Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-07-22
STATE NEWS.

Monday Of last week l.. II. Pratt, in the employ
of n. Totlnan & Sons of Fairfield village, got his
left leg caught in the jaws of the gang carnage at
their mill, and cut ugly cash little above
the knee which laid him up several days.
Samuel Bartlette of Orrington writes to the
Wing AS was passing through my field of po-
tatoes Yesterday, | found the young potato bug on
some Of the stocks. They will be fully grown in
few days, and will destroy the crop in short
time Tue eggs are on the under side Of the leaf
ard look like yellow substance. Having had
some experience with them in the West l think
fa,mers cannot be too vigilant IN looking over
TIER fields and destroying them at once, for if al
lowed TO gain foothod they spread very rapidly.
Paris green sPrinkled upon the hill is the sures
remedy.
one haul by one OF the vessels IN the bay at Ban
gor.
The Belfast journal ays:-Duriug the tempest
of Friday afternoon. lightning struck tree near
the farm house of Eben Wellman, in Searsmont,
uproo,ing and shivering il to pieces. The concus-
sion produced by the bolt shook the house severe
ly, breaking ninetysix panes of glass from the
windows, and in some places taking the sash also.
No one about the premises received any injury.
Young lady from Dover. N. H., is said to be
the Belle at Old Orchard, this season.
In the Probate court, on the petition Of Mrs.
William McGvery for an allowance out of the
estate, Judge Rust has awarded the sum of $40
BE last journal.
The Chronicle says that the of Mr.. James
Allen of West Pennington, l6 years old, stole
about $500 from his fathers safe, and decamped
to Canada. He was pursued by an officer and ar
rested. The boy has business tact about him,
for he had correct minute of the amount taken,
and was also keeping an accurate cash account
expenditures. etc. The boy is now in Jail.
Honest Tom and Nettie are to trot at an early
day at Presumpscot Park for $3.50 side.
Saturday morning ten year old daughter of
James Meade of Bucksport, had her thumb near
lv cut off and her arm cut badly BY coming in con-
tact with scythe.
The American says that on Friday afternoon as
the ship n. T. Hill was to sail from Bucks port,
the captain ordered sailor 10 the topmast to fix a
flag. When he got there he lost his balance and
fell to the deck, striking on some lumber. No
bones were broken, but he was very badly
bruised.
A school on the Kindergarten Plan, is to be es'
tablished in Rockland.
The Pennington Chronicle SAYS that considera-
BILE anxiety is felt by Mr.. III. b. Stoyells family
for the safety of their youngest son, Hiram. The
last time they heard from him he was in the mines
in the Black Hills country.
4 large fire has been burning in the woods of
Perry and Pembroke during the last week. On
Thursday and Friday the smoke rolled up in
dense clouds, obscuring the sun at times, the west
wind bring ing it in this direction. The fire has,
we understand, been mostly confined to the Penn
broke Iron Company's timber lands. Monday
fires broke out in the woods near the road in
North Perry. heavy rain is much needed to
qnench these fires which are doing much damage.
II Eastpolt Seminal.
The H. on Works at Pembroke are lying idle, not
sign of life or business about the place and little
if any prospect of its starting up at present Many
ofthe operatives have left.
The Bodwell Granite Co. were the successful
bidders to furnish the red granite for the U. S.
Custom House and Post Office at Fall River,
Mass, the contract amounting to ISL 600. The
contract for the grey granite was awarded to Gen.
-Tillson, at 32 0O0 The stone is to be furnished,
properly cut, at these prices.