Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-08-22
State News.


The Secretary of the Agricultural Society
says the king-birds have lately ceased warning
upon other birds, and directed their attacks
against potato bugs. Another gentleman says
the toads are multiplying and growing fat
upon the bugs.-Lerisfoa Journal.
The Maine Historical Society's annual field
day took place Wednesday. "'''
The Union says that man is in Princeton
at present, buying poplar and basswood for
the manufacture of paper He expects to get
1000 cords. 1t is to be carried TO Holyoke,
The Carabassett and Kennebec rivers took
a rise Of several feet in the late storm. The
rear drive on the kennebec, which hung up on
account Of low water at the Patterson bridge
about two weeks ago. has started again, and
large crew commenced work on the logs,
which consists of about six million feet, on
Wednesday morning. Vf'7H
The Oxford Democrat says that the dsy
house belonging to the lowel factory Of
Newry, was burned last week This is the
fourth one that Mr.. Wyman has lost by fire
during the last four years. The latter con-
tanned lumber for about twenty-five thousand
d0wels, while those burned before had two
or three times that amount.
On Tuesday of last week. Mr.. Isaac Hawkes.
one Of the oldest citizens of Manchester
while taking brdle of of his horse, was
thrown down by sudden movement of the
animal, and his shoulder was disocatcd in a
very painful manner
Miss Lizzie Knowles, a young lady of II
years Of age, died a few days since at Harps-
well. from poisoning. An infant child of Mr..
A. T.. Pinkham died about two weeks ago
from being poisoned by paint. obtained from
paper box, and Miss Knowles being at work
in the family washed and applied cloths TO the
face of the child. In about five hours q scratch
on her hand began TO swell and be painful
extending through the whole system causing
lingering and painful sickness, which re-
suited in death. Her remains were carried to
her home in'Troy, in this State.
On Monday, 18th inst. at =. NJ, little
girl one and a half years of age child of
RObet Macomber, Of East Monmouth. wan
dered from her home and was lost. Ii ap-
pears that her mother left the house a few
moments to look after some matters outside
putting her little girl into the room and clos.
ing the door On her return the child was
not 20 be found. An alarm was immediately
given and search began. She was tracked
some distance on the road when she took a
by way ard here she stops A little pail and
little further on lily was found. Search
was continued by a large number of persons
all through Monday night in the storm
More thanone hundred persons were hunting
all day Tuesday and at night nothing had
been discovered of her whereabouts She
left the house without a hat. 10 shoes on her
feet and her little arms bare. She could not
possibly survive the night in such storm
Much sympathy is felt for the distracted pa
rents. who hunted all through that dark night
OF storm for their little one lost. Two hun
dred persons renewed the search for the child
Wednesday morning and found her dead at
II o'clock
Preston L. Woodward formerly of White.
field, was killed the first day of this month.
at Gold Hill, Nevada. by the bursting of
ny wheel OF an engine which he was running
IN mine at that place. He was struck in the
abdomen by piece of the wheel, and cut al
n.ostin two. l.
Some thief has stolen the oars from the
Bowdoin college boat house at the landing.
Richard II. Cooling treasurer of York county.
died at Alfred, Wednesday, of consumption.
after lingering illness Of several months.
lie was born in Acton, where ne lived until
lsst,, when he moved to Alfred to take charge
personally of the county buildings. In 1864
he was elected sheriff, and in 1866 reelected.
"" "s"i" 4" i'oo the people elected hln for
third term. In 1872 and 1873. he repre-
sented the towns OF Kennebunk and Alfred
in the Legislature, and was active in all
movements for the good of the State
In February, 1877, he was appointed county
treasurer by the Governor to fill the vacancy
caused BY the resignation of the Hon. MI
Banks, who had been elected State Treasurer
Mr. Cooling was elected by the people in 1875
10 the same position. In all the positions
which Mr.. Cooling has filed, his duties were
discharged with ability and fidelity
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