Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-10-03
MAINE NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Drowned.

Drowned.
CAMDEN. Octobe 2. Henry A the two-years
old Of Geo. Bentley, was drowned in the brick
yard pond at Dexter, Wednesday noon
Burglary.
CT Hobbs dwelling at Camden, was entered
Tuesday night by the ell window. The robbers
found the way to Mr.. Hobbs sleeping chamber,
where they took his clothes, carried them under
the window gu; side and robbed them Of Sl15 in
money. between one and two hundred dollars in
notes and other valuable papers, keys belonging
to the house, store. safe, store house. and pocket
comb and eye glasses. An st;emptwas also made
to enter the dwelling Of James Seward, who keeps
grocery store, and hole was drilled through
the glass of the sitting room window, clasp unfss-
tened, but the noise awakened the family and the
burglars were frightened away. No arrests. 1t is
the work of supposed party OF shsrpcrs follow
ing the cattle show and fair one OF whom few
days ago, by false pretenses about pruning ma
chine, got 800 note from a farmer.
Court Matters.
PORTLAND, October 9. John .. Winshp, law
yer of Portland, and Geo. w. SWEET of Gorham,
we've held to bail in $500, in the L. S. Circuit
Court to-day, on charge Of conspiracy with others
to defrsud creditors Thomas A. Holland of Wind
ham, in 1877, by frAnduenty mortgaging his
property and pretending fc6cious loss of eight
thousand dollars by robbery Of Holland on Bos-
ton Common July i,h of that year. In contempt
action of his subsequent bankruptcy.
Knox County show.
CAMDEN, october 2. The second day of the
knox Agricultural Fair was attended by some
two Thousand people. The cattle show was the
best ever held in the county. There were two
town teams of horses, and three of oxen and up
wards of two hundred head of blooded cattle,
cattle, horses and swine. Jersey stock mostly.
The farmers EXHIBIT considerable wheat and supe-
rior samples of apples and vegetables The North
Knox Fair is being held at Washington Mills.
Burglary.
SACo, October 2. Tue store of George +. Ow-
en-, tailor, Saco, entered by burglars last night
and the largest part of his stock of clothes stolen
The burglars entered the rear of the store which
stand, over the river, and lowered the goods into
a boat and carried them to the lumber yard of the
Ssco Water Power Company, where they were
found by the officers to day. A hat was found 10
the store, which WAS recognz ed as belonging to
Daniel Donovan. Biddeford officers immediate
y started alter him, but as yet have failed to find
him. They have arrested Daniel Munday, Gar
side and Liltlehelj on suspicion. Some of the
goods found at Munday's house to day.
Boat Races.
BATH, October 2. The annual regatta of the
Bath Boat Club was held to day. Ia the first
race, single shells, two miles, Fred II. Kmbsll
took the fist prize, time fifteen minutes; second,
Oscar Child, seventeen minutes; third, Edward
Pepper, seventeen and one half minutes. In the
single working boats race, William F. Stevens
took the first prize, time twenty-five minutes; G..
G. Lemont second, twenty three minutes; Chas
b. Harrington, thi rd, twenty three minutes seven
seconds. In the double working boats Stevens
and Harrington were first, eighteen minutes; Lee
mont and Zna Blair, second, eighteen minutes
eight seconds; Charles Motion and A. s. Duncan,
third, eighteen IN minutes ten seconds.
AndrOscOgyIn County Fair.
LEWISTON, October 2. The Androscoggin
county show has continued to day, with exhibit
ton of horses. The display WAS large and fne
The speed of horses entered was taken into ac'
count, but no premiums were given for lroting
The hall has been crowded with visitors.
Personal.
ex-governor Dngley and wife left to night for
New York. They sail from New York for Europe
] on Saturday, in company with President Cheney