Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-27
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STATE NEWS.
The following recent business changes in
| this State.
| Augusta-A +. Gerald, W. salt sold to lamlin
| < Harris
Bath-William Parshley, confectionery, sold
| out.
| Brunswick-Misses James, mill merry, dis; now
| Miss Soph James.
| Lewiston-A. DAILY & Co., grocers, sol to Z.
| Andrea, x Co.
George ii Jacobs, clothing, sold out.
Terhune ~ MOODY, hats, &c, dissolved; now
| Terhune.
NJ. A. Ward, gents furnishing goods; sold
| out.
Machias-Mrs S. Tenney. millinery; sold to
Mrs. 5. F. Stone.
| Newfeld-W hitcher Il Berry, carriage makers
| Whltcher adyeItise> dissolution.
Portland-Craig II Gat.y, pia.terers, dis; now
| Craig 4 Co.
| Edwin L. Ring drugs; sold to T. II. Cunning
| ham,
nford-I,aac Bracket, clothing manufacture
| er sold out.
| observation-disclosures Young, hotel; sold out.
The following are failure, reported in this State
| the past week.
| Alexander McClain, Mattawamkeag, is reported
| failed.
| George II. Bishop, Newport, is reported failed.
| William ii. johnson, Wateiboro, is reported
| failed.
Francis Tighe, Rockand, is reported failed.
| Edwin X. Pierce, jeweler, Auburn, is reported
| having offered TO compromise with his cred
Terhune & Moody, fancy goods, Lewiston, are
reported failed.
Charles A. Folsom, general store, Dixmont, is
reported failed.
Nelson Herrck, general store, Dixmont, is re-
ported failed
IL. Z. Martin, boots and shoes. Winthrop, is re-
ported failed.
Timothy c. Ellis. general store, Belfast, is re-
ported failed.
A. S. Kinds, apothecary, Portland, failed
LeavItt < Davis, boots and shoes Portland,
| failed.
Mr.. Charles P. Rich of Winterport has sold six
shundred barrels OF flour since Nav. lie receives
hIs flour direct from the West. His sales OF corn
and meal have also been very large.
A well known young lady went into a grocery
store in Winterpolt, few nights siuce, TO make
some purchases when the proprietor said TO her,
There is big pumpkin on the top of that barrel
Miss L., which you may have II you Will carry II
home yourself" The young lady with a sweet
Thank you," quietly picked up the pumpkin and
carried to her home distance OF some fifty
rods.
The people Of Orono have been living high for
few days past. Mr. Lord OF thst village, last
"Wednesday afternoon shot Two deer IN the woods
Little TO the westward Of the town. He had seen
| them once before while hunting for paitridges
| and watched them for nearly all hour, but having
| only small shot, did not care to fire. Both of
them were does, but one OF them was quite large.
| The citizens of Orono have been well supplied
| with venison since then. Commercial.
| A gentleman Saturday evening, that was going
| to the Hampden ball by private CONVEYANCE, ran
INTO countryman's team, near the railroad bridge
III Bangor, smashing his carriage badly.
AT Saccarsppa the winter supply of coal, some
three hundred and tiiy-nine tons, for the leather
board mil, has arrived, and men are at work night
and day unloading the cars.
Tho Norwav Adva,tiser savs that tho dintheria
Is again prevailing in Greenwood. 1t has taken
away from the family of Mr.. Cyrus Buck lovely
little dau ghter OF some five years OF age, and only
last sunday morning their Oldest son. very
promising boy of some twelve years, died with
this disease. and now the third and only child
lies sick WITH the terrible maady.
Ex-Governor Perham and A. j. Chase ESQ.,,
formed Lodge at uood Templars in Gorhan on
Friday evening. The Lodge numbers sixty mem
bers, and ii. Il. Millett is the Worthy Chief
Tempar
A Mrs johnson of Limerick, is over one humid
red years old.
Tue Norway Advertiser is happy to learn Hon.
III. {. Reed, who has been very Ill, is improving
rapidly.
The Lewst on journal says twill be remem
bered that on the burning OF the dollar store in
this city, two or three years since, the uDderwrit
contested the claim for loss The proprietors
brought action against them, claiming six
thousand dollars damages. The case was com
promised this week in Boston, one thousand dol
lars being paid on the loss.
"Plne Tree Council" Soveregns of Industry,
has just been instituted in Lewiston. On We'd
nesdsy the Patrons of Husbandry, in Norway
dedicated their new hall.
The sudden death is chroncled of Mrs Eliza
beth Il. Ford. wife of Capt. Charles W. Ford of
POI tand, and daughter of Captain Jacob Nc
Lellan.
Mr.. Thomas Morse, well known citizen of
Gray, man nearly seventy Years of age, has
been suffering for several years from a malignant
disease of the eye ball. On Thursday OF last
week, Dr. Bates of Yarmouth, assisted by DIR.
Andrews OF Gray. and Dr. Osgood OF North Var.
mouth removed the eye aud Mr.. Morse is now
doing WELL with a very fair prospect of complete
recovery.
A barn in Kpightville was broken into a few
days ago, but the thieves scared away by
the barking Of dog before securing any plumb
er.
Monday it was supposed that Mrs. Charles b.
Watts OF Warren, daughter of Mr. Ira Brewster of
| the west part of Camden, had wandered away and
committed suicide rs she left letter stating that
she would not be seen again. Bells were runp
| and search was made She found Tuesday
| night in Rockland, on the Thomaston road. and
| taken home. 1t is regarded as a case of temper
AIRY insanity.
| The Herald says that Mr.. Nathaniel Young's
boy, about six years old, fell iuto the cellar of All
| bolts lew slaughter house, in Camden, Thursday
and was picked up insenslble, but is now recover
| ing.
The smelters in the vicinity of Damariscotta
are all organized and are only waiting for the
sheeted ice on the bay, when their numerous tents
| will 20 into position like the encampment of an
army. TO set sheltered in their tents from the keen
| air without
The Eastfort Sentinel says that terrible scci-
dent occurred at the mine at Denbo's Point. at
Lubec. last Thursday morning, in which Increase
| 5. Davis, Jr., of West Lubec was instantly killed
We learn that he, with his comrade Robert Ma
har, had charged for blast which failed to ex.
| plode, and both went 10 see what was the matter
when Mahar saw the danger of premature ex
ploson, and warning Davis, ran away, while Da
Wis laughed at his fears, and Mabar having run
about seventy feet along the drift the charge ex-
ploded. The men were down shaft 200 eet in
depth, and Mahsr grouped his way to another
drift and gave the alarm, when the men brought
their lights they found that Davis had been Killed
on the spot where he was seen alive moment be-
fore.
Miss Lizzie Manson of Buxton, poor girl
working in the factory at Buxton, has received
Sl4 900, being one of the heirs OF Joseph Manson,
who died in California.
The mother of Mayor Pierce of Biddefo,d, was
AnnA L..a - A.