Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-03-02
STATE NEWS.

Owing to the large number ofvessels IL Jog here
now to take grain tor Europe, it has been found
necessary to load by hand from the cars to the
vessels. Thursday there were TO be seen two yes
sells, one on eacu side, taking wheat, while the
bark ST. Patrick was at one Of the Grand Trunk
whaives and a crew OF men were wheeling wheat
from the cars TO the vessel This is necessary
Notwithstanding the fact that the elevator can
pour one hundred bushels of wheat per minute on
either side. large amount of wheat is being
bagged here TO- shippmt nj, thus giving employ
ment to "A large humber Of labor,r,. The Grand
Trunk yard Ia filed with grain laden cars await
ing shipment Portland Press.
Thursday citizen of Bangor said that he sawa
crow dying about IN the vicinity of his house
(which i, sure sign that winter has broken"
The dptheria sill plevalls 10 the towns OF Mon
roe, Jackson and horudike. In one school dis
trlct more han one-thlrd of the scht lars have
died. One young lady thought herself recovered
from The disease, and wrote letter to one of her
rields IN The evening, expressing her JOY at her
recovery; the next morning she was dead. The
d sease broke out in the iamlly OF one of two
brothers, the other went TO his assistance, and on
his return, those days he visited them he changed
his outer garments Ia his barn. He was taken
with the disease and died. None of the rest of
the family were affected. Some time after the
mother found one Of the little boys in the barn
lying over ms dead fathers cast off garments
Tue next day be taken. and he and his broth
ers and sisters, four in number, all died of the dis
ease.
The Island Ledge House is to be rebuilt
Scion Chase and Col. Montgomery raised the
greenback standard ia Bidde ford, Wednesday
night
The Dorics of Bowdoin played in Portland on
Thursday evening.
The annual meeting Of the Cumberland Phar.
maceutica society, was held at the Medical School
Rooms, Portland, Thursday afternoon, Vice
President Holt Il the oh The af
lary and Treasurer Hinls was read, showing the
society to be in ourishlng ccndilioD, and it was
accepted vote of thanks was EXTENDED to T..
Dana, Esq, fo his efforts before the legislature in
bt h ,lf af-the druggists bill The following Off
GERS were elected for The ensuing year:
Presilent-C. l.. Helt.
Vice Presdent-E. Dana Jr.
Ttessurer-C. b. Gfeenleaf.
Secretary-C u. Chase
Business Commhtee-E. Dana, Jr., j. b. Tot
ten, George A. Agry, Jr., F. I. Meahel, c. Way.
The Press says that a three year old son of Mr.
Daniel Lyd,ton of HI terry, fell into pail of hot
water last Wednesday, and was scalded to death.
A Mr.. Turner of Freeport, was passing up Main
| street 10 Yarmouth, Tuesday forenoon, when he
was seen to fall twice. lie got up and when in
front of George Ill. Lovell's fancy good sore fell
again, and was taken into the store. After rest
my awhile he revived. He Is quite an aged man,
and had walked from Freeport. 1t probably caus-
ed a rush Of blood to the head.
The Journal says The "pound party" for the
Lewlsto poor at CITY Hal, Tues lay evening"
Under tho auspices Of the Ladies' Relief Socety
WAS success. The attendance large, and
every thing passed OFT successfully he ladies lead
Ing Oft, anu committee of gentlemen under the
direction CT ex Mayor Ham, contributing valu-
able assistance Johns ms Band dlscoursed excel
lieut. music, and the large company seemed TO en-
joy themselves. There were about five hundrtd
packages con rihuied. There wa. taken at the
door a little lie than one humid ed dollars and
| about thntN dollars IN mouey were contributed
When the h,tches of the ship c. C. Chapman of
this port, which has just arrived at New York
fiom Calcutta, were lifted, hundreds of risky
gIasshoppers smung from their warm Der hs
among the Jute butts, where they slowed them
selves when they boarded the vessel in India four
mouths before. These tropical Insects resemble
the grasshoi pcIs common here in mOvemt Mt ouly.
They have many long ftelefs and are of light
brown cOltr Capt. Pote "a also two other and
more interesting fugitves in pair Of Indian ring
doves, which alighted on the sh p IN an exhausted
condition, when she was four humid ed miles out.
The captain SAYS that ioity days during his voy-
age he did not sail This is unusual oc-
currence even in sailing around the Cape of Good
Hope. Portland Press.
At meeting Of tic director, Of the Eastern
Slate Company OF Mon,on, held February 25th it
was voted to asses the stock Of The company ten
dollars per share 10 pay the debts. also 10 sell the
nine hundred shares # treasury stock.
The Oxford Democrat lost one subscriber a few
weeks ago, owing to anti-llayes articles aud its
editor IS sllll weeping over It Foolish youth.
cease those tears aud support your President, and
you will probably keep the other subscriber.