Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-10-15
STATE NEWS.

The Kineo House, at Moosehead lake, has done
a very paying business the last season.
Mr.. Otis Hood of Turner Centre, has mysteri-
ously disappeared. He was at home Wednesday
noon and when last seen he was going towards
his pasture. lie is nearly 81 years OF age, and re-
sided with his son-in-law, Mr.. 5. o. Woodbury..
He was missed near night. Upwards OF forty
men searched for him all night, and thursday a
fresh company continued the search, ana up 10 4
o'clock no traces of him had been found. As he
quite feeble in body aud mind, fears are en-
tertained that he has wandered oil into the woods
and persisted Friday the search was to be con-
tinued by men from all parts of the town.
Capt. Mitchell Reed of Boothbay, whose house
was burned few nights ago, mas commenced the
erection of a new building on the hill, just north
of Cyrus McKown's.
The News SAYS that sickness in different forms,
in Damsiiscotta, prevails to quite an extent, IN
some eases proving fatal. Monday announced
the death of Mr.. Joseph Cashiers youngest child,
and Tuesday the death of Mrs. Alliston South
worth and Mrs. Ephraim Taylor. The two latter
from Newcastle and the former belonging in Dam
ariscotta.
1t is stated that there are now but two public
statues in Maine, and that these are in Lewiston
and Auburn, and both the work of Simmons.
A baby show was held in Madison. September
2Sth. Quite number OF nice babies were on eN-
hihition. The little daughter of DIR. Morrell re-
ce ved the prize for beauty, and an equal ptize
was awarded the little of Mr.. Perkins, for be-
ing the largest child on exhibition.
Clothes line thieves are working at their trade
in Brunswick 1t is not safe to leave washing
on the line over night.
At West Waterville, a lady lately picked Bowl
of ripe raspbenies.
The Free Press SAYS that the new wing at the
State Prison is about completed, and the TEN
porarv wood enclosure outside the stone work W rs
removed on Tuesday. convict PANIED Ruel
Curtis, who was at work on the addition, was seat
across the street for pail of water last Nedncs-
day morning, when he took advantage of the i'll
alton and ran OIL. lie was re-taken tn At evening
at Rockville, by officer j. +. Mears. He had h 1t
two months of time remsuing on his sentence,
consequently vas supposed to be safe from any
temptation 10 run.
At recent meeting of the Trustees OF the
Houlton Academy, Rev Isaiah Record ant Ahncr
Weeks of Ioultou, and Rev. Leonard Mayo of
Hodgdon, were elected members of the Board Of
Trustees.
The house of VIM. Burns, in EaSton, was
struck by lightning the other night The luid
entered the gable end of the house, passed down
through the chamber floor into a room be low and
IN ade exit the bed of Mr.. Burns, stunning
him and his wife. The house was torn and smash
ed as though a cannon ball had waltzei through.
A lady in Portland, a widow, last spring lost an
died. During her sickness she gave information
that she had left some property, but did not ind-
cate where. After her disease her friends looked
through drawers and every place they could i'm
agine would conceal money. Finally they thou ght
of opening the seat of a large chair, aud there
discovered $40 in bills.
The Lewiston Journal SAYS that on Thursday as
b. V. Stimsons younger son, about eight years Of
age, was climbing to the haymow in the barn, be
slipped from the ladder and fell to the floor, a
distance Of twelve or fifteen feet. He was taken
to the house in an unconscious state. A doctor
was called, but all effort to revive him proved of
no avail. The little fellow lived about ten hours
after his fall.
The Pennington Chronicle says that factory
in Phillips, erected by Hon. J. w. Porter and son,
six years ago. has continued to run its manufac
turing during all these hard times. The owners
have paid out thousands of dollars cash for wood,
at twice the price it would sell for other uses and
have sent TO Europe millions of clothes pins that
have brought cash from that nation to this town /;
have sent thousands of tons of excelsior over the
States, and as many thousand pounds for seats to
chairs There is employment for ten or twelve
men in the shop, saying nothing of those hauling
wood