Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-08-14
STATE NEWS.

James NJ. Carleton of Maine, clerk in the
state department at Washington, shot himself at
his residence in that city, Thursday night. lie
had just returned from a visit to his home in
Name. lie was supposed to have been insane,
| owing to overdose of choral taken to relieve
the pain Of an old army wound. IIo died while
being conveyed from his residence to the Proyi-
dencc hospital.
| The Dexter Gazette understands that the pro-
prletors OF the Monson quarries are seriously con-
siderlng the matter of hauling their slate to DeX-
Ter and then shipping the same to its destination
by the Maine Central railroad, instead of sending
1t over the Bangor 4 Piscataquis railroad to Ban
gor. The Gazette says that this is a matter in
winch the Dexter people have particular inter-
| est, and II there be ANYTHING which thew can do
| TO promote such an arrangement, it hopes they
VIII not allow the opportunity to slip by.
The most stately building on Main street. is the
| new one for Wstervile bank, the walls of which
are now up. Samaritan Lodge of Odd Fellows
| have lease of the third story Of this building
| and will have it finished to their order-TWater.
vile Mail.
The Pullman train on the Eastern railroad,
| which left Boston for Bangor at O'Clock FRIDAY
evening, was thrown from the track at Seabrook
between Portsmouth and Newburyport. Two
| sleeping cars and the locomotive left the rails
the engine being tipped over on its side. 1t is
SAID no one injured The railroad officials
are very rcticent in regard to the affair." and the
above arc all the particulars that could be OBJ
tanned. train was sent from Portsmouth to
take the passengers. The accident was caused by
a misplaced switch.
\ lady residing on Munioy Hill accidentally
swallowed needle last night. DR.. Toford
tIacted it from her stomach without breaking it
by means of a surgical ms trument which was in
serted into the stomach by way of the mouth
Portland Advertiser.
Edwin Elwell came home Saturday night. He
with his brother James, have been in Colorado
several years euioyng the classical, poetcal and
pastoral life Of shepherd. They have 5000
sheep under their charge, belonging to J. 5.
Bradstreet, Gardner, living alone miles away
from any human beings. Mr.. Elwel has been
sick several months, and had to come home.
Drinking alkali water aud the life of hardship
and exposure he has had has been too much for
his health. He will not go back - Gardiner Re.
porter.
Naples, South Otisfield, North Casco and Ray
mond, Aug. Tin, destroyed almost all the crops on
the ground where it struck and in one place in
Otisfeld il was that the hail stones lied
a pig six months old, and broke glass out of sew
eral houses.
A ten year old son of the late George Ross was
found drowned in the creek in the rear of War
rem Sparrows residence at Woodford's Corner,
Saturday afternoon, by some boys who were at
play in the vicinity. How the accident occurred
is not known, but it is Supposed the little fellow
slipped and fell into the water.
MIR. kidder Moore, the married man who left
Ellsworth few weeks ago W it'll Miss Davis, was
arrested in Wsterville. last Friday, on a warrant
| charging adultery, issued by the municipal court
| at Bangor. On Saturday he committed to
jail IN default of $1,000 bail.
man named Spencer, of Hancock, recently
shot himself through the head with y shot gun.
lie was about to be removed to the alnlshouse at
Ellsworth. lie preferred death. Nlachias Re-
publican.
The Portland Mechanic Blues, by authority of
the general court of Mas sachusetts organized by
the choice of officers April 20, 1907. On the Sth
| of March, lS0S, to perfect the organization,
charter granted by the general court. In the
war of lol2-l4, the company performed military
duty in the defence of Portland. The Blues was
| the second company to offer its services to the
government, and entered the service April q as
| Company b of the First Regiment; serving out
| term Of two years, discharged May 7, 1868.
On the 9TH day Of February, 1868, by general Or
der of the governor and commander in chief. the
| company was reorganzed under the original
charter, and in 1869 IT was accepted one of the
ten companies authorized by act of the legislature
| Of that year.