 years Of age and
leaves a wife and four children. For some years
he had been out of health and at times had been
Respondent, showing indications of unsound
mind.
John Harley of Ellsworth, young man, died
recently from the effects of poison drank in liquor
ana which he supposed was harmless.
\ man whose wife has greens for dinner FIVE
days in the week, says he knows how Nebndchad-
felt when he was turned out to grass Bel
fast Journal.
burned on the afternoon of the l3th with
most of the contents. defective chimney is
supposed to have been the trouble. There was
no insurance.
The commencement exercises at Kents Hill
Seminary and the Wesleyan Female College, will
take place June l, 2 and 3. The exercises will be
of more than usual interest.
At spelling match in Union Monday evening,
Mrs Mary Butler of Appleton, sixty-eight years
of age, won the first prize.
Tuesday afternoon William Basford met with a
singular accident in Gardiner. He had driven up
near where horse was standing eating oats, and
happened to have his hand on the thill of his wag-
on, when tbs horse that was feeding kicked up
and nearly severed Mr.. Basford's thumb from the
right hand.
They have at Crystal Plantation highway with
the classic title of 1.-The Cow Team Road
Mrs. Abba Goold Wooson is making visit to
her friends in Windham.
The run Of alewves has commenced at Damar-
iscotta Mills. Shoals of them can be seen from
the railroad bridge making for the pond above the
mills, into which they go to spawn. They have to
struggle up an inclined pane of thirty feet (nclu-
ding falls ID feet high to get there, and the way
do it and leap this fall is well worth going miles to
sec. Certain parties pay the town good round
sum for the sole privilege of catching them; $500
it is said.
All who participate in the procession on the 4th
of July, in Portland, are to be paid one dollar
| apiece.
China poor farm numbers is inmates; f. NJ
Bessey has charge of it.
| The Gardiner Journal says that on Friday the
buildings and timber on the Richmond camp meet
ing ground came near all burning up. The sparks
| from the engine caught in young growth be-
longing to Mrs. Yeaton, and FROM thence spread
to the camp ground. A man who has the ground
| in charge rang the bell and the neighbors all
turned out, and by hard labor saved the buildings.
Mrs Yeaton's young growth was spoiled.
Mr.. T. P. Town owns Knox colt one year old
the last of May, which stands fourteen and one
half hands high. Mr.. Town refused two hundred
and fifty dollars for him last fall.
James b. Dascomb, William Philbrck and Hi
rau. More have been selected a committee to re
port on the financial standing of the town of Mad
lson.