Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-10-11

NEWPORT, October TO- The farm buildings
with contents consisting of seventy tons of hay
farming tools, grain, &C., owned by e. X. Pratt
of Palmyra. were destroyed by fire last night.
Loss about $1,000; insured for $500. Cause I'M
known.
Funeral.
| PORTLAND, October 10 The funeral of Willie
c. Stevens. victim of the Old Colony scc lent
was largely attended to-day.
Arrested.
Ja.p r Harvey OF East Machias, was arrested
to-day for stealing tobacco
North Franklin Fair.
FARMiNGroN, October 10. The exhibition at
the fair to-day very fine, the best for years.
The attendance was estimated at five thousand.
In the three minute race there were four entries,
and first motley won by Dick Moore in three
straight heats, Mollie Stark second Tommy third.
Best time 2.5l
In the sweepstakes race there were three entries
George Maynard Ino aud Shooting Star. This
race was very sharply contested. George May
nard won the two first heats, time 23S and 24l ,
Iuo the three last. time 2.39 l-2, 2.4O and 240.
Shooting Star wa, close third
Mr.. Woodnan exhibited the trotting stallion
Carrabassett, which showed a 2.30 gait.
Court Matters.
CAMDEN, October 10. William A. Miller alias
Dime Miller, was brought before trial justices
Talbot and Miller charged with robbery Of &. F.
Hobbs, last week. In default of $500 bail be
was committed to Wiscssset jail for trial at the
December term of the supreme court.
Sagadahoc County Far.
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fair closed to-day. The exhibition taken as
whole has been fully up TO the average, and the
attendance very large. The principal attraction
to-day wa, the trotting. In the two-thtty class
Gilpin Won, time 2.37 In the $50 class he n,uckv
& m won, time 2.45.
West Oxford FAR.
FKYEBURG, October 10. The West Oxford fair
closed to-day with the following race:
Mac by Webb, 33O23
Belle by Crosby Will
Happy Dick by Jordan, 1883
Time-2.46 IL, 2.i3. 24s PAS, 2.49
Bristol Fail.
DAMARIsCoTTA, October TO- The Bristol fair
closed to-day. 1t was the most successful as re-
CARDS attendance, character and extent OF exhibits
ever held. At the trial of engines this afternoon,
for Si5, the best play WAS made by Triumph of
Waldoboro, one hundred and ninety feet and six
inches; second, Tan scot, Newcastle, one hundred
xty four feet and three and one-half inches
Fire.
LEWISTON, October 10. The house, barn. out
buildings and all the contents of toe Lewiston
Mineral Spring House, owned by soon Staples
and situated on Grove street, Lewiston, three
miles from the POST office, were burned this morn
ing. The fire caught in the barn, and is supposed
to have been set by tramps Mr.. Staples and fam
ilv were awakened by the roar of the flames and
lad just time enough to escape with small
amount of clothing and furniture The loss is
ture. Insured for $4,000 on buildings; s., 900 in
the Continental Insurance Company of New York
and $1,000 on buildings and furniture 10 Mer
chants Of Newark. Mrs. c. A. Parker who kept
house for Mr.. Staples, had two OF three hundred
dollars worth of furniture packed in the ELL which
could not be got out, and it is a total loss. She
also lost from ten to fifteen hundred Jllsrs worth
of notes and mortgages. Mr. Joseph Bachelor
lost valuable lot of tools, which were stored on
the premises. Mr. Holmes. and two other neigh
bors, lost several tons of hay apiece, which was
stored IN the burned barn Neither of the latter
parties were insured.
Marine Notes.
GLOUCESTER, October II. The menhaden
steamer Phoebe, from Boothbay for Proviucetown
put into this port disabled this afternoon.