Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-01-18
STATE NEWS.

| The funeral of Hon. Geo. A. Fletcher of North
Anson, took place on Sunday afternoon. He was
buried with Masonic honors. There was . large
, attendance of the Fraternity. The eulogy at the
grave was delivered by Grand Master Albert
| Moore. The deceased was one Of the most highly
respected citizens in Somerset county.
As the result of the eggs that were hatched in
river last season, the Penobscot is full Of
young salmon. The boys at veazie are catching
them with hooks. They vary in length from four
to twelve inches. Mr.. Stillwell laid on our table
| this morning a beautiful specimen taken by .
young Spencer boy at Veazie yesterday. 1t was
| little overt inches long. If this young school
of salmon is not destroyed, Mr.. Stllwell is conf
| dent that in two or three years our noble river
will again be crowded with salmon as it was rs
years ago Bangor Commercial.
petition requesting Prof. Barbour to remain
n Bangor. has bt en circulated, and several hum
| dred names signed. The petition speaks in very
gratifying terms of the eminent services of the
| Professor.
Mr.. Faes, who runs the boat between Spruce
| Head and the island, placed $342 in bills and
fractional currency in bis stove for safe keeping,
and the next morning, forgetting all about it, he
built fire in the stove and burnt it up.
The two canning factories Of Castine put up last
year 900 of Holsters and about Is 900 cans
of clans.
1t is said that certain young men are selling
liquor. which they carry in their pockets, to GER
For boy to convert himself into travelling grog
shop is about as unworthy calling as he can pur
SUE Ellsworth American.
Charles NJ. Herrin of Houlton was found dead
in his office the other day, having died of apo
plexy. lie fitted for college at Houlton Academy,
in the office of the late l. w Tabor, and was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1857. He entered at snce into
active and quite extensive practice, and has occu-
pied conspicuous position in his profession.
The clinics thus far this season At the Maine
medical school, have had an unusual number Of
surgical cases, some of them Of an exceedingly
| interesting character.
| been strengthened is rapidly approaching compile
ton.
Mr.. Moses Allen fell on Tuesday afternoon, the
9th, on his way home on Dunlap street, was ia
ken up by friends in an nsensible condition, and
carried to his house; he remained insensible until
about II u p. m, when he died. Doubtless case
of paralysis. 1t is only . short time since Mrs.
Allen fell and received severe, if not permanent
injury. Mr.. Aliens age was rs years.-In Harps-
well. Tuesday, 9th, Mrs. Eliza, wife Of james
Morrow, aged % years Mrs. Merrow re retired red s'
and died about / p. MI Brunswick Telegraph.
Mr.. E. G. Simpson of Brunswick, was rather
roughly handled on Tuesday by = furious bull,
owned by Mr. l.. J. Joyce. Mr. Simpson escaped
with some severe bruises.
The Times says that Ed. and Jac. Fitzgerald OF
Calais, had not been in San Francisco more than .
day or two when they burglarously entered .
store, helped themselves to about $500 in money,
all that happened to be lying in their way, we're
apprehcnded tried, convicted, and sent to prison
for term of years. 1t does not take long for
young men of enterprise in their line to obtain
employment.
A. p. Gould of Thomaston, is sick with rheu-
matte troubles.
The Dexter Gazette says that on Monday, IS
some boys were firing revolvers bullet went
| into sitting room window Of the house occupied
| by Mr. 0. L. Parks and buried itself in the wall
| opposite the window. There were four persons in
| the room at the time, and one in the next room,
exactly opposite the place where the bullet entered
| the wall.
well dressed man has been in Portland, on q
drunk. for week or more, stopping at one Of the
principal hotels, while his son. almost frantic with
grief has been trying but without success, to gel
him home.
Capt Henry Dockham of Thomaston, has re-
| Gently 6ied 10 California.
Mr.. William Sswtelle, mate of the steamer
Ulysses, recently lost his balance and fell over
| board from the steamer, but was rescued.