Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-04-07
STATE NEWS.

Mr.. Clarence Pullen, formerly connected with
the Portland Press, is to assume position ON the
editorial staff of the New York Times.
Reform Club has been organized at Carver's
Harbor. 1870 have signed the iron-clsd pledge,
and some 200 have come down to moderate
drinks.
The small pox excitement at Mechanic Falls
has entirely subsidized. There have been upwards
of 20 cases of variooid. The danger is now all
past, business being transacted as usual. and no
more danger is apprehended than in the streets of
Portland. The situation has been greatly exag-
gerated. All possible care appears to have been
taken of the sick. and necessary precautions
against the spread of the disease.
$4,000 have been subscribed towards the new ho-
tel at Waterville.
The lobster factory at Carver's Harbor will CON-
mence operations the last Of this month.
Sheriff Jerard has taken means to have
the owners of buildings in which liquor is sold in
this county, notified Of the fact and also the law
relating to it. 1t is the intentionof the sheriff to
enforce the law, says the Wing.
The trial of VIM. D. Hayden, the alleged de-
faulting selectman Of Madison, began at Skowhe
gan Tuesday. He is defended by Hon. D. ID.
Stewart of St. Albans and Hon. Hiram Knowlton
of Portland. Hon. S. d. Lindsey assists County
Attorney Walton in the prosecution of the case.
1t appears from the report oil the Portland Soci-
ETY. for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals, that
there have been paid for killing horses and other
expenses, $l25. There has been received from
memberships. subscriptions and donations, 1855;
from fair account, $l0O; from interest and other
sources, 5000; in all, ss625. From this agent
has been fairly paid for his services, which have
been a considerable portion of his time. The
present fund Of the society is $2l0O.
Mrs. Alden Bean of Guilford, met with q seri-
GUS accident in her cellar by falling upon knife.
A severe cut in the arm bled so profusey that she
was found insensible.
| On Monday afternoon last young man named
Dexter met with terrible and fatal injuries by
being caught and drawn between the cog wheels
at the bark mill in the tsnnery of l.. o. Farnham
at Dover. He was oiling the machinery, when
his clothing became entangled between the wheels
| and he was drawn in. His right arm and under
jaw broken and his side terribly larcerated.
lie died the following morning.
The Bangor Wing says that the Trustees Of the
| State College met at Orono on Wednesday. They
devoted the principal part Of the time to devising
ways and means of getting through the year in .
! satisfactory manner, and at the same time to keep
| within the limits Of the small appropriation made
by the recent legislature. 1t was decided to make
| no change for the present; bnt that the same
course of instruction should be followed and the
| lumber of professors should remain intact. A
large amount Of regular routine business was
transacted
The Belfast Journal says that on Monday a
most dastardly outrage was committed in Burn
ham by drunken tramp who gave his name as
Ephriam Fernald, and halls from Palmyra. He
called at the house of Elijah Reynolds, and found
Mrs. r. in the barn, and without any cause he
struck her three heavy blows in he face, knock
| ing her down, and beating her badly. He was
arrested found guilty, bound over in the sum Of
| $500 and committed to Belfast Jail. Fernalh is
an ornamental painter by trade, and says he was
intoxicated at the time, from drinking bottle Of
bitters.