Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-23
STATE NEWS.

About eighteen months ago, a Mahaney boy
from Bath, who was in the Reform School, was
permitted to return home to q relatives funeral,
and he took advantage of the opportunity to run
away. He was not found until the other day,
when he was captured in Bath, having concealed
himself under q bed.
This is the way the people up in Oxford do not
look upon death as a public calamity in every
case: "The death of F. o. j. Smith has once
more revived hopes that our railroad may again
be brought to life"
A large bear was shot in Molunk us few days
since by Smith Reed, quite famous hunter.
The Portland Advertiser heads this item ere
turn Of the Middle Ages" Two domestics, one
Protestant and the other Irish, employed in a
family residing in the western part of the city,
got into wraHgle on Ash Wednesday. The
Protestant girl attempted to erase from the fore
head of the Irish girl the cross which the priest
had made on Ash Wednesday. The lady of the
house, hearing noise, appeared on the scene and
beneld her domestics engaged in religious war
fare which would have been very serious had she
not separated them, although she did not fld il a
very easy thing to accomplish.
The Journal says that the bronze statue of the
late Edward Little has been shipped from New
York and will arrive at Auburn 10 a day or two.
Ii cost $1,000 and will be erected on Edward Little
Park.
The Board of Trade in Bangor. on Tuesday,
did come to any conclusion upon the question
meeting. 1t was then voted that President Pres
| colt and Secretary Lord should be appointed a
committee for the purpose OF corresponding with
the directors of manufacturing corporation at
Lowell, reported as about to erect new mill the
present year. and represent the advantages of the
Bangor water power, with the object of ge ting
them to locate said mill at Bangor. The meeting
then adjourned until Monday next.
Charles L. Trip, who died receetly in Bdde-
ford from injuries received at the late fire in that
city, was a native of Fayette, in this county. He
served three years in the rebellion, was in the
army of the Potomac aud was wounded before
Fredericksburg. He a machnst by trade
and for the past twelve years has in Biddeford.
| short time since a stranger entered the store
| of DR.. Ladd and asked his clerk, Mr.. Lyon it he
could change ten dollar bill He informed him
that he thought he could and passed into the Of
flee, where he took up roll of bills of the amount
Of 800. He counted out the change for ten dol
lars and was going to baud it to the man when he
svw that the person made no sign of passing over
the bill that he wanted changed, but claimed that
/ he had done so. The clerk called the doctor and
the package Of bills was counted when 1t was as
certained that the bill had not been passed over
/ 1t is thought the man intended to knock down
| Lyon and take the money, but the presence of the
doctor stopped him. Bangor Commercial.
| subscriber to the Press wishes it understood
! that he believes in the sea serpent and he finds
reason for that beliof in the ninth chapter OF the
Book Of Amos.
Miss Mary Lawrence of Portland member OF
| the First Baptist church, sails from New York at
the close of this week, on her way to Assam,
where she is to be connected with the work OF the
American Baptist Missionary Union.
Potatoes in Bangor IS cents per bushel.
At one of the churches last Sunday evening
several hoydenish, giggfng disturbed the sermon
SO much that the preacher was compelled to stoI
and reprimand them. Ellsworth American.