Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-01-18
STATE EWS.

An pp-country clergyman is said to be laboriDg
under most discouraging circumstances, having
lost his horse and his wife.
At the term of court Just closed there has been
paid into the Somerset county treasury over 81 400
for liquor fines.
Mrs Rev. John Hubbard of No. Berwick, died
Monday, aged 81 years.
Mr.. John Knight, the treasurer Of Lincoln Co.,
while coming out of the court house on the I'd
inst, fell and hurt himself so badly that he could
not be moved for some time. lie is now able to
| attend to business.
A house and barn, owned by VIM Cunningham,
were destroyed by fire in South Newcastle last
Friday night. The house was occupied By Henry
Sidelinger, whose furniture was saved with difficult
ty. The fire probably Of incendary origin
Loss about $500. Partly covered by insurance.
II. L. & A. Stuart of New York, have presented
to the Bangor Theological Seminary set of the
Ante icene Library-24 volumes
Fifty nine deaths were reported in the columns
of the Waldoboro News, as occurring in that
town during 1871
In the Rocklvnd city council, Tuesday evening
G. A. Lynde put in bill of 900 for damages
to his hotel by placing red flag on his house and
taking his guests to the pest house, during the
small pox excitement some time since.
Contracts have been entered into for the build
ing of the new county house in Aroostook, which
is to be of brick, two stories hgh thirty-wo feet
Dy lhlfty -sN.
Mr.. Edmund Spear father of Mr. Thaddeus
Spear, of this city, died very suddenly at his
home, at New Mills, Thursday night OF last
week. He had not been feeling as well as usual
for some time but was able to be about his work,
and Thur sday evening remained up until quite
late hour with his family. During the night he
was seized with great distress and died in few
minutes. Heart disease thought to be the
cause of his death. Mr. Spear was about - years
of age Gardiner Reporter.
The Wing says that Mr.. George A. Rowe, who
works for ii. A. Leonard, manufacturer OF tshlnS
tackle, while in the shooting gallery of Mr..
Graves. in Bangor, was improvised as target IN
a way he did not appreciate. man was engaged
in practice swung the weapon around after It was
cooked and when it was discharged the ball pass
ed through about four inches of the eshy part OF
Mr.. Rowe's left thigh lodging near the skin on
| the opposite side. The ball was extracted by q
surgeon.
| Lucius Doolittle, ESD, dies at Cohoss, y. L.,
on the 9TH inst, at the age of 80 years Mr. Doc
little wa. a citizen of Waterville some eighteen OF
| twenty years ago, and WIS genial and cultivated
gentleman of the old school, He has resided al
| Cohoes since he left Waterville.
| A town meeting was held in Winslow to vote
| upon the question of annexation to Waterville
and the result was l6o nays to 20 years.
| Rev. NJ. j. Kelley, T. S. Army Chaplain, ha:
| been ordered to report at st. Paul, next month
| Since his return from Washington Territory las
| spring, Mr.. X has resided with his family in thi:
| village but for several months he has been active
| ly engaged in laying the foundation of church
and society at Fairfield village Waterville Mail