Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-05-15
STATE NEWS.

The funeral of Hon. Geo. A. Fletcher of North
| Arson, took place on Sunday afternoon. He was
buried with Masonic honors. There was a large
r, 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 Matched 10
our river last season, the Penobscot is full of
young salmon. The boys at Veazie catching
| them with hooks. They vary in length from four
this morning beautiful specimen taken by .
| young Spencer boy at Veaze yesterday. 1t was
a little Overt inches long. If this young school
of salmon is not destroyed, Mr.. Stllwell is conf
will again be crowded with salmon as it was rs
years ago. Bangor Commercial.
| A petition requesting Prof. Barbour to remain
| 10 Bangor has be leu circulated, and several hun
dred names signed. The petition speaks in very
gratifying terms Of the eminent services of the
| Professor.
| Mr. Fales. who runs the boat between Spruce
| Head and the island, placed $342 in bills and
fractional currency in his 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 90 900 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 Herin of Iloulton, was found dead
| in his office the other day, having died of apo
plexy. lie fitted for college at IIou lton Academy,
| and graduated at Bowdon in 1855. He read law
in the office Of the late l. W. Tabor, and was ad-
mtted to the bar in 1857. lie entered at once 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
The Masonic Hall at Brunswick, which has
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 insensibe until
| about Il 4 p m, when he died. Doubtless case
of paralysis. 1t is only a short time since Mrs.
Allen f,l and received severe, if not permanent
injury Mr.. Aliens age was Is years.-In Harps-
WE'LL Tuesday, 9th, Mrs. Eliza, wife of James
Morrow, aged 50 years. Mrs. Morrow retired at
| the usual hour, in her ordinary state of health,
and died about / p. M 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 I'D. and JAG. Fitzgerald OF
Calais, had not been in San Francisco more than 3
day or two when they burglarously entered a
store, helped themselves to about $500 in money,
all that happened to be lying in their way, were
apprehcrded, uied, 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 Thoma,ton, is sick with rheu-
| matte troubles.
The Dexter Gazette says that on Monday, as
some boys were firing revolvers, bullet went
| into a sitting room window Of the house occupied
| by Mr.. o. 4. 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 a
drunk. for a week or more, stopping at one Of the
principal hotels while his son, almost frantic with
grief, has been trying but without success, to get
him home.
| Capt. Henry Dockhsm of Thomaston, has re-
Gently oicd in California.
| Mr.. William Sawtelle, mate of the steamer
Ulysses, recently lost his balance and fell over
board from the steamer. but was rescued.