Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-08-13
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correspondent says Judge Tallman Of Bath,
and party reached Squirrel Island Friday after
a three days journey, making fifteen miles or
five miles a day-all by reason OF fog. he Judge
being asked if he going further, replied that
he wanted to get home by the first OF January.
and he rather guessed he would turn toward
home tomorrow.
This is the way the Danbury man tells the s.ory
Maine has poet who is poet to be proud of. His
name is Neal and he is 81 years old. lie was
riding with some friends OH 4 horse car with n
young rough on the front platform smoking 81
gar. The smoke became offensive To the party
inside, and the offender was asked to de>i>t, but
became sauey instead. Then Neal took him b.
the neck, walked up his back, stood on his stom-
ach, pulled out his hair, and shook the dust cat
given up smoking, and Mr. Neal is busy prcpar-
ing a poem entitled, "Brea.hngs Of a Tired
Spirit"
The Lewiston journal says that the Andtoscog-
GIN Agricultural and Horticultural society has Is
sued its premium list for the exhibition to lac heid
October 3, 6 and I, in neat pamphlet form The
first day will be devoted to neat stock the second
to horses On the third day there will be adj
dress at City Hall, by Hon. d. ii. Thing of Mt.
Vernon. Persons intending to compete for pre-
mums should call on the secretary and obtain a
copy.
Hon. John P. Hubbard OF Hiram, died at his
residence in that town Sunday morning, after a
a native of Cornish but settled in Hiram in 1871,
and since that time has been closely identified
with the history OF that town and Of Oxford coun-
ty. He had served in both branches Of the lcgis-
lature.
The number of visitors at Mooschea1 at the
present time is unusually large
The Commercial says not less than hundred
young men from Bangor have found positions in
Portland during the past year, the greater portion
of the number as store clerks, anl a few as ac-
countants.
The Biddeford Times says that Mr.. J. G. Abbott
has resigned the editorship of the Daily Times
and Maine Democrat, and previous to assuming
new duties will take vacation al the seaside.
Meantime he will be engaged in writing series
of articles for leading journals.
Miss Lizzie Walton of this city, daughter of
Judge c. w. Walton, has adopted the dramatic
profession, and is to make he appearance this
winter in Washington, at Ford's theatre, where
she has accepted an engagement. She has sever
al times appeared in amateur theatriCas, and the
success she met with there leads her friends to
entertain high hopes for her On the stage Port
land Press.
Mr.. Henry Hooper of Arson, aged 50 wears,
who has long been in his second childhood but
feeble and helpless, was found dead in the wood
shed last Sunday morning week. Ii seems he got
up some time during the night, and passing from
his chamber to the shed chamber, fell through the
floor into the woodshed and is supposed to have
been instantly killed.
Prof. Stanton, of Bates College, with his wife
and Miss Garcelon, sailed from Liverpool on
Tuesday of last week for home. They are OK
pected to reach Lewiston on Saturday.
Benz. T. Chase, Esq. the republican nominee
for representative to the legislature from Brdg
ton, was formerly connected with the Lewiston
Journal office.
A Mr.. Richardson, of Massachusetts, has been
engaged to superintend the erection'of the dam
across the Penobscot at Bangor, on which work
will be shortly begun.
An association of citizens of Damariscotta are
building a fine brick block, 66x90 feet, which will
contain three fine stores on the first floor and a
fine hall above, 5jX63 feet, with galleries, which
will hold over 1000 people. The building will
cost when completed $4,000.
Mr.. Howard f. Wright, Of South Windham
had his pocket picked Of $500 the passage to
Boston few nights since.
Experienced slate workers and dealers say that
the samples sent from the quarry begun between
Watervlle and Fairfield, are good as the best
ever imported. Boston parties are examining the
ground with view to purchase.
William Brown Of Portland, has the habit Of
beating his wife occas onally, just for amusement,
The police nterfered.