Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-08-17
STATE NEWS.

Inc agricultural fairs in this State have been
arranged to take place as follows
ntate agricultural, State genealogical, State
9pa ny and State stock breeders societies,
Portland, September q to "a
Androscoggin, Lewiston, October s to7.
Oxford, South Paris, October S Ia 4
western Hancock. Bucksport, DC tober 6 to 8.
North Franklin, Phillips, September 20 to 80.
Waldo, Belfast, October IL to 10.
Sagadahoc, Topshan, October IL to IA.
Aroostook, Houlton, September % to "a.
Cumberland Farmers Club, October 5 to T.
West Cumberland, October TOT.
Washington, Pembroke, September 20 to 80.
Western Piscataquis, Monson September 20 and
80
LEND me some flowers out O. your garden"
said Portland damsel, bursting into her neigh
boris house in such q breathless hurry as to for
get her punctuation,-"Sister Mary wants to put
EN- she's goin' to be married right away in flow
er pot on the mantelpiece."
During the shower of Friday afternoon the sta
PIE OF h. b. Fuller of North Turner, was struck
ny .shtning. The bolt fired the building in the
rooi ana tne hay on one end of the rnows, and
met 10 TWO places some five or six feet below the
SURFACE. ny avigorous use Of water the flames
were finally extiDguished, the loss being Light,
and fully covered by insurance.
Some very fine cattle from the eastern section
of the State are sent by rail to Massachusetts for
beef. Recently some promising young store cat.
tie were going in the same direction. The hsv
CroP IS 80 lHIRe Ills year Iat young Stoch should
be kept at home to consume it. The hay viii be
more cheaply transported in fat cattle than in
bales.
In Portland. on Friday, Henry Burleigh had
dispute with Brian j. Cady, and stabbed him in
the heart with a pocket knife. h.
Last week, says the Somerset Reporter, . son of
Mr.. Benjamin X. Snow, about two and . half
years old, residing some four niles out Of the
village, while at play or hunting hens nests on the
hay NOV, in company with an older brother, fell
seventeen feet to the barn floor, striking on the
side Of his head. Strange to say, he received no
injury, and was but slightly stunned.
Hartland people have fine band of twenty pie
ces, organized some six months since. Their in
struments are new and of German silver. They
are getting quite proficient in playing, and are al
ready quite an attraction the cts, as every
Saturday evening they appear to play on the band
stands on either side of the river.
A case of somnambulism occurred on Pine st.
Friday morning about three O'Clock. George, q
little son of Rufus Sloppy, arose from his bed in
asomnambulic state, passed through several rooms
and opened the doors on the way,
one of which was locked, went to o back window
and jumped out. distance of some fifteen feet
to the ground. His parents hearing the outcry, of
course were Immediately on the spot. Their sur
prise can better be imagined than described. The
lad escaped with some bad bruises, but no bones
were broken-[ Lewiston Journal.
Rev. c.. E.. Libby, pastor of the Methodist
church in Rockland, was taken i'll while conduct
ing the religious services at his church Sunday
afternoon last, and was obliged to close the meet
ing somewhat suddenly. He is now confined to
his house, and is in feeble condition.
Ten thousand barrels of porgies were taken
Tuesday, August 10, and delivered to factories in
the vicinity Of Round Pond