Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-07-29
STATE NEWS.

Rumor SAYS that two young gentlemen OF this
place we're SAILING with a eomnany OF ladies the
other tiay when they sccidenily lost the tller or
handle by which the rudder is managed. aud ii
being iron, of course went to tue bottom. They
set the gals ashore aud told them to take for the
woods; then they returned stripped, and "div
for the missing article. Ii was recovered after a
few attempts, and IN due time the marty was reoi-
ganiEed Young America is not 10 he dlscouIag-
ed by uiAes. Dexter Gazette.
THURSDAY afeI noon one OF A. c. Bankers jig
gers was passing up Commercial street, when II
was stopped with great suIdenness. As the team
was passing Brown's sugar house the horse of
Mr.. Warren Of Cumberland Mills started from f.
Clement & Co.'S store and ran straight for Mi.
Bankers team. As though intent upon doing
mischief the animal dashed into the double team,
the end OF the pole striking him right in the cen
ire Of the breast. The momentum of the animal
was so great that the pole WAS driven INTO the
flesh almost two feet when 1t broke on. Mr..
Warren's horse was instantly killed and the blow
was Of sufficient force to break the leg OF one OF
MIR. Barker's horses. The break was so bad that
the animal, a very valuable one, had to be killed
Mr.. Warren's horse was also valuable one.
- Il Portland Press.
While workmen we're digging under the Hay
ford building n Bangor, which has recently been
raised some two feet, they dug up some of the
bones of human skeleton. The bones were ev-
identity those Of full grown man.
W illam ID. Hayden has placed sail hOat aud
several small row boats iD Madison Pond, beau.
tifu sheet of water four miles long by one and a
half miles across. MI. Hayden intend, to make
improvements the coming season. Black bass
have lately been put into this pond.
A gentleman lately from Sol,n conradicts the
statement OF the paper last week concerning the
report made by the coronsrs jury in the jackson
case of supposed murder at that place. lie says
there 10 no foundation tor such rep IT as was
IN ade. Fairfield Chronicle.
One day las, week thirty seven freight cars
passed the Benton station on the Maine Central
railroad drawn by one locomotive.
Mr.. Green Mckay, of Vassalbpro'. recently lost
Il fine hefer Of disease the symptoms of which
very closely iesembled those OF cerebro-spinal
meningitis.
gentleman who has just returned from
Moosehead Lake says The Handles have Int
the nail on the head in their excursion to that
place. There is not mo squito nor black fly
ett-all gone ten days ago, and now the old Lake
is in all its glory. 1hs was my first visit, and
have Just lived il state bordering ecsacy
during my brief stay" As many of our citizens
have been in doubt as to the mosquitoes aud hies,
we think this will set their minds at rest. Tne
landlords and boatmen are preparing for the eS-
cursionists IN gala style. Bangor Wing.
1t is reported that General Sherman is soon TO
visit the forts in Portland harbof, on tour OF in.
spection. Collector Beard has placed the revenue
cutter in Boston hsI Dor at his service.
The July civh term of the Auburn municipal
court was opened Tuesday.